West Covina
| West Covina, California | ||
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| City of West Covina | ||
West Covina City Hall at the Civic Center
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| Motto: "Live, Work, Play." | ||
 Location of West Covina in Los Angeles County, California |
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 West Covina, California
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| Coordinates: 34°03′24″N 117°55′07″W / 34.05667°N 117.91861°WCoordinates: 34°03′24″N 117°55′07″W / 34.05667°N 117.91861°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 California
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| County |
 Los Angeles
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| Incorporated | February 17, 1923 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-Manager | |
| • Mayor | Corey Warshaw | |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Mike Spence | |
| • Councilmember | Lloyd Johnson | |
| • Councilmember | Tony Wu | |
| • Councilmember | James Toma | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 16.090 sq mi (41.671 km2) | |
| • Land | 16.041 sq mi (41.545 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.049 sq mi (0.126 km2) 0.30% | |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 106,098 | |
| • Estimate (2014) | 108,455 | |
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13th in Los Angeles County 62nd in California |
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| • Density | 6,600/sq mi (2,500/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 91790–91793 | |
| Area codes | 626, 909 | |
| FIPS code | 06-84200 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652809, 2412219 | |
| Website | www |
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West Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California, located 19 miles (31 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley and is part of Greater Los Angeles. The population for the city was 106,098 at the 2010 census.
West Covina was incorporated as an independent city in 1923 to prevent the city of Covina from building a sewage farm in the area. Walnut groves and orange groves continued to flourish during the subsequent decades. The population in 1930 was 769 and blossomed to 1,549 in 1940. As a result of remarkable expansion during the post World War II building boom, West Covina became one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities between 1950 and 1960, with the population increasing 1,000 per cent from less than 5,000 to more than 50,000 citizens. The decades between 1960 and 2000 demonstrated steady growth, which slowed significantly by the time of the 2010 census.
The City of West Covina began the second half of the 20th century with new developments and projects, mostly brought on by big business. The City Hall and police facility were built in 1969 as the first phase of an example of a Joint Powers Authority in the County of Los Angeles. The Civic Center Joint Powers Authority, consisting of the County of Los Angeles and the City of West Covina, also completed a three-level parking structure in the Civic Center complex. The Civic Center complex includes the Los Angeles County Regional Library and the Citrus Municipal Court building and the city offices.
The first Redevelopment Agency project included a regional shopping center, the West Covina Fashion Plaza, with three major department stores and 150 shops in an air-conditioned, enclosed mall. It also included the revitalization of the older sections of the shopping center. The Fashion Plaza has provided the citizens of the San Gabriel Valley with convenient access to all shopping needs. In 1991 the mall was renovated adding a food court and additional shops, as well as the redecorating of the entire mall. The mall was renamed "The Plaza at West Covina". The Plaza opened a new 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2). wing in October 1993 featuring 50 new stores including a new Robinson's-May and interior renovation throughout The Plaza.
The Redevelopment Agency's efforts have also resulted in several major office buildings in the city, such as "The Lakes", in addition to two new community shopping centers, freestanding retail developments, restaurants, residential projects, and the Auto Plaza.
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