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List of sovereign states>CountryUnited States}}U.S. state>StateCalifornia}}List of counties in California>CountySan Bernardino County, California>San BernardinoMunicipal corporation>Incorporated| established_date = February 28, 1910WEB Council–manager government>Council–manager| leader_title = City councilWEB | unit_pref = ImperialPUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, October 30, 2021, | area_total_sq_mi = 29.70| area_total_km2 = 76.93| area_land_sq_mi = 29.61| area_land_km2 = 76.68| area_water_sq_mi = 0.10| area_water_km2 = 0.25| area_water_percent = 0.042020 United States Census>2020| population_footnotes = | population_total = 91403| pop_est_as_of = 2021PUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, September 26, 2022, | population_est = 92975List of largest California cities by population>82nd in California| population_density_km2 = 1192.05| population_density_sq_mi = 3087.42Pacific Time Zone>Pacific| utc_offset = -8Pacific Daylight Time>PDT| utc_offset_DST = -7| postal_code_type = ZIP codes| postal_code = 91708, 91710North American Numbering Plan>Area codeArea code 909>909Federal Information Processing Standard>FIPS code06|13210}}Geographic Names Information System>GNIS feature IDs1660477}}, {{GNIS 4|2409453}}www.cityofchino.org}}}}Chino ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|iː|n|əʊ}} {{respell|CHEE|noh}}; Spanish for "Curly"){{r|CN 1019-07-06}} is a city in the western end of San Bernardino County, California, United States, with Los Angeles County to its west and Orange County to its south in the Southern California region.Chino's surroundings have long been a center of agriculture and dairy farming, providing milk products in Southern California and much of the southwestern United States. Chino's agricultural history dates back to the Spanish land grant forming Rancho Santa Ana del Chino. The area specialized in fruit orchards, row crops, and dairy.Chino is bounded by Chino Hills and Los Angeles County to the west, Pomona to the northwest, unincorporated San Bernardino County (near Montclair) to the north, including the unincorporated community of Narod, Ontario to the northeast, Eastvale to the southeast in Riverside County and Orange County to the southwest. It is easily accessible via the Chino Valley (71) and Pomona (60) freeways. The population was 91,403 at the 2020 census.WEB,weblink Geography Profile - Chino city, California, Census.gov, January 7, 2024,

Etymology

The land grant on which the town was founded was called Rancho Santa Ana del Chino. Santa Ana is Spanish for Saint Anne, but the exact meaning of "Chino" has been explained in different ways.NEWS, McCombs, Al, July 6, 2019, Where did Chino's name come from?,weblink April 10, 2023, Champion Newspapers, en, One explanation is that the "Chino" (curly-haired person or mixed-race person) was the chief of the local Native American village.BOOK

History

The Tongva had a settlement called Wapijangna in the Santa Ana River watershed. Some residents of Wapijanga were baptized at Mission San Gabriel, which was established in 1771. The Spanish crown claimed the land until Mexican independence was finalized and possession fell to the Mexican government.Some twenty years later, Mexican governor of Alta California Juan Bautista Alvarado granted Rancho Santa Ana del Chino to Antonio Maria Lugo of the Lugo family. Two years later, his successor, Governor Micheltorena, granted an additional three leagues to Lugo's son-in-law Isaac Williams, who took charge of the rancho. Williams kept large quantities of horses and cattle, which attracted the envy of raiding Native Americans as well as unscrupulous whites. One of the latter was James Beckwourth, who, in 1840, posed as an otter hunter and stayed at Rancho Chino to determine the location of the area's animals, which he then reported to Walkara, the Ute mastermind of the raids.Early in the Mexican–American War, the Battle of Chino took place at Williams' rancho.NEWS,weblink Cecilia, Rasmussen, A Family Caught in the Middle of a War, Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2001, June 24, 2022, B13, Newspapers.com, The battle ended prior to the arrival of the Mormon Battalion, dispatched on behalf of the United States, who instead labored in the rancho's agricultural harvest and constructed a grist mill.During the California Gold Rush, the rancho was a popular stopover for travelers, and in the mining fury, coal was discovered there. In 1850, California was admitted to the union, and the process of separating privately held lands from the public domain began. The Williams claim to the Chino Rancho was patented in 1869.File:Sugar factory in Chino, California, ca.1906 (CHS-1663).jpg|thumb|left|Beet sugar factory in the Chino Valley, with 1906}}Richard Gird was the next owner of the Rancho. Beginning in 1887, his land was subdivided and laid out. It became the "Town of Chino", and incorporated into a city in 1910.WEB The Chino Valley, located at the foot of an alluvial plain with fertile topsoil reaching depths of {{convert|4|ft|m}}, was an agricultural mecca from the 1890s up through the mid-20th century. Sugar beets were a significant part of the economy in the early 1900s, followed by sweet corn (marketed as "Chino corn" throughout the Pacific coast area), peaches, walnuts, tomatoes, and strawberries. The city's official logo/crest features an overflowing cornucopia.(File:Chino Valley Creamery, ca.1900 (CHS-1950).jpg|thumb|right|Chino Valley Creamery, c. 1900)The dairy industry flourished from the 1950s through the 1980s, with dairy-friendly zoning in the southwest corner of San Bernardino County encouraging many ethnic Dutch families to locate there and become the cornerstone of the industry. Chino's large, highly efficient dairies made it the largest milk-producing community in the nation's largest milk-producing state.Because of its pastoral setting and rural flavor, Chino was a popular site for Hollywood crews to shoot "Midwestern" settings. 1960s movies included Bus Riley's Back in Town starring Ann-Margret and Michael Parks;NEWS,weblink Film Stars Invade Valley, Progress-Bulletin (Pomona, California), April 3, 1964, June 24, 2022, 2:3, Newspapers.com, The Stripper, with Joanne Woodward; and the mid-1960s TV series Twelve O'Clock High, refashioning Chino's rural airport into a British airfield with quonset huts among farm fields.NEWS,weblink Marty, Ott, Star Of TV Series Being Filmed At Chino Airport A Seasoned Actor, Chino Champion, January 13, 1965, June 24, 2022, B3, Newspapers.com, In the 1970s, Chino developed into a small suburban city, forming the western anchor of the Inland Empire region, and now the city's development has gradually taken on a more middle-class character. There are still many industrial areas as well as farm animals such as goats and chickens. According to the 2004 FBI UCR, the city had about 3.6 violent crimes per 1,000 population, which is typical for an American suburb, and its property crime below average.On July 11, 2017, in a special election, Chino voters voted against Measure H, which would have allowed {{convert|30|acres|ha}} of rural land located near Ontario to be used to build a total of 180 new homes by home builder D.R. Horton.WEB, Venturi, July 15, 2017, In Historic Chino Vote, D.R. Horton's Measure H Defeated,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200911000825weblink">weblink September 11, 2020, September 10, 2020, San Bernardino County Sentinel, en-US, The measure faced considerable opposition from city residents, despite support from the Chino Chamber of Commerce and school district.

Economy

Top employers

According to the city's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,City of Chino CAFR the top employers in the city are:{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"! #! Employer! # of employees|1Chino Valley Unified School District (California)>Chino Valley Unified School District|Over 1,000|2|California Institution for Men|Over 1,000|3|California Institution for Women|500–1,000|4|Chino Valley Medical Center|500–1,000|5|Wal-Mart|fewer than 500|6Ingersoll Rand>Hussmann|fewer than 500|7|Best Buy|fewer than 500|8|Nature's Best|fewer than 500|9|Mission Linen Supply|fewer than 500|10Target Corporation>Target|fewer than 500|11|Omnia Furniture|fewer than 500|12|AEP Industries|fewer than 500|13|J. C. Penney|fewer than 500|14|Farmers Insurance Group|fewer than 500|15|ClosetMaid|fewer than 500Two California state prisons for adults (California Institution for Men and California Institution for WomenWEB,weblink 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Chino city, CA, U.S. Census Bureau, August 13, 2022, 4 (PDF p. 5/5), California Institution for Women, ), as well as the Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility, lie within the city limits.Mayor Takes a Stand on Prison Population. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220034402weblink |date=February 20, 2008 }} City of Chino, August 14, 2006. Accessed November 29, 2007.

Education

Chino is a part of the Chino Valley Unified School District.

Elementary schools

Chino has had 11 elementary schools:

• El Rancho Elementary (closed in 2008–2009 school yearWEB, El Rancho Elementary - School Directory Details,weblink September 11, 2020, cde.ca.gov, )
• Alicia Cortez Elementary
• Newman Elementary
• E.J. Marshall Elementary
• Dickson Elementary
• Anna Borba Fundamental
• Howard Cattle Elementary
• Richard Gird Elementary (closed in 2008–2009 school yearWEB, Richard Gird Elementary - School Directory Details,weblink September 11, 2020, cde.ca.gov, )
• Edwin Rhodes Elementary
• Walnut Avenue Elementary
• Liberty Elementary

Junior High Schools

Chino has four junior high schools:

• Briggs Junior High School
• Ramona Junior High School
• Magnolia Junior High School
• Woodcrest Junior High School

High schools

Chino has three high schools:

• Don Lugo High School
• Buena Vista High School
• Chino High School

Charter Schools

Chino has one charter school:

• Oxford Preparatory Academy (Closed)
• Allegiance STEAM Academy

K-8 Schools

Chino has three K-8 schools:

• Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental School
• Cal Aero Preserve Academy
• Legacy Academy (opening in 2024-2025 school year)

Chino is serviced by a satellite center of Chaffey College, a community college.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|29.7|sqmi|km2}}. {{convert|29.6|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 0.04% is water.

• Chino is a suburb in San Bernardino County, located {{convert|33|mi|km}} from the county seat, San Bernardino.
• Los Angeles, {{convert|35|mi|km}}
• Riverside, {{convert|26|mi|km}}
• Santa Ana, {{convert|30|mi|km}}
• Anaheim, {{convert|24|mi|km}}

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Chino has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.WEB,weblink Climate Summary for Chino, California, Weatherbase, October 2, 2014, Chino has long, hot summers with cool to mild mornings and short, mild, and wet winters with chilly mornings usually in the 40s. Precipitation peaks during the month of February.{{Weather box|location = Chino, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present|single line = Yes|Jan record high F = 93|Feb record high F = 95|Mar record high F = 97|Apr record high F = 106|May record high F = 104|Jun record high F = 115|Jul record high F = 120|Aug record high F = 115|Sep record high F = 121|Oct record high F = 111|Nov record high F = 100|Dec record high F = 92|Jan avg record high F = 83.1|Feb avg record high F = 84.1|Mar avg record high F = 88.9|Apr avg record high F = 95.1|May avg record high F = 96.9|Jun avg record high F = 102.8|Jul avg record high F = 105.9|Aug avg record high F = 107.6|Sep avg record high F = 108.3|Oct avg record high F = 100.9|Nov avg record high F = 93.7|Dec avg record high F = 82.9|year avg record high F = 111.7|Jan high F = 69.5|Feb high F = 69.8|Mar high F = 72.5|Apr high F = 77.0|May high F = 81.1|Jun high F = 87.6|Jul high F = 93.7|Aug high F = 96.3|Sep high F = 92.7|Oct high F = 84.5|Nov high F = 76.3|Dec high F = 68.7|year high F = |Jan mean F = 55.6|Feb mean F = 56.4|Mar mean F = 59.1|Apr mean F = 62.8|May mean F = 67.7|Jun mean F = 73.0|Jul mean F = 78.3|Aug mean F = 79.8|Sep mean F = 76.5|Oct mean F = 68.9|Nov mean F = 60.7|Dec mean F = 54.6|year mean F = |Jan low F = 41.7|Feb low F = 42.9|Mar low F = 45.8|Apr low F = 48.7|May low F = 54.3|Jun low F = 58.5|Jul low F = 62.9|Aug low F = 63.2|Sep low F = 60.4|Oct low F = 53.3|Nov low F = 45.1|Dec low F = 40.4|year low F = |Jan avg record low F = 30.2|Feb avg record low F = 31.8|Mar avg record low F = 35.6|Apr avg record low F = 39.1|May avg record low F = 45.7|Jun avg record low F = 51.3|Jul avg record low F = 56.1|Aug avg record low F = 56.1|Sep avg record low F = 51.5|Oct avg record low F = 43.2|Nov avg record low F = 35.1|Dec avg record low F = 29.7|year avg record low F = 28.0|Jan record low F = 20|Feb record low F = 27|Mar record low F = 28|Apr record low F = 31|May record low F = 39|Jun record low F = 45|Jul record low F = 50|Aug record low F = 51|Sep record low F = 47|Oct record low F = 33|Nov record low F = 27|Dec record low F = 23|precipitation colour = green|Jan precipitation inch = 2.17|Feb precipitation inch = 2.68|Mar precipitation inch = 1.43|Apr precipitation inch = 0.55|May precipitation inch = 0.17|Jun precipitation inch = 0.02|Jul precipitation inch = 0.08|Aug precipitation inch = 0.01|Sep precipitation inch = 0.06|Oct precipitation inch = 0.53|Nov precipitation inch = 0.59|Dec precipitation inch = 1.69|year precipitation inch = |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in|Jan precipitation days = 4.8|Feb precipitation days = 6.2|Mar precipitation days = 4.7|Apr precipitation days = 3.6|May precipitation days = 1.4|Jun precipitation days = 0.3|Jul precipitation days = 0.3|Aug precipitation days = 0.2|Sep precipitation days = 0.7|Oct precipitation days = 3.0|Nov precipitation days = 4.4|Dec precipitation days = 4.9|Jan snow inch = |Feb snow inch = |Mar snow inch = |Apr snow inch = |May snow inch = |Jun snow inch = |Jul snow inch = |Aug snow inch = |Sep snow inch = |Oct snow inch = |Nov snow inch = |Dec snow inch = |year snow inch = |unit snow days = 0.1 in|Jan snow days = |Feb snow days = |Mar snow days = |Apr snow days = |May snow days = |Jun snow days = |Jul snow days = |Aug snow days = |Sep snow days = |Oct snow days = |Nov snow days = |Dec snow days = |source 1 = NOAAWEB,weblink National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Chino AP, CA, May 7, 2023, |source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)WEB,weblink National Weather Service, NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS San Diego, May 7, 2023, }}

Demographics

{{US Census population|1930= 3118|1940= 4204|1950= 5784|1960= 10305|1970= 20411|1980= 40165|1990= 59682|2000= 67168|2010= 77983|2020= 91403PUBLISHER=CENSUS.GOV, June 4, 2015, }}

2020{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center;"

Chino, California – Racial and ethnic composition{{nobold>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2000WEB, P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Chino city, California,weblink United States Census Bureau, !Pop 2010WEB, P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Chino city, California,weblink United States Census Bureau, !{{partial|Pop 2020}}WEB, P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Chino city, California,weblink United States Census Bureau, !% 2000!% 2010!{{partial|% 2020}}Non-Hispanic or Latino whites>White alone (NH)|25,267|21,65920.60%Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans>Black or African American alone (NH)|5,100|4,5295.70%Native Americans in the United States>Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)|232|2560.28%Asian Americans>Asian alone (NH)|3,242|7,93218.88%Pacific Islander Americans>Pacific Islander alone (NH)|106|1120.11%Race and ethnicity in the United States census>Other race alone (NH)|113|2100.51%Multiracial Americans>Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)|1,278|1,2922.67%Hispanic and Latino Americans>Hispanic or Latino (any race)|31,830|41,99351.25%|Total|67,168|77,983100.00%

2010

At the 2010 census Chino had a population of 77,983. The population density was {{convert|2,629.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Chino was 43,981 (56.4%) White (27.8% Non-Hispanic White),WEB,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20140715031820weblink">weblink dead, July 15, 2014, 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Chino city, U.S. Census Bureau, July 12, 2014, WEB The census reported that 70,919 people (90.9% of the population) lived in households, 164 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6,900 (8.8%) were institutionalized.There were 20,772 households, 9,979 (48.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 12,426 (59.8%) were married couples living together, 3,041 (14.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,469 (7.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,185 (5.7%) households of unmarried couples; of which 147 (0.7%) were same-sex. 2,840 households (13.7%) were one person and 1,020 (4.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.41. There were 16,936 families (81.5% of households); the average family size was 3.72.The age distribution was 19,737 people (25.3%) under the age of 18, 8,530 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 25,091 people (32.2%) aged 25 to 44, 18,954 people (24.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,671 people (7.3%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 33.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.There were 21,797 housing units at an average density of 735.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 14,315 (68.9%) were owner-occupied and 6,457 (31.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.4%. 49,280 people (63.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 21,639 people (27.7%) lived in rental housing units.According to the 2010 United States Census, Chino had a median household income of $71,671, with 9.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 67,168 people in 17,304 households, including 14,102 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,190.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 17,898 housing units at an average density of {{convert|850.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 55.7% White, 7.8% African American, 0.9% Native American, 4.9% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 25.6% from other races, and 4.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 47.4%.WEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, January 31, 2008, U.S. Census website, Of the 17,304 households 47.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.1% of households were one person and 5.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.4 and the average family size was 3.8.The age distribution was 28.5% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.1 males.The median household income was $55,401 and the median family income was $59,638. Males had a median income of $35,855 versus $30,267 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,574. About 6.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The city is governed by a five-member council consisting of a mayor plus four councilmembers. The mayor is elected at-large and council members are elected by district; all serve four-year terms. The city manager and city attorney are appointed by the council. The city's elections, which are plurality, are held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.

Federal and state representation

Chino is included in the 35th and 39th congressional districts,WEB In the California State Legislature, Chino is in {{Representative|casd|20|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in 52nd Assembly District by Democrat Freddie Rodriquez

Transportation

The Chino Transit Center is located at 6th and Chino Avenue. From there, the #85 and #88 Omnitrans buses connect northbound to the Montclair Transcenter, where many daily Metrolink, Foothill Transit, Omnitrans, and Silver Streak connections are available to downtown Los Angeles and points in betweenweblink {{bare URL PDF|date=February 2024}}

Notable people

• Diana Taurasi, guard for the Phoenix Mercury
• George Uko, NFL player
• Shelly Martinez, WWE wrestler

Local attractions

Planes of Fame and Yanks Air Museumare air museums at Chino Airport.

See also

• List of largest California cities by population

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Wikivoyage|Chino}}{{commons category|Chino, California}}

• {{Official website}}

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