74-566: The 1980 USAC Championship Car season consisted of five races, beginning in Ontario , California on April 13 and concluding in Lexington , Ohio on July 13. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Johnny Rutherford . USAC and CART united in early 1980 to form a co-sanctioning agreement under the banner of the Championship Racing League (CRL). The entire season
148-625: A wildland–urban interface , bears occasionally wander through. Views of Cucamonga Peak, one of the tallest peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains, are available. The city has a total area of 39.9 sq mi (103 km ), of which 99.95% is land and 0.05% is water. The city's climate is classified as hot-summer Mediterranean, or Csa , under the Köppen climate classification system . Summers are long and hot, and winters are generally comfortable with occasionally chilly days. Yearly precipitation
222-485: A branch of the city library. The east side of the development has Southern California's first Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World superstore; the 180,000-square-foot (17,000 m ) facility includes a Tracker Boat Center and the Islamorada Fish Company restaurant. There are restaurants throughout the center, both well-known chains and unique eateries. The center also features a 12-screen movie theater. According to
296-1097: A contract with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Rancho Cucamonga is also home to the Foothill Communities San Bernardino County Courthouse, which is housed in a building adjacent to the Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center, in a government complex located at Haven Avenue and Civic Center Drive in the city. The Civic Center houses the Rancho Cucamonga city hall, the city police department, and other local government offices. Rancho Cucamonga has multiple public K–12 schools, operating under several different school districts, within its borders: Alta Loma School District, Central School District, Cucamonga School District, Etiwanda School District, and Chaffey Joint Union High School District . Private schools include United Christian Academy. In addition, Rancho Cucamonga
370-524: A drier climate (often to treat tuberculosis ). To impress visitors and potential settlers with the "abundance" of water in Ontario, a fountain was placed at the Southern Pacific railway station . It was turned on when passenger trains were approaching and frugally turned off again after their departure. The original "Chaffey fountain", a simple spigot surrounded by a ring of white stones, was later replaced by
444-571: A land route between the province of Sonora and San Gabriel. An Ontario city park and a middle school now bear his name. The route became known as the El Camino Real . In 1804, the northern part of Las Californias became the new province of Nueva California . In 1810, the San Gabriel Franciscans took over the Tongva village of Kaawchama (in today's west Redlands ), replacing it with
518-585: A lesson". The Ontario Convention Centre opened in 1997. Rancho Cucamonga, California Rancho Cucamonga ( / ˌ r æ n tʃ oʊ k uː k ə ˈ m ʌ ŋ ɡ ə / RAN -choh KOO -kə- MUNG -gə ) is a city located just south of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest in San Bernardino County, California , United States. About 37 mi (60 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles , Rancho Cucamonga
592-464: A minor-league baseball stadium, home of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes . The Quakes' mascot, Tremor, is a "Rallysaurus." Victoria Gardens is a lifestyle center near the eastern end of the city, at the intersection of Foothill and Day Creek Boulevards. Since the city had never developed a traditional commercial downtown like neighboring cities Ontario and Upland had, efforts were made in
666-487: A parcel of Hellman's Rancho Cucamonga land, and rights to Mount San Antonio water. The brothers established a settlement they named "Ontario" in honor of the province of Ontario in Canada , where they were from. The land was sometimes referred to the "San Antonio lands", as they included half the water rights to Mount San Antonio (colloquially known as "Mount Baldy"). They engineered a drainage system channelling water from
740-518: A population of 174,453 according to the 2020 United States Census . The Jack Benny Program popularized the city's name, in particular the word "Cucamonga". By 1200 AD, Kukamongan Native Americans had established a village settlement in the area around present-day Red Hill, near the city's western border, where Red Hill Country Club stands today. Kukamonga derives its name from a Tongva word meaning "sandy place." Anthropologists have determined that this cluster of settlers likely belonged to
814-636: A retrospective. "Residents moved out. The post office closed in 1905. Homes, buildings were destroyed or abandoned." The reservoir remained unused until 1956, when the Fontana Union Water Company filled it with 5 million US gal (19 million L) of water. The local school district was merged with the Etiwanda district in 1901. In 1957 the settlement was practically deserted, but there were still rabbit-proof stone walls marking boundaries of previous citrus orchards. Rancho Cucamonga
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#1732852450502888-678: A statue of Benny in Cucamonga. The city is the primary setting of the TV series Workaholics and the feature film Next Friday . Further mention of the city was made in the Netflix series Unsolved . The city was claimed as the location where the "Flamin' Hot" flavor of Cheetos was created in the 1980s at the Frito-Lay factory. Cucamonga is referenced in the Grateful Dead song "Pride of Cucamonga" on
962-404: A ten-race schedule, with new venues Talladega , Charlotte , and Road Atlanta added to the schedule. However, these three events were eventually scrapped when USAC entered into a joint sanctioning effort with CART. In the spring of 1980, USAC and CART merged their schedules for the newly created CRL Championship. With Talladega, Charlotte, and Road Atlanta already scrapped, Texas World Speedway
1036-508: A total of 54,383 households, 23,055 (42.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 30,533 (56.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7,514 (13.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, and 3,257 (6.0%) had a male householder with no wife present, as well as 2,995 (5.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 425 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 9,956 households (18.3%) were made up of individuals, and 2,679 (4.9%) had someone living alone who
1110-457: Is 17.68 in (449 mm) and the city experiences an average of 287 sunny days per year, compared to a national average of 205 days. German, Irish and English were the most common ancestries. Spanish was the second most common language. The 2010 United States Census reported that Rancho Cucamonga had a population of 165,269. The population density was 4,145.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,600.5/km ). The racial makeup of Rancho Cucamonga
1184-630: Is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area . As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 175,265. The city is home to Ontario International Airport , which is the 15th-busiest airport in the United States by cargo carried. Ontario handles the mass of freight traffic between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the rest of the country. It takes its name from the Ontario Model Colony development established in 1882 by
1258-512: Is part of the Inland Empire and San Bernardino County , a region that lies inland from the Pacific coast and directly east of Los Angeles County . Rancho Cucamonga is located about 37 mi (60 km) east of Los Angeles , bordered by Upland to its west, Ontario to its south, the San Gabriel Mountains to its north and I-15 and Fontana to its east. Situated on an alluvial plain with
1332-513: Is the 28th most populous city in California . The city's seal, which centers on a cluster of grapes , alludes to the city's agricultural history including wine-making . The city's proximity to major transportation hubs, airports, and highways has attracted the business of several large corporations, including Coca-Cola , Frito-Lay , Big Lots , Mercury Insurance Group , Southern California Edison , and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals . The city had
1406-467: Is the home to Chaffey College and satellite campuses of the University of La Verne , Cambridge College , University of Redlands , Everest College, and University of Phoenix , as well as the automotive trade school. High Schools The city of Rancho Cucamonga has two public libraries, with a combined total of over 200,000 volumes. The library at 7368 Archibald Avenue opened in 1994 and was remodeled in
1480-538: The Ontario Record newspaper was founded. (It would later be known as The Daily Report .) The new "Model Colony" (called so because it offered the perfect balance between agriculture and the urban comforts of schools, churches, and commerce) was originally conceived as a dry town, early deeds containing clauses forbidding the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages within the town. Ontario attracted farmers (primarily growing citrus ) and ailing Easterners seeking
1554-447: The CART championship only. Ontario, California Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles and 23 miles (37 km) west of downtown San Bernardino , the county seat. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, it lies just east of Los Angeles County and
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#17328524505021628-750: The California State Legislature , Rancho Cucamonga is in the 23rd Senate District , represented by Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh , and in the 40th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Pilar Schiavo . In the United States House of Representatives , Rancho Cucamonga is in California's 33rd congressional district , represented by Democrat Pete Aguilar . Since incorporation in 1977, law enforcement services in Rancho Cucamonga City have been provided through
1702-657: The Guachama rancheria . This included a chapel devoted to San Bernardino (beginning the association of the saint with the area). The rancheria was destroyed by the Serrano in 1812, and was rebuilt nearby as the San Bernardino de Sena estancia in 1819. In 1822, word of the Mexican triumph in the Mexican War of Independence reached Nueva California, and the lands previously controlled by
1776-545: The Metrolink rail service opened in 1993 (it later became known as "Ontario – East"). Large shopping mall Ontario Mills opened to the public on November 14, 1996, on the old Ontario Motor Speedway parking lot. On December 13, 1996, AMC Theatres opened AMC Ontario Mills 30 in Ontario, which it billed as the "world's largest theater". Three months later, Edwards Theaters opened the Edwards Ontario Palace 22 across
1850-679: The National Old Trails Road , Route 66 , and today's Foothill Boulevard .) Use of the San Gabriel mission's Rancho Cucamonga was in 1839 granted to Tiburcio Tapia by Alta Californian governor Juan Bautista Alvarado as part of the secularization of California land holdings . This emancipated the Tongva enslaved there. The name Mount San Antonio was probably bestowed by Antonio Maria Lugo , owner of Rancho San Antonio near present-day Compton circa 1840, in honor of his patron saint, Anthony of Padua . In 1845, Rancho Cucamonga
1924-584: The San Bernardino Line , and nearby Ontario International Airport , one of four major Los Angeles-area passenger airports with multiple daily flights by most domestic carriers as well as a major shipping hub for companies like UPS and FedEx . Rancho Cucamonga has been identified as the initial western end-point of the Brightline West High Speed Rail (HSR) project to connect Southern California with Las Vegas . On December 5, 2023, it
1998-616: The Santa Ana River in 1769. They also explored the Cucamonga area. In 1771, Franciscans from New Spain settled nearby, and established the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel , founding what is today San Gabriel . They enslaved the Tongva people. The area was now part of the New Spain Province of Las Californias . Juan Bautista de Anza is said to have passed through the area on his 1774 expedition, which created
2072-569: The Tongva people or Kich people, at one time one of the largest concentrations of Native American peoples on the North American continent. In the 18th century, following an expedition led by Gaspar de Portola , the land was incorporated into the Mission System established by Father Junipero Serra and his group of soldiers and Franciscan friars . After a half century of political jockeying in
2146-561: The Avenue, operated by the Ontario and San Antonio Heights Railroad Company . The San Antonio Water Company was incorporated in October 1882. Since then it has served the area that is today Ontario, Upland and San Antonio Heights, and to a lesser extent Montclair. In 1885, the Chaffey brothers opened a campus of the University of Southern California . This included a secondary school. Also in 1885,
2220-553: The Canadian engineer George Chaffey and his brothers William Chaffey and Charles Chaffey. They named the settlement after their home province of Ontario . Ontario was inhabited by the Tongva people for over 1,000 years. Their country is now known as Tovaangar . The Ontario area was connected to the village of Cucamonga , whose location is not now precisely known. The Spanish Empire 's New Spain Portolá expedition found and named
2294-511: The Chinatown House stands as a reminder of the Chinese immigrants who labored in constructing the area's infrastructure. In 1977, the unincorporated communities of Alta Loma , Cucamonga, and Etiwanda voted to incorporate, forming the city of Rancho Cucamonga. The former community of Grapeland, first settled in 1869, lay roughly between today's Victoria Groves Park and Central Park. There
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2368-708: The Cucamonga Valley Water District. Garbage collection is by Burrtec Disposal, phone service is from Frontier Communications and cable TV is provided by Charter Communications . Electric power in Rancho Cucamonga is provided by Southern California Edison and the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility. Before 2024, the city was home to the Reliant Energy Etiwanda Generating Station, on Etiwanda Avenue. This facility, one of five Reliant stations in California,
2442-519: The Ontario Land & Improvement Company. Its president was Charles Frankish. He founded the Ontario State Bank in 1887, the settlement's first bank. Central Ontario was incorporated as a city in 1891. The San Antonio Electric Light & Power Company was organized in 1891 to provide electricity to Ontario, Pomona and Redlands. The Graber Olive House was established in 1894, and is now
2516-584: The Spanish Empire passed to the custody of the Mexican government . In 1824, the province of Nueva California was renamed Alta California . In 1826, American explorer Jedediah Smith passed through what is now Upland on the first known overland journey from the east coast to the west coast of North America. He used Native American trails that he helped establish as the California Trail . (This later became
2590-639: The Terra Vista Town Center (part of a nearly two-square-mile master-planned community in the center of the city), and malls, such as Victoria Gardens , and the Ontario Mills , across Fourth Street in Ontario . The city is also home to a CMC Steel (formerly Gerdau, formerly TAMCO Steel) minimill , the only producer of long steel in California. This mill recycles ferrous scrap, such as junked cars and appliances, to produce rebar . The city hosts LoanMart Field (formerly known as The Epicenter),
2664-479: The Tongva, which came to be known as being part of the California genocide . 1850's Act for the Government and Protection of Indians ensured that slavery of the people it covered remained legal. San Bernardino County was founded in 1853, following the establishment of a new Mormon settlement . A road was built between San Bernardino and Los Angeles that year, passing through Rancho Cucamonga. Rancho Cucamonga
2738-473: The age of 18, 9.9% were from 18 to 24, 33.2% were from 25 to 44, 21.0% were from 45 to 64, and 6.1% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 78,428 and the median income for a family was $ 91,240. Males had a median income of $ 50,288 versus $ 40,952 for females. The per capita income for
2812-405: The age of 18. 60.2% of households consist of a married couple living together. 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present. 22.1% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were single-person and 4.1% had a person of 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.44. In the city, the population spread was as follows: 29.9% were under
2886-504: The album From the Mars Hotel , and in "Cucamonga" on Frank Zappa 's album Bongo Fury . Between Fontana and Etiwanda lie the dry, dusty remains of a community that died for lack of water. The name of the town was Grapeland. A few people still live in the original tpwnsite, but the brilliant future that was predicted for it in the 1880s never came to pass. Unpaved dirt roads, still graded by San Bernardino County, run spasmodically through
2960-464: The area. Grapevines still cover much of the parched land; but gone are the citrus groves, the fruit trees, the early pioneer settlers.... The first settlers came to Grapeland in 1869. Later, more and more arrived, until in 1890 the need for adequate water became imperative. An irrigation district was formed and $ 200,000 in bonds were sold. With this money, the Sierra Vista Reservoir was built as
3034-644: The city government and is responsible for the day-to-day operations, code enforcement, and the fiscal soundness of the municipal government. The council itself serves as a local legislative body. The city's elections, which are plurality, are held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years. According to a city Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $ 278.3 million in revenues, $ 243.6 million in expenditures, $ 1,400.7 million in total assets, $ 492.1 million in total liabilities, and $ 583.3 million in cash and investments. In
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3108-539: The city was $ 23,702. About 4.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. While most of the city's land area is devoted to residential areas, Rancho Cucamonga, like its neighbors Ontario and Fontana , is a major center for the logistics industry in Southern California. This is due to its proximity to two interstate highways and Ontario International Airport , and
3182-524: The city's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the principal employers in the city are: Rancho Cucamonga is a General Law City, incorporated in 1977 under the "Council-Manager" form of local government. The four-member Council, plus the Mayor, City Clerk, and City Treasurer, are all elected at-large by the voters of the city. The Council then appoints the City Manager, who acts as the administrative head of
3256-431: The design of Victoria Gardens to bring elements of more traditional and urban town design to what had historically been a suburban city. While retaining many characteristics of traditional shopping malls , such as large anchor stores, a food court, and vast parking lots and garages, the smaller stores are arranged as city blocks in a grid of two-lane streets, featuring lush landscaping and metered "teaser parking" in front of
3330-519: The entire electrical plant have been removed. On November 29, 2011, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency installed the first wind turbine in Rancho Cucamonga. The name "Cucamonga" became well known to fans of Jack Benny's popular radio program, in which an announcer, voiced by Mel Blanc , would call out: "Train leaving on track five for Anaheim , Azusa and Cu-camonga!" This running gag became so well known that it eventually led to
3404-446: The first Filipinos and Japanese farm laborers arrived, and later many came to own plant nurseries. In 1901, the original college closed, and a new Ontario High School replaced it. This soon became Chaffey College , and offered college courses as well as high school education. Ontario was declared a "model colony" by an act of Congress in 1903. North Ontario broke away from the city in 1906, calling itself Upland . In 1912,
3478-483: The five races (including Indianapolis ), and finished second in the other two. Rutherford won the USAC championship by a commanding point margin. Rutherford happened to score the most points under both USAC's five-race points distribution and CART's 12-race points championship , securing what could be considered "undisputed" or "unanimous" top driver honors for the calendar year of 1980. In January 1980, USAC initially released
3552-551: The focal point of a network of irrigation pipes. It was to remain unused for 66 years, for the entire bond issue was declared illegal. Orchards and vineyards began to die. Residents moved out. The post office was closed in 1905. Homes, buildings were destroyed or abandoned. Today, the hot sun parches the empty fields of Grapeland—the community that died of thirst. / Still in fairly good shape along Grapeland's ghost roads are rabbit-proof stone walls around long-gone ciitrus orchards. / CONSTRUCTED 1886–1887, J.L. Scofield, Engineer and Builder
3626-416: The foothills of the mountain down to the flatter lands below that performed the dual functions of allowing farmers to water their crops and preventing the floods that periodically afflict them. They also created the main thoroughfare of Euclid Avenue ( California Highway 83 ), with its distinctive wide lanes and grassy median. A mule-drawn passenger tramway was used from 1887 to 1895 on the central reservation
3700-571: The higher education part of Chaffey College moved to nearby Rancho Cucamonga. From 1970 to 1980, the Ontario Motor Speedway hosted motor racing events including the California 500 , and music events like California Jam . The Cardenas supermarket chain began in Ontario in 1981. The Daily Report merged with the nearby Progress Bulletin to become the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in 1990. An Ontario station of
3774-520: The land. It ruled it under a military administration until a new civilian body was established in December 1849, which became the state of California in September 1850. In February 1850, the interim California government established Los Angeles County . (The earlier Los Angeles municipal government did not cover today's Ontario.) The new Californian administration soon began a war of extermination against
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#17328524505023848-682: The larger part of the city. Further north, I-15 forms part of the northeastern border with neighboring Fontana before entering the Cajon Pass through the San Gabriel Mountains. I-15 provides connectivity with the High Desert , Nevada , and points north for the Inland Empire and much of Southern California. Rancho Cucamonga receives natural gas from the Southern California Gas Company . The city's water supply and sewage are managed by
3922-467: The longest operating olive packing business in the United States. In 1895, the Ontario Electric Company was established by Charles Frankish. In its first year it took over the mule-cars, and replaced them with electrical powered vehicles. The City of Ontario's territory was greatly expanded in 1900. Tens of thousands of European immigrants came to work in agriculture. In the early 1900s,
3996-526: The more ornate "Frankish Fountain", an art nouveau creation now located outside the Ontario Museum of History and Art. Agriculture was vital to the early economy, and many street names recall this legacy. The Sunkist plant remains as a living vestige of the citrus era. The Chaffey brothers left in 1886 to found the Australian irrigation settlements of Mildura and Renmark , selling their Ontario assets to
4070-398: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 51,575 people (31.2%) lived in rental housing units. During 2009–2013, Rancho Cucamonga had a median household income of $ 77,835, with 6.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the 2000 census , there were 127,743 people, 40,863 households, and 31,832 families residing in the city. The population density
4144-431: The region, the land finally came under the control of Juan Bautista Alvarado , governor of Mexico. On March 3, 1839, Alvarado granted 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) of land in the area called " Cucamonga " to Tubercio Tapia, a first-generation Spanish native of Los Angeles , successful merchant, and notorious smuggler. Tapia went on to establish the first winery in California on his newly deeded land. Rancho Cucamonga
4218-460: The space afforded by the large tracts of former agricultural land in the southern section of the city. In the area around Milliken Avenue, between Archibald and Etiwanda Avenues, Foothill Boulevard, and Fourth Street, about seven square miles of land are primarily occupied by numerous massive distribution centers, and even more, smaller manufacturing companies. This area is ringed by office parks, mostly along Haven Avenue, and shopping strips, such as
4292-633: The stores, which open onto the sidewalk. There are two " Main Streets ", which run from west to east across the center. Running from north to south between them is a pedestrian axis leading from one of the Macy's anchor stores, through a "town square" between a pair of mixed-use office buildings, to the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center , which contains the Lewis Playhouse (a 570-seat theater ) and
4366-415: The street. Ontario now had 52 screens on the one site, more than any other location in the United States. The opening of that many screens in the Inland Empire came about as the culmination of a lifelong rivalry between AMC's Stanley Durwood and Edwards Theaters' James Edwards. Edwards was infuriated when he learned Durwood had beaten him to a deal with Ontario Mills, and later told him, "I had to teach you
4440-702: The streetcar line became the Upland–Ontario Line of Pacific Electric . It was closed in 1928. In 1929, the city of Ontario established the Ontario Municipal Airport. This is now the Ontario International Airport , and is the largest employer in the city. AM radio station KOCS began in 1946, which was followed by sister station KOCS-FM in 1947. The stations initially operated as part of The Daily Report, and would go on to change their name, format and ownership many times. In 1960,
4514-449: The summer of 2008. The Paul A. Biane library at 12505 Cultural Center Drive at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center opened in August 2006. In 2013, the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library was a recipient of the National Medal for Museum and Library Services, the nation's highest honor that can be bestowed on a library or museum. Rancho Cucamonga is served by Omnitrans bus service, train service from Metrolink 's Rancho Cucamonga station on
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#17328524505024588-469: Was 1,317.0/km (3,411.4/mi ). There were 42,134 housing units at an average density of 434.4/km (1,125.2/mi ). The racial makeup of the city was 66.53% White , 9.00% Asian , 0.67% Native American , 5.99% African American , 0.27% Pacific Islander , 13.25% from other races , and 5.41% from a biracial or multiracial background. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.78% of the population. There were 40,863 households, of which 44.7% had children under
4662-539: Was 102,401 (62.0%) White (42.7% Non-Hispanic White ), 15,246 (9.2%) African American , 1,134 (0.7%) Native American , 17,208 (10.4%) Asian , 443 (0.3%) Pacific Islander , 19,878 (12.0%) from other races , and 8,959 (5.4%) from two or more races. There were 57,688 residents of Hispanic or Latino ancestry, of any race (34.9%). The census reported that 162,145 people (98.1% of the population) lived in households, 136 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 2,988 (1.8%) were institutionalized. Out of
4736-408: Was 34.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. There were 56,618 housing units at an average density of 1,420.1 per square mile (548.3/km ), of which 35,250 (64.8%) were owner-occupied, and 19,133 (35.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%. 110,570 people (66.9% of
4810-437: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98. Over the 41,304 families (76.0% of all households), the average family size was 2.90. The age distribution of the city was as follows: 42,550 people (25.7%) under the age of 18, 17,365 people (10.5%) aged 18 to 24, 48,600 people (29.4%) aged 25 to 44, 43,710 people (26.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 13,044 people (7.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
4884-606: Was a natural gas-fired power plant , which began operation in 1963. At 640 MW (860,000 hp) net capacity, it was Reliant's second-highest-capacity plant on the West Coast. It utilized four steam turbine generators; of which units three and four remained active after turbines one and two, as well as a combustion turbine, were retired in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Several systems are in place to control gas emissions, and annually, over 900,000,000 US gal (750,000,000 imp gal; 3.4 GL) of recycled water are used for cooling. As of 2024, all turbines and stacks and
4958-426: Was a schoolhouse which also doubled as a church. In 1890 an irrigation district was formed and $ 200,000 in bonds were sold to pay for improvements. The Sierra Vista reservoir was built in 1886-87 by J.L. Scofield as the focal point of a network of irrigation pipes. The system was unused, however, because the bond issue was declared illegal. "Orchards and vineyards began to die," The Daily Report newspaper reported in
5032-399: Was agriculture, including olives, peaches, citrus, and, most notably, vineyards. In 1913, the Pacific Electric Railway was extended through Rancho Cucamonga in an effort to improve crop transportation. Several landmarks in existence today pay tribute to the city's multicultural founding. In particular, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel remains as a relic of the area's Mexican agriculture laborers while
5106-454: Was announced that the project would be awarded a grant of USD3 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law . Interstate 15 (I-15) and State Route 210 (SR-210) run through Rancho Cucamonga as well as the historic U.S. Route 66 (as Foothill Boulevard). I-15 sits atop an elevated berm , and cuts a curve through the southeastern part of the city, isolating a mostly industrial area, a small shopping center, and several housing tracts from
5180-501: Was cancelled too. That track would soon cease to hold any more professional races, and Indy cars never raced at Texas World again. Mosport, which had held races in the past, was also dropped. Indianapolis , Milwaukee, Mid-Ohio, and Pocono , all were kept as part of the final merged schedule. The co-sanctioning effort ended after only five races. USAC declared their involvement in the 1980 season over after Mid-Ohio. The remaining seven races were sanctioned solely by CART, and paid points to
5254-409: Was inherited by Tapia's daughter, Maria Prudhomme, and her husband Leon Prudhomme. In January 1847, the area became controlled by the United States following the conquest of California as part of the Mexican-American War , and was formalised by the Treaty of Cahuenga . Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the United States recognised the existing land tenure, and took formal control of
5328-539: Was purchased by John Rains and his wife in 1858. The Rains family's home , Casa de Rancho Cucamonga, was completed in 1860 and now appears on the National Register of Historic Places . During the ensuing years the town prospered and grew. In 1887, irrigation tunnels were dug into Cucamonga Canyon by Chinese laborers and the Santa Fe Railroad was extended through the area. Among the town's economic mainstays
5402-416: Was sold in 1858 to John Rains . Slavery of Native Americans became illegal in California in 1865. John Rain's heirs sold Rancho Cucamonga in 1870 to an Isaias Hellman -led syndicate, the "Cucamonga Company". 20 years after the initial application, the California government formally converted the title of the rancho to freehold in 1872. In 1881, the Chaffey brothers, George and William , purchased
5476-608: Was supposed to run under this agreement, but only the first five races of the 1980 Indy/Championship Car season were run under CRL banner. Unhappy with the arrangement, USAC pulled out of the CRL after the Mid-Ohio race in July. USAC declared their 1980 season over after the five races, while CART finished out the remainder of the 1980 season on their own. Johnny Rutherford , driving Jim Hall 's revolutionary ground effects Chaparral 2K won three of
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