Baldwin Park, CA

Baldwin Park, California

Introduction to Baldwin Park, California

Located 17 miles east of Los Angeles in the central San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County is the California city of Baldwin Park. The city's beginnings can be traced back to the mid-1800's when the land now comprising the city was part of cattle grazing land belonging to the San Gabriel Mission. By 1880 the community became known as Vineland and by 1906 the name had changed to Baldwin Park. It was named after Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, a wealthy landowner during the late 1800's/early 1900's. The city was incorporated in 1956, becoming the 47th incorporated city in the State of California.

Cities close to Baldwin Park include Irwindale, West Puente Valley, Vincent, Mayflower Village, La Puente, Avocado Heights, and El Monte. Freeways serving the city are Interstate-10 and Interstate-605. Nearby colleges and universities include Azusa Pacific University, Whittier College, Mt San Antonio College, Pasadena City College, and East Los Angeles College.

Area Attractions:

The Baldwin Park Historical Society Museum holds more than 1,000 representative artifacts for the period from 1850 to 1950, including area maps, agricultural artifacts, radios, clothing, and phonographs. Summertime in Baldwin Park brings free outdoor musical entertainment during the annual Summer Concert in the Park Series, held at Morgan Park.

Baldwin Park's close proximity to Los Angeles and also to Anaheim (located 28 miles to the south) allows visitors quick access to several major Southern California attractions. Some of these are:

• Hollywood Bowl
• Los Angeles Zoo
• Aquarium of the Pacific
• Paramount Film and TV Studio
• Universal Studios
• Catalina Island
• Knott's Berry Farm
• Disneyland
• Warner Bros. Studios
• Arboretum of Los Angeles County
• California Science Center
• Grauman's Chinese Theater

Lovers of professional sports can see the following teams in the Los Angeles area: Hockey (NHL's Los Angeles Kings); Baseball (Los Angeles Dodgers); Basketball (The NBA has two local teams: The LA Lakers and the LA Clippers); Soccer (Los Angeles Galaxy); and Lacrosse (LA Riptide).

A drive in the opposite direction finds the following Anaheim-based teams: Hockey (NHL's Anaheim Mighty Ducks); Baseball (the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim).

High Points

Baldwin Park strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Public Transportation Use (vs. State)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Baldwin Park, CA

Comparing Baldwin Park to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Baldwin Park Almanac

Baldwin Park Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

• Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
• Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Baldwin Park Population (2000)

(From 2000 Census, as reported by individuals)

Political Contributions (2004)

Money donated by Baldwin Park residents to parties and candidates for the 2004 elections.

by Political Party

by Presidential Candidate

Nearby Cities and Towns

Baldwin Park Hospitals

KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL
(Voluntary non-profit - Other)
1011 BALDWIN PARK BLVD
(626) 851-1011
Emergency Service: Yes

Starbucks in Baldwin Park

Baldwin Park High Schools (2004)

BALDWIN PARK HIGH
3900 N. PUENTE AVE.
626-960-5431
Serves 2,357 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 25.6

SIERRA VISTA HIGH
3600 N. FRAZIER ST.
626-960-7741
Serves 2,013 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 26.7

OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING - BALDWIN PARK
3699 NORTH HOLLY AVENUE
626-962-3311
A charter school.
Serves 1,652 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 48.6

NORTH PARK CONTINUATION HIGH
4600 N. BOGART AVE.
626-337-4407
A Non-traditional School
Serves 335 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 27

BALDWIN PARK ALTERNATIVE
4730 BALDWIN PARK BLVD.
626-939-4428
A Non-traditional School
Serves 29 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 72.5

Baldwin Park Colleges

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Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education

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