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Revision as of 20:13, 16 September 2005 by Jonthegm (talk | contribs) (→High School Football)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)San Dimas is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 34,980.
San Dimas was featured prominently in the movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, although many of the location shots were of various Phoenix, Arizona locales.
Geography
San Dimas is located at 34°6'10" North, 117°48'58" West (34.102908, -117.816249)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 40.5 km² (15.6 mi²). 40.2 km² (15.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.77% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 34,980 people, 12,163 households, and 8,988 families residing in the city. The population density is 870.8/km² (2,255.7/mi²). There are 12,503 housing units at an average density of 311.2/km² (806.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 74.66% White, 3.30% African American, 0.69% Native American, 9.39% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 7.34% from other races, and 4.39% from two or more races. 23.34% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 12,163 households out of which 35.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% are married couples living together, 11.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% are non-families. 21.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.78 and the average family size is 3.23.
In the city the population is spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $62,885, and the median income for a family is $72,124. Males have a median income of $53,009 versus $36,057 for females. The per capita income for the city is $28,321. 6.3% of the population and 3.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 5.9% of those under the age of 18 and 11.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
High School Football
Contrary to the title of the ATARIS song "San Dimas High School Football Rules," San Dimas High School's football program is not one of the highest ranking in all of Los Angeles County. It should be noted that this song's title is a quote from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
The song itself has no mention of San Dimas at all. The closest the song gets is one line that talks about "looking for a high school that you know doesn't exist." (Also contrary to the song, the school does exist.)
San Dimas High School is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Bonita Unified School District. Their football team, the Saints, plays in the Valle Vista league.
Saint Dismas
Don Palomares recieved a 15000 acre land grant from Governor Alvadro in 1837, which included the land of present day cities Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, Glendora, and San Dimas. This holding was called Rancho San Jose. The northern part of the Rancho was cut through with wild canyons, and while they were of little use for vinyards, beans, and corn, they were an ideal place to house Don Palomares's prize cattle and horses during harsh winters. Due to their distance from the Hacienda, these corrals were often raided by horse thieves and cattle rustlers. Frustrated by the loss of his cattle, Don Palomares began referring to the area as "San Dismas", in hopes that the thieves would turn to Saint Dismas (the patron saint of reformed thieves) and repent of their crimes. In time, the name caught on, and the area was called San Dismas. Eventually, the first 's' was dropped (in error) and the area became known as San Dimas.
