Glen Avon is a neighborhood and former
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
Riverside County
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,
California
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,
United States
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. The population was 20,199 at the 2010 census, up from 14,853 at the 2000 census. On July 1, 2011, the CDP became part of the newly incorporated city of
Jurupa Valley
Jurupa Valley (Serrano people, Serrano: ''Hurumpa'') is a city in the northwest corner of Riverside County, California, Riverside County, California. It was the location of one of the earliest non-native settlements in the county, Rancho Jurupa. ...
.
Geography
Glen Avon is located at (34.017313, -117.491855).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.43%) is water.
History
Established as a subdivision of West Riverside by the Riverside Development Company, it received the name Glen Avon Heights in 1909. In his 1972 history of the Jurupa area, Don Kruz relates that in
1909, residents decided to choose a more distinctive name for their beloved community. Up until then it was considered part of West Riverside. A lottery was proposed, suggestions were put into a hat and one
was plucked out. Glen Avon, the winning entry, had been dropped into the hat by a Welshman whose boyhood home was said to have been near the Avon River between two glens
Incorporation into the city of Jurupa Valley
On March 8, 2011, voters passed Measure A by a 54.03% yes vote, incorporating the areas of
Mira Loma,
Pedley,
Rubidoux
Rubidoux ( ) was a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, until July 1, 2011, when it became a neighborhood of the newly formed city of Jurupa Valley. The city is located within Southern California's ...
, Glen Avon, and
Sunnyslope into the new
city
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Jurupa Valley
Jurupa Valley (Serrano people, Serrano: ''Hurumpa'') is a city in the northwest corner of Riverside County, California, Riverside County, California. It was the location of one of the earliest non-native settlements in the county, Rancho Jurupa. ...
. The effective date of incorporation was July 1, 2011.
Demographics
2010
The
2010 United States Census
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reported that Glen Avon had a population of 20,199. The population density was . The racial makeup of Glen Avon was 10,272 (50.9%)
White
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, 805 (4.0%)
African American
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, 216 (1.1%)
Native American, 462 (2.3%)
Asian
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, 34 (0.2%)
Pacific Islander
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, 7,567 (37.5%) from
other races
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, and 843 (4.2%) from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 13,766 persons (68.2%).
The Census reported that 20,101 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 24 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 74 (0.4%) were institutionalized.
There were 5,761 households, out of which 2,614 (45.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,917 (50.6%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 795 (13.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 505 (8.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 406 (7.0%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 39 (0.7%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,279 households (22.2%) were made up of individuals, and 653 (11.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.49. There were 4,217
families
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(73.2% of all households); the average family size was 4.06.
The population was spread out, with 6,055 people (30.0%) under the age of 18, 2,238 people (11.1%) aged 18 to 24, 5,282 people (26.1%) aged 25 to 44, 4,586 people (22.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,038 people (10.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
There were 6,203 housing units at an average density of , of which 3,101 (53.8%) were owner-occupied, and 2,660 (46.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%. 12,244 people (60.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 7,857 people (38.9%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 14,853 people, 4,740 households, and 3,242 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,936 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 60.8%
White
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, 3.8%
Black
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or
African American
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, 1.5%
Native American, 2.2%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
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, 0.2%
Pacific Islander
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, 27.1% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 4.3% from two or more races. 47.2% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race.
There were 4,740 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were
married couples
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living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.1 and the average family size was 3.8.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,152, and the median income for a family was $43,664. Males had a median income of $30,925 versus $23,927 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $14,943. About 13.6% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
Government
In the
California State Legislature
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, Glen Avon is in , and in .
In the
United States House of Representatives
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, Glen Avon is in .
See also
*
Stringfellow Acid Pits
The Stringfellow Acid Pits are a toxic waste dump, and a Superfund site, located in Jurupa Valley, California, United States, just north of the neighborhood of Glen Avon. The site became the center of national news coverage in the early 1980s, ...
References
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Former Census-designated places in Riverside County, California