Belltown is a neighborhood of Jurupa Valley, California within the County of Riverside. It was originally known as West Riverside, but their need for a separate identity to the nearby large city of Riverside, they voted to rename their town. It was an

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, until July 1, 2011, when it became part of the newly incorporated city of

Jurupa Valley Jurupa Valley ( Serrano: ''Hurumpa'') is a city in the northwest corner of Riverside County, California. It was the location of one of the earliest non-native settlements in the county, Rancho Jurupa. The Rancho was initially an outpost of the M ...

. It lies at an elevation of 840 feet (256 m). Belltown is located on the west bank of the

Santa Ana River The Santa Ana River is the largest river entirely within Southern California in the United States. It rises in the San Bernardino Mountains and flows for most of its length through San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, before cutting throug ...

, across from the city of Riverside. It was founded in 1907 by N.G. Bell.

Government

In the

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, Belltown is in , and in . In the

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, Belltown is in . California is represented in the

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by Democrats

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and

Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well ...

References

Jurupa Valley, California Populated places on the Santa Ana River Populated places established in 1907 {{RiversideCountyCA-geo-stub