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Rosemead is a city in
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, United States. The 2020 United States census reported a population of 51,185. Rosemead is part of a cluster of cities, along with Alhambra, Arcadia, Temple City, Monterey Park,
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, and San Gabriel, in the west
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with a growing Asian-American population.


History

Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the area around Rosemead was populated by Native Americans known as the people of the willow houses or better known as the Kizh (pronounced Keech), alternatively
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or as the Spaniards renamed them, the Gabrieleños. In 1771, the Spanish founded the first Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in the area that was formally known as the village of Shevaangna or Siba what is irst Angeleno William McCawley 1996now known as La Misión Vieja or Whittier Narrows on the border between Montebello and Rosemead. In 1775, the mission moved to avoid the spring floods that ruined the first crops, to its present location in San Gabriel formally known as the village of Tovisvanga . During the Spanish Colonial era, the area that is now the City of Rosemead was part of the land administered by the San Gabriel Mission. As part of the Mexican government's
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Act of 1833, the land, formerly held by the Mission, was distributed to private citizens, requiring only that they build a house and graze cattle, bringing to an end the Mission Era Following the
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and the 1848 signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe which transferred sovereignty over the territory now known as the State of
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to the United States, Anglo-American immigration began to flow to the area. The southern part of Rosemead was part of Rancho Potrero Grande (Large Pasture) which was originally granted to a Native American man named Manuel Antonio, who was a "mayordomo" (overseer) at the San Gabriel Mission. The ranch was later transferred to Juan Matias Sánchez. In 1852, John and Harriet Guess moved cross-country in an ox drawn wagon, to the
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from Conway County, Arkansas.City of Rosemead : Rosemead History
/ref> In 1855, the couple camped where present-day Savannah Elementary School is located on Rio Hondo Avenue. They rented the land until 1867, when John Guess purchased of a ranch and named it Savannah. The land stretched from Valley Boulevard to Marshall Street, and from Rosemead Boulevard to the Eaton Wash. Other pioneers, Frank Forst and Leonard John Rose, also settled in this valley. Rose and his wife Amanda bought about of land between what is now Rosemead Boulevard and Walnut Grove Avenue. Rose bred and trained horses for a living. He named his ranch "Rose's Meadow" which was eventually shortened to Rosemeade and gave the city its name. Rosemeade was once again shortened to Rosemead. The peaceful, pastoral community flourished with small truck farms and rabbit and chicken farms. Settlers moved in and also raised vegetables, fruits, grain and feed for the animals. It wasn't until August 4, 1959, the citizens elected to incorporate Rosemead into a city.


Rosemead Airport

Rosemead Airport is one of the vanished former airports which once were spread all throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Western Air College operated the airport. The airport at this location in Rosemead was apparently built at some point between 1940 and 1942, as it was not depicted on a 1940 LA street map. The earliest depiction of this airport was on a 1942 street map, which labeled the field as the Western Air College Airport. At some point between 1942 and 1944 the airport was renamed Rosemead, as that is how it was labeled on the 1944 LA Sectional Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of John Voss). A flying school was also operated at Rosemead Airport. Fletcher Aviation acquired the airport from the Heasley brothers during the
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and later sold to AJ Industries in the 1960s, AJ immediately sold the portion of the land from Rio Hondo Avenue almost to Rosemead Boulevard to AeroJet Corporation and they built a large facility there. It was named Flair Park and the roadway that parallels I-10 was named Flair Drive.


Demographics

Rosemead is part of a cluster of cities (along with Arcadia, Temple City, Monterey Park,
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, and San Gabriel) in the west
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with a growing Asian population. Rosemead has a significant population from
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, among other Latino nationalities. Less than 1% of the population is
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or Native American. Rosemead was first listed in the 1960 U.S. Census as part of the Southwest San Gabriel Valley census community division.


2020


2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Rosemead had a population of 53,764. The population density was . The racial makeup of Rosemead was 11,348 (21.1%)
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(4.7% Non-Hispanic White), 273 (0.5%)
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, 396 (0.7%) Native American, 32,617 (60.7%) Asian, 32 (0.1%)
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, 7,940 (14.8%) from other races, and 1,158 (2.2%) from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 18,147 persons (33.8%). The Census reported that 53,351 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 135 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 278 (0.5%) were institutionalized. There were 14,247 households, out of which 6,267 (44.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8,028 (56.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,502 (17.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,373 (9.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 571 (4.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 74 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,739 households (12.2%) were made up of individuals, and 844 (5.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.74. There were 11,903 families (83.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.99. The population was spread out, with 12,231 people (22.7%) under the age of 18, 5,225 people (9.7%) aged 18 to 24, 14,952 people (27.8%) aged 25 to 44, 14,392 people (26.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,964 people (13.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. There were 14,805 housing units at an average density of , of which 6,972 (48.9%) were owner-occupied, and 7,275 (51.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%. 26,324 people (49.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 27,027 people (50.3%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States census, Rosemead had a median household income of $45,760, with 18.8% of the population living below the federal poverty line.


2000

As of the
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of 2000, there were 53,505 people, 13,913 households, and 11,632 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 14,345 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 26.57%
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, 0.68%
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, 0.85% Native American, 48.76% Asian, 0.06%
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, 19.69% from other races, and 3.38% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 41.30% of the population. There were 14,110 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were
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living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.70 and the average family size was 4.19. In the city, the population was spread out, with 6.5% under the age of 5, 76.9% over the age of 18, and 15.2% over the age of 65. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,115, and the median income for a family was $46,327. Males working full-time had a median income of $31,599 versus $28,456 for females. The
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for the city was $17,072. About 11.6% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the
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, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over. Mexican and Chinese were the most common ancestries.
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were the most common foreign places of birth.


Emergency services

Fire protection in Rosemead is provided by the
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with ambulance transport by American Medical Response. The
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provides law enforcement, operating out of the Temple City Station.


Economy

Edison International, the international family of companies providing electric services, is headquartered in the city. Southern California Edison serves Rosemead, as well as much of Southern California. The University of the West moved from its location from Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights to its current location in Rosemead in 1996 and is one of the first Buddhist funded universities in the United States. The Rosemead School of Psychology, which is now located with Biola University in La Mirada, was named after its original location in Rosemead and was the first independent professional school of psychology in the nation to be accredited by regional accrediting association. The Chinese cuisine fast food chain Panda Restaurant Group is headquartered in Rosemead. The Chinese-Vietnamese Sriracha red chili sauce (known to many as Rooster sauce) manufacturer Huy Fong Foods, Inc. () is also based in the city. The sauce is now being made at Huy Fong's plant in neighboring Irwindale.


Top employers

According to the city's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:


Government


Local government

Elections for the four year terms are held every two years in the odd-numbered years. The Council elects from its membership a Mayor to serve as its presiding officer for a one-year term. City Council 2023: * Mayor Sean Dang (Current term ends 2024) * Mayor Pro Tem Steven Ly (Current term ends 2026) * Council Member Sandra Armenta (Current term ends 2026) * Council Member Margaret Clark (Current term ends 2026) * Council Member Polly Low (Current term ends 2024) Administration: * Ben Kim, City Manager * Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk * Thomas Boecking, Director of Parks and Recreation


Federal and state representation

Before December 2012, Rosemead was located in California's 32nd congressional district, which had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D +17. Currently, Rosemead is in . In the
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, Rosemead is in , and in .


Geography

Rosemead is located at (34.070, -118.082). According to the
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, the city has a total area of . of it is land and 0.19% is water. The city is bordered to the north by San Gabriel and Temple City, to the east by El Monte, and South El Monte, to the south by the unincorporated area of South San Gabriel and Montebello and to the west by San Gabriel and Monterey Park.


Infrastructure

The
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(LASD) operates the Temple Station in Temple City, serving Rosemead. The
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operates the Monrovia Health Center in
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, serving Rosemead.


Education

Rosemead is served by two elementary school districts: Garvey School District and Rosemead School District. Each of these districts overlaps with a high school district; the former overlaps with the Alhambra Unified School District and the latter overlaps with a portion of the
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. There is one public high school-- Rosemead High School (of El Monte UHS)—in the city and three public middle schools: Muscatel Middle School, Richard Garvey Intermediate School and Roger W. Temple Intermediate School. The portion in Garvey SD with Alhambra USD high school zoning is zoned to San Gabriel High School. A portion is also zoned to the Montebello Unified School District. Don Bosco Technical Institute, a private Catholic high school for boys. University of the West has been located in Rosemead since 1996. UWest is Rosemead's only
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accredited campus.


Places of interest

The Dinsmoor Heritage House is a bijou
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that houses, preserves and displays a showcase of the colorful and rich history of the City of Rosemead. Once a private home, it was built in the late 1920s by Adelberrt Dinsmoor, son of one of Rosemead's pioneers, Raphael Dinsmoor. Currently closed to undergoing refurbishing, it will again conduct monthly tours and host a variety of special events when completed. It is located at 9642 Steele Street.City of Rosemead : City Facilities
/ref> The Marinelli Stadium, named in memory of Rod Marinelli, formerly the head coach of the Detroit Lions, is located at Rosemead High School. "Rod Marinelli Stadium" appears in lights above the scoreboard and an encrypted bronze marker is placed at the southern edge of the field on a large stone. There are two community centers in Rosemead that offer multi-purpose facilities for a large variety of occasions as well as senior activities, adult education programs, youth and adult classes, as well as two preschools. The city has completed a complete renovation, from the ground up, at both city aquatic centers. Rosemead Aquatic Center, located in Rosemead Park, features swim, water polo and diving facilities as well as swim classes and recreation areas. Garvey Aquatic Center is now a state of the art recreational aquatic facility featuring water slides, interactive play areas and a lesson pool. Showers at both pools have been updated for resource efficiency. The city completed these plans on schedule for the summer of 2011. Garvey Aquatic Center was funded entirely through a grant from the State of California. Rosemead Aquatic Center was funded by bond proceeds.


City parks

*Garvey Park, located at 7933 Emerson Place. *Rosemead Park and 1/2-Mile Fitness Trail located at 4343 Encinita Avenue. * Klingerman Park, located at 8800 Klingerman Avenue. *Sally Tanner Park, at 8343 E Mission Drive. *Zapopan Park, at 3018 N. Charlotte Avenue. * Jay Imperial Park, located at 2373 Pine Street.


Savannah Pioneer Cemetery

Before the Civil War, many Southern families settled in El Monte, then called Lexington. The community of Rosemead, then called Savannah, is located adjacent to El Monte and is situated above the water table. The slightly elevated land made it the logical alternative as the burial site for residents of swampy Lexington. The first known burial was in 1846, five years before most of the settlers arrived. Today the 41/2 acre cemetery, with 200 plots remaining of its original 3,000, is privately owned by the El Monte Cemetery Association. When the City of Rosemead started to widen Valley Boulevard in the 1920s, construction crews unearthed dozens of corpses outside the fence of the cemetery. The majority of the skeletons were reburied in a mass grave inside the cemetery proper, but some were so deteriorated that the workers left them undisturbed and simply paved over them so that there are more graves scattered under Valley Boulevard and beneath adjacent area businesses. The area also was a Native American burial ground before the bodies of settlers filled the cemetery. Savannah Pioneer Cemetery is located at the intersection of Mission Drive and Valley Boulevard. It is reputed to be the oldest Protestant cemetery in
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. The El Monte Cemetery Association, incorporated in 1920, is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery. The association's funding comes from private donations and fundraising activities.


Commerce

A small portion of the Montebello Town Center is actually located within Rosemead city limits. It features major department stores, smaller shops and a small food court. The boundary line between Montebello and Rosemead runs through the eastern end of the
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. Policing is provided by the City of Montebello. There is an Asian shopping center on Garvey Avenue in Rosemead, formerly The Diamond Square Shopping Center, featuring many restaurants and many Chinese shops. Nearby is The Square Supermarket featuring Korean and Vietnamese foods. Rosemead Square Shopping Center is located on Rosemead Boulevard near the South El Monte and El Monte city limits.


Media

Rosemead community news are covered on the ''
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'' which is a paid daily newspaper and ''Mid-Valley News'' and ''Rosemead Reader'', which are community weeklies.


Notable people

* Isaias Hellman, German-Jewish banker and philanthropist, and a founding father of the University of Southern California *
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(of
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) * Toscha Seidel, violinist * Vikki Carr, singer * Bob Mackie, fashion designer * Rod Marinelli, former head coach,
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, born in Rosemead * Prima J, musical group * Jose Flores, MLB baseball player *Audie Desbrow (drummer for rock band Great White), born and raised in Rosemead. * Venus D-Lite, drag queen


Sister cities

* Keelung,
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* Zapopan,
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See also


References


External links


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