About San Fernando: Jacqueline Ibal Per:3 6/4/13
About San Fernando: Jacqueline Ibal Per:3 6/4/13
About San Fernando: Jacqueline Ibal Per:3 6/4/13
San Fernando was selected for settlement long before the rest of Los Angeles. In 1874, San Fernando became the valleys first organized community, thus earning the title First City of the Valley. With the arrival of the railroad two years later, town lots soared from $10 apiece to $150. By the early 1800s the settlement had blossomed into a small trading center where farm crop, olives, wine, and thousands of livestock raised by the resident Indians were bought and sold.
History
Fact: 1 San Fernando is a city located in the San Fernando Valley, in the northwestern region of Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Fact: 2 The population was 23,645 at the 2010 census, up from 23,564 at the 2000 census. Fact: 3 The San Fernando Valley (locally known as "The Valley") is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it. Home to 1.76 million people, it lies north of the larger and more populous Los Angeles Basin.
Geography
San Fernando is completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, with the districts of Sylmar to the north, Lake View Terrace to the east, Pacoima to the south, and Mission Hills to the west. It is served by the Golden State), Foothill , Ronald Reagan (State Route 118), and San Diego.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census[8] reported that San Fernando had a population of 23,645. The population density was 9,959.9 people per square mile (3,845.5/km). The racial makeup of San Fernando was 12,068 (51.0%) White, 222 (0.9%) African American, 314 (1.3%) Native American, 248. There were 5,967 households, out of which 3,247 (54.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,282 (55.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,098 (18.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 592 (9.9%) had a male
Economy
According to the citys 2009 comprehensive annual financial report. The top employers in the city are: 1 Los Angeles united school district # of employees 490. 2: pureTek # of employees 400. 3: JT contractors # of employees 400. 4: Pepsi Beverages Company # of employees 300. 5: Samco scientific # of employees 300.
Education
San Fernando is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District. San Fernando is served by the following LAUSD schools:
. O'Melveny Elementary School . Morningside Elementary School . San Fernando Elementary School . Gridley Elementary . San Fernando Middle School . San Fernando High School . Valley Region High School 5 will open in San Fernando in 2011.[17] . Vaughn