Redlands

As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 73,168, up from 68,747 at the 2010 census. The city is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) west of Palm Springs and 63 miles (101 km) east of Los Angeles. The area now occupied by Redlands was originally part of the territory of the Morongo and Aguas Calientes tribes of Cahuilla people. Explorations such as those of Pedro Fages and Francisco Garcés sought to extend Catholic influence to the indigenous people and the dominion of the Spanish crown into the area in the 1770s. The first settler on the site of the present Redlands is recorded to have erected a hut at the corner of what is now Cajon St. and Cypress Ave.; he was a sheep herder, and the year, 1865. In 1842, the Lugo family bought the Rancho San Bernardino Mexican land grant and this became the first fixed settler civilization in the area. John W. North and others saw the area with its hot, dry climate and ready access to water as an ideal center for citrus production. The Redlands Railway Company was incorporated on March 22, 1888, acquiring a franchise from the San Bernardino County Supervisors dating back to December 1887. The initial operations began in June 1889 with a single-track line operating two-mule-team cars, operating cars, and mules to provide service to the community. The town's first school teacher in Lugonia, George W. Beattie, arrived in 1874shortly followed by the town’s first negro settler, Israel Beal.".

History

Redlands is the primary city name, but also Loma Linda are acceptable city names or spellings, Marigold, Smiley Heights on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. Redlands was named after the color of the adobe soil. The area was originally part of the territory of the Morongo and Aguas Calientes tribes of Cahuilla people. Franciscan friars from Mission San Gabriel established the San Bernardino Asistencia in 1819. The first settler on the site of the present Redlands is recorded to have erected a hut at the corner of what is now Cajon St. and Cypress Ave. The Redlands Street Railway Company was incorporated on March 22, 1888, acquiring the right to construct, operate and maintain a line of street railways in Redlands and the surrounding area. The city of Redlands was soon established by Frank E. Brown, a civil engineer, and E. G. Judson, a New York stock broker, to provide a center (along with North's nearby settlement at Riverside) for the burgeoning citrus industry. The newspaper was first published in July 1887 by The Citrograph Printing Company, which remains in 2017 as both Redlands' oldest business and the longest-operating printing company in California. Most Redlands street railways would pass to San Bernardino Valley Traction Company in a consolidation on June 3, 1903, thence to the "Great Merger of Merger" in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company replaced E. Collis Huntington, nephew of Southern Pacific president E. Huntington, as president of the Southern Pacific on February 8, 1911.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94 km²) of it is land. The climate in this area is described by the Köppen Climate Classification System as "dry-summer subtropical" often referred to as "Mediterranean" and abbreviated as Csa. The data below were compiled from 1898 through 2015, accessed via the Western Regional Climate Center. The city is located in the western part of the state of Nevada. It is located at an elevation of 1,856 feet (518 meters) and has a climate of "dry summer sub-tropical" to "dry autumnal" to dry winter. The town has a population of 2,071. It has a latitude and longitude of  36.1 square miles (93 km²), and a small area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) of it is water. The city's name is derived from the Spanish word for "golden" or "crowned" (c.e.g. "c.g." "golden"), which means "the place where the sun sets" or "the time when the sun rises" or "the time of day when the moon rises". The town's name means "canyon" in Spanish, "cane" in English, and "corneo" in Italian.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Redlands had a population of 68,747. The racial makeup of Redlands was 47,452 (69.0%) White (54.0% Non-Hispanic White), 3,564 (5.2%) African American, 5,216 (7.6%) Asian, 235 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 8,266 (12.0) from other races, and 3,389 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20,810 persons (30.3%). There were 26,634 housing units at an average density of 731.2 per square mile (282.3/km²), of which 15,061 (60.8%) were owner-occupied, and 9,703 (39.2) were occupied by renters. Redlands has a median household income of $66,835, with 12.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line. The average household size was 2.68, with 17,062 families (68.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.21. The median age was 36.2 years, with 16,273 people (23.7%) under the age of 18, and 8,978 people (13.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males; for every 100 Females age 18 and over there were 87.3 males.

Economy

According to the city's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The city's top employers are: City Hall, City Hall and City Hall Plaza. The city is also home to a number of other major employers, such as the hospital, hospital and fire department. The economy is the biggest factor in the growth of the city, according to the report. The top three employers are the city council, city hall and city hall. The largest employers are also the hospital and the fire department, the report says. The number of people employed by the city is at an all-time high. The unemployment rate is at 3.7%. The city has the highest rate of unemployment in the state. It is the third highest in the country. The U.S. has the second highest unemployment rate in the nation. The highest rate is the United States, at 4.1 percent. The state has the lowest unemployment rate, at 2.8 percent. It has the fourth highest rate in New York City. The lowest rate is in New Jersey. The rate is 2.7 percent. the state's unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in the year of 2010. The United States is the lowest in the region, at 1.9 per cent. The national average is 1.7 per cent, the lowest for the state of New Jersey in the U.N. and the state as a whole. It's the highest for New Jersey and the nation in the South.

Arts and culture

The Barton School House, built in 1877, is the oldest building in Redlands. The Kimberly-Shirk Association cares for the home and provides tours within. The Lincoln Shrine is a museum and research facility located in Smiley Park and dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. The Glass Museum holds displays of American Glassware dating from the early 19th century to contemporary times. The Redlands Historical Museum will refurbish the old 1940 City Hall, now used as the Redlands Police Department Museum. Redlands has become a mecca to orange-producing orange-growing families. The city is home to the San Bernardino County Museum of Art, a regional museum of regional history and culture. The museum is located inside the A. K. Smiley Library on the grounds ofSmiley Park in downtown Redlands and is open to the public. The Museum is open from 9am to 5pm daily and offers tours of the museum and the surrounding area. The glass museum is open until 6pm on the weekends and on the weekdays from 10am to 6pm. The library is open during the week and the museum is closed on the weekend and on weekdays until the end of the school year.

Parks and recreation

The city of Redlands owns and operates 24 public parks totaling more than 143 acres (0.58 km²) The Redlands Conservancy has established 10 city-approved trails. The city has a cemetery with notable burials including actress Gloria Holden, journalist Robert Pierpoint, author Charles Nordhoff and merchant and diplomat Henry L. Ltherton. Redlands is home to the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, built in 1932, containing the largest collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia west of the Mississippi River; and the Redlands Bowl, an outdoor amphitheater with seating for approximately 4,000 where summer concerts are performed each Tuesday and Friday evening during July and August. It is also home to A.K. Smiley Public Library, a facility listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the Redland Sports Park, a 120-acre facility with soccer fields, softball fields, group picnic facilities, playground and recreations elements, and the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, which was established in 1886 as a private cemetery. It also contains the Avice Meeker Sewall Theater, which is an outdoor Amphitheater that has seating for 407. It was established by the city in 1918; it is located on the site of an 18-acre (74,000 m2) park that was once part of the San Timoteo Canyon Nature Preserve. It houses a large variety of animals, especially active near sundown. It has a 1 acre pocket park with orange groves and a playground facility.

Government

Redlands is a general law city that uses the councilmanager form of government. All five members of the city council are elected at-large; however, the council has voted to switch to council districts beginning with the 2018 and 2020 elections. The mayor and mayor-pro-tempore are not directly elected, but are chosen by the council. Redlands is represented in the U.S. Senate by Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla. In the California State Legislature, it is in the 23rd Senate District, and the 40th Assembly District, represented by Democrats James Ramos and Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh. It is also in California's 8th congressional district, and California's 31st congressional district. The city is located in the Central Coast region of California, near the San Francisco Bay Area and the San Diego County line. It has a population of around 2,000 people, and is located on the California Interior University System and California State Insurance Commissioner suburbs. It also has a small percentage of residents who live in Southern California, where it is located on the California-Nevada border. The town has a history of violent crime, particularly in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was the site of several murders, including one in which a man was shot dead by a police officer who was responding to a domestic disturbance call. The current mayor is Republican James Ramos, who has served as mayor since 2008.

Education

Redlands Unified School District is the largest school district in California. The district has a K-12 charter school called Gorman Learning Center. Redlands is also home to the largest private school in the U.S., the University of California, San Diego. The school district also has a charter school, the Gorman School of the Arts, in San Diego, California. It is the only school in Redlands that is not part of the Redlands Unified school district. Gorman is a private school that offers a variety of programs for students in grades 7-12. It also offers an alternative education program for high school students. It has a private college program for students who want to pursue a degree in a subject other than math or science. It was founded in 2007 by a group of parents and students from Redlands High School, a public school in Los Angeles. It opened its doors to the public in 2008. In 2009, the school district opened a charter high school, Gorman Academy, in downtown Redlands. The charter school was the first of its kind in the United States. In 2010, the district added a private high school program, the Rancho Cucamonga Charter School, which offers classes for grades 9-12 in addition to the regular high school. In 2011, it opened a private charter school for grades 13-12, the Cucharas School of The Arts, which is a co-educational program for grades 11-14. The Cuchars opened in 2012.

Transportation

State Route 210 (the Foothill Freeway) begins at Interstate 10 in Redlands, then heads west toward Pasadena and Los Angeles. The San Bernardino-based Omnitrans bus system which handles the bus service for the city serves Redlands. Redlands Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport located on the Northeastern end of the city. Los Angeles International Airport is about 20 miles (32 km) west of Redlands and about 70 miles (110 km) from the city's main airport. The University of Redland operates a commuter rail service that operates from the university to San Bernardino with several stops in Redland. The Redlands-San Bernardino line is part of the Greater Los Angeles regional transportation system Metrolink, which makes one daily round trip to RedlandsDowntown station. The Los Angeles-Redlands line operates from Redlands to Los Angeles and back again every day. The city is home to the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Air Force Base, which is located about 30 miles (50 km) north of the Redlands city center. The L.A.-Redlands highway system was completed in the 1960s and 1970s. It runs along the southern edge of the town and is known as the "Redlands Freeway" Redlands is the largest city in the San Bernardino County area, with a population of more than 2 million people. The U.S. Air Force base is located in San Bernardino, California and has a runway that is used for air and sea travel.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Redlands, San Bernardino County, California = 1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 48. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Redlands = 5.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 73,168 individuals with a median age of 34.8 age the population grows by 11.71% in Redlands, San Bernardino County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,000 residents per square mile of area (780/km²). There are average 2.66 people per household in the 25,862 households with an average household income of $63,319 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.30% of the available work force and has dropped -6.49% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 16.72%. The number of physicians in Redlands per 100,000 population = 133.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Redlands = 13.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 42. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 279. 95 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 39.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 26, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Redlands, San Bernardino County, California which are owned by the occupant = 56.69%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 34 years with median home cost = $253,140 and home appreciation of -14.36%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.16 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,526 per student. There are 24 students for each teacher in the school, 3573 students for each Librarian and 774 students for each Counselor. 7.62% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 18.68% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 16.31% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).