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Pasadena, California | |
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| Nickname(s): City of Roses, Crown City,[1] Rose Town | |
 Location in Los Angeles County and the State of California | |
  Pasadena Location within the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area  Pasadena Location within the State of California  Pasadena Location within the contiguous United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°09′22″N 118°7′55″W / 34.15611°N 118.13194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | June 19, 1886[2] |
| Named for | "Valley" in the Ojibwe language, chosen by American settlers[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council/manager |
| • Mayor | Victor Gordo |
| • City Council | Tyron Hampton[4] Rick Cole[5] Justin Jones[6] Gene Masuda[7] Jessica Rivas[8] Steve Madison[9] Jason Lyon[10] |
| • City Manager | Miguel Márquez[11] |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.11 sq mi (59.84 km2) |
| • Land | 22.96 sq mi (59.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) 0.68% |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 138,699 |
| • Rank | 9th in Los Angeles County 45th in California 214th in the U. S. |
| • Density | 6,141.5/sq mi (2,371.24/km2) |
| Demonym | Pasadenan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes[15] | 91101–91110, 91114–91118, 91121, 91123–91126, 91129, 91182, 91184, 91185, 91188, 91189, 91199 |
| Area code | 213/323, 626 |
| FIPS code | 06-56000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1664804, 2411379 |
| Flower | Rose[16] |
| Website | www |
Pasadena (/ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/ PAS-ə-DEE-nə) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley.[18] Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.
Its population was 138,699 at the 2020 census,[14] making it the 45th largest city in California[14] and the ninth-largest city in Los Angeles County. Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886, becoming one of the first cities to be incorporated in what is now Los Angeles County, following the city of Los Angeles (April 4, 1850).[19]
Pasadena is known for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade. It is also home to many scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena City College, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Fuller Theological Seminary, Theosophical Society, Parsons Corporation, Art Center College of Design, the Planetary Society, Pasadena Playhouse, the Ambassador Auditorium, the Norton Simon Museum, and the USC Pacific Asia Museum.
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- ^ "District 3". City of Pasadena, California. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "District 4". City of Pasadena, California. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "District 5". City of Pasadena, California. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "District 6". City of Pasadena, California. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "District 7". City of Pasadena, California. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "City Manager". City of Pasadena. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Pasadena". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Pasadena (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
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- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "About Pasadena - City of Pasadena". Archived from the original on August 12, 2015.
- ^ Anaheim (February 10, 1870) and Santa Ana (June 1, 1886) were incorporated before Pasadena and were in Los Angeles County until Orange County was separated in 1889.