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Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California about 22 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
The population was 46,837 at the 2000 census.
Covina is often mistaken for
Morgage West Covina, which is actually larger in both area and population,
located to its south and west. Irwindale lies to the west, Azusa and Glendora are to the north,
the unincorporated community of Charter Oak to the northeast, San Dimas to the east, and Walnut
to the southeast.
The city was founded
in 1882 by Joseph Swift Phillips, and tradition has it that it was named
by either he, his wife Mrs. Cornelia (Hunt) Phillips, or his surveyor Frederick Eaton, in 1885
when the survey was finished. One of them supposedly noticed the many vineyards nestled in the
San Gabriel Valley and devised the name "Covina" from "cove of vineyards".
Covina is located at 34°5′30″N, 117°52′45″W (34.091609, -117.879193)GR1.
No freeways pass through the city limits, although it is centered in the midst of Interstate 210
(Foothill Freeway) to the north, Interstate morgage quote
10 (San Bernadino Freeway) to the south, Interstate
605 (San Gabriel River Freeway) to the west, and the California State Route 57 (Santa Ana Freeway)
to the east. The Southern Pacific Railroad, which reached Covina in 1884, and the Metrolink San
Bernardino Line pass through the city just north of the downtown area. The town is located at the
foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 46,837 people, 15,971 households, and 11,754 families
residing in the city. The population density was 2,594.5/km² (6,723.7/mi²). There were 16,364
housing units at an average density of 906.5/km² (2,349.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city
was 62.10% White, 5.03% Black or African American, 0.90% Native American, 9.82% Asian, 0.21%
Pacific Islander, 17.18% from other races, and 4.78% from two or more races. 40.29% of the
population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24,
31.1% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The
median age was 34 years.
Los Angeles Home Values For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,474, and the median income for a family
was $55,111. Males had a median income of $40,687 versus $32,329 for females. The per capita
income for the city was $20,231. About 8.9% of families and 11.6% of the population were below
the poverty line, Home Values
including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
