Editing Azusa, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Distinguish|text = [[Azusa (train)|Azusa]], a limited express train service operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) in Japan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Azusa, California
| named_for          = A [[hispanicization|hispanicized]] version of [[Asuksa-nga, California|Asuksa-nga]], the [[Tongva]] settlement that existed at [[History of California before 1900#Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo|the time of Spanish colonization]]
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
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| other_name         = 
| nickname           = "The Canyon City"
| motto              = 
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| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Azusa City Hall
| image_flag         = Flag of Azusa, California.gif
| flag_size          = 
| image_seal         = City seal of Azusa, California.png
| seal_size          = 
| image_shield       = 
| shield_size        = 
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Azusa, California.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| image_map          = File:Los Angeles County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Azusa Highlighted 0603386.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location of Azusa in Los Angeles County, California
| pushpin_label      = Azusa
| pushpin_map        = Los Angeles#California#USA#North America
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in California
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[California]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
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| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1887<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=569
 | title = Azusa History
 | publisher = Azusa, CA
 | access-date = March 13, 2015
 | archive-date = December 24, 2018
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181224204738/https://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/569/Azusa-History
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date2  = December 29, 1898<ref>{{cite web
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 |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date 
 |format=Word 
 |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s 
 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |archive-date=November 3, 2014 }}</ref>
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| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Robert Gonzales<ref name="cc">{{cite web
 | url = http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=71
 | title = City Council
 | publisher = Azusa, CA
 | access-date = October 20, 2014
 | archive-date = December 24, 2018
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181224204734/https://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/71/City-Council
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[Mayor Pro Tem]]
| leader_name1       = Edward J. Alvarez <ref name="cc"/>
| leader_title2      = [[Councilmember]]
| leader_name2       = Sabrina Bow, Ed.D <ref name="cc"/>
| leader_title3      = Councilmember
| leader_name3       = Andrew N. Mendez<ref name="cc"/>
| leader_title4      = Councilmember
| leader_name4       = Jesse Avila Jr.<ref name="cc"/>
| established_title3 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date3  = August 14, 1901<ref>{{cite web
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 |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date 
 |format=Word 
 |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s 
 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |archive-date=November 3, 2014  
}}</ref>
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| area_magnitude     = 
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 9.67
| area_land_sq_mi    = 9.66
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01
| area_total_km2     = 25.05
| area_land_km2      = 25.02
| area_water_km2     = 0.03
| area_water_percent = 0.13
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| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1652667|Azusa|access-date=March 13, 2015}}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 610
| elevation_m        = 186
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 50000
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 5175.45
| population_density_km2 = 1998.24
| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;8
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;7
| coordinates        = {{coord|34|7|50|N|117|54|25|W|region:US-CA_type:city(50,000)|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 91702
| area_code          = [[Area code 626|626]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|06|03386}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS 4|1652667}}, {{GNIS 4|2409768}}
| website            = {{URL|azusaca.gov}}
}}

'''Azusa''' ([[Tongva language|Tongva]]: ''Azuksa'', meaning "skunk") is a city in the [[San Gabriel Valley]] region of [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States, at the foot of the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] and located {{convert|20| miles}} east of [[downtown Los Angeles]].

Its population was 50,000 in 2020, an increase from 46,361 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/azusacitycalifornia/NES010218 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Azusa city, California |publisher=Census.gov |date= |accessdate=July 19, 2022}}</ref> Azusa is located along historic [[U.S. Route 66 in California|Route 66]], which passes through the city on Foothill Boulevard and Alosta Avenue.

Azusa is bordered by the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] range to the north, [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]] to the west, the unincorporated community of [[Vincent, California|Vincent]] to the southwest, [[Glendora, California|Glendora]] and the unincorporated community of [[Citrus, California|Citrus]] to the east, and [[Covina, California|Covina]] to the south.

==History==
The name "Azusa" appears to have been derived from the [[Tongva language|Tongva]] place name [[Asuksa-nga, California|Asuksa-nga]], meaning "skunk place," with asuksa meaning skunk and -nga denoting place.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rasmussen |first=Cecilia |date=June 3, 2007 |title=What's in a name? Clues to a city's past |periodical=Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/valley/la-me-then3jun03,1,1874433,full.story |access-date=August 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207114131/http://www.latimes.com/news/local/valley/la-me-then3jun03%2C1%2C1874433%2Cfull.story |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The first human settlements in the area date back to approximately 6000 BC. The [[Takic languages|Takic]] people moved into the area {{circa|3500 BC}}<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sutton |first1=Mark Q. |title=People and Language: Defining the Takic Expansion into Southern California |journal=Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly |date=2009 |volume=41 |issue=2&3 |pages=31-93 |url=https://cheviothillshistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Takic.pdf |access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref> and the [[Tongva|Tongva people]] (''Gabrieleño'' Indians), now commonly regarded as the indigenous people of the region, arrived by at least 55 BC.<ref name="Sutton2009">{{cite journal |last1=Sutton |first1=M. Q. |year=2009 |title=People and language: Defining the Takic expansion into southern California |journal=Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly |volume=41 |issue=1–2 |pages=31–93 |url=http://www.pcas.org/assets/documents/Takic.pdf |access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref> A [[backronym]], "Azusa stands for everything from A to Z in the U.S.A.", has been a phrase used for many years by organizations such as the [[Chamber of Commerce]] to promote the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-20-me-9058-story.html|title=COLD WAR IN AZUSA : City Hall Turns Frosty After Council Says Mayor Raided Fridge|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 20, 1987|first=Mike|last=Ward}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Creating a 'Real' Place: Azusa Faces the 21st Century |author= Cole, Rick |work=Terrain.org |url=http://www.terrain.org/columns/13/guest.htm |access-date=May 19, 2015|author-link= Rick Cole }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Td4jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5654%2C4284085 |title=Take a Good Look at the US Map. Towns Have the Craziest Names |work=[[The Milwaukee Journal]] |date=September 8, 1969 |access-date=May 18, 2015 |author=Remington, Frank L. |quote=This one writer seems to have conflated [[Reno]] with Azusa to come up with the "best town from A to Z in the USA." Note the date of article and that no other sources for "best town" can be found. }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The first Mexican settlement in Azusa was at the [[Rancho Azusa de Dalton|Rancho el Susa]] in 1841, a Mexican [[Ranchos of California|land grant]] from the [[Alta California]] Governor [[Juan Bautista Alvarado]] to [[Luis Arenas]]. In 1844, Arenas sold the rancho's land to Henry Dalton, an English immigrant and wealthy merchant from the [[Pueblo of Los Angeles]], for $7,000. He renamed it [[Rancho Azusa de Dalton]], and had built a winery, distillery, vinegar house, meat smokehouse, and flour mill. Also, a [[vineyard]] was planted. Dalton built a house here on a place known as Dalton Hill, near 6th Street and Cerritos Avenue in Azusa.

Dalton was also the owner of the large, adjacent [[Rancho San Francisquito (Dalton)|Rancho San Francisquito]] and [[Rancho Santa Anita]] properties. In the end, Dalton owned an unbroken expanse of land from present-day [[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]] to the eastern edge of [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf5d5nb0qt&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac|title=Henry Dalton Papers: Finding Aid|website=content.cdlib.org}}</ref> A portion of Azusa west of the San Gabriel River was within adjacent [[Rancho Azusa de Duarte]].

With the [[Mexican Cession|cession]] of California to the United States following the [[Mexican–American War]], the 1848 [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho San Francisquito was filed with the [[Public Land Commission]] in 1852 and confirmed by the Commission in 1853, but rejected by the US District Court in 1855, on the grounds that Henry Dalton was not, at the time of the grant, a citizen of Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb109nb422&chunk.id=c01-1.3.6.4&brand=oac|title=Finding Aid to the Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California, circa 1852-1892|website=content.cdlib.org}}</ref> The decree was reversed by the [[US Supreme Court]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Court |first=United States Supreme |date=1859 |title=63 US 436 Henry Dalton v. The United States |url=https://openjurist.org/63/us/436/henry-dalton-v-the-united-states |language=en |volume=US |issue=63 |pages=436}}</ref> and the grant was [[Land patent|patented]] to Henry Dalton in 1867.<ref>{{Cite web |title=REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA From August 1, 1884, to August 1, 1886. |url=http://www.slc.ca.gov/Misc_Pages/Historical/Surveyors_General/reports/Willey_1884_1886.pdf |website=www.slc.ca.gov}}</ref>

Azusa was listed in the [[1860 US census]] as a township (encompassing the [[Rancho Azusa de Dalton|Azusa de Dalton]] and [[Rancho Azusa de Duarte|Azusa de Duarte]] ranchos) with a population of 363. The [[1870 US census]] listed the area as the township of Azusa – El Monte Township and [[1880 US census]] listed the area as the township of [[San Jose Township, Los Angeles County, California|San Jose]] and Azusa. There were a few corrections to cross out the San Jose name on most of the census pages, but this was done sporadically and there remain many index errors in the online census due to these errors.
[[File:Bird's_eye_view_of_Azusa,_Los_Angeles_Co._Cal.,_1887_LOC_2007629036.jpg|alt=Depiction of town plan, streets are laid out in a grid with a mountain range in the background|left|thumb|Birds Eye of Azusa, CA, 1887. Bottom insets: "A.T. & S.F. Depot, Azusa" and "Hotel Azusa."]]
Dalton had borrowed money from Los Angeles banker [[J. S. Slauson|Jonathan S. Slauson]] to fund 24 years of litigation, and had to sign the land over to him in 1880. Slauson laid out the plan for the city in 1887 and the city was officially [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1898.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Azusa, CA - Official Website - Azusa History |url=http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=569 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208000108/http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=569 |archive-date=2009-12-08 |access-date= |website=www.ci.azusa.ca.us}}</ref>

The completion of the [[Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad]] in January 1887, later sold to the [[Santa Fe Railroad|Santa Fe railroad]], brought new people looking for homes and investment opportunities to Azusa. Part of this land boom was the short-lived town of Gladstone in 1887, which merged into Azusa in 1905.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Baker|first1=Charles C.|title= The Rise and Fall of the City of Gladstone|journal= Annual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California|date=1914|volume=8|issue=3|pages=188–194|jstor=41168704|doi=10.2307/41168704}}</ref> The [[Pacific Electric]] also provided the community with passenger rail service via its [[Monrovia-Glendora Line]] from 1907 to 1951. The [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] Foothill light rail line was built on the old Sante Fe right-of-way.<ref>"The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad." by Hoyt, Franklyn., ''Pacific Historical Review'' 20 (August 1951): 227–239</ref><ref>California History, VOLUME LXVII NO. 1-4 1988, CONTENTS, California Historical Society SAN FRANCISCO • LOS ANGELES • SAN MARINO, NUMBER 1— MARCH 1988</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpomonav00hist|title=History of Pomona Valley, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the valley who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present ..|first1=Los Angeles|last1=Historic Record Company|first2=Frank Parkhurst|last2=Brackett|author-link2=Frank Parkhurst Brackett|date=October 4, 2018|publisher=Los Angeles, Cal., Historic Record Company|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

==Geography==
The city is located at the entrance to the San Gabriel Canyon, giving the city its nickname "The Canyon City." It is on the east side of the [[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.7|sqmi|km2}}; over 99% of it is land.

===Climate===
This region experiences warm, dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|°F|1}}. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Azusa has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=14040&cityname=Azusa,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Azusa, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 363
|1870= 320
|1900= 863
|1910= 1477
|1920= 2460
|1930= 4808
|1940= 5209
|1950= 11042
|1960= 20497
|1970= 25217
|1980= 29380
|1990= 41333
|2000= 44712
|2010= 46361
|2020= 50000
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. decennial census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907072108/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828190324/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164053/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828162810/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918190408/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921120611/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823052400/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814213918/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts -California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204210903/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Azusa first appeared as a city in the [[1860 US census]].<ref name=1870CensusCA1/> 

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Azusa city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Azusa city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0603386&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Azusa city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0603386&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Azusa city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0603386&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,824
|8,955
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,751
|24.21%
|19.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.50%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,576
|1,293
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,589
|3.52%
|2.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.18%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|202
|114
|style='background: #ffffe6; |113
|0.45%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,657
|3,896
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,187
|5.94%
|8.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.37%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|56
|67
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65
|0.13%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|103
|62
|style='background: #ffffe6; |234
|0.23%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
|772
|646
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,041
|1.73%
|1.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.08%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|28,522
|31,328
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32,020
|63.79%
|67.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''44,712'''
|'''46,361'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''50,000'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0603386|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023418/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0603386|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Azusa city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Azusa had a population of 46,361. The population density was {{convert|4,794.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Azusa was 26,715 (57.6%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (19.3% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0603386.html|title=Census data|website=quickfacts.census.gov|access-date=October 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703000415/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0603386.html|archive-date=July 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>  1,499 (3.2%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 562 (1.2%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4,054 (8.7%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 87 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 11,270 (24.3%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 2,174 (4.7%) from two or more races. There were 31,328 people of [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] origin, of any race (67.6%).

The census reported that 43,559 people (94.0% of the population) lived in households, 2,691 (5.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 111 (0.2%) were institutionalized.

There were 12,716 households, out of which 5,955 (46.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 6,310 (49.6%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 2,275 (17.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,014 (8.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 891 (7.0%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 104 (0.8%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 2,238 households (17.6%) were made up of individuals, and 761 (6.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43. There were 9,599 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (75.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.85.

The population was spread out, with 12,407 people (26.8%) under the age of 18, 7,724 people (16.7%) aged 18 to 24, 13,185 people (28.4%) aged 25 to 44, 9,469 people (20.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,576 people (7.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

There were 13,386 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,384.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 6,802 (53.5%) were owner-occupied, and 5,914 (46.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%. 22,805 people (49.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 20,754 people (44.8%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009&ndash;2013, Azusa had a median household income of $52,001, with 20.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 44,712 people, 12,549 households, and 9,298 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|5,023.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 13,013 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,462.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 52.35% [[Race (United States census)|White]], 3.78% [[Race (United States census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States census)|African American]], 1.31% [[Race (United States census)|Native American]], 6.14% [[Race (United States census)|Asian]], 0.17% [[Race (United States census)|Pacific Islander]], 30.52% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 5.73% from two or more races. 63.79% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 12,549 households, out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,191, and the median income for a family was $40,918. Males had a median income of $30,845 versus $26,565 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,412. About 15.1% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

[[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] and [[German Americans|German]] were the most common ancestries. [[Mexico]] and the [[Philippines]] were the most common foreign countries of birth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Azusa |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/azusa/index.html#:~:text=Ancestry%20and%20immigration,are%20the%20most%20common%20ancestries. |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Mapping L.A.}}</ref>

==Economy==
According to the City of Azusa's FY 2014–15 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/32867 |title=City of Azusa: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |access-date=July 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011084805/http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/32867 |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Azusa Pacific University]]
|1,433
|-
| 2
|[[Azusa Unified School District]]
|1,250
|-
| 3
|[[Northrop Grumman]]
|859
|-
| 4
|City of Azusa
|383
|-
| 5
|[[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]
|295
|-
| 6
|S&S Foods LLC
|285
|-
| 7
|Hanson Distributing Company
|195
|-
| 8
|Buena Vista Food Products
|186
|-
| 9
|[[Target Corporation]]
|142
|-
| 10
|Artisian Screen
|140
|}

Azusa was the former home of the [[Lucky Lager]] brewery and its successor, General Brewing. Built in 1949, the facility was purchased and converted to production by Miller Brewery in May 1966. A decade later, Miller relocated its operations to the nearby city of [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]] and the Azusa facility ceased production in 1980, eventually being demolished.

;Professional sports teams
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club !! Sport!!Founded!!League!!Venue
|-
|[[SoCal Legends]]||[[Basketball]]||2005||[[Continental Basketball Association]]||[[Azusa Pacific University]]
|}

===Superfund site===
[[Aerojet]], a [[rocket engine]] manufacturer, had a plant in Azusa from World War II to 2001. In 1980, it was determined that under Aerojet's facility there was [[Trichloroethylene|TCE]] [[water contamination]] in the [[groundwater]], whose plume was entering the [[aquifer]] under the city and of the San Gabriel Valley groundwater basin.<ref name="latalk">{{Cite web |last= |last2= |last3= |last4= |date=2000-06-08 |title=Talks to Develop Aquifer Cleanup Plan Collapse |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-08-me-38948-story.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The San Gabriel Valley aquifer is very valuable, providing most of the drinking water in the area at a fraction of the cost of water imported by aqueducts.<ref name=latalk/> In 1985, the U.S. EPA declared it a [[Superfund Site]].<ref name=latalk/>

In 1997, additional chemical contamination, mostly [[N-Nitrosodimethylamine|NDMA]] and [[ammonium perchlorate]], was found in the site's groundwater. Aerojet was named the Responsible Party for the [[groundwater remediation]] (cleanup) work and expenses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=2000-07-01 |title=EPA Tells Aerojet, 18 Other Firms to Clean Up Aquifer |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-01-me-46679-story.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Aerojet sold the property in 2001 to [[Northrop Grumman]] Corporation, but remained the Responsible Party for the pollution.

In a 2002 court decision, Aerojet and seven other San Gabriel Valley groundwater polluters agreed to provide funding to build and operate six water-treatment facilities.<ref name="treat">{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=2002-05-10 |title=$250-Million Deal OKd to Treat Basin's Water |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-10-me-water10-story.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |quote=Firms agree to build and run plants to remove pollution in the San Gabriel Valley.}}</ref> One of the main contaminants is [[perchlorate]], a carcinogenic component of rocket fuels produced by Aerojet.<ref name=treat/>

==Government==
City Council elections were held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in March in odd-numbered years until the 2017 election. Effective with the 2020 California Primary election, they are held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in March of even-numbered years. The Mayor is elected to a two-year term, City Council members are elected to a four-year term and elected at-large.

In the [[California State Legislature]], Azusa is in {{Representative|casd|22|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|48|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | title = Statewide Database
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = November 28, 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | archive-date = February 1, 2015
| url-status = dead
 }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Azusa is in {{Representative|cacd|31|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|31}}</ref>

The city [[mayor]] is{{when|date=December 2015}} Robert Gonzales.<ref>{{cite web|title=Staff Directory|url=http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/directory.aspx?EID=2|website=Azusa, CA Official Website|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072755/http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/directory.aspx?EID=2|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2017/03/08/azusa-mayor-rocha-incumbents-gonzales-and-alvarez-win-seats-on-the-city-council/|title=Azusa Mayor Rocha, incumbents Gonzales and Alvarez win seats on the City Council|website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune|access-date=January 22, 2018|date=March 8, 2017}}</ref>
On March 9, 2011, Azusa voters approved an agreement between Azusa Rock, Inc. and the city to address environmental issues associated with hillside mining in the area.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2011/03/09/our-view-voters-elect-tried-and-true-in-san-gabriel-valley/ |title= Voters elect tried and true in San Gabriel Valley|newspaper= Pasadena Star-News |location=Pasadena, CA|date=March 9, 2011 |access-date=January 23, 2018 }}</ref> The benefits of the proposed agreement has been questioned by several groups.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saveourcanyon.org/extent.html |title=Save Our Canyon: What is the Extent of Expansion of the Azusa Rock Quarry Plan? |work=saveourcanyon.org |access-date=November 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628155629/http://www.saveourcanyon.org/extent.html |archive-date=June 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Education==
;Public schools
Azusa is served by the [[Azusa Unified School District]]. Its schools include:
*Seven traditional elementary schools: Dalton, Hodge, Lee, Magnolia, Murray, Paramount, and Valleydale
*One Kindergarten-only elementary school: Longfellow
*[[Gladstone Middle School (California)|Gladstone Middle School]]
*[[Azusa High School]]
*Sierra (Continuation) High School — a model continuation school
*Azusa Adult School

;Private schools
*St. Frances of Rome Elementary School (grades K–8) — part of St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church, in the [[Los Angeles Archdiocese]]
*[[Azusa Pacific University]] — a private Christian university
*[[Dhammakaya Open University]] — a private [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] university

==Transportation==
Azusa lies along the [[Foothill Freeway]] (I-210) between the [[Interstate 605|San Gabriel River Freeway]] (I-605) and the [[California State Route 57|Orange Freeway]] (SR&nbsp;57). Azusa Avenue ([[California State Route 39|SR&nbsp;39]]) extends from the [[Angeles National Forest]] starting at San Gabriel Canyon Road/Sierra Madre Avenue south through [[Orange County, California|Orange County]].

Azusa serves as the terminus for the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A line]] [[light rail]], which stops at [[Azusa Downtown station]] adjacent to Azusa City Hall before terminating at [[APU/Citrus College station]] at the eastern border of Azusa by [[Citrus College]]. On March 5, 2016, Azusa became the eastern terminus of the first phase of the [[Foothill Extension]] of the L Line (now the northeastern terminus of the A Line) which previously operated between Los Angeles [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] and [[Sierra Madre Villa station]] in eastern [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-gabriel-commuters-officials-cheer-gold-line-extension-20160305-story.html|title=San Gabriel commuters cheer as Gold Line rail extension officially opens|first=Laura J. |last=Nelson|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date= March 5, 2016|access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref>

The A Line operates along former [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]] purchased by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stein |first=Mark a |last2=Perlman |first2=Jeffrey a |date=1992-06-19 |title=Santa Fe, Transit Officials Reach Rail Deal : Commuting: The $500-million agreement for 336 miles of track means expanded O.C. passenger service. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-19-mn-707-story.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> MTA is currently pre-constructing and planning to extend the line to the end of its reserved right-of-way in [[Montclair, California|Montclair]], just across the [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]] line. In October 2009, the MTA Board unanimously voted to include the Foothill Extension in its long-range plan, and approved funding for the construction and operation of the Foothill Extension's first phase to Azusa. This phase of the extension broke ground in June 2010.

The [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] [[San Bernardino Line]] stops nearby at [[Covina station]] and [[Baldwin Park station]] several times each day.

===Principal streets===
Azusa's main [[Arterial road|arterial street]]s are:
*Azusa Avenue ([[California State Route 39|State Route 39]]) — begins in the [[Angeles National Forest]], proceeds down from the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] and south crossing the [[Interstate 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway (I-210)]] and [[Interstate 10 in California|I-10]], and continues through [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] to the Pacific Coast Highway.
*[[Foothill Boulevard (Southern California)|Foothill Boulevard]] — this section begins at the [[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]] crossing into [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]], and enters Azusa, passes [[Azusa Pacific University]], and jogs north at Citrus Avenue. Continuing straight past Citrus, the street becomes Alosta Avenue, where at Amelia Avenue, it turns back into Foothill Boulevard. Irwindale and turns into Alosta Avenue and travels in front of [[Azusa Pacific University]]. The Azusa section of Foothill Boulevard was on historic [[U.S. Route 66 in California|U.S. Route 66]].
* San Gabriel Avenue — begins at Sierra Madre Avenue, and travels south, connecting into Azusa Avenue. San Gabriel Avenue is used for the annual Azusa Golden Days Parade.

==Healthcare==
The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Monrovia Health Center in [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]], serving Azusa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LA County Department of Public Health |url=http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/monrovia.pdf |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=publichealth.lacounty.gov}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
A popular [[running gag]] on the long-running [[radio comedy]] ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' involved a character voiced by [[Mel Blanc]] announcing the arrival or departure of a train to or from "[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], Azusa, and [[Rancho Cucamonga, California|Cuc-a-monga]]," all three then being small towns without rail service at the time.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Katz|first1=Curtis|title=By Train to Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga|journal=Nostalgia Digest|date=1999|volume=February–March|pages=30–32|url=http://www.speakingofradio.com/schaden-scrapbook/by-train-to-anaheim-azusa-and-cucamonga-by-curtis-l-katz-february-march-1999/}}</ref>

Azusa boasted the world's first Go Kart factory as of 1958. The product proved very popular. Go Kart went into bankruptcy in 1963.

The city's name appeared in the title of the [[Jan and Dean]] song "Anaheim, Azusa, & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review and Timing Association" in 1964.

In 1971 [[Life (magazine)|''Life'']] magazine ran a cover story on teen pregnancy featuring a unique program for pregnant high school teens. The story focused on teenage mothers attending Citrus High School in Azusa. At a time when many pregnant teens were shunned by their schools and families, Citrus High School sought to help the teen mothers continue their studies while pregnant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://life.time.com/culture/fighting-teen-pregnancy-portrait-of-a-radical-high-school-program-1971/#1|title=Life Magazine archives: "Fighting teen pregnancy, portrait of a radical high school program" (1971)|access-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524060752/http://life.time.com/culture/fighting-teen-pregnancy-portrait-of-a-radical-high-school-program-1971/#1|archive-date=May 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In ''[[Hold Back the Dawn]]'' (1941), Emmy Brown ([[Olivia de Havilland]]), a schoolmarm from Azusa, recites the claim that it "stands for everything from A to Z in the U.S.A." The same happens in ''[[A Woman's Secret]]'' (1949), with Susan Caldwell ([[Gloria Grahame]]), born and raised in Azusa, describing the town's name as "kind of a made-up name". In [[Six Feet Under (TV series)|''Six Feet Under'' (TV series)]], a professor sends an assistant to Azusa and recites the same claim, saying “that’s how you guys name your towns here”.

==Sister cities==
Azusa has one [[town twinning|sister city]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://azusasistercity.org/|title=女性にこだわりのある男性なら青森のデリヘルは大当たり|website=azusasistercity.org|access-date=June 22, 2008|archive-date=January 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106003853/http://www.azusasistercity.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Zacatecas, Zacatecas|Zacatecas]], [[Zacatecas|State of Zacatecas]], [[Mexico]]

==Notable people==
*[[Hank Aguirre]], [[major league baseball]] pitcher<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor= Reichler, Joseph L. |title= The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year= 1969 |edition= 4th |year= 1979 |publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York |isbn= 978-0-02-578970-8 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic }}</ref>
*[[Rocky Dennis]], born with [[craniodiaphyseal dysplasia]] and subject of the motion picture [[Mask (1985 film)|''Mask'']]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ebert|first1=Roger|title=Mask Movie Review & Summary (1985)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mask-1985|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Mack Ray Edwards]] (1918–1971), Heavy equipment operator, and child sex abuser/serial killer
*[[Adore Delano]], Season 7 [[American Idol]] semi-finalist, Season 6 [[RuPaul's Drag Race]] finalist, Season 2 [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]] contestant, [[YouTube]] personality
*[[Billy Kilmer]], [[NFL]] [[quarterback]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]], the [[New Orleans Saints]], and the [[Washington Redskins]]
*[[Shinya Kimura]], motorcycle builder
*[[Zack Padilla]], world champion boxer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Zack_Padilla|title=Zack Padilla - BoxRec|website=boxrec.com}}</ref>
*[[Anthony Robbins]], life coach and author
*[[Lizette Salas]], professional golfer
*[[Judson Scott]], actor
*[[Greggy Soriano]], cake designer and reality TV personality
*[[Tatiana Suarez]] (born 1990), mixed martial artist
*[[Ruth Wysocki]], track athlete, 1978 U.S. champion in 800 meters
*Members of [[Silent Planet]], [[metalcore]] band
*[[Scheana Shay]], television personality and singer <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/16-things-you-didnt-know-about-scheana-from-vanderpump-rules-31350|title = 16 Things You Didn't Know About Scheana from 'Vanderpump Rules'}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}
*[[Azusa Civic Center]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Azusa, California|<br/>Azusa, California}}
*{{Official website|https://www.azusaca.gov/}}
*[http://www.azusachamber.org/ Azusa Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic location
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| North     = ''[[San Gabriel Mountains]] & [[East Fork Road]] & [[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]] & [[California State Route 39|R39]]''
| Northeast = [[San Gabriel Mountains]]
| East      = [[Glendora, California|Glendora]]
| Southeast = [[Covina, California|Covina]]
| South     = [[Covina, California|Covina]]
| Southwest = ''[[Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area|Santa Fe Dam]]'' & [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]]
| West      = ''[[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]]'' & [[Duarte, California|Duarte]]
| Northwest = [[Bradbury, California|Bradbury]]
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