Editing Duarte, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Duarte, California
|settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
|motto                    = "City of Health"
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|imagesize                = 250x200px
|image_caption            = Helford Clinical Research Hospital at the [[City of Hope National Medical Center]]
|image_seal               = Duarte CA seal.gif
|image_map                = File:Los Angeles County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Duarte Highlighted 0619990.svg
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|map_caption              = Location of Duarte in Los Angeles County, California.
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| pushpin_map = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{Flag|California|size=23px}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
|government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council-Manager]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              =Vinh Truong<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sgvtribune.com/2023/12/14/city-of-duarte-welcomes-new-mayor-and-mayor-pro-tem/|title=City of Duarte welcomes new mayor and mayor pro tem|website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune|publisher=MediaNews Group, Inc.|date=14 December 2023|access-date=21 August 2024|author-last1=Valdes|author-first1=Georgia|quote= Vinh Truong is Duarte’s new mayor and Cesar A. Garcia will sit by his side as mayor pro tem.}}</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = August 22, 1957<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |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>
|named_for = Andrés Duarte
<!-- Area------------------>
| 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|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi        = 6.71
| area_land_sq_mi         = 6.71
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.00
| area_total_km2          = 17.38
| area_land_km2           = 17.38
| area_water_km2          = 0.00
| area_water_percent      = 0
|elevation_m              = 156
|elevation_ft             = 512
|coordinates              = {{coord|34|8|25|N|117|57|42|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 21727
|pop_est_as_of            = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name=quif>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/duartecitycalifornia/PST045221|title=Duarte (city) QuickFacts|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>
|population_est           = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 3238.49
|population_density_km2   = 1250.39
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|timezone_DST             = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -7
|website                  = {{URL|www.accessduarte.com}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 91008-91010
|area_code                = [[Area code 626|626]]
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|06|19990}}
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = {{GNIS 4|1652699}}
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'''Duarte''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|w|ɑr|t|i|,_|d|u|ˈ|ɑr|t|eɪ}}) is a city in [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city population was 21,727. It is bounded to the north by the [[San Gabriel Mountains]], to the north and west by the cities of [[Bradbury, California|Bradbury]] and [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]], to the south by the city of [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]], and to the east by the cities of Irwindale and [[Azusa, California|Azusa]]. Duarte is located on historic [[U.S. Route 66]], which today follows Huntington Drive through the middle of the city. The town is named after Andrés Avelino Duarte, a [[California]] ''ranchero'' (rancher) who founded the community on his [[Ranchos of California|land grant]], [[Rancho Azusa de Duarte]].

== History ==
{{More citations needed section|date=March 2010}}
[[File:Statue of Andrés Avelino Duarte (2414614711).jpg|thumb|left|Andrés Avelino Duarte statue, honoring the [[Californio]] ranchero and namesake of the city.]]
Around 500 B.C., a band of [[Shoshone]]an-speaking Indians established settlements in what is now the [[San Gabriel Valley]]. These [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] were dubbed the Gabrieliño Indians (after San Gabriel, the local mission) by early Spanish colonial explorers, but now generally prefer to be called the [[Tongva people|Tongva]]. Since the San Gabriel Valley area was home to large numbers of oak trees such as [[coast live oak]] and [[interior live oak]], a staple of the Tongva diet was an [[acorn]] meal made by boiling acorn flour.

===Spanish era===
Duarte's history with Europeans dates back to 1769, when all land in California was claimed by the [[Spanish monarchy|king of Spain]]. The first Europeans visited the San Gabriel Valley during a 1769 expedition from [[San Diego]] to [[Monterey Bay]] commanded by [[Gaspar de Portolà|Don Gaspar de Portolà]]. Accompanying Portolà was a [[Franciscan]] priest from [[Junípero Serra]]'s order in [[Mexico]], [[Juan Crespí]], who served as the diarist of the expedition. Much of what is known of early California is known only from the detailed descriptions recorded by Crespi.

On September 8, 1771, the Franciscans established the [[Mission San Gabriel Arcangel]] in the San Gabriel Valley.<ref>{{cite news|title=More than fifty years| url=http://www.chamberorganizer.com/duartechamber/docs/View_Pgs-3-07_for_pdf.pdf|access-date=December 15, 2016|work=Duarte View|page=1}}</ref> The mission was a resting point for early California travelers and gathered most of the native Tongva into an agricultural lifestyle. Following [[Mexican War of Independence|Mexican independence]] in 1821, the mission lands were nationalized.

===Mexican era===
On May 10, 1841, the governor of [[Alta California]], [[Juan Bautista Alvarado]], granted to former Mexican corporal Andrés Avelino Duarte and his wife nearly {{convert|7000|acre|km2|0}} of prime land in the central-northern San Gabriel Valley. Duarte named his new holdings "[[Rancho Azusa de Duarte]]". The name ''Azusa'' was derived from ''Asuksa-gna'', meaning "skunk 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=June 18, 2024 |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 name of the Tongva settlement on the [[foothills]] of the San Gabriel Valley, on the western side of the alluvial fan where the [[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]] exits the San Gabriel Mountains; a portion of this area forms the northeastern-most corner of Duarte.  That land grant now comprises portions of [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]], portions of [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]], all of [[Bradbury, California|Bradbury]], all of Duarte, portions of [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]], portions of [[Azusa, California|Azusa]] and a portion of [[Baldwin Park, California|Baldwin Park]].  Corporal Duarte had the local Indians build a small hut for his family and help him plant a kitchen garden and orchards near "the Indian Springs of the Asuksas" (in what is now Fish Canyon<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.simpsoncity.com/hiking/fishcanyon.html | title=Fish Canyon Falls | last=Simpson | first=Dan | publisher=Dan Simpson | work=Dan's Hiking Pages and blog | access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://modernhiker.com/hike/hike-fish-canyon-falls | title=Fish Canyon Falls | last=Shreiner | first=Casey | date=July 3, 2014 | access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/fish-canyon-falls/ | title=Fish Canyon Falls in the San Gabriel Mountains | publisher=hikespeak.com | work=hikespeak| access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sgvtribune.com/lifestyle/20140618/permanent-access-to-fish-canyon-falls-provided-for-first-time-in-30-years | title=Permanent access to Fish Canyon Falls provided for first time in 30 years | last=Scauzillo | first=Steve | publisher=[[Digital First Media]] | work=[[San Gabriel Valley Tribune]] | date=June 18, 2014 | access-date=March 27, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://azusarock.com/ | title=Azusa Rock Quarry / Fish Canyon Falls Trail Access | publisher=[[Vulcan Materials Company]] | access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref>).

===Post-Conquest era===
Following the American [[Conquest of California]], the territory was ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848 at the end of the [[Mexican–American War]]. In 1851, Congress passed a bill that established a [[Public Land Commission|Board of Land Commissioners]] whose duty was to determine the validity of all grants of Alta California land by Spanish and Mexican authorities.

Corporal Duarte began incurring legal expenses and other debts, which he defrayed by selling portions of his Rancho. This first sale was a {{convert|225|acre|km2|adj=on}} parcel at the southern end of the Rancho to Michael Whistler and two unidentified colleagues. Whistler later bought out his colleagues and sold the entire parcel to Dr. Nehemiah Beardslee, who started the first school in Duarte (which now bears his surname) and laid out the first section of Duarte's water lines. Corporal Duarte divided much of the Rancho's remainder into {{convert|40|acre|ha|adj=on}} plots and sold them individually.  Corporal Duarte finally won a favorable ruling from the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] for his land grant case in 1878, but by then he had sold the entire Rancho.

Many of Duarte's earliest pioneer families came to Duarte in the mid-19th century for their health, the pleasant climate, and the fertile soil. English settlers, Americans from the [[Midwest]] and [[Deep South]], [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]]s who remained from the Rancho days, and Japanese immigrants enabled Duarte to grow into a thriving agricultural community specializing in citrus production. The first recorded [[avocado]] tree grown in California was planted in Duarte by William Chappelow, Sr. grown from one of four seeds sent to him by the Division of [[Pomology]] of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] in 1893.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.accessduarte.com/about/history.htm | title=City History | access-date=October 3, 2017 | archive-date=October 4, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004084944/http://www.accessduarte.com/about/history.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eCFNAAAAYAAJ&q=Chappelow+Avocado+tree&pg=PA374 | title=Yearbook Of The United States Department Of Agriculture, 1906 | work=Page 374 | access-date=October 3, 2017| year=1907 }}</ref>

[[File:CItyofHope2021.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of City of Hope campus (2021)]]

===Modern era===
Two medical institutions were started in Duarte in the early part of the 20th century. In 1913, the Jewish Consumptive Relief Association started a tuberculosis sanitarium in the form of a small [[tent city]] on {{convert|40|acre|ha}} of land south of Duarte Road. This later evolved into the world-renowned [[City of Hope National Medical Center]], a recognized leader in fighting cancer and other catastrophic diseases. In 1930, a group of [[Carmelite]] nuns known as the [[Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles]] established what is now the Santa Teresita Rest Home, known until recently as Santa Teresita Medical Center. After decades as a full-service hospital, Santa Teresita was downgraded to "medical center" in the early 21st century, after financial problems, caused both by administrative missteps as well as the costs of providing medical coverage to the uninsured, forced the hospital to close its emergency room. Santa Teresita now operates as an "outpatient services only" facility.

In 1957, a dedicated group of community members, fearing annexation by neighboring cities, led a fight for incorporation. Indeed, parts of the original Rancho had already been annexed by neighboring Monrovia, Azusa, Irwindale, and Baldwin Park. At the same time, a rival group representing an affluent enclave in the foothills started a competing drive for incorporation and broke off to form the separate city of Bradbury. A 2001 ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article stated that their petition for incorporation arrived in [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] on August 22, 1957, "mere moments" before the petition that would have included what is now Bradbury in the city of Duarte. Still, many ties between the two communities remain in that they both form the Duarte Unified School District; they both share the same post office and the 91008 ZIP code; and they both share combined public services such as the [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] and [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]], and garbage pickup (provided by Burrtec Waste Services).

The original city logo was created by Bill Botts Sr. in 1957. It consisted of a double-circular seal, with the inner circle containing an adobe arch featuring the Rancho Azusa de Duarte "d" brand (inside the arch is the original date of the Rancho's establishment, 1841) while the outer circle features the year of Duarte's incorporation (1957). The current city logo was created in early 1982 to mark Duarte's 25th anniversary of cityhood.

Like many of its neighbors, modern Duarte is a [[bedroom community]]. The city of Duarte is geographically isolated from population centers to the east and south due to the [[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]] and rock quarry operations in [[Irwindale]] and [[Azusa, California|Azusa]]. These factors have proven to be an ongoing economic challenge for local businesses as the city attracts little outside spending, and most residents spend their money elsewhere. Due to air quality and noise concerns, the city of Duarte has sought repeatedly to halt the expansion of neighboring quarry operations but has had no success against the monied interests behind the quarries and the neighboring city governments beholden to them. Still, over the past few decades, the city leadership has succeeded in bringing retail development to the western portion of Duarte.

In September 2010, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine placed the ZIP code of 91008 at #1 on its annual list of America's most expensive ZIP codes, containing the parts of Duarte immediately north of neighboring Bradbury.<ref name=Ewalt>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/zipcodes/2010/zipspage.html?zip=91008&city=Duarte | title=Forbes Luxury Housing Index: #1 91008 Duarte, Calif. | last=Ewalt | first=David | work=[[Forbes]] | access-date=March 27, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/09/27/most-expensive-zip-codes-2010-lifestyle-real-estate-zip-codes-10-zips_land.html | title=America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes | last=Levy | first=Francesca | date=September 27, 2010 | work=[[Forbes]] }}</ref>

== Geography ==
Duarte is located at {{Coord|34.140416|-117.961678|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1960= 13962
|1970= 14981
|1980= 16766
|1990= 20688
|2000= 21486
|2010= 21321
|2020= 21727
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|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=}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{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]]}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Duarte first appeared as a city in the [[1960 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1950CensusCA/><ref name="1960CensusCA1" /> 

=== 2020 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Duarte 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 – Duarte city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0619990&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) – Duarte city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0619990&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) – Duarte city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0619990&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|6,895
|5,729
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,892
|32.09%
|26.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.52%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,894
|1,486
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,126
|8.82%
|6.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.18%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|94
|63
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59
|0.44%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,669
|3,287
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,507
|12.42%
|15.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.74%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|18
|24
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|0.08%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|49
|60
|style='background: #ffffe6; |101
|0.23%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|541
|482
|style='background: #ffffe6; |591
|2.52%
|2.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.72%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|9,326
|10,190
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,436
|43.41%
|47.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.03%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''21,486'''
|'''21,321'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''21,727'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/duartecitycalifornia/PST045221|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220125055345/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/duartecitycalifornia/PST045221|archive-date=January 25, 2022|title=2020 Census QuickFacts: Duarte city, California|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 24, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> reported that Duarte had a population of 21,727. The population density was {{convert|3,186.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Duarte was 57.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (24.7% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name=quickfacts2020>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/duartecitycalifornia/PST045221 |title=Duarte (city), California |website=United States Census Bureau |date=April 1, 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220125055345/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/duartecitycalifornia/PST045221 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 }}</ref> 6.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 17.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 6.4% from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 49.9% of the population.

The Census reported that 63.1% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing.

There were 7,132 households, with an average household size of 2.98.

The population was 4.5% persons under 5 years old,  17.6% between the ages of 6 and 17, 58.5% ages 18 to 65, and 19.4% 65 years of age or older.  The population of Duarte was 54.8% female.

According to the 2020 United States census, Duarte had a median household income of $75,083, with 10.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

=== 2010 ===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619990|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024528/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619990|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Duarte city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Duarte had a population of 21,321. The population density was {{convert|3,186.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Duarte was 11,076 (51.9%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (26.9% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name=quickfacts>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0619990.html |title=Duarte (city), California |website=United States Census Bureau |date=December 4, 2014 |access-date=December 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702004241/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0619990.html |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref> 1,587 (7.4%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 179 (0.8%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3,361 (15.8%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 26 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4,108 (19.3%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 984 (4.6%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10,190 persons (47.8%).

The Census reported that 20,914 people (98.1% of the population) lived in households, 19 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 388 (1.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 7,013 households, out of which 2,458 (35.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,597 (51.3%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,004 (14.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 363 (5.2%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 285 (4.1%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 66 (0.9%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,666 households (23.8%) were made up of individuals, and 888 (12.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98.  There were 4,964 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (70.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.54.

The population was spread out, with 4,737 people (22.2%) under the age of 18, 1,863 people (8.7%) aged 18 to 24, 5,567 people (26.1%) aged 25 to 44, 5,776 people (27.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,378 people (15.8%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

There were 7,254 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,084.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 4,703 (67.1%) were owner-occupied, and 2,310 (32.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.4%.  14,796 people (69.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6,118 people (28.7%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States census, Duarte had a median household income of $62,250, with 13.4% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name=quickfacts />

=== 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 21,486 people, 6,635 households, and 4,889 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|3,215.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 6,805 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,018.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 52.02% [[Race (United States census)|White]], 9.08% [[Race (United States census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States census)|African American]], 0.94% [[Race (United States census)|Native American]], 12.62% [[Race (United States census)|Asian]], 0.11% [[Race (United States census)|Pacific Islander]], 19.99% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 5.23% from two or more races, while 43.41% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 6,635 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.70.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years.  For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,744, and the median income for a family was $56,556. Males had a median income of $39,812 versus $33,045 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,648.  11.3% of the population and 8.4% of families were below the [[poverty line]].  Out of the total population, 13.3% of those under the age of 18 and 10.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Mexican (31.6%) and Filipino (6.6%) were the most common ancestries.  Mexico (44.1%) and the Philippines (15.7%) were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/duarte/ | title=Duarte }}</ref>

== Government and infrastructure ==
In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Duarte is in {{Representative|cacd|32|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{cite GovTrack|CA|32}}</ref>

Duarte has a [[council-manager government]] with a city council whose seven members are directly elected by residents. The current mayor is Bryan Urias.<ref name=cc>{{cite web
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The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Monrovia Health Center in [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]], serving Duarte.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/monrovia.pdf Monrovia Health Center]." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.</ref>

Since 2016, Duarte has been served by [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]'s [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] [[light rail]] at the [[Duarte/City of Hope station]].

== Education ==
The [[Duarte Unified School District]] serves students from Duarte, [[Bradbury, California|Bradbury]], and [[unincorporated area|unincorporated communities]] to the south of Duarte and [[Monrovia]]. The district contains four [[elementary schools]] (Maxwell, Beardslee, Royal Oaks, and Valley View), one [[High school (North America)|high school]] ([[Duarte High School]]) and one continuation high school ([[Mt. Olive Continuation High School]], since renamed to the "Mt. Olive Institute of Technology" as of June 2013), CS Arts (California School of Arts) as of 2018.

Within Duarte, there are also five licensed [[private schools]]. Foothill Oaks Academy is a non-sectarian school serving students from preschool through 7th grade (since 4 September 2024.)The Duarte Montessori School is affiliated with the [[American Montessori Society]] and serves students from preschool through 2nd grade.  The School of the Little Scholar is a non-sectarian preschool. ABC School is another non-sectarian preschool that focuses on children with [[special education]] needs. The Hayden Child Care Center is a Roman Catholic-affiliated school serving students in preschool and kindergarten.

== Public safety ==
The [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] (LASD) operates the Temple Station in [[Temple City, California|Temple City]], serving not only Duarte, but also neighboring [[Bradbury, California|Bradbury]], while fire protection services are provided by the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]] through Station 44 (paramedic services are provided by nearby Stations 29 in [[Baldwin Park, California|Baldwin Park]] and 32 in [[Azusa, California|Azusa]]).

Duarte also has its own in-house "Department of Public Safety", where its officers (separate from the LASD) are assigned mainly with issuing citations for various violation of the city's Municipal Code, as well as issuance of dog licenses and bicycle permits.

==Media==
Duarte community news is provided by the ''[[San Gabriel Valley Tribune]]'' and ''Duarte Dispatch'', which is a weekly community newspaper published by Beacon Media News.

== Notable people ==
* [[David Henry Breaux]] – activist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Knoll |first=Corina |date=June 5, 2023 |title=He Devoted His Life to Compassion. His Killer Showed None. |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/david-breaux-stabbing-compassion-california.html |access-date=July 10, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Bill Melton]] – [[Major League Baseball]] player for the [[Chicago White Sox]], [[Cleveland Indians]], and [[Los Angeles Angels]], 1971 American League home run champion, television sports commentator.<ref>{{{cite web |last=Muder |first=Craig |date= |title=#Cardcorner: 1970 Topps Bill Melton |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1970-topps-bill-melton |website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]] |location= [[Cooperstown, New York]] |publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210615131507/https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1970-topps-bill-melton |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Glenn Miller]] – [[big band]] conductor, arranger, composer, trombone player, and recording artist.<ref>"A Portrait of Glenn Miller." Glenn Miller Archives, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.</ref><ref>Margiloff, Irwin, Neil Earle, and The Duarte Historical Society. ''Duarte (Images of America).'' Arcadia Publishing, 2009, pp. 92-95.</ref>
* [[Sam Shepard]] – playwright, writer and actor.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/oct/11/theatre.music |title=The write stuff |location=London |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |first=John |last=O'Mahony |date=October 11, 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414082920/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/oct/11/theatre.music |archive-date=April 14, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/01/14/searching-for-sam-shepard/38eae5b1-e51b-48b1-b378-b33cca6327af/ |title=Searching for Sam Shepard |last=Shirley |first=Don |date=January 14, 1979 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
* [[William A. Spinks]] – Billiards champion, co-inventor of modern [[Cue sport#Chalk|billiard cue chalk]], oilman, horticulturist (the Spinks Avocado cultivar developed in Duarte was considered the best commercial variety before the Haas was developed).<ref>{{cite report |last=Condit |first=Ira|date=1916 |title= History Of The Avocado And Its Varieties in California With A Check List Of All Named Varieties |url=http://avocadosource.com/CAS_Yearbooks/CAS_02_1916/CAS_1916_PG_105-144.pdf |work=California Avocado Association. Annual Report. 1916. 2:105-144 |location=Berkeley, California |publisher=UC Berkeley, College of Agriculture |url-status= live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040910031316/http://avocadosource.com/CAS_Yearbooks/CAS_02_1916/CAS_1916_PG_105-144.pdf |archive-date=September 10, 2004 |access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref>
*[[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]] – actor.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/caryhiroyuki_tagawa | title=Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Movies & TV Shows List &#124; Rotten Tomatoes &#124; Rotten Tomatoes | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.educatius.org/schools/usa/duarte-unified-school-district | title=Duarte Unified School District, California, USA }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Chung |first=W |date=February 10, 2010 |title=Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa: Action Master |url=https://goldsea.com/article_details/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa-action-master |website=[[Goldsea]] |location= |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250119221116/https://goldsea.com/article_details/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa-action-master |archive-date=January 19, 2025 |access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}

*[[Ranchos of California]]
*[[Spanish missions in California]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.duartechamber.com/ Duarte Chamber of Commerce]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040930100007/http://www.duartehistory.org/ Duarte Historical Society]}}

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 | Southeast = [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]] (including ''[[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]]'')
 | South = [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]] (including ''[[Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area]]'')
 | Southwest = [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]] & [[South Monrovia Island, California|South Monrovia Island]]
 | West = [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]], [[Bradbury, California|Bradbury]] &<br>''[[San Gabriel Mountains]]''
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