Editing Glendora, California

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| established_date         = April 1, 1887
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| named_for                       = Leadora Bennett Whitcomb
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| leader_name                     = David Fredendall
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| leader_name1                    = Michael Allawos
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| leader_name2                    = Karen K Davis
 <br /> Shaunna Elias <br /> Mendell Thompson
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| leader_name3                    = Adam Raymond
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'''Glendora''' is a city in the [[San Gabriel Valley]] in [[Los Angeles County, California]], {{convert|26|mi|km}} east of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heaton Jr. |first=Culver |title=Early Days &#124; City of Glendora |url=https://www.cityofglendora.org/departments-services/library/about-us/history-of-glendora/early-days#:~:text=History%20of%20Glendora%20%2D%20Early%20Days,miles%20east%20of%20Los%20Angeles.&text=In%201868%2C%20the%20Glendora%20district%20was%20opened%20for%20homesteading. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307190549/https://www.cityofglendora.org/departments-services/library/about-us/history-of-glendora/incorporation |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |website=City of Glendora}}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of Glendora was 52,558. World-famous [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]] runs through the city.

Known as the "Pride of the Foothills", Glendora is [[Wildland–urban interface|nestled in the foothills]] of the [[San Gabriel Mountains]]. Its downtown area, locally known as the Glendora Village, hosts dozens of restaurants, cafes, shops, and boutiques along Glendora Avenue with many community events scheduled throughout the year.

Neighborhoods and residences in Glendora reflect the city's history and range from [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Annes]], to [[Folk Victorian]]s, early 20th-century [[California bungalow|bungalows]], to [[Ranch-style house|ranch style homes]], to mid-rise [[multi-family residential]] complexes, to modern mansions.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 2020 |title=Glendora's Historic Core, A Walking Tour |url=https://www.glendorahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Glendora-WalkingTour.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922102328/https://www.glendorahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Glendora-WalkingTour.pdf |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |website=Glendora Historical Society}}</ref> Glendora's most expensive neighborhoods contain many very large, secluded, estate homes with views across the San Gabriel Valley to [[Downtown Los Angeles]].

Glendora is bordered by [[Azusa, California|Azusa]] and the unincorporated community of [[Citrus, California|Citrus]] to the west, [[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]] to the east and south, [[Covina, California|Covina]] and the unincorporated community of [[Charter Oak, California|Charter Oak]] to the south, and the [[San Gabriel Mountains]], including protected areas within the [[San Gabriel Mountains National Monument]], to the north.

== History ==

===Early inhabitants===
The first archaeological evidence of human settlement in Glendora dates from {{circa|6000 BCE}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glendora Community Archive and Local History |url=https://www.cityofglendora.org/services/library/archive-history |website=City of Glendora |access-date=25 June 2024}}.</ref> Around 3500 BCE, the [[Takic languages|Takic]] people moved into the area.<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> By the time Europeans arrived in present-day Los Angeles County, the [[Tongva]], also known as the [[Kizh]] or the Gabrieleños, were the dominant group.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=M. E. |editor1-last=Harkin |editor1-link=Michael E. Harkin |title=Reassessing revitalization movements: Perspectives from North America and the Pacific Island |last1=Lepowsky |first1=M. |chapter=Indian revolts and cargo cults: Ritual violence and revitalization in California and New Guinea |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ygqnKla4-wIC&pg=PA51 |year=2004 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |location=Lincoln, NE |isbn=978-0-8032-2406-3 |page=51, note 1 |access-date=19 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114039/http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780803203884 |archive-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> 

In the foothills and inland areas (such as present-day Glendora), Tongva settlement patterns included both permanent village sites and seasonal camps, usually located near reliable water sources like streams or springs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/samo/learn/historyculture/tongva.htm|title=The Tongva|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref> The nearest villages to modern Glendora were [[Asuksa-nga, California|Asuksa-nga]] (meaning "Skunk-place") along the [[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]] in present-day [[Azusa, California|Azusa]] and [[Duarte, California|Duarte]], and Momwamomutn-gna (meaning "Place of many springs") in present-day San Dimas.<ref>{{cite book|last=McCawley|first=William|title=The First Angelinos: The Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles|year=1996|publisher=Malki Museum Press|location=Banning, CA|page=44}}</ref> What is now Glendora was the site of seasonal camps and hunting grounds, particularly near the [[Intermittent river|intermittent streams]] around Dalton Canyon.

[[File:Tongva woman acorns.jpg|thumb|left|Tongva woman grinding acorns (1900), location unknown]] Tongva daily life was closely tied to the land’s resources. They were primarily hunters and gatherers rather than farmers.<ref>{{cite book|last=McCawley|first=William|title=The First Angelinos: The Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles|publisher=Malki Museum Press|year=1996|pages=45–48}}</ref> The abundant oak woodlands of the San Gabriel foothills provided acorns as a dietary staple; acorns were shelled, ground on stone mortars, and leached to make a nourishing acorn mush.<ref>{{cite book|last=Johnston|first=Bernice Eastman|title=California's Gabrielino Indians|publisher=Southwest Museum|year=1962|pages=21–23}}</ref> Along rivers and marshes, Tongva people gathered wild seeds such as [[Salvia columbariae|chia sage]], berries, and herbs. In inland communities like the Glendora area, protein came from hunting and trapping local game like deer, rabbits, and birds. Trade with neighboring tribes was well-developed; the Tongva were notable as one of the wealthiest and most influential indigenous groups in Southern California, exchanging goods like steatite (soapstone) bowls, shells, and other items in a far-reaching trade network.<ref>{{cite book|last=McCawley|first=William|title=The First Angelinos: The Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles|publisher=Malki Museum Press|year=1996|pages=98–102}}</ref> This network connected them with peoples as far away as the [[Yokuts]] of the Central Valley and the tribes of the Colorado River, illustrating how Tongva economic and cultural influence extended beyond their immediate homeland.<ref>{{cite book|last=Johnston|first=Bernice Eastman|title=California's Gabrielino Indians|publisher=Southwest Museum|year=1962|pages=30–31}}</ref>

Daily life in a Tongva village was structured around communal and familial activities. Tongva dwellings (called ''kich'' or ''kiiğa'') were dome-shaped structures made of willow branches and thatched with tule or other grasses.<ref>{{cite book|last=Heizer|first=Robert F.|title=Handbook of North American Indians: California|volume=8|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|year=1978|pages=623–625}}</ref> These homes had a central fire pit and a smoke hole at the top for ventilation. Villages typically ranged from a few dozen to a hundred people, and early Spanish observers noted that each village was politically autonomous under its own chief, yet linked to others by kinship and language. Men and women both had important economic roles: men often did most of the hunting and fishing, while women were expert foragers and skilled in processing plant foods and weaving baskets. Both sexes wore their hair long and adorned their bodies with tattoos and paint.<ref>{{cite book|last=Johnston|first=Bernice Eastman|title=California's Gabrielino Indians|publisher=Southwest Museum|year=1962|pages=38–39}}</ref> Clothing was minimal in the warm Southern California climate—men often wore little more than a breechcloth, and women wore skirts made of deer hide or woven fiber. In cooler weather, they draped themselves in capes or cloaks made from animal skins, and sandals woven from yucca fiber or hide protected their feet.<ref>{{cite book|last=Heizer|first=Robert F.|title=Handbook of North American Indians: California|volume=8|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|year=1978|pages=624}}</ref> Tongva spiritual life was rich, with ceremonies marking events like the summer solstice and communal mourning rituals for the dead. They had deep knowledge of local plants for food, medicine, and materials, reflecting a relationship with the land that was both practical and spiritual.<ref>{{cite book|last=McCawley|first=William|title=The First Angelinos: The Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles|publisher=Malki Museum Press|year=1996|pages=120–123}}</ref>

When the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] arrived in the 1770s, the Tongva population in the entire Los Angeles Basin, including the San Gabriel Valley, is estimated to have been between 5,000 and 10,000 people.<ref>{{cite book|last=McCawley|first=William|title=The First Angelinos: The Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles|year=1996|publisher=Malki Museum Press|location=Banning, California|pages=23–25}}</ref><ref>
{{cite book|last=Hackel|first=Steven W.|title=Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769–1850|year=2005|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|location=Chapel Hill, North Carolina|pages=42–43}}</ref>

===Spanish period (1769–1821)===
Following the discovery of islands in what we now call the Caribbean by [[Christopher Columbus]] in 1492, a dispute arose between [[Crown of Castile|Castille (Spain)]] and [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]] about which kingdom would own new lands discovered to the west of the Atlantic Ocean. This was resolved by the [[Inter caetera|''Inter caetera'']] [[Papal bull]] from [[Pope Alexander VI]], which divided all newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile, along a meridian 100 [[League (unit)|leagues]] (370 miles/600 kilometers) west of the Cape Verde islands. This gave Portugal most of Africa and Asia, and most of the [[Americas]] to Castille (Spain). Although theoretically already granted this land by the Pope, California's Spanish colonial era began in 1542 when [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]], commissioned by Viceroy [[Antonio de Mendoza]], became the first European to explore and claim the entire California coast for Spain. Thereafter, Spain took no action to solidify its claims over [[Alta California]] (the present-day U.S. states of California, Nevada, and neighboring areas) for over two centuries. By the late 1760s, concerned about Russian and French colonial ambitions, Spain began efforts to establish permanent settlements and fortifications in Alta California. In 1769, an expedition under [[Gaspar de Portolá]], appointed "Governor of the Californias," commenced the founding of a network of [[Spanish missions in California|missions]], [[Spanish colonial pueblos and villas in North America|pueblos]] (civilian settlements), and [[Presidio|presidios]] (military outposts). [[Junípero Serra]], leader of the Franciscan missionaries, managed the religious conversion and daily activities at these missions. To strengthen the sparse colonial population, Spanish authorities allowed and encouraged non-Spanish settlers to establish themselves in California.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hackel |first=Steven W. |title=Junípero Serra: California's Founding Father |publisher=Hill and Wang |year=2013 |pages=126–130}}</ref>

Spain’s colonial system in California, including land grants (ranchos), missions, and presidios, followed a pattern of indirect governance and religious conversion inspired by the [[Iqta']] system used by Muslim conquerors during their [[Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula|rule in Spain (711–1492)]]. The area of modern Glendora fell under the jurisdiction of [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]], founded in 1771, which had direct ecclesiastical and administrative oversight, including managing local affairs, overseeing agricultural production, and compelling local Tongva peoples into labor under harsh, slave-like conditions. The indigenous population had no natural immunity to [[Old World]] [[Native American disease and epidemics|diseases introduced by settlers]], in particular [[small pox]], or by their [[livestock]] (which brought [[influenza]], [[anthrax]], [[leptospirosis]], and [[bovine tuberculosis]]), resulting in major population declines. 

The nearest colonial civilian settlement to present-day Glendora was [[Pueblo de Los Ángeles|El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles]] (present-day Los Angeles), founded in 1781. Beyond the relatively small contingents of soldiers at the pueblo and at the mission, military protection for the region was provided by presidios at [[Presidio of San Diego|San Diego]] (founded in 1769) and [[Presidio of Santa Barbara|Santa Barbara]] (founded in 1782).<ref>{{cite book|last=Engstrand|first=Iris H.W.|title=San Diego: California's Cornerstone|publisher=Sunbelt Publications|year=2005|pages=45–49}}</ref> Glendora during this period was sparsely-populated except for free-roaming cattle and seasonal use by the dwindling population of Tongva who had not been forcibly brought to live near, and put in service of, the San Gabriel Mission.

By the end of the Spanish period (circa 1820–1821), the Tongva population of the Los Angeles Basin, including the San Gabriel Valley, had dramatically declined from an estimated 5,000–10,000 in pre-contact times to approximately 1,500 individuals, largely due to the introduction of Old World diseases, the disruption of traditional ways of life, and harsh conditions under missionization.<ref>{{cite book|last=McCawley|first=William|title=The First Angelinos: The Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles|year=1996|publisher=Malki Museum Press|location=Banning, California|pages=197–198}}</ref>

===Mexican period (1821–1848)===

After 11 years of struggle, Mexico gained [[Mexican War of Independence|independence from Spain]] on September 27, 1821. California remained a remote frontier territory with minimal oversight from the newly established Mexican government. Due to political instability and administrative difficulties, Mexico did not formally appoint a fully recognized governor for California until 1824, when [[Luis Antonio Argüello]] took office; however, his authority was initially limited by poor communication, political uncertainty across Mexico, and California’s geographic isolation, leaving local communities largely responsible for their own governance. The management of land and settlement remained informal, with boundaries defined loosely by natural landmarks, and taxation often fulfilled through contributions of livestock or goods rather than uniform cash payments. This informal governance set the stage for significant challenges when California later transitioned to American rule.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pitt|first=Leonard|title=The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846–1890|publisher=University of California Press|year=1999|pages=3–40}}</ref> [[File:Photos 2881 large WPA Federal Writers' Project map of ranchos of Los Angeles County California.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Map of ranchos in Los Angeles County (WPA Federal Writers' Project)]]

The lack of oversight and clear governance proved ominous for the prosperity of the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, which presided over present-day Glendora. Controlling approximately 1.5 million acres of some of the richest land with the best water supplies in the region, it was one of the wealthiest of the California missions. Between 1829 and 1833, due to inadequate supervision, corruption among local authorities, and widespread cattle rustling, the Mission’s livestock declined dramatically from over 25,000 head of cattle to fewer than 15,000. Soldiers, ranchers, and settlers took advantage of the weakening authority of the Franciscan priests, who had few means to protect Mission resources without effective military support from the Mexican troops, many of whom participated in or overlooked the theft.<ref>{{cite book|last=Engelhardt|first=Zephyrin|title=San Gabriel Mission and the Beginnings of Los Angeles|publisher=Franciscan Herald Press|year=1927|pages=243–244}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/san-gabriel-arcangel.htm|title=Mission San Gabriel Arcángel|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref>

In August 1833, this deteriorating situation culminated in the [[Mexican Secularization Act of 1833|Decree for the Secularization of the Missions of California]]. Motivated by concerns that the missions, still operated by Spanish-born Franciscan clergy presumably loyal to Spain and the Catholic Church, could perpetuate Spanish influence and undermine independence, the Mexican government transferred control of Church land holdings to the territorial government in [[Monterey]]. The decree officially intended to emancipate Indigenous peoples from conditions resembling slavery and redistribute mission lands to them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/secularization.htm|title=Secularization of the Missions|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 18, 2025}}{{cite book|last=Beebe|first=Rose Marie|author2=Robert M. Senkewicz|title=Testimonios: Early California Through the Eyes of Women, 1815–1848|publisher=Heyday Books|year=2006|pages=28–30}}</ref> However, in practice, very few Indigenous Californians received any land anywhere in the Alta California territory.<ref>{{cite book|last=Engelhardt|first=Zephyrin|title=San Gabriel Mission and the Beginnings of Los Angeles|publisher=Franciscan Herald Press|year=1927|pages=243–244}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/san-gabriel-arcangel.htm|title=Mission San Gabriel Arcángel|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref> The Mexican government allowed the padres to keep only the church, priests' quarters, and priests' garden. The army troops guarding the Mission were dismissed.

With the Franciscans' oversight removed, Mission San Gabriel’s remaining herds of cattle rapidly disappeared, taken by local rancheros, settlers, soldiers, and even former mission administrators. The few remaining priests were powerless to stop them as they now lacked both the authority and manpower to enforce control.<ref>{{cite book|last=Engelhardt|first=Zephyrin|title=San Gabriel Mission and the Beginnings of Los Angeles|publisher=Franciscan Herald Press|year=1927|pages=200–211}}</ref> This chaotic transition facilitated the ambitions of influential settlers, soldiers, and rancheros with connections to the Mexican authorities in Monterey, resulting in large ranchos owned by a few powerful families.<ref>{{cite book|last=Beebe|first=Rose Marie|author2=Robert M. Senkewicz|title=Testimonios: Early California Through the Eyes of Women, 1815–1848|year=2006|publisher=Heyday Books|location=Berkeley, California|pages=28–30}}</ref>

In 1837, Governor [[Juan Bautista Alvarado]] granted the [[Rancho San Jose (Palomares)|Rancho San José]] (approximately 22,000 acres) to Ygnacio Palomares and Ricardo Vejar, encompassing southern portions of present-day Glendora as well as areas now known as Pomona and San Dimas. In 1841, another tract including the western parts of present-day Glendora, [[Rancho Azusa de Dalton|Rancho El Susa]], was granted to Luis Arenas. In 1844, English immigrant Henry Dalton purchased Rancho El Susa from Arenas and acquired a one-third stake in Rancho San José. Dalton renamed his property Rancho Azusa de Dalton, establishing vineyards, orchards, and livestock herds. Central and northern Glendora remained public land for [[open range]] cattle grazing.<ref>{{cite book|last=Robinson|first=W.W.|title=Land in California|publisher=University of California Press|year=1948|pages=119–123}}</ref>

By the end of the Mexican period in 1848, the Tongva population in the entire Los Angeles Basin, including the San Gabriel Valley, had further declined to approximately 800 individuals, reflecting continued displacement, harsh labor conditions on ranchos, epidemics, and marginalization under Mexican governance.<ref>{{cite book|last=McCawley|first=William|title=The First Angelinos: The Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles|year=1996|publisher=Malki Museum Press|location=Banning, California|pages=198–199}}{{cite book|last=Phillips|first=George Harwood|title=Chiefs and Challengers: Indian Resistance and Cooperation in Southern California, 1769–1906|year=2014|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|pages=109–111}}</ref>

=== American Period (1848–present) ===

===End of the Rancho era and land disputes (1848–1870)===

The conclusion of the [[Mexican–American War]] in 1848 and the cession of California to the United States brought severe challenges for ranchero landowners, including the [[Californio]] families in the Glendora area. The 1848 [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] pledged that Mexican-era land grants would be respected, but a significant challenge soon arose because Spanish and Mexican authorities in California had used informal systems to define land boundaries, relying on personal relationships and natural landmarks such as hills, streams, and trees. Formal [[cadastral surveying]] techniques were viewed as unnecessary in the sparsely populated region. When California became part of the United States, American authorities required precise land surveys and uniform taxation, creating substantial legal and financial burdens for Californio rancheros, who were accustomed to the earlier informal methods. Many rancheros, including local landowner Henry Dalton, faced protracted legal disputes as they struggled to prove ownership of lands previously informally documented.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cleland|first=Robert Glass|title=The Cattle on a Thousand Hills: Southern California, 1850–1880|publisher=Huntington Library Press|year=1941|pages=43–47}}{{cite book |last=Gates |first=Paul W. |title=Land and Law in California: Essays on Land, Water, and Housing in the Nineteenth Century |year=1991 |publisher=Iowa State University Press |page=71}}{{cite web |title=Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) |url=https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo |publisher=U.S. National Archives |date=August 15, 2016 |access-date=March 17, 2025}}</ref>

The federal [[Land Act of 1851]] required all holders of Spanish or Mexican land grants to file claims and prove their titles before a special [[Public Land Commission]] and U.S. courts, or else forfeit their lands. This process proved lengthy and costly, often lasting over a decade and involving significant expenses for attorneys, translators, and surveyors.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pitt |first=Leonard |title=The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846–1890 |year=1999 |publisher=University of California Press |pages=83–85}}{{cite journal |last=Robinson |first=W. W. |title=Land in California |journal=Southern California Quarterly |volume=50 |issue=4 |year=1968 |pages=317–319}}</ref> Moreover, California's new state government imposed property taxes on large landholdings, a sharp departure from Mexican rule, which had not taxed land ownership. Many Californio rancheros, being land-rich but cash-poor, struggled to pay these taxes and mounting legal fees, leading them to mortgage, sell, or cede large portions of their ranchos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greaser Act and Land Taxation After the U.S. Conquest |url=https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=3&psid=568 |website=Digital History |publisher=University of Houston |access-date=March 17, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Pitt |first=Leonard |title=The Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846–1890 |year=1999 |publisher=University of California Press |pages=89–90}}{{cite journal |last=Hurtado |first=Albert L. |title=Land, Labor, and Production on the California Frontier: The Ranchos of Santa Clara Valley |journal=California Historical Quarterly |volume=55 |issue=4 |year=1976 |pages=364–366}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Beebe |first=Rose Marie |author2=Robert M. Senkewicz |title=Testimonios: Early California Through the Eyes of Women, 1815–1848 |year=2006 |publisher=Heyday |location=Berkeley, CA |page=29}}</ref>

In the Glendora area, by the time of American rule, British-born ranchero Henry Dalton owned a 4,431-acre land grant encompassing parts of present-day Azusa, Glendora, and surrounding communities, and had also purchased adjacent ranchos including [[Rancho San Francisquito (Dalton)|San Francisquito]] and [[Rancho Santa Anita]], creating a vast land holding stretching from San Dimas to the eastern boundary of present-day Pasadena.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jackson |first=Sheldon G. |title=A British Ranchero in Old California: The Life and Times of Henry Dalton and the Rancho Azusa |year=1977 |publisher=Arthur H. Clark Co. |location=Glendale, CA |pages=37–40}}{{cite journal |last=Baker |first=C. C. |title=Don Enrique Dalton of the Azusa |journal=Annual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California |volume=10 |issue=3 |year=1917 |pages=18–19}}</ref> After U.S. annexation, Dalton filed his land claim with the Land Commission in 1852 and eventually received a federal patent in 1876. Despite this legal victory, the cost was significant. Dalton disputed an 1860 federal survey that substantially reduced the size of his rancho, opening it to homesteaders. Dalton's efforts to challenge this survey involved decades of costly litigation and required loans from creditors such as Los Angeles banker [[J. S. Slauson|Jonathan S. Slauson]]. Ultimately, Dalton was forced to relinquish nearly all his land to settle debts, retaining only a 55-acre homestead near the modern boundary between Azusa and Glendora. Dalton died nearly penniless in 1884, exemplifying the challenges Californio rancheros faced as legal disputes and financial burdens reshaped land ownership across Southern California.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jackson |first=Sheldon G. |title=A British Ranchero in Old California: The Life and Times of Henry Dalton and the Rancho Azusa |year=1977 |publisher=Arthur H. Clark Co. |pages=85–87, 112–113, 167}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=City of Azusa History – Dalton’s Loss is Slauson’s Gain |url=https://www.azusaca.gov/569/Azusa-History |publisher=City of Azusa |access-date=March 17, 2025}}{{cite journal |last=Baker |first=C. C. |title=Don Enrique Dalton of the Azusa |journal=Annual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California |volume=10 |issue=3 |year=1917 |pages=32–33}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cleland |first=Robert Glass |title=The Trials of a Rancho Owner in Southern California |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 21, 1979 |page=OC_A4}}</ref>

=== Founding and modern development (1887–present) ===

Like many cities in the San Gabriel Valley, Glendora was established on previously remote agricultural land during the [[Southern California real estate boom of the 1880s]]. Real estate values rose especially quickly in areas connected to the outside world upon the completion of the [[Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad]] in May 1887, later purchased by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe Railway]], connecting Los Angeles to Chicago. Located at the foot of the [[San Gabriel Mountains]], Glendora was started on approximately {{convert|300| acres}} that were subdivided for sale by [[George Dexter Whitcomb|George D. Whitcomb]] in late March 1887. On the first day of sale, April 1, 1887,<ref>{{cite book|last1= Glendora Historic Preservation Committee |title=Glendora's Historic Core: A Walking Tour|date=|publisher=City of Glendora|location=Glendora, California|page=8|url=https://www.glendorahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Glendora-WalkingTour.pdf|access-date=September 7, 2024}}</ref> 300 lots were sold.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Guinn|first1=James Miller|title=A History of California and an Extended History of Its Southern Coast Counties: Also Containing Biographies of Well-known Citizens of the Past and Present, Volume 1|date=1907|publisher=Historic Record Company|location=Los Angeles, California|page=392|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RMxQAQAAIAAJ&q=glendora+santa+fe+railroad+1887&pg=PA392|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref> Later that month, the Suydam family built the first building erected after Glendora officially became a town – a barn at 645 N Vista Bonita Avenue, which served as their home until their house was completed in October.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bohem |first1=Hilda |date= December 1984 |title= Nellie Suydam of Glendora: Diary of an Ordinary Woman |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41171121 |journal=Southern California Quarterly. |volume=66 |issue=4 |pages=335–344 |doi=10.2307/41171121 |jstor=41171121 |access-date=September 7, 2024 }}</ref>

Whitcomb was the founder of the [[Whitcomb Locomotive Works]] in [[Chicago]] and [[Rochelle, Illinois]] and had moved to California in the early 1880s. He devised the name ''Glendora'' by combining the name of his wife, Leadora Bennett Whitcomb (1839–1929), with the location of his home in a [[glen]] of the San Gabriel Mountains. In December 1907, the development of Glendora got a boost when passenger service opened on a new extension of the [[Pacific Electric|Pacific Electric Railway's]] [[Monrovia–Glendora Line]] which provided hourly, direct service from downtown Glendora to the [[Pacific Electric Building]] at Sixth and Main in [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. Prior to its 1911 incorporation, Glendora's administrator officially occupied the office of President of Glendora.

Glendora experienced significant growth during Southern California’s citrus boom in the early 20th century, becoming a thriving hub for citrus production. At its peak in 1947, the local citrus industry encompassed over 5,000 acres of orange and lemon orchards, supported by six [[packing house|packing houses]] processing approximately 78,000 tons of fruit annually, valued between $4 million and $8 million (roughly $60-120 million in 2025 dollars).<ref>{{cite news|last=Van Derbeken|first=Jaxon|title=Petitioners Seek to Save Glendora’s Orange Trees|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 4, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-19-ga-4251-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318081142/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-19-ga-4251-story.html|archive-date=March 18, 2025|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref>

The downtown area as it appears now is the product of years of renovation and maintenance by the city. The former opera house, movie theatre, Pacific Electric station, banks, hotels, grocery and department stores were converted for modern uses. The original layout can be read about on the Downtown Glendora Historical Walk, by reading placards placed along Glendora Avenue (previously called Michigan Avenue). The original townsite was bounded by Sierra Madre Avenue on the north, Minnesota Avenue on the east, Ada Avenue and the railroad on the south, and Pennsylvania Avenue on the west.

Glendora used to be home to several military academies, which have since been converted into either churches or private school facilities. These academies included Brown Military Academy,<ref>{{cite web |title=Brown Military Academy – John Brown University |url=http://www.brownmilitaryacademy.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114221128/https://www.jbu.edu/brown-military-academy/ |archive-date=January 14, 2022 |website=John Brown University |publisher=brownmilitaryacademy.com}}</ref> now St. Lucy's Priory High School and Church of the Open Door on Sierra Madre, and Harding Military Academy,<ref>{{cite web |last=Lodevico-To'o |first=Hazel |date=July 6, 2011 |title=July 6, 1972: Harding Military Academy Closes its Doors |url=http://glendora.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/july-6-1972-harding-military-academy-closes-its-doors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409070536/http://patch.com/california/glendora/july-6-1972-harding-military-academy-closes-its-doors |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |work=Glendora, California Patch}}</ref> whose property is now home to North Glendora Private, a prestigious private community adjacent to Easley Canyon atop Glendora Avenue.

From 1960 to 1978, Glendora was home to [[Clokey Productions]] which produced 85 episodes of [[Gumby]] and 65 episodes of [[Davey and Goliath]] in town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gumby's Studio, Clokey Productions |url=http://www.gumbyworld.com/gumbys-studio/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129141100/https://www.gumbyworld.com/gumbys-studio/ |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |website=Gumby World}}</ref> In celebration of this history, Glendora hosted the first Gumby Fest in 2014 which brought thousands of people from around the country and Canada. In 2015 the 2nd GumbyFest<ref>{{cite web |title=Gumby Fest 2015: Citrus College, Glendora, CA USA |url=http://gumbyfest.net/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901194228/http://www.gumbyfest.net/ |archive-date=September 1, 2015 |work=gumbyfest.net}}</ref> was held at [[Citrus College]] over an entire weekend.

Several wildfires have affected the city in recent years, the most notable being the campfire triggered [[Colby Fire]], which displaced hundreds of Glendora residents. A relief concert titled "Glendora Band Aid"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rotaryofglendora.org/bandaid.html|title=Colby Fire Relief Music Festival: March 22, 2014|work=rotaryofglendora.org}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> was held shortly after the fire to help raise funds to assist the homeowners who lost their homes in the fire.

Glendora has an active Chamber of Commerce,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://glendora-chamber.org|title=Glendora Chamber of Commerce|work=glendora-chamber.org}}</ref> established in 1903. The mission of the Glendora Chamber is to provide tools and resources to assist the business community in prospering and adapting to the economic climate, while growing membership and promoting [[local purchasing]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glendora Chamber of Commerce |url=http://glendora-chamber.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413080142/https://www.glendora-chamber.org/ |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=March 24, 2015 |website=Glendora Chamber of Commerce}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200px" heights="160px">
File:Glendora-1920.jpg|Glendora, 1920.
File:Early Alosta-Glendora Map.jpg|Early [[Alosta]]-Glendora Map 1888. View looking north from present-day South Hills Park Wilderness Area
File:Glendora_in_2017.jpg|Present day view from the South Hills
</gallery>

==Geography==
[[File:Glendora_from_the_South_Hills.jpg|thumb|right|Glendora with the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] in the background]]
The city lies in the eastern end of the [[San Gabriel Valley]] between the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] range to the north and, for most of the city, with the [[South Hills (California)|South Hills]] to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|19.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|19.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.84%, is water.

===Climate===
[[File:Downtown-glendora-with-morris-fire-smoke.jpg|thumb|right|Glendora Village in 2009 with [[2009 California wildfires|Morris Fire]] smoke plume]]
Glendora has a dry [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Csa'') characterized by hotter summers and slightly cooler winters than coastal areas in [[California]]. The dry weather lasts for most of the year except for the rainy season in the winter. Hot summer temperatures and warm [[Santa Ana winds]] in the fall increase the risk of wildfires in the surrounding mountains. The 2009 [[2009 California wildfires|Morris Fire]] and 2015 [[2015 California wildfires|Cabin Fire]] are some of the most recent wildfires affecting Glendora and nearby cities.

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 2028
|1930= 2761
|1940= 2822
|1950= 3988
|1960= 20752
|1970= 31380
|1980= 38500
|1990= 47828
|2000= 49415
|2010= 50073
|2020= 52558
|estyear=
|estimate=
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|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/>
}}

Glendora first appeared as a city in the [[1920 U.S. Census]]<ref name=1920CensusCA/> as part of Azusa Township (pop 4,154 in 1910).<ref name=1910CensusCA/>

===Race and ethnicity===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Glendora 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 – Glendora city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0630014&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) – Glendora city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0630014&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) – Glendora city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0630014&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|33,564
|28,565
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,384
|67.92%
|57.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44.49%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|704
|834
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,021
|1.42%
|1.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.94%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|158
|102
|style='background: #ffffe6; |120
|0.32%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,003
|3,898
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,656
|6.08%
|7.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.66%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|26
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.05%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|88
|106
|style='background: #ffffe6; |274
|0.18%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,132
|1,178
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,062
|2.29%
|2.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.92%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|10,740
|15,348
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,017
|21.73%
|30.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36.18%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''49,415 '''
|'''50,073'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''52,558'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2020===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR3">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/glendoracitycalifornia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430134450/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/glendoracitycalifornia |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=January 24, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref> of 2020, there were 52,558 people, 16,887 households, and 3.01 persons per household residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,582|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 70.4% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] (47.9% Non-Hispanic White), 1.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 11.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 7.2% from two or more races. 34.4% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="census.gov.quickfacts.">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/glendoracitycalifornia#qf-flag-X|title=Glendora (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|work=census.gov|access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>

According to the 2020 United States census, Glendora had a median household income of $96,132, with 8.3% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2010===
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 2010, there were 50,073 people, 16,819 households, and 12,866 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,581.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 17,145 housing units at an average density of {{convert|895.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.1% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] (57.0% Non-Hispanic White), 1.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 8.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.8% from two or more races. 30.7% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0630014.html|title=Glendora (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|work=census.gov|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220005343/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0630014.html|archive-date=February 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to the 2010 United States Census, Glendora had a median household income of $74,615, with 7.8% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

[[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] (16.3%) and [[German Americans|German]] (11.3%) were the most common ancestries in Glendora. [[Mexico]] (22.1%) and the [[Philippines]] (9.0%) were the most common foreign places of birth in Glendora.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/glendora/index.html | title=Glendora }}</ref>

===2000===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 49,415 people, 16,819 households, and 12,866 families residing in the city.  The [[population density]] was 996.8/km² (2,581.5/mi²).  There were 17,145 housing units at an average density of 345.9/km² (895.7/mi²).  The racial makeup of the city was 80.3% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.50% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 16.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.0% from two or more races. 11.7% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US06&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-format=ST-7&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTP6_ST7&-CONTEXT=gct California -- Place]</ref>

There were 16,819 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.30.

The age distribution of the city was as follows: 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24 years old, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,013, and the median income for a family was $66,674 (these figures had risen to $72,414 and $86,606 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0623294&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0623294&_street=&_county=glendora&_cityTown=glendora&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=</ref>). Males had a median income of $49,548 versus $35,062 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,993. 5.9% of the population and 3.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.7% were under the age of 18 and 5.0% are 65 or older.

==Government==
===City government===
Founded as a community in 1887, Glendora was formally incorporated as a city on Nov. 13, 1911 making it the 25th oldest city in Los Angeles County out of a total of 88.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title= Cities within the County of Los Angeles |url=https://redistricting.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1043530_09-10CitiesAlpha.pdf |website=www.lacounty.gov |location=Los Angeles |publisher=County of Los Angeles |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210703062939/https://redistricting.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1043530_09-10CitiesAlpha.pdf |archive-date=July 3, 2021 |access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref> It is a [[General-law municipality|general-law city]] with a [[council–manager government]], meaning the administrative head of the city is a City Manager who is appointed and overseen by a [[city council]] of five members. The current City Manager is Adam Raymond.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=December 4, 2024 |title=City Manager |url=https://www.cityofglendora.gov/City-Hall/City-Manager#:~:text=The%20City%20Manager%20is%20responsible%20for%20the%20preparation%20of%20the,the%20Glendora%20Community%20Redevelopment%20Agency. |website=CityOfGlendora.gov |location=Glendora |publisher=City of Glendora|access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref>

As of 2020, the members are elected [[Electoral district|by district]] and serve four-year (staggered) terms of office. Following each election, the council selects from its membership a [[Mayoralty in the United States|mayor]] and [[Pro tempore|mayor pro tem]]. The current Mayor is David Fredendall.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title=David Fredendall |url=https://www.cityofglendora.gov/City-Hall/City-Council/District-2-David-Fredendall |website=CityOfGlendora.gov |location=Glendora |publisher=City of Glendora|access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref>

In order to avoid the kinds of costly lawsuits other cities had faced under the [[California Voting Rights Act]] of 2001, the City of Glendora reluctantly changed how council members are elected by transitioning from an at-large election system to a district-based election system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glendora Council Members Miffed That Voting Is About To Change |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2017/07/20/glendora-council-members-miffed-that-voting-is-about-to-change/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20171003203731/https://www.sgvtribune.com/2017/07/20/glendora-council-members-miffed-that-voting-is-about-to-change/ |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune |access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref> This included switching the election cycle from odd years to even years. The first phase began in March 2020, when representatives from Council Districts 2, 3 and 5 were elected. The second phase took place in 2022 when representatives from Districts 1 and 4 were on the ballot.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glendora's New Council Districts |url=http://www.cityofglendora.org/departments/government/districts-3414 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419024448/http://www.cityofglendora.org/departments/government/districts-3414 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |website=City of Glendora}}</ref>

Public safety services are provided by the Glendora Police Department and the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]].

===State and federal government===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Glendora is in {{Representative|casd|25|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|48|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
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In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Glendora is split between {{Representative|cacd|28|fmt=district}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|28}}</ref> and {{Representative|cacd|31|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|31}}</ref>

==Education==
The city has two public school districts: [[Glendora Unified School District|Glendora Unified]] and [[Charter Oak Unified School District|Charter Oak Unified]] School Districts (COUSD). These school districts are considered two of the best in the state and the country, consistently ranking in the top performing brackets.<ref>http://www.glendora.k12.ca.us/edProgs/OtherInfo/SARC/SARC%202008%20-%202009/2008_2009.html {{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Both districts have schools designated as California Distinguished Schools and Gold Ribbon Schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/distinguished.asp|title=Distinguished School Awards|work=ca.gov|access-date=September 1, 2010|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107103018/http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/distinguished.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr16/yr16rel27.asp|title=Gold Ribbon Awards}}</ref>

=== Elementary schools ===
* Cullen Elementary School
* La Fetra Elementary School
* Sellers Elementary School
* Stanton Elementary School
* Sutherland Elementary School
* Washington Elementary School ([[Charter Oak Unified School District|COUSD]])
* Willow Elementary School ([[Charter Oak Unified School District|COUSD]])

=== Middle schools ===
* Goddard Middle School
* Sandburg Middle School

=== High schools ===
* [[Glendora High School]]

=== Continuation high schools ===
* Arrow [[Continuation high school|Continuation High School]] ([[Charter Oak Unified School District|COUSD]])
* Whitcomb [[Continuation high school|Continuation High School]]

===Private schools===
{{redirect|Foothill Christian School|the San Diego County school system|Foothills Christian Schools}}
* Hope Lutheran Church and School – Preschool through 8th-grade boys and girls school<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://hopelutheranschool.net/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205214439/https://hopelutheranschool.net/ |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Hope Lutheran School}}</ref>
* Foothill Christian School – Preschool through 8th-grade boys and girls school<ref>{{cite web |title=Foothill Christian School |url=http://foothillchristian.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425045117/http://www.foothillchristian.org/ |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |work=foothillchristian.org}}</ref>
* [[St. Lucy's Priory High School]] – All girls college-prep high school
* St. Dorothy School – Kindergarten through 8th grade boys and girls school<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Dorothy Catholic School |url=https://www.stdorothyschool.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403233310/https://www.stdorothyschool.com/ |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=St. Dorothy Catholic School}}</ref>

===Universities and colleges===
*[[Citrus College]]

==Public health==
There are two hospitals in the city:
*[[Foothill Presbyterian Hospital]]
*[[Prime Healthcare Services|Glendora Community Hospital]]

[[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] also offers community health services for Glendora residents at the Monrovia Health Center and Pomona Health Center.

==Culture and recreation==

===Cultural facilities===
*[[Haugh Performing Arts Center]]
*[[Glendora Historical Society]] Museum
*[[Rubel Castle]], constructed by Michael Rubel
*[[Glendora Public Library]]
*[[Glendora Public Market]]
*[[Glendora Big Tree Park]]

===Parks and trails===
[[File:South_Hills_Wilderness_Trail.jpg|thumb|right|[[South Hills (California)|South Hills]] Wilderness Trail with [[Mount Baldy, California|Mt Baldy]] and [[Cucamonga Peak]] in the distance]]
Glendora is an active community and it has an extensive system of parks, trails, and recreational programs for the community.
*Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park and Campground
*Centennial Heritage Park{{snd}}The site was constructed to depict a late 19th-century to early 20th-century citrus ranch and features the Hamilton House, a working print shop, and numerous antique farm implements. Also on site is the Orton Englehart workshop, dedicated to its namesake, native Glendoran and inventor of the horizontal action impact sprinkler.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Historic Landmark of Agricultural Engineering: Rain Bird Impact Drive Sprinkler Head |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=146402/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511083534/https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=146402 |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |website=The Historical Marker Database |publisher=Historical Marker Database}}</ref> This sprinkler became known as the [[Rain Bird]], revolutionized the irrigation industry, and was recognized as a historic landmark of agricultural engineering in 1990 by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.<ref>{{cite web |date=1990 |title=American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Historic Landmarks: Rain Bird Impact Drive Sprinkler Head |url=https://www.asabe.org/About-Us/About-ASABE/History/ASABE-Historic-Landmarks/Rain-Bird-Impact-Drive-Sprinkler-Head-1990/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214141737/https://www.asabe.org/About-Us/About-ASABE/History/ASABE-Historic-Landmarks/Rain-Bird-Impact-Drive-Sprinkler-Head-1990 |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |website=American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers |publisher=ASABE}}</ref>
*Finkbiner Park
*Big Tree Park{{snd}}Small park with a 140-year-old [[Ficus macrophylla|Moreton Bay Fig tree]].
[[File:Big_Tree_Park_in_Glendora.jpg|thumb|right|Big Tree Park]]
*Louie Pompei Memorial Sports Park
*Glendora Urban Trail System
*[[South Hills (California)|South Hills]]{{snd}}Park and wilderness trail
*Colby Trail
*Lower Monroe Truck Trail{{snd}}Hiking and mountain biking trail.
*Punk Out Trail
*Mystic Canyon Trail
*[[Glendora bougainvillea]]{{snd}}Largest growth of Bougainvillea in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glendora Bougainvillea History |url=http://www.geocities.ws/glendora62/bougainvillea.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125104553/http://www.geocities.ws/glendora62/bougainvillea.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bougainvillea Historical Landmark |url=http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/Detail/912 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427191638/https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/Detail/912 |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |website=California State Parks Office of Historic Preservation}}</ref>
*Glen Oaks Golf and Learning Center{{snd}}Offers a driving range, instructional services, practice area, and the 9-hole Par 3 course itself.
*Camp Cahuilla Summer Camp ("Dirt Camp"){{snd}}One of the most popular of the Parks and Recreation programs offering activities to more than 500 children every summer.
*[[San Gabriel Mountains National Monument]] - The headquarters of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is located in a [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] building on N. Wabash Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angeles National Forest - San Gabriel Mountains National Monument|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/angeles/recarea/?recid=41676|publisher=U.S. Forest Service|access-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref> Several trails provide access directly from Glendora into the protected lands of the park. Glendora Mountain Road is a very popular destination in and into the National Monument for [[Mountain biking|Mountain Bikers]] from across the region.

The Glendora Mountain Road and Glendora Ridge Road are also common routes for cyclists and sightseers with views through the [[San Gabriel Mountains]]. These roads have also hosted stages of the international [[Tour of California]].

==Transportation==
===Public transit===
Glendora is served by [[Foothill Transit]] which provides connections through the city and express service to downtown [[Los Angeles]]. The [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro A Line]] [[Terminal train station|terminus]] station at [[APU/Citrus College station|APU/Citrus College]] in the adjacent city of [[Azusa, California|Azusa]] also provides a transit link to the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail|Metro]] system of trains and buses. A future extension of the A Line, from its current terminus in [[Azusa, California|Azusa]] to the City of [[Montclair, California|Montclair]] in [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]], will include a [[Glendora station|station in Glendora]] to be located in the southeast corner of the intersection of Ada Avenue and Vermont Avenue. The station dedication is planned for May 3, 2025 with train service expected to begin in the Summer.<ref>https://foothillgoldline.org/dual_content/sign-up-for-e-news/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://foothillgoldline.org/dual_content_with_ph/glendora-montclair-background/|title=Gold Line Foothill Extension}}</ref> Ahead of the station’s eventual opening, the rail line was renamed from the [[L Line (Los Angeles Metro)|L Line]] to the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] per Metro's new naming convention<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro's New Name and Color Convention|date=November 10, 2018|url=https://thesource.metro.net/2018/11/09/metro-staff-recommends-using-colors-with-letters-to-designate-rail-and-bus-rapid-transit-lines/|publisher=LA Metro }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Metro's Board Approval|date=December 7, 2018|url=https://thesource.metro.net/2018/12/06/actions-taken-by-the-metro-board-of-directors-on-thursday/|publisher=LA Metro }}</ref> and will connect to the former Blue Line via the new [[Regional Connector]] in downtown [[Los Angeles]]. It will provide a "one-seat ride" (no transfers) to the Financial District of [[Los Angeles]] and downtown [[Long Beach]].

Glendora also runs its own weekday transportation shuttle service, the Glendora Mini Bus, with shuttles serving the [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] Commuter Rail Station in nearby [[Covina, California|Covina]], the [[APU/Citrus College station|APU/Citrus College Metro station]], and an inter-school service connecting some of the city's schools. The Mini Bus also provides curb-to-curb transportation services for senior and disabled residents of Glendora.

===Freeways and highways===
[[File:210_Freeway_through_Glendora.jpg|thumb|right|210 Freeway through Glendora]]
Glendora lies at the intersection of two major freeways, the [[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|210]] and the [[California State Route 57|57]], in what was formerly known as the [[Glendora Curve]]. These two freeways conveniently connect the city with the rest of the [[Southern California freeways|Southern California]] region. Historic [[U.S. Route 66]] also traverses the city from east to west and it is an important corridor for businesses. Other major roads and highways include [[Foothill Boulevard (Southern California)|Foothill Boulevard]], Grand Avenue, [[Arrowhead Trail (auto trail)|Arrow Highway]], and Lone Hill Avenue.

===Airports===
There are no airports within the city limits. Glendora is within forty-five miles from all major area airports including [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)]], [[Bob Hope Airport|Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR)]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario International Airport (ONT)]], [[Long Beach Airport|Long Beach Airport (LGB)]], and [[John Wayne Airport|John Wayne Airport (SNA)]] in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]].

==Economy==

The [[National Hot Rod Association]] and [[Armstrong Garden Centers]] are based in Glendora.

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|title=Glendora Finance Reports|url=http://www.cityofglendora.org/departments-services/finance/finance-reports}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Citrus College]]
|807
|-
| 2
|[[Glendora Unified School District]]
|798
|-
| 3
|LA County Department of Children and Family Services
|600
|-
| 4
|Foothill Presbyterian Hospital
|653
|-
| 5
|Glendora Grand
|350
|-
| 6
|[[Ormco Corporation]]
|350
|-
| 7
|[[Walmart]]
|416
|-
| 8
|[[Glendora Community Hospital]]
|334
|-
| 9
|City of Glendora
|245
|-
| 10
|[[Sam's Club]]
|196
|-
|}

==Media==

===Television===
KGLN TV is a [[Public-access television|public-access]] channel under the exclusive editorial control of the City of Glendora. By law, programming and information appearing on this channel is limited to City-originated programming of Public Meetings, City-sponsored events/activities, City-originated information, and the California legislative network live cablecast for a portion of each program day.

===News media===
'''''The San Gabriel Valley Tribune''''', based in [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]], provides mainstream news coverage for Glendora.<ref>{{cite web|title=Glendora|url=http://www.sgvtribune.com/topic/glendora|website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune|access-date=February 27, 2017|date=June 29, 2013}}</ref> and surrounding "Foothill cities." The '''Tribune''' carries a list of current articles as well as a history of articles concerning the City of Glendora<ref>{{cite web|title=Glendora News: San Gabriel Valley Tribune|url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/location/california/los-angeles-county/san-gabriel-valley/glendora/|access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> and cities immediately surrounding the City of Glendora.

'''''Library Happenings''''' is a bi-monthly newsletter published and distributed by the Glendora Public Library. It generally consists of 4 or 6 pages of information about local programs and events planned for the year. There is an online version of the newsletter <ref>{{cite web|title=Newsletter, City of Glendora|url=http://www.cityofglendora.org/departments-services/library/announcements/newsletter|access-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> with issues going back to the year 2007.

[[Image:GlendoraCityNewsLogoZak1.png|thumb|300px|right|Glendora City News]]

'''''Glendora City News''''' is a local news outlet focused on issues and events that are relevant to residents of the city of Glendora, California. Founded in November 2014, the newspaper has covered local crime, real estate, social events, and political issues, including some high-profile, highly controversial actions taken by city managers which have resulted in contentious public meetings and citywide calls for the removal of city politicians. The news outlet provides detailed information about scheduled events, public meetings, and incidents of note that occur within the City of Glendora.

Of particular note for Glendora residents, the news outlet contains detailed information about ballot initiatives every time the city holds a vote, listing the ballot propositions without a discernible political bias, a stance that has earned the news outlet a moderately-large on-line subscriber base as well as 18 thousand “like” subscribers on Facebook out of a city population of 50 thousand. Consistently detailing measures on the ballot at every election has made the news source a secondary source of information, with the primary source being the City of Glendora's official web sites.

The news outlet also occasionally carries information about local employment openings that have social benefit (such as environmental jobs), and routinely carries updated information about the many foothill fires and mud slides that effect residents in the northern parts of the city during the year's fire and rain seasons. Lost and found dogs and cats also get covered fairly routinely at the news outlet, with residents contacting the newspaper asking for help locating either a found pet's guardians or their missing pets.

The news outlet also offers a Community Calendar series which covers up-coming events which include city meetings as well as local events created by local shops, fast food franchises, and volunteer organizations.

The news outlet asks local residents to provide news tips and commentary about anything that happens in the city, including information about what city planners and managers are up to. In the past such tips have led to volunteer efforts by residents who have organized clean-up efforts of public property, such as the South Hills Dog Park<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cityofglendora.org/departments-services/parks-recreation-senior-services/park-map-locator/south-hills-park | title=South Hills Park &#124; City of Glendora}}</ref> where the drinking water facilities had been left in disrepair and needed cleaning.

==Notable people==
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* [[Michael Anthony (musician)|Michael Anthony]] – [[Van Halen]] bassist and backing vocalist<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=November 2, 2011 |title=Hot Property: Michael Anthony sells Glendora home for $1.77 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/la-xpm-2011-nov-02-la-fi-hotprop-michael-anthony-20111102-story.html |access-date=June 18, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[LaVar Arrington]] – former NFL player<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=May 21, 2021 |title=Maranatha and football coach LaVar Arrington part ways; former NFL player criticizes school's leadership |url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2021/05/21/maranatha-and-football-coach-lavar-arrington-part-ways-former-nfl-player-criticizes-schools-leadership/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=Pasadena Star News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Jake Arteaga]] – soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2017 |title=LA Galaxy Academy's Jake Arteaga has been called into U.S. Soccer's U-17 MNT Training Camp |url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/news/la-galaxy-academy-s-jake-arteaga-has-been-called-us-soccer-s-u-17-mnt-training-c |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=[[LA Galaxy]]}}</ref>
* [[Steven Barnes]] – science fiction and mystery author, and writer
* [[Tamra Judge]] - reality television personality and businesswoman
* [[Adrian Carrio]] – race car driver
* [[Bryan Clay]] – Olympic gold medalist 2008, Olympic silver medalist 2004, Decathlon<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryan Clay |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/bryan-clay/ |website=Team USA |access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Roy L. Dennis|Rocky Dennis]] – subject of the biographical film ''[[Mask (1985 film)|Mask]]''
* [[Soleil Moon Frye]] – ''[[Punky Brewster]]'' actress
* [[Ron Gallemore]] – neurosurgeon
* [[George E. Gard]] – one of only three men to have served as both [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD Chief of Police]] and [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department|Sheriff of Los Angeles County]], founder of the town of [[Alosta]] (now part of the city of Glendora)
* [[Jacob Gonzalez (shortstop)|Jacob Gonzalez]] – baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20110621/glendora-boy-prepares-for-travel-ball-world-series-in-florida|title=Glendora boy prepares for travel ball world series in Florida|date=June 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-high-school-baseball-watch-20180215-story.html|title=High school baseball players to watch this season|date=February 15, 2018|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
* [[Jajaira Gonzalez]] – boxer <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2024/07/26/fight-for-success-glendora-boxer-jajaira-gonzalez-returns-to-ring-qualifies-for-paris-olympics/|title = Fight for success: Glendora boxer Jajaira Gonzalez returns to ring, qualifies for Paris Olympics |website=Los Angeles Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Howard Hawks|Howard Hawkes]] – American film director<ref>{{cite web |title=Howard Hawks |url=https://walkoffame.com/howard-hawks/ |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>
* [[Casey Jacobsen]] – basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Casey_Jacobsen/High-School/192|title = Casey Jacobsen National and High School Stats, Memphis Grizzlies, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM}}</ref>
* [[Tamra Judge]] – television personality, cast member of ''[[The Real Housewives of Orange County]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-07 |title=Fans Can't Get Over Tamra Judge's '80s Hairstyle in Throwback High School Photo |url=https://www.prevention.com/life/a35323335/tamra-judge-high-school-photo-instagram/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Prevention |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-19 |title=Wait Until You See Tamra Judge with a Blunt Bob and Feathery '80s Bangs |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/style-living/tamra-judge-high-school-graduation-1985-bangs |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[David Klein (businessman)|David Klein]] – inventor of [[Jelly Belly]] candy<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2016/01/27/glendora-man-who-invented-jelly-belly-thinks-hes-found-the-next-big-thing/ |title=Glendora man who invented Jelly Belly thinks he's found the next big thing |work=[[San Gabriel Valley Tribune]] |date=August 30, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref>
* [[D. Wayne Lukas]] – racehorse trainer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/horse/news/2003/1114/1661715.html |title=D. Wayne Lukas is homeless no more. |work=[[ESPN]] |date=November 14, 2003 |access-date=March 17, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Richard and Maurice McDonald]] - [[McDonald’s]] founders who went into the restaurant business after running a movie theater and snack bar at the SW corner of Foothill and Glendora Avenue from 1930-1937.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-how-mcdonalds-first-got-its-start-180960931/ |title=The Story of How McDonald’s First Got Its Start |work=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |date=November 1, 2016 |access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=From Movies to Hamburgers - The McDonald Brothers |website=Los Angeles Almanac |url=https://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi708.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024033048/https://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi708.php |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Gabrial McNair]] – [[No Doubt]] keyboardist
* [[José Mota (baseball)|José Mota]] – Spanish-language radio announcer for the [[Anaheim Angels]] and son of [[Manny Mota]]
* [[Tracy Murray]] – former basketball player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/ot/ucla-radio-network.html |title=UCLA Bruins - Athletics |access-date=2009-01-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206230855/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/ot/ucla-radio-network.html |archive-date=2009-02-06 }}</ref>
* [[Anna Nalick]] – singer
* [[Vince Neil]] – singer for [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Mötley Crüe]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.motortrend.com/features/motley-crue-vince-neil-celebrity-drive/#google_vignette | title=Celebrity Drive: Vince Neil, Motley Crue Lead Singer | website=[[Motor Trend]] | date=June 4, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[DJ Peters]] – baseball player
* [[Adam Plutko]] – baseball player<ref>{{cite web|last=Gastelum |first=Andrew |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ucla-baseball-20130624,0,3139873.story |title=UCLA's Adam Plutko hopes to ride game-day routine to victory at College World Series |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Sally Rand]] – actress and dancer<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19790830&id=eC8dAAAAIBAJ&pg=6664,7721971| title=Sally Rand Dies of Heart Failure| newspaper=[[The Tuscaloosa News]]| page=2| access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Raylene]] – pornographic actress
* [[Tony Robbins]] – motivational speaker<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-01-vw-3520-story.html | title=A True Believer : Tony Robbins Has Attracted Converts--and Critics--to His Positive-Thinking Empire | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=October 1991 }}</ref>
* [[Aaron Rowand]] – baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=1440|title = Aaron Rowand Player Card - the Baseball Cube}}</ref>
* [[Misty Rowe]] – actress, voice actor
* [[Julie Smith (softball)|Julie Smith]] – Olympic softball gold medalist, coach<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/julie-smith-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033414/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/julie-smith-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 }}</ref>
* [[Philip Shahbaz]] – voice of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] in the [[Assassin’s Creed]] franchise<ref>{{cite web |title=About Life Bible Fellowship Church |url=https://lbf.church/about/ |website=Life Bible Fellowship Church |access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>
* [[Charles Silent]] - Associate Justice of the [[Arizona Territory|Arizona Territorial]] Supreme Court. Developer of St. James Park (now part of [[West Adams, Los Angeles|West Adams]]), once the wealthiest neighborhood in Los Angeles. Played a pivotal role in developing [[Elysian Park]], earning him the title “Father of the Parks Commission.”<ref> {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-aug-31-me-then31-story.html|title=Los Angeles Then and Now: Once Upon a Time, a Rustic Retreat|author=Cecilia Rasmussen|date=August 31, 2003|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2019/05/13/la-la-landscapes-the-rancho-los-alisos-of-judge-charles-silent-glendora/|title=La La Landscapes: The Rancho Los Alisos of Judge Charles Silent, Glendora|author=Paul R. Spitzzeri|date=May 13, 2019|website=The Homestead Blog|publisher=Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum|access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Esther Snyder]] – co-founder of [[In-N-Out Burger]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-15-fi-22563-story.html|title = More Than Fare|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = August 15, 1997}}</ref>
* [[Lynsi Snyder]] – owner of In-N-Out Burger<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2021-12-28/in-n-out-heiress-lynsi-snyder-sells-bradbury-mega-mansion-for-16-25-million|title = In-N-Out heiress Lynsi Snyder sells Bradbury mega-mansion for $16.25 million|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = December 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lynsi Snyder Ellingson – Wealthiest Angelenos 2024|url=https://labusinessjournal.com/special-editions/wealthiest-angelenos/wealthiest-2024/16-lynsi-snyder-ellingson/|website=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]|access-date=April 10, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Alex Solis]] – jockey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-03  |title=Given hot mounts, Solis speeds return |url=https://www.drf.com/news/given-hot-mounts-solis-speeds-return |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250105203624/https://www.drf.com/news/given-hot-mounts-solis-speeds-return |archive-date=January 5, 2025 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=[[Daily Racing Form]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Woody Strode]] – actor, American football player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-03-mn-15785-story.html|title = Woody Strode; Ex-Athlete, Character Actor in Movies|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = January 3, 1995}}</ref>
* [[The Surfaris]] – [[surf music]] band<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1155}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Surfaris - Bio |url=https://thesurfaris.com/bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330190254/https://thesurfaris.com/bio |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=15 June 2021 |website=Thesurfaris.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newportbeachindy.com/the-surfaris-plan-to-wipe-out-in-concert-at-campus-jax-in-newport-beach-on-june-16/ | title=The Surfaris Plan to 'Wipe Out' in Concert at Campus Jax in Newport Beach on June 16 | date=June 6, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Deontay Wilder]] – [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] World [[Heavyweight]] Champion 2015-2020, Olympic medalist 2008<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Mae|date=September 29, 2020|title=Boxing Champ Deontay Wilder Hooks a Glendora Home|url=https://www.aol.com/news/boxing-champ-deontay-wilder-hooks-050350308.html|access-date=June 20, 2024|website=[[AOL]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Shawn Wooten]] – baseball player

==Sister cities==
Glendora has 2 [[Sister city|sister cities]]:

* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mooka, Tochigi|Moka, Japan]]<ref name="ci.glendora.ca.us">{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.glendora.ca.us/library/resources/weblinks-collection/communityinformation.htm |title=Glendora Public Library: Weblinks Collection – Community Information |access-date=September 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531004927/http://www.ci.glendora.ca.us/library/resources/weblinks-collection/communityinformation.htm |archive-date=May 31, 2008  }}</ref>
Glendora and Moka have been sister cities since 1988. Since about 2000, there has been an ongoing student exchange program between Goddard Middle School and Moka Higashi Junior High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goddardtitans.net/copy-of-attendance|title=Moka Sister City}}</ref> There is an ongoing student exchange program between Sandburg Middle School and Nakamura Junior High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandburgspartans.com/nakamura|title = Sister School}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2016/11/07/sandburg-middle-school-welcomes-students-from-sister-city-school-in-moka-city-japan/|title = Sandburg Middle School welcomes students from sister city school in Moka City, Japan|date = November 7, 2016}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mérida, Yucatán]], [[Mexico]]<ref name="ci.glendora.ca.us"/>
The Bidwell Forum at the Glendora Public library features a mural painted by Mexican artists Manuel Lizama and Sergio Cuevas. They completed the work in July 1976 as a gift from the city of Mérida.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}
*[[List of cities in Los Angeles County, California]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}}

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 | East =[[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]]
 | Southeast = [[Charter Oak, California|Charter Oak]] [[census-designated place|(CDP)]]
 | South = [[Covina, California|Covina]]
 | Southwest =[[Covina, California|Covina]]
 | West = [[Azusa, California|Azusa]]
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