Editing Rowland Heights, California

{{Short description|Census-designated place in California, United States}}
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'''Rowland Heights''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census designated place]] (CDP) in and below the [[Puente Hills]] in the [[San Gabriel Valley]], in [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States. The population was 48,231 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/rowlandheightscdpcalifornia|title=U S. Census Bureau Quick Facts: Rowland Heights CDP, California |access-date=2023-07-12}}</ref> Rowland Heights is in the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area]] and represented by the County of Los Angeles ([[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors|County Board of Supervisors]])<ref name="library">{{Cite web |url=http://www.colapublib.org/libs/rowlandhts/index.php |title=Rowland Heights Library |access-date=2011-08-28 |archive-date=2011-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813231225/http://www.colapublib.org/libs/rowlandhts/index.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is the second largest census designated place in Los Angeles County by area, behind [[Topanga, California|Topanga]], and the county's fifth largest CDP by population.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ceo.lacounty.gov/forms/Estimate%20Unincorp.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-05-24 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721043906/http://ceo.lacounty.gov/forms/Estimate%20Unincorp.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The area has a high Taiwanese population and was known as “Little Taipei” in the 1980s and 1990s, when it saw an influx of wealthy immigrants from [[Taiwan]].

A number of corporations, such as [[Newegg]], [[FedEx]], [[DIRECTV]], and [[Fashion Nova]], as well as other technology and import and export businesses, are located in neighboring [[City of Industry, California|City of Industry]]. Many business owners and employees reside in Rowland Heights as well as neighboring [[Hacienda Heights, California|Hacienda Heights]] and [[Walnut, California|Walnut]] due to their proximity.

==History==
[[File:Rancho La Puente.png|thumb|left|Rowland Heights sits on land that was originally part of [[Rancho La Puente]], a Mexican era [[ranchos of California|rancho grant]].]]
The Mexican land grant [[Rancho La Puente]] was granted by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to [[John A. Rowland|John Rowland]] in April 1842, totaling about {{convert|18000|acres|0|abbr=on}}. Three years later, Governor Pio Pico amended the grant, enlarging it to nearly {{convert|49000|acres|0|abbr=on}} and adding [[Workman-Temple family|William Workman]] as a co-owner. In 1868, after they received their federal land patent the prior year, Rowland and Workman divided Rancho La Puente, with Workman largely taking the western and central portions and Rowland the northern, southern and eastern sections, including what became most of Rowland Heights.<ref>Paul R. Spitzzeri, ''The Workman and Temple Families of Southern California, 1830-1930" (Dallas: Seligson Publishing, 2008), 58-63, 72, 102-105, 130''</ref><ref name=RH>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rhccc.netfirms.com/ |title=New Page 4 |access-date=2011-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060102090424/http://rhccc.netfirms.com/ |archive-date=2006-01-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The east section of Rowland Heights, between Nogales Street and Brea Canyon Road, falls within Rancho Rincon de la Brea. The ranch of Rowland's grandson, John A. Rowland III was behind the [[99 Ranch Market]] near the corner of Gale Avenue and Nogales Street and the Rowland family owns part of that property today, leasing most of it for commercial use. <ref name="library"/>

Rowland Heights grew significantly during the 1990s.<ref name="library"/> Originally built on a pig farm that covered much of modern-day Rowland Heights, the Rowland Homestead was mostly [[orange (fruit)|orange]] groves until the eastward sprawl from Los Angeles spawned working-class communities and affordable housing developments then formed. As the [[California State Route 60|60 freeway]] was extended beyond the western boundary, the community continued growth equal to that of most communities in Southern California. Development next to the freeway, zoned for industrial investment, eventually helped to support the housing developments that continue well into the 21st century.

Since the 1990s, there has been a significant demographic shift as many upper-class immigrants from [[Taiwan]], [[China]], and [[South Korea]] have settled in the hillside homes of Rowland Heights (and in neighboring regions such as [[Hacienda Heights, California|Hacienda Heights]], [[Walnut, California|Walnut]], and [[Diamond Bar]]). Also, Rowland Heights has also attracted immigrants from mainland China because the area is advertised in China as having high-end homes and convenient shopping centers. Many work at or own businesses in the nearby [[City of Industry]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pierson|first=David|date=2008-06-19|title=Close to L.A. but closer to Beijing|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-19-me-chinatowneast19-story.html|access-date=2020-12-21|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]]s have maintained a long-standing presence in the lower sections. The city has developed an eclectic [[suburban]] "[[Chinatown]]", "Little Tokyo", and "[[Koreatown]]", mostly in the form of upscale strip malls. There are several large Asian product supermarkets in the area.

Once predominantly Anglo and Hispanic since inception in 1842, this area has gradually become one of the Chinese centers in the greater Los Angeles beginning in the 1990s. Originally formed by the stream of business expansions from [[Monterey Park, California|Monterey Park]] (now a heavily mainland Chinese enclave), Rowland Heights has become an area largely populated by Taiwanese. Local Taiwanese refer to Rowland Heights as "Little Taipei", due to its high concentration of [[Taiwan]]ese restaurants and businesses. It has become the center for Chinese commercial and cultural activity in the southeastern region of the San Gabriel Valley. While Rowland Heights and adjacent areas are still predominantly [[Waishengren]] (mainland Chinese refugees who retreated to Taiwan in [[Chinese Civil War|1949]]), in recent years many mainland Chinese emigres have also been increasingly purchasing homes and starting small businesses in the area. Some eateries of Taiwanese cuisine are operated by mainland Chinese. Additionally, there are restaurants geared toward the young and affluent Chinese population.

Possibly owing to Rowland Heights as evolving into the cultural center for the Chinese diaspora,<ref name="answers">{{Cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/rowland-heights-california|title = Answers - the Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions|website = [[Answers.com]]}}</ref> many 49er Taiwanese (multi-generational natives of the island formerly known as Formosa),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waywordradio.org/49er_taiwanese_1/|title=A Way with Words {{!}} 49er Taiwanese|website=www.waywordradio.org|date=3 April 2005|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref> with a growing number of mainland Chinese now live in the area. In 1992, a connection ([[Harbor Boulevard]]) from northern Orange County (mostly to the city of [[La Habra, California|La Habra]]) opened in Rowland Heights, making Fullerton Road among the heavily traversed roads in the region.<ref name="answers"/>

In March 2012, a {{convert|340|t|lbs|order=flip}}, two-story granite rock was parked on Pathfinder Road as it journeyed from Riverside County to the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] as part of [[Michael Heizer]]’s [[Levitated Mass]] exhibition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/03/the-lacma-rock-the-weekend-report.html|title=The LACMA Rock: the weekend report|last=Vankin|first=Deborah|date=2012-03-03|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|department=Culture Monster|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-12|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In [[2015 Rowland Heights, California bullying incident|March 2015, a bullying incident]] involving Chinese nationals occurred in Rowland Heights. This incident involved Chinese nationals, who assaulted a 16-year-old girl at a restaurant and at a park in Rowland Heights. Later in the month, another incident began at the Honeymee, an ice cream parlor in Yes Plaza on Colima and Fullerton Roads. The perpetrators forced her to clean up ice cream smears and cigarette butts with her hand before taking her to Rowland Heights Park, where she was stripped of her clothing, slapped, burned with cigarettes, beaten, and forced to eat her own hair, which her assailants cut from her head. The attack lasted for over five hours.<ref name=LACountygov>"{{cite news|url=http://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/three-chinese-nationals-sentenced-prison-kidnapping-assaults-rowland-heights |date=February 17, 2016|title=Three Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Prison for Kidnapping, Assaults in Rowland Heights|url-status=live|archive-date=2016-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223004314/http://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/three-chinese-nationals-sentenced-prison-kidnapping-assaults-rowland-heights }}</ref>

==Geography==

[[File:Pathfinder Park.jpg|thumb|right|Pathfinder Park]]
Rowland Heights is located in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] adjacent to [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]. The census definition of the area was created by the Census Bureau for statistical purposes and may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|13.1|mi2|km2|0|sp=us}}.

Rowland Heights is bordered by Hacienda Heights to the northwest, Diamond Bar to the east, [[Brea, California|Brea]] to the south, [[La Habra Heights, California|La Habra Heights]] to the southwest, and the City of [[Industry, California|Industry]] to the north.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Rowland Heights has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=282340&cityname=Rowland+Heights,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Rowland Heights, California Köppen Climate Classification|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 16881
|1980= 28252
|1990= 42647
|2000= 48553
|2010= 48993
|2020= 48231
|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/>
}}

For statistical purposes, the [[United States Census Bureau]] has defined Rowland Heights as a {{convert|13.1|sqmi|km2}} [[census-designated place]] (CDP). Rowland Heights first appeared as an unincorporated place in the [[1970 U.S. Census]] as part of the East San Gabriel Valley census county division;<ref name=1970CensusCA/> and as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1980CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Rowland Heights CDP, 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 – Rowland Heights CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0663218&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) – Rowland Heights CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0663218&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) – Rowland Heights CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0663218&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,899
|5,045
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,467
|16.27%
|10.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.19%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,163
|683
|style='background: #ffffe6; |655
|2.40%
|1.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.36%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|45
|43
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45
|0.09%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|24,308
|29,135
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,583
|50.06%
|59.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.34%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|133
|60
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53
|0.27%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|64
|28
|style='background: #ffffe6; |144
|0.13%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,193
|770
|style='background: #ffffe6; |769
|2.46%
|1.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.59%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|13,748
|13,229
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,515
|28.32%
|27.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28.02%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''48,553'''
|'''48,993'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''48,231'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0663218|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032834/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0663218|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Rowland Heights CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Rowland Heights had a population of 48,993. The population density was {{convert|3,745.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Rowland Heights was 29,284 (59.8%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 11,506 (23.5%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (10.3% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0663218.html|title=Rowland Heights CDP QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|access-date=2013-12-06|archive-date=2012-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824233153/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0663218.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 772 (1.6%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 175 (0.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 61 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5,658 (11.5%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 1,537 (3.1%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13,229 persons (27.0%).

The Census reported that 48,831 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 148 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 14 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 14,520 households, out of which 5,557 (38.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 9,137 (62.9%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 2,080 (14.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,097 (7.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 424 (2.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 69 (0.5%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,585 households (10.9%) were made up of individuals, and 638 (4.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36. There were 12,314 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (84.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.54.

The population was spread out, with 9,960 people (20.3%) under the age of 18, 4,854 people (9.9%) aged 18 to 24, 12,918 people (26.4%) aged 25 to 44, 14,819 people (30.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,442 people (13.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

There were 15,152 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,158.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 9,811 (67.6%) were owner-occupied, and 4,709 (32.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%. 33,167 people (67.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 15,664 people (32.0%) lived in rental housing units. The estimated median house or condo value in 2009 was $461,614. In 2018, this number has increased; the median home value in Rowland Heights is now at $669,600 with the median listing price at $788,500.

According to the 2010 United States census, Rowland Heights had a median household income of $62,631, with 10.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>  According to Los Angeles Times research regarding median income ranking, Rowland Heights is ranked at 87 at $72,638; 6.6% of households in Rowland Heights make over $200,000 a year.

Updated information showed that the average household income in Rowland Heights was $99,354, while the median household income was $83,606; compared to Los Angeles, where the average household income was $81,225, and the median household income was $56,993. The average household net worth was at $807,328. 
 
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==Parks and recreation==
===Schabarum Regional Park===
Peter F. Schabarum, a Republican, represented the 49th district in the [[California State Assembly]] from 1967 to 1972. He was appointed to the [[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors]] in March 1972 by Gov. [[Ronald Reagan]] following the death of incumbent [[Frank G. Bonelli]] and elected to the position three months later in a hotly contested special election that pitted him against his former roommate and colleague Assemblyman William Campbell. Schabarum was re-elected in 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986. He did not seek re-election in 1990, but served three extra months until Feb. 28, 1991, to allow a special election to be held following a court ruling that redrew the boundaries of his district to create a majority-Latino district, later occupied by [[Gloria Molina]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-23-op-1819-story.html |title = There's More to Power Than Votes&mdash;Latinos Should Ask Pete Schabarum : Politics: By carefully cultivating developers in her new district, Gloria Molina can use surplus campaign money to fund populist causes|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = 1991-06-23}}</ref> Schabarum was noted for opposing government [[trade union|unions]], supporting privatization of certain county duties, and supporting the decentralization of County government.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/reluctantmetropo0000fult | url-access=registration | page=[https://archive.org/details/reluctantmetropo0000fult/page/143 143] |title = The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles| publisher=JHU Press |isbn = 9780801865060|last1 = Fulton|first1 = William|date = 2001-12-04}}</ref> In addition, he was the leading backer of California's Proposition 140 on the 1990 ballot, which imposed term limits on the California Legislature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080104/news_lz1e4schrag.html|title = The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News}}</ref>

His legacy lives on through the Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park, locally known as Schabarum Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.schabarumparkfoundation.org/|title=Best Vinyl Signs North Houston, TX &#124; Graphics, Banners, & More Near Me}}</ref> It is in his former supervisorial district and named after him. The regional park offers playgrounds, picnic areas, and horseback riding and trails in the surrounding [[Puente Hills]].

====Cherry Blossom Festival====
Schabarum Regional Park is also known for [[Prunus mume|ume]] and [[Prunus serrulata|sakura]] Cherry blossoms. 500 ume trees were donated by [[Kairaku-en]] in [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]], [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]], [[Japan]] when the two parks established a "sister-park" relationship in 1992.<ref name="lacounty20090128">{{Cite web|url=http://file.lacounty.gov/lac/cms1_118483.pdf |title=Press Release: Come out and view Ume Cherry Trees in full blossom at Schabarum Regional Park in Rowland Heights, CA |author=Joyce Fitzpatrick, Public Information Assistant |work=County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation |date=January 28, 2009 |access-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref>

===Community library===
[[File:Rowland library.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Public Library Branch]]
[[Los Angeles County Library]] operates the library branch. The library went under renovation in 2015 and reopened in 2018.

The library interior has {{convert|14,000|sqft|m2}} of space and <ref name="library"/> has approximately 134,215 book titles, 260 magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 7,004 audio recordings and 5,798 video cassettes. The Library also has resources of ethnic and non-English (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese) materials, local history materials, telephone directories, pamphlets and maps, microforms and CD-ROM educational materials.<ref name="rowlandheights.usacitydirectories.com">{{Cite web|url=http://rowlandheights.usacitydirectories.com/|title=City Of Rowland Heights Guides And Directories.|website=rowlandheights.usacitydirectories.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220953/http://rowlandheights.usacitydirectories.com/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> The community room seats approximately 80 persons.<ref name="library"/>

==Government==
The community is part of District 1 of the [[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors]], represented by Supervisor [[Hilda Solis]].

In the [[California State Legislature]], Rowland Heights is in {{Representative|casd|30|fmt=sdistrict}} and {{Representative|caad|56|fmt=adistrict}}. In the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], it is located in {{Representative|cacd|38|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite web
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The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Pomona Health Center in [[Pomona, California|Pomona]], serving Rowland Heights.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/pomona.pdf Pomona Health Center]." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.</ref>

The high number of Asian business owners, as well as conservative-leaning individuals in Rowland Heights, makes it an area with relatively strong Republican support.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} In 2018, there are more voters in the district registered as Republicans than Democrats.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} In the [[California State Senate]], Rowland Heights is located in [[California's 29th State Senate district]], which is represented by Democrat [[Josh Newman (politician)|Josh Newman]]. However, following the recall election as part of the 2018 California Primaries, Newman was recalled from the state Senate largely because he voted for an unpopular gasoline tax increase after promising he would hold the line on taxes. Ling Ling Chang, his original opponent and a Republican, won the election to replace Newman in the state Senate. Newman's loss ended the Democratic supermajority in the California State Senate. In November 2020, Newman once again [[2020 California State Senate election|
defeated Chang]] to return to the State Senate.

===Law enforcement===
The [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] (LASD) operates the Walnut/Diamond Bar Station in Walnut. It is spread out over {{convert|260|sqmi|km2}}, encompassing the contract cities of Diamond Bar and Walnut, and the unincorporated area of Rowland Heights.<ref>"[http://www.lasd.org/stations/for3/wlnt-dbar/index.html Walnut/Diamond Bar Station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106090901/http://www.lasd.org/stations/for3/wlnt-dbar/index.html |date=2010-01-06 }}." [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]]. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.</ref> In addition the LASD operates the Rowland Heights Asian Community Center.<ref name="rowlandheights.usacitydirectories.com"/><ref>"[http://www.lasd.org/stations/for3/wlnt-dbar/rowlndhts.html Rowland Heights Asian Community Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305075016/http://www.lasd.org/stations/for3/wlnt-dbar/rowlndhts.html |date=2010-03-05 }}." [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]]. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.</ref> The California Highway Patrol (CHP), Santa Fe Springs Area office, is responsible for traffic enforcement matters and traffic collision investigations throughout unincorporated area of Rowland Heights, unincorporated Hacienda Heights, and State Route 60 freeway, which is a major thoroughfare between the city of Los Angeles and the Inland Empire.

==Education==
[[Rowland Unified School District]]<!--UNI 33750--> is the school district for the [[census-designated place]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-07|page=11 (PDF p. 12/19)}}</ref> It has four [[National Blue Ribbon]] Schools, 16 [[California Distinguished School]]s, and more state Golden Bell awards than any other school district in the region.<ref name="rowlandschools"/> There are more than 16,000 students and 21 elementary and secondary schools in the district. The district serves Rowland Heights and small portions of the cities of Walnut, [[La Puente]], City of Industry and [[West Covina]]. Students from other communities may attend Rowland Unified schools after obtaining a permit.

;High Schools
[[File:Rowland High School.jpg|350px|thumb|right|[[John A. Rowland High School]]]]
*[[John A. Rowland High School|Rowland High School]] Grades: 09 - 12
*[[Nogales High School (La Puente, California)|Nogales High School]]; Grades: 09 - 12

;Alternative Schools
*Santana High School
*Rowland Unified Community Day School Students: 57; Grades: 07 - 12
*Rowland Assistive Technology Academy

;Middle/Intermediate Schools
[[File:Alvarado Elementary.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Alvarado Intermediate School]]
*Alvarado Intermediate School 7–8
*Giano Intermediate School 7–8
*Rincon Intermediate School 7-8 (Closed, but now [[Telesis Academy of Science and Math|Telesis Academy]]) <ref name="rowlandschools">{{cite web|url=http://rowlandschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=173452&type=d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920025910/http://rowlandschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=173452&type=d |archive-date=2012-09-20|url-status=dead|title=Rowland School, Closed Elementary School (R)}}</ref>

;Private schools
*[[Oxford School (California)|Oxford School]] 7–12
*Southlands Christian Schools; Preschool-12 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://southlandscs.com/|title=Southlands Christian Schools|website=Best Private Christian School in Rowland Heights}}</ref>
;Colleges
*[[Mount San Antonio College]] - located in Walnut to serve area high schools

==Transportation==
Pathfinder Road, Colima Road, and Gale Avenue/Walnut Drive are the main west–east arterials. Nogales Street, Fairway Drive/Brea Canyon Cut-off Road, and Fullerton Road/[[Harbor Boulevard]] are the main north–south arterials.

[[File:Colima Nogales.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Colima/Nogales intersection]]
[[Foothill Transit]] and the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] provide bus transit services throughout the [[San Gabriel Valley]]. The main Metro Bus Terminal is in [[El Monte, California|El Monte]]. In addition, the [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] commuter train runs west towards Downtown [[Los Angeles]] and east to [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] through the Valley；the station that serves Rowland Heights is [[Industry station]]. Metro may possibly extend the Metro Expo Line to Rowland Heights in the second half of the 21st century in the future.

The San Gabriel Valley is served by several major [[interstate highways]]. Those in proximity to Rowland Heights include the [[San Bernardino Freeway]] ([[Interstate 10 (California)|Interstate 10]]), [[Foothill Freeway]] ([[Interstate 210 (California)|I-210]]), [[San Gabriel River Freeway]] ([[Interstate 605 (California)|I-605]]), and the [[Long Beach Freeway]] ([[Interstate 710 (California)|I-710]]). State freeways include the [[Orange Freeway]] ([[California State Route 57|State Route 57]]), the [[Pomona Freeway]] ([[California State Route 60|State Route 60]]).

[[China Airlines]], one of the major airline companies in Taiwan, operates private bus services to [[Los Angeles International Airport]] from Hk 2 Food District in Rowland Heights to take residents to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]].<ref>"[http://www.china-airlines.com/en/promotionen/promotionen000004.htm Complimentary Bus Service to LAX] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030065010/http://www.china-airlines.com/en/promotionen/promotionen000004.htm |date=2007-10-30 }}," ''[[China Airlines]]''</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Lanhee Chen]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsa.org/about/the-junior-statesmen-foundation/foundation-officers/lanhee-chen/|title=JSA: Civics Education and Leadership Programs for High School Students - Lanhee Chen|work=[[Junior State of America]]|access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref> (1995) - Policy Director of the [[Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012]] and Romney's chief policy adviser;<ref>[http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120829000048&cid=1601 Lanhee Chen, the 'orchestra leader' behind Romney's campaign｜WCT<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926043225/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120829000048&cid=1601 |date=2013-09-26 }}</ref> Senior Adviser of the [[Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016]];<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423989/marco-rubio-campaign-hires-romney-policy-director | title=Rubio Campaign Snags Former Romney Policy Director| website=[[National Review]]| date=2015-09-14}}</ref> member of the U.S. [[Social Security Advisory Board]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/30/president-obama-announces-another-key-administration-post|title=President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post|date=September 30, 2013|website=whitehouse.gov}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

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|title = '''Destinations from Rowland Heights'''
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|North = [[City of Industry, California|City of Industry]]
|Northeast = [[Diamond Bar, California|Diamond Bar]]<br />Unincorporated San Bernardino County
|East = Unincorporated San Bernardino County
|Southeast = Unincorporated San Bernardino County
|South = Unincorporated Orange County<br />[[Brea, California|Brea]]
|Southwest = Unincorporated Orange County
|West = [[La Habra Heights, California|La Habra Heights]]
|Northwest = [[City of Industry, California|City of Industry]]}} 
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