Editing San Gabriel, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = San Gabriel, California
| type                            = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = "City With A [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel|Mission]]"
| image_skyline                   = {{Photomontage
| photo1a                         = I Like a Place with Benches (6315511083) (cropped).jpg
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| foot_montage                    = Top: [[San Gabriel Mission Playhouse]] <br /> Bottom: [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]]
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| image_flag                      = Flag of San Gabriel, California.gif
| image_seal                      = Seal of San Gabriel, California.png
| seal_size                       = 80px
| image_blank_emblem              = 
| image_map                       = LA County Incorporated Areas San Gabriel highlighted.svg
| map_caption                     = Location of San Gabriel in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]]
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = California
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name2        =  [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
|government_footnotes=<ref name="council">{{cite web|url=https://www.sangabrielcity.com/87/City-Council|title=City Council|publisher=City of San Gabriel|year=2024|access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref>
| leader_title1                   = Mayor
| leader_name1                    = John Wu <br/> 
| leader_title2                   = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name2                    = Denise Menchaca
| leader_title3                   = [[City Council]]
| leader_name3                    = Eric Chan <br> Tony Ding <br> John R. Harrington
| leader_title4                   = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name4                    = Mark Lazzaretto<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangabrielcity.com/index.aspx?nid=138|title=Office of the City Manager|publisher=City of San Gabriel |access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref>
| established_title               = <!-- Settled -->
| established_date                = 
| established_title3              = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date3               = April 24, 1913<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |title       = California Cities by Incorporation Date
 |format      = Word
 |publisher   = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s
 |access-date  = August 25, 2014
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |archive-date = November 3, 2014
|df          = mdy-all
}}</ref>
| named_for                       = [[Gabriel (archangel)|Archangel Gabriel]]
<!-- Area------------------>
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi                = 4.15
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 4.14
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00
| area_total_km2                  = 10.74
| area_land_km2                   = 10.73
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_water_percent              = 0.02
| area_metro_km2                  = 
| area_metro_sq_mi                = 
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1656614|San Gabriel|access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref>
| elevation_ft                    = 420
| elevation_m                     = 128
<!-- Population ----------->
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="US Census Bureau 2020 San Gabriel, CA Population">{{cite web |title=US Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=San%20Gabriel%20city,%20California |website=www.census.gov |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>
| population_total                = 39568
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| population_est                  = 
| population_density_sq_mi        = auto
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| population_density_metro_sq_mi  = 
| timezone                        = [[Pacific Time Zone]]
| utc_offset                      = -8
| timezone_DST                    = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = -7
| coordinates                     = {{coord|34|6|10.14|N|118|5|58.89|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code                     = 91775, 91776, 91778<ref>{{cite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp?visited=1&pagenumber=0&state=ca&city=San%20Gabriel | title = USPS - ZIP Code Lookup - Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results | access-date = January 18, 2007}}</ref>
| area_code_type                  = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code                       = [[Area code 626|626]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=San%20Gabriel | title = Number Administration System - NPA and City/Town Search Results | access-date = January 18, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102641/http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=San%20Gabriel | archive-date = September 29, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
| website                         = {{URL|www.sangabrielcity.com}}
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
| blank_info                      = {{FIPS|06|67042}}
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info                     = {{GNIS 4|1656614}}, {{GNIS 4|2411787}}
| population_density_km2          = 3716.92
}}

'''San Gabriel''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "[[Gabriel|St. Gabriel]]") is a city located in the [[San Gabriel Valley]] of [[Los Angeles County, California]]. At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the population was 39,718.

San Gabriel was founded by the Spanish in 1771, when [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]] was established by [[Saint Junípero Serra]]. Through the Spanish and Mexican periods, San Gabriel played an important role in the development of [[Los Angeles]] and [[Californio]] society. Owing to the prominence of Mission San Gabriel in the region's history, it is often called the "birthplace of the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area|Los Angeles region]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sangabrielcity.com/78/History-of-San-Gabriel|title= History of San Gabriel|access-date=May 6, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Mission San Gabriel circa 1838.jpg|thumb|left|San Gabriel was established by the Spanish in 1771, when [[Junípero Serra]] founded Mission San Gabriel Arcángel.]]
[[File:Ferdinand Deppe 1794-1861.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]] in 1832, painted by [[Ferdinand Deppe]]]]
[[File:San Gabriel Mission Fiesta (1962) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|San Gabriel Mission Fiesta, 1962]]

=== Tongva ===
Prior to the arrival of the Spanish to [[Alta California]], the area that is San Gabriel were inhabited by the [[Tongva people|Tongva]], whom the Spanish called the ''Gabrieleño.'' The Tongva village of [[Shevaanga]] was located at the original site of [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel|Mission San Gabriel]], before being moved to the site of another village, [[Toviscanga]], in 1776 after being destroyed by a flood. These villages were part of an extensive trade network and were interconnected by a series of trails.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OtMuPOO9zccC |title=University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology |publisher=University of California |year=1907 |pages=141}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=The Masterkey, Volume 31 |publisher=Southwest Museum |year=1957 |pages=125}}</ref>

===Spanish period===
[[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]], founded by Father [[Junípero Serra]] in 1771, is the fourth of twenty-one California Missions, and is known as the "Pride of the [[California Missions]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sangabrielcity.com/cityhall/documents/SanGabrielCAFR.pdf |title=City of San Gabriel, California, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Year ended June 30, 2009 |publisher=City of San Gabriel |access-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621160246/http://sangabrielcity.com/cityhall/documents/SanGabrielCAFR.pdf |archive-date=June 21, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Dissidence and rebellions against the mission by the Tongva, who were forced to labor at the mission, were common.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Street |first=Richard Steven |title=Beasts of the Field: A Narrative History of California Farmworkers, 1769-1913 |publisher=Stanford University Press |year=2004 |isbn=9780804738804 |pages=39 |quote="a clerk with the Jedediah Smith fur-trapping party spent considerable time observing his San Gabriel mission surroundings. He soon found himself unable to tolerate the site of the natives working in the nearby vineyards and fields. 'They are kept in great fear, and for the least offense they are corrected,' he confided in his diary. 'They are... complete slaves in every sense of the word.'"}}</ref> After the Spanish missionaries banned [[converts to Christianity]] from dancing and participating in ceremony, a major rebellion of eight villages was staged against the mission in 1785 led by [[Toypurina]] and Nicolás Josè.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Hull |first1=Kathleen L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ildnDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Sibanga%22&pg=PT79 |title=Forging Communities in Colonial Alta California |last2=Douglass |first2=John G. |date=October 16, 2018 |publisher=University of Arizona Press |isbn=978-0-8165-3892-8 |pages=69 |language=en}}</ref>

===Mexican period===
The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel served a pivotal role in the [[Californio]] society, with many of the area's first Mexican settlers being baptized at the mission, including future governor [[Pio Pico]], who was born in 1801 at the mission and baptized there the same year. He was appointed as California's governor twice, serving briefly in 1832 and again from 1845 through the [[Mexican–American War]]. Later in life, he was elected as a Los Angeles City councilman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi05s.htm |title=Pio Pico - Last Governor of Mexican California |publisher=laalmanac.com }}</ref> The city of [[Pico Rivera]] was named to honor him as the last governor of California to be born in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colapublib.org/history/picorivera/faq.html#q4 |title=Frequently Asked Questions: Pico Rivera |publisher=[[County of Los Angeles Public Library]] |access-date=November 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121234214/http://colapublib.org/history/picorivera/faq.html#q4 |archive-date=November 21, 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

===American period===
In 1853, a company of Army Engineers, which included the geologist [[William P. Blake]], passed by the mission in search of the best route for an [[First transcontinental railroad|intercontinental railroad]]. Blake observed that the once great vineyards had fallen into wild disarray. Fences were in disrepair and animals roamed freely through the property. But the mission bells were ringing and the church was still in use. Blake predicted, "I believe that when the adaptation of that portion of California to the culture of the grape and the manufacture of wine becomes known and appreciated, the state will become celebrated not only for its gold and grain, but (also) for its fruits and wines."<ref name="In 1853">{{cite web|last=Gally |first=Sid |url=http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_15440867?source=rss |title=Past on Parade: What was the San Gabriel Valley like in 1853? |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |date=March 9, 2010 |access-date=August 3, 2010}}</ref>

In the first United States census made in California in 1860, 586 people lived in the San Gabriel township, an area encompassing the mission lands and several adjacent ranchos stretching north to what is now [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]].  By 1870, the population had shrunk to 436.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.lawesterners.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/249-BI_249.pdf|title=What a Difference a Decade Makes: Ethnic and Racial Demographic Change in Los Angeles County during the 1860s |author=Paul R. Spitzzeri|journal=Branding Iron|date=Fall 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1860/population/1860a-06.pdf# |title=Population of the United States in 1860: California |author=U.S. Census Bureau|author-link=U.S. Census Bureau }}</ref>

San Gabriel incorporated as a city April 24, 1913, with a population of 1,500.<ref name="In 1853"/>

==Geography==
[[File:La Laguna Lugo Park 1.jpg|thumb|left|Laguna de San Gabriel, designed by Benjamín Domínguez, at [[Vincent Lugo Park|Lugo Park]]]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.1|sqmi|km2}}, virtually all of it land.

The city is located in the [[San Gabriel Valley]] and is bordered on the north by [[San Marino, California|San Marino]], on the east by [[Temple City]] and [[Rosemead]], to the south by [[Rosemead]] and to the west by [[Alhambra, California|Alhambra]].

===Parks===
[[File:San Gabriel, CA, USA - panoramio (41).jpg|thumb|right|View of the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] from the city of San Gabriel]]
The Parks and Recreation Department offers an after school sports program and a summer playground program for San Gabriel youth. Along with these programs, the department provides a variety of trips and special events throughout the year for youth of all ages.

Parks include:
*Adult Recreation Center and Senior Center, 324 [[Mission Drive (Los Angeles County)|South Mission Drive]]
*Bovard-Wilson-Hayes House and Jail
*Grapevine Park and Arbor, 324 South Mission Drive
*Smith Park and Pool, 232 West Broadway,
*[[Vincent Lugo Park]], Corner of Wells and Ramona Streets

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, San Gabriel has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Summers are hot and very dry, and winters are mild.

{{Weather box|width=auto
| location    = San Gabriel, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–2015
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 94
| Feb record high F = 94
| Mar record high F = 101
| Apr record high F = 106
| May record high F = 106
| Jun record high F = 111
| Jul record high F = 108
| Aug record high F = 112
| Sep record high F = 112
| Oct record high F = 108
| Nov record high F = 101
| Dec record high F = 96
| year record high F = 112
| Jan avg record high F = 84.8
| Feb avg record high F = 85.6
| Mar avg record high F = 87.4
| Apr avg record high F = 93.2
| May avg record high F = 92.5
| Jun avg record high F = 95.2
| Jul avg record high F = 98.7
| Aug avg record high F = 100.7
| Sep avg record high F = 102.5
| Oct avg record high F = 98.0
| Nov avg record high F = 90.1
| Dec avg record high F = 82.9
| year avg record high F = 106.2
| Jan high F = 68.6
| Feb high F = 68.2
| Mar high F = 70.9
| Apr high F = 73.8
| May high F = 75.6
| Jun high F = 80.8
| Jul high F = 85.5
| Aug high F = 87.6
| Sep high F = 86.7
| Oct high F = 80.7
| Nov high F = 74.0
| Dec high F = 67.8
| year high F = 76.7
| Jan mean F = 57.4
| Feb mean F = 57.7
| Mar mean F = 60.7
| Apr mean F = 63.2
| May mean F = 66.6
| Jun mean F = 71.2
| Jul mean F = 75.4
| Aug mean F = 76.6
| Sep mean F = 75.1
| Oct mean F = 69.0
| Nov mean F = 62.3
| Dec mean F = 56.6
| year mean F = 66.0
| Jan low F = 46.1
| Feb low F = 47.1
| Mar low F = 50.5
| Apr low F = 52.7
| May low F = 57.6
| Jun low F = 61.5
| Jul low F = 65.2
| Aug low F = 65.5
| Sep low F = 63.6
| Oct low F = 57.4
| Nov low F = 50.6
| Dec low F = 45.3
| year low F = 55.3
| Jan avg record low F = 33.9
| Feb avg record low F = 35.7
| Mar avg record low F = 38.5
| Apr avg record low F = 41.8
| May avg record low F = 48.1
| Jun avg record low F = 52.8
| Jul avg record low F = 57.1
| Aug avg record low F = 56.1
| Sep avg record low F = 54.2
| Oct avg record low F = 47.0
| Nov avg record low F = 38.6
| Dec avg record low F = 33.3
| year avg record low F = 31.8
| Jan record low F = 22
| Feb record low F = 25
| Mar record low F = 31
| Apr record low F = 34
| May record low F = 38
| Jun record low F = 43
| Jul record low F = 46
| Aug record low F = 47
| Sep record low F = 42
| Oct record low F = 33
| Nov record low F = 30
| Dec record low F = 24
| year record low F = 22
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.56
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.22
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.53
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.61
| May precipitation inch = 0.48
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.13
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.04
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.00
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.13
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.61
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.92
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.44
| year precipitation inch = 15.67
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 6.5
| Feb precipitation days = 7.1
| Mar precipitation days = 5.1
| Apr precipitation days = 2.2
| May precipitation days = 1.9
| Jun precipitation days = 0.5
| Jul precipitation days = 0.5
| Aug precipitation days = 0.0
| Sep precipitation days = 0.4
| Oct precipitation days = 1.6
| Nov precipitation days = 2.7
| Dec precipitation days = 4.7
| year precipitation days =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00047785&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: San Gabriel Fire DEPT, CA
|access-date = May 7, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lox
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Los Angeles
|access-date = May 7, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 737
|1920= 2640
|1930= 7224
|1940= 11867
|1950= 20343
|1960= 22561
|1970= 29336
|1980= 30072
|1990= 37120
|2000= 39804
|2010= 39718
|2020= 39568
|estyear=2023
|estimate=37732
|estref=<ref name="CityandTownPopulationTotals2020-2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|date=June 25, 2024|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref>
|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/>
}}

San Gabriel first appeared as a city in the [[1920 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1920CensusCA/> In prior years, the area was part of the unincorporated portion of the now defunct San Gabriel Township (pop. 8,550 in 1910 and 2,501 in 1900).<ref name=1910CensusCA/><ref name=1900CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''San Gabriel 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 – San Gabriel city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0667042&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) – San Gabriel city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0667042&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) – San Gabriel city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0667042&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|6,930
|4,539
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,381
|17.41%
|11.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.54%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|360
|337
|style='background: #ffffe6; |355
|0.90%
|0.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.90%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|129
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42
|0.32%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|19,399
|23,994
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25,068
|48.74%
|60.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.35%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|28
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.07%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|51
|44
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100
|0.13%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|684
|534
|style='background: #ffffe6; |728
|1.72%
|1.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.84%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|12,223
|10,189
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,878
|30.71%
|25.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.96%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''39,804'''
|'''39,718'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''39,568'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
[[File:Mission San Gabriel Church.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]], designed by [[Antonio Cruzado]]]]
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0667042|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - San Gabriel city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112124502/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0667042|archive-date=November 12, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> reported that San Gabriel had a population of 39,718. The population density was {{convert|9,581.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of San Gabriel was 24,091 (60.7%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 10,076 (25.4%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (11.4% Non-Hispanic White), 388 (1.0%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 220 (0.6%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 43 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3,762 (9.5%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 1,138 (2.9%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10,189 persons (25.7%).

The Census reported that 39,266 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 34 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 418 (1.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 12,542 households, out of which 4,542 (36.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 6,668 (53.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,961 (15.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 965 (7.7%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 481 (3.8%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 76 (0.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 2,121 households (16.9%) were made up of individuals, and 800 (6.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13.  There were 9,594 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (76.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.47.

The population was spread out, with 7,866 people (19.8%) under the age of 18, 3,555 people (9.0%) aged 18 to 24, 11,335 people (28.5%) aged 25 to 44, 11,388 people (28.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,574 people (14.0%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

There were 13,237 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,193.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 6,168 (49.2%) were owner-occupied, and 6,374 (50.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.7%.  19,974 people (50.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 19,292 people (48.6%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
[[File:Mission District, San Gabriel, California (14338375537) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|San Gabriel City Hall]]
[[File:San Gabriel, CA, USA - panoramio (173) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|St. Sava Orthodox Church]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 39,804 people, 12,587 households, and 9,566 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|9,639.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 12,909 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,126.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 33.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.83% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 48.91% [[Asian people|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.36% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 3.34% from two or more races. Those identifying as [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] (of any race) were 30.71% of the population. According to the [[Los Angeles Times]], [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]] and [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] were the most ancestries in 2000, with 52.6% of residents foreign born, [[Vietnam]] and [[China]] being the most common places of birth.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Gabriel |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/san-gabriel/ |website=maps.latimes.com |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref>

There were 12,587 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,720, and the median income The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,816.  About 9.5% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

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==Economy==

===Top employers===
[[File:San Gabriel, CA, USA - panoramio (107).jpg|thumb|right|Businesses on Valley Blvd.]]
[[File:San Gabriel, CA, USA - panoramio (78) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Shops near the intersection of Abbot Ave and Valley Blvd.]]
According to the city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:<ref name="cafr2009">{{Cite web|date=June 30, 2019|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|url=https://www.sangabrielcity.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1702|access-date=October 25, 2020|work=City of San Gabriel}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Advanced Hospital Management Corporation|AHMC San Gabriel Valley Medical]]
|1062
|-
| 2
|Landwin Hospitality LLC
|150
|-
| 3
|Ivy Creek Healthcare & Wellness Centre
|147
|-
| 4
|SGV Healthcare Inc.
|147
|-
| 5
|[[99 Ranch Market|99 Ranch Market #208]]
|143
|-
| 6
|Royal Vista Care Center, LLC 
|123
|-
| 7
|San Gabriel Country Club 
|120
|-
| 8
|Pine Grove Healthcare & Wellness Centre
|116
|-
| 9
|Five Star Seafood Restaurant
|105
|-
| 10
|San Gabriel Superstore
| 105
|}

==Government==
[[File:Mission District, San Gabriel, California (14544964983).jpg|thumb|left|San Gabriel City Hall on Mission Dr.]]
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]] San Gabriel is located in the 21st [[California State Senate|Senate]] District, represented by Democrat [[Anthony Portantino]], and in the 49th [[California State Assembly|Assembly]] District, represented by Democrat [[Ed Chau]].

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], San Gabriel is in {{Representative|cacd|28|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|28}}</ref>
[[File:Sangarbriel cityhall.jpg|thumb|right|View of San Gabriel City Hall from the Plaza de San Gabriel]]

===City===
Five councilmembers are elected by the voters to serve a four-year term. The Mayor is appointed annually by the Council in a rotation among its members. The City Council is also the Redevelopment Agency Board of Directors. As of July 2024, the members are Mayor John Wu, Vice Mayor Denise Menchaca, and Councilmembers Eric Chan, Tony Ding, and John R. Harrington.<ref name="council"/>

The city's first Chinese American mayor was [[Chi Mui]] in 2006. He symbolized San Gabriel's rise as the new center of the region's Chinese community. He died of cancer three months later.<ref name="dragon"/> Mui was replaced by Albert Y. M. Huang, who served as mayor during his term. Huang submitted his resignation October 19, 2010, following a late-night domestic dispute with his girlfriend and subsequent arrest. Huang has since been cleared of all charges.<ref name="sangabrielcity1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sangabrielcity.com/cityhall/electcitycouncil.shtml|title= City Council | work = City of San Gabriel |access-date=January 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061222014624/http://www.sangabrielcity.com/cityhall/electcitycouncil.shtml|archive-date=December 22, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:San Gabriel Civic Auditorium (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[San Gabriel Mission Playhouse]]]]
[[File:Gabrielino High School Media Center.JPG|thumb|right|[[Gabrielino High School]]]]
The vast majority of the city of San Gabriel is served by the [[San Gabriel Unified School District]].<ref name=Census2020SDmap>{{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=November 19, 2023|page=10 (PDF p. 11/19)}}</ref>  It has five of the public elementary schools,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sgusd.k12.ca.us/site_listing.aspx?categoryid=c477ca4c-1c91-443c-bf7a-533e94c543f6&catName=Elementary&type=post&schoolAffiliatedCatLink=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819144447/http://www.sgusd.k12.ca.us/site_listing.aspx?categoryid=c477ca4c-1c91-443c-bf7a-533e94c543f6&catName=Elementary&type=post&schoolAffiliatedCatLink=0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2010 |title=San Gabriel Unified School District Listing |publisher=sgusd.k12.ca.us |access-date= November 27, 2010}}</ref> [[Jefferson Middle School (San Gabriel, California)|Jefferson Middle School]], [[Gabrielino High School]], Del Mar High School, which opened in 2010, is an alternative high school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delmar.sgusd.k12.ca.us/ |title=Del Mar High School|publisher=delmar.sgusd.k12.ca.us |access-date= March 29, 2022}}</ref>

A portion of San Gabriel is in the [[Garvey School District]]<!--14940--> and the [[Alhambra Unified School District]]<!--06037-->.<ref name=Census2020SDmap/> Two elementary schools that exist within the city limits are operated by the Garvey School District, in the southern portion of San Gabriel. [[San Gabriel High School]] is operated by Alhambra USD .

A portion of San Gabriel is in the [[Rosemead Elementary School District]]<!--33570--> and the [[El Monte Union High School District]]<!--12120-->.<ref name=Census2020SDmap/>

[[San Gabriel Mission High School]] is a Catholic, all girls school.

==Media==
San Gabriel community news are covered by the ''[[San Gabriel Valley Tribune]]'', a paid daily newspaper, as well as by ''Mid-Valley News'' and ''San Gabriel Sun'', which are community weeklies.

The independent, non-corporate [[community newspaper]] ''[[Colorado Boulevard Newspaper]]'' covers the city of San Gabriel both in print and online, along with neighboring cities in the western [[San Gabriel Valley]].

==Culture==
[[File:San Gabriel, CA, USA - panoramio (44).jpg|thumb|right|Shopping near the intersection of Del Mar Ave. and Valley Blvd in 2015]]
The city has a mixture of Asian, European, and North American cultures.<ref name="SG">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sangabrielcity.com/pointsofinterest/valley.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503184953/http://www.sangabrielcity.com/pointsofinterest/valley.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Points of Interest | work =City of San Gabriel |archive-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref> Second- and third-generation Chinese Americans patronize its diverse array of stores and eateries.<ref name="dragon">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-31-me-sangabriel31-story.html |title= Dragon Roars in San Gabriel |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | first=David |last=Pierson |date=March 31, 2006}}</ref>

There is the {{Convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on}} "San Gabriel Square" mall, sometimes referred to as the "Chinese Disneyland".<ref name="SG"/> It was also nicknamed by the [[Los Angeles Times]] as "the great mall of China."<ref>{{cite news |author1=Jonathan Gold |author2=Laurie Ochoa |author1-link=Jonathan Gold |title=Cook's Walks: The Great Mall of China |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-12-fo-7-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 12, 1992 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013121035/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-12/food/fo-7_1_san-gabriel |archive-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangabrielsquare.com/|title=Welcome To The San Gabriel Square}}</ref> This stretch of Chinese shops and bold architecture, with roofs of Spanish-style tile, is the model for the new [[ethnoburb]]s recently recognized in places like [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] and [[Houston]].<ref name="SG"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shyong |first=Frank |date=February 27, 2023 |title=How renovation of an iconic Chinese mall represents a shift in L.A.'s Chinese community |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-27/san-gabriel-focus-plaza-renovation-chinese-community |access-date=February 27, 2023 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Mission District, San Gabriel, California (14523379324).jpg|thumb|left|The Mission District]]
[[File:Old PE car at San Gabriel Mission circa 1905.jpg|thumb|A [[streetcar]] of the [[Pacific Electric Railway]] makes a stop at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel {{circa|1905}}.]]

San Gabriel is currently served by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]].

In 2008, voters approved the measure, proposition 1A for the California High Speed Rail Project from San Diego to San Francisco.<ref name="rail">{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2010/10/20/san-gabriel-hears-from-rail-authority-and-residents/|title=San Gabriel hears from Rail Authority and residents|website=Los Angeles Daily News|access-date=1 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501102211/https://www.dailynews.com/2010/10/20/san-gabriel-hears-from-rail-authority-and-residents/|archive-date=1 May 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> The project will be constructed in two segments. The [[San Francisco]] to [[Los Angeles]]/[[Anaheim]] project is scheduled to be built first, at a cost of $43 billion, with a completion date in 2029.<ref name="rail"/> The second phase of the proposed railway, from Los Angeles to stations in [[San Diego]] will not begin construction until after phase one is completed. The [http://www.hsr.ca.gov/ California High-Speed Rail Authority] is responsible for planning, designing, and building the system.

Conceptually, the voters were very enthusiastic about a high speed railway. The reality of the possibility that it could impact their neighborhood and their homes is being met with steadfast disapproval.  When the [[California High-Speed Rail Authority]] recently met with the city councils and residents of San Gabriel, [[El Monte, California|El Monte]], [[Rosemead]]<ref name="SM">{{cite web| url = http://www.sanmarinotribune.com/article/Politics/Politics/Residents_Oppose_HighSpeed_Railway_in_Alhambra_Monday_Night/2288 | title = Residents Oppose HighSpeed Railway in Alhambra Monday Night | work = San Marino Tribune}}{{dead link|date=March 2025}}</ref> and [[Alhambra, California|Alhambra]], to discuss the four proposed routes for phase two, the members of the three city councils expressed that residents were very concerned that the railway could possibly end up in their backyards.<ref name="rail"/>  Mayor David Gutierrez said, "We made a promise to the community that the city of San Gabriel will never allow anything like this to happen if there is any consideration that people might lose their home."<ref name="rail"/> No decisions will be made until environmental impact and evaluation of the various proposed routes are completed in 2014.<ref name="rail"/>

== Notable people ==
*[[Rick Aguilera]], Major League Baseball pitcher, was born in San Gabriel
*[[Hank Aguirre]], Major League Baseball pitcher<ref name="baseball">{{cite web|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/tribpreps/2009/02/mcconnell-names.html|title=McConnell picks baseball's best ever|author-last1=Robledo|author-first1=Fred|date=February 17, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Susan Atkins]], convicted murderer, associate of Charles Manson
*[[Judge Roy Bean]], notorious Wild West figure
*[[Jesse Chavez]], Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Francisco Dumetz]], missionary
*[[Mike Garcia (AL pitcher)|Mike Garcia]], Major League Baseball pitcher<ref name="baseball"/>
*[[Curly Howard]], comedian and actor
*[[Ward Kimball]], animator for Disney
*[[Mike Krukow]], Major League Baseball pitcher and TV commentator<ref name="baseball"/>
*[[Billy Laughlin]], child actor
*[[Dee Luong]], poker player
*[[Gary McCord]], pro golfer and TV commentator
*[[Angela Morales]], writer
*[[Bill Mumy]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/10/Bill-Mumy.html|title=Bill Mumy Biography (1954-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref>
*[[Danny Patterson]], Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[George Patton|General George S. Patton]], World War II general
*[[Pio Pico]], last Mexican Governor of California
*[[Luis J. Rodriguez]], poet and writer
*[[Allan Sandage]], astronomer
* [[Tex Schramm]], original general manager of the Dallas Cowboys; born in San Gabriel<ref name="NYT">{{cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/16/sports/tex-schramm-is-dead-at-83-builder-of-america-s-team.html | title = Tex Schramm Is Dead at 83; Builder of 'America's Team| newspaper = The New York Times| date = July 16, 2003| last1 = Eskenazi| first1 = Gerald}}</ref>
*[[Laurence Trimble]], silent film actor
*[[Louis Vitale]], priest and peace activist
*[[Kurt Vollers]], pro football player
*[[Joanna Wang]], singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sweetslyrics.com/Joanna+Wang.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005111945/https://sweetslyrics.com/Joanna+Wang.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2018|title=Joanna Wang Lyrics|website=SweetsLyrics.com}}</ref>

==Sister cities==
*{{flagdeco|ROC}} [[Changhua City]] ([[Changhua County]], [[Taiwan]]) - (since 1986)

==See also==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}
*[[Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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