Rosemead is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,505.
Rosemead is located at 34°4'14" North, 118°4'56" West (34.070428, -118.082312).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.3 km2 (5.2 mi2). 13.3 km2 (5.2 mi2) of it is land and 0.19% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there are 53,505 people, 13,913 households, and 11,632 families residing in the city. The population density is 4,011.3/km2 (10,398.3/mi2). There are 14,345 housing units at an average density of 1,075.5/km2 (2,787.8/mi2). The racial makeup of the city is 26.57% White, 0.68% African American, 0.85% Native American, 48.76% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 19.69% from other races, and 3.38% from two or more races. 41.30% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 13,913 households out of which 43.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% are married couples living together, 17.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% are non-families. 12.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.80 and the average family size is 4.11.
In the city the population is spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $36,181, and the median income for a family is $36,552. Males have a median income of $26,545 versus $22,353 for females. The per capita income for the city is $12,146. 22.8% of the population and 19.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 30.6% of those under the age of 18 and 12.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
The local homeless population tend to live along the Alhambra wash, and near the San Bernardino Freeway. Day laborers congregate near Garvey Avenue and San Gabriel Boulevard.
In 1852, John Guess and his wife Harriet moved into the San Gabriel Valley from Conway County, Arkansas. In 1855 camped where our present Savannah Elemetary School is located on Rio Hondo Avenue. They soon rented land afterwards. In 1867, John Guess purchased 100 acres of a 1,164-acre ranch and named it, Savanna. The land stretched from Valley Boulevard to Marshall Street, and from Rosemead Boulevard to the Eaton Wash.
Other pioneers, Frank Forst and Leonard J. Rose, also settled in this valley. Rose and his wife Amanda bought about 600 acres of land between Rosemead Boulevard and Walnut Grove. Rose breeded and trained horses for a living. He later named his ranch "Rosemeade,". Rosemeade was than renamed to Rosemead and it floursihed with rabbit and chicken farms.
On August 4, 1959, the citizens of Rosemead elected to incorporate Rosemead into a city.
Rosemead is a heavily working-class suburb with a large population of Latinos and Asians, and the city is sandwiched between Latino-dominated El Monte, California to the east and Asian-populated Monterey Park, California to the west. The Asian influence is particularly felt around the city as many businesses - ranging from restaurants, markets, beauty salons, and auto repair shops - operate in the area: on Garvey Avenue (including the highly popular Diamond Square shopping center anchored by 99 Ranch Market) and to the north near the civic center on Valley Boulevard. Ethnic Chinese are especially represented in the Asian population as many immigrants living in the area are blue-collar Mainland Chinese and ethnic Chinese from Vietnam. There is also a growing population of ethnic Vietnamese.
Many aging trailer parks remain on Garvey Avenue.
Controversies over the development of a Wal-Mart Superstore in the southern portion of the city have been ongoing.
The Chinese cuisine fast food chain Panda Express has its headquarters in Rosemead. The Chinese-Vietnamese Sriracha red chili sauce (known to many as Rooster sauce) manufacturer Huy Fong Foods, Inc. () is also based in the city. The University of the West (formerly known as Hsi Lai University) moved to it current location in Rosemead in 1996. It is one of the very first Buddhists funded university in the U.S.
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RosemeadCalifornia.com
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