Baldwin Park

History

Baldwin Park began as part of cattle grazing land belonging to the San Gabriel Mission. It eventually became part of the Rancho Azusa de Dalton and the Rancho La Puente properties. The community became known as Vineland in 1860. By 1906, it changed to Baldwin Park. It was named after Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. In 1956, Baldwin Park became the 47th incorporated city in the State of California. As of September 1882, the first school house was built on the southeast corner of North Maine and Los Angeles Avenues in 1884. It contained two rows of double seats, a central aisle leading to the teacher's desk, and a heating stove at the north end. Mr. Frazier was the first teacher. In April 1888, the Vineland School District was established according to county records. The first Board of Trustees took office on July 1, 1888, and elected Miss Jessie Washburn to teach the district school that fall. The building was sold in 1890 and moved to another site for a private residence. The district built the second school in 1890 and hired two teachers, Miss Ellen Lang and Miss Venna O. Finney. The second school house was relegated to the past in 1912. It later became a private Japanese school and stood as a landmark until it caught fire on September 5, 1936, and burned to the ground. Today, the Baldwin Park Unified School District lies contiguously with the city's borders. There are 23 schools within this district. The budget is well over $100 million. Currently, the district is building new school structures to accommodate growth. The district is adopting data driven strategies to help students achieve better scores in the API tests. In the 1950s, Vias Turkey Ranch was about one mile (1.6 km) from the now 10 Freeway just off of Frazier Avenue. This huge commercial turkey ranch…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.6 km (6.8 mi). 17.2 km (6.6 mi) of it is land and 0.4 km (0.2 mi) of it (2.28%) is water. Baldwin Park experiences a mild winter and warm to hot summer. The highest recorded temperature ever is and the coldest being .

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  53,359
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  47,111
• California Towhee

  Melozone crissalis (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  42,861
• Lesser Goldfinch

  Spinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves
  40,435
• Black Phoebe

  Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  40,274
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  37,998
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  37,462
• Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Setophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  33,777

Largest nearby schools

• Arcadia High
  High · Arcadia · 3,022 students · 25:1 ratio
• La Serna High
  High · Whittier · 2,410 students · 25.9:1 ratio
• Options For Youth - Duarte Inc
  High · City Of Industry · 2,354 students · 28:1 ratio
• Glendora High
  High · Glendora · 2,273 students · 25:1 ratio
• El Rancho High
  High · Pico Rivera · 2,244 students · 24.7:1 ratio
• Schurr High
  High · Montebello · 2,224 students · 20.2:1 ratio
• Mark Keppel High
  High · Alhambra · 2,205 students · 26.3:1 ratio
• Alhambra High
  High · Alhambra · 2,160 students · 22.7:1 ratio

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