San Gabriel, California
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San Gabriel (Spanish for "St. Gabriel") is a city located in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California. At the 2010 census, the population was 39,718.
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San Gabriel, California | |
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Motto: "City With A Mission" | |
Coordinates: 34°6′10.14″N 118°5′58.89″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
Incorporated | April 24, 1913[1] |
Named for | Archangel Gabriel |
Government | |
• Mayor[2] | John R. Harrington |
• Vice Mayor | John Wu |
• City Council | Eric Chan Tony Ding Denise Menchaca |
• City Manager | Mark Lazzaretto[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.15 sq mi (10.74 km2) |
• Land | 4.14 sq mi (10.73 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.02% |
Elevation | 420 ft (128 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 39,718 |
• Estimate (2019)[7] | 39,899 |
• Density | 9,625.81/sq mi (3,716.92/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 91775, 91776, 91778[8] |
Area code | 626[9] |
FIPS code | 06-67042 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1656614, 2411787 |
Website | www |
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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 region".[10]