San Fernando, California

San Fernando is a city located in northeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 23,564. The city was named for the Catholic mission there, Mission San Fernando Rey de España. It is completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, with the districts of Sylmar to the north, Lake View Terrace to the east, Pacoima to the south, and Mission Hills to the west. It is served by the Golden State, Foothill, Ronald Reagan, and San Diego freeways.

Related Topics:
Los Angeles County, California - United States - 2000 - Catholic - Mission San Fernando Rey de España - Los Angeles - Sylmar - Lake View Terrace - Pacoima - Mission Hills - Golden State - Foothill - Ronald Reagan - San Diego

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

While most of the towns in the surrounding San Fernando Valley agreed to annexation by Los Angeles in the 1910s, eager to tap the bountiful water supply provided by the newly opened Los Angeles Aqueduct, San Fernando's abundant groundwater supplies allowed it to remain a separate city. Even as the San Fernando Valley transformed itself from an agricultural area to a suburban one in the decades after World War II, San Fernando retained its independence.

Related Topics:
San Fernando Valley - Los Angeles Aqueduct - Groundwater - Suburban - World War II

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

As with much of the San Fernando Valley east of the San Diego Freeway, the city of San Fernando has become relatively impoverished in recent years; middle-class whites, who dominated the area in the 1950s, have since left for other parts of the San Fernando Valley, as well as the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys to the north. The area's population is now almost completely of Mexican origin.

Related Topics:
San Diego Freeway - Santa Clarita - Antelope - Mexican

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~