Map showing City of Arcadia with surrounding cities and communities.
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Charter City
Incorporated: August 5, 1903
City Hall: 240 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, California 91007
City Telephone: (626) 574-5400
Website: www.ci.arcadia.ca.us
Population (2010 Census): 56,364 (2000 Census: 53,054; 1990 Census: 48,290). For latest State Population Estimates, click here.
Population Density (2010 Census): 5,159.2 persons per square mile
Population Age 65+ (2010 Census): 16.3% (2000 Census: 15.5%; 1990 Census: 16.1%)
Population Under Age 18 (2010 Census): 21.8% (2000 Census: 23.3%; 1990 Census: 21.6%)
Land Area: 10.93 square miles (28.30 square kilometers)
Water Area: 0.21 square miles (0.54 square kilometers)
Named by Herman A. Unruh, a manager of the San Gabriel Valley Railroad about 1888. Possibly named after Dona Arcadia Bandini Stearns who was famed for her beauty or named after a rural district in Greece famed in poetry for its rural simplicity.
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