San Jose Township, Los Angeles County, California
34°04′40″N 117°46′34″W / 34.07778°N 117.77611°W
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 463 | — | |
| 1870 | 434 | −6.3% | |
| 1880 | 1,170 | 169.6% | |
| [1][2] | |||
San Jose Township was a township in
San Jose Creek, including what is now the cities of Pomona, Claremont and Walnut.[3] In 1880, it was recorded as having 1170 residents - which made it one of the smallest townships in Los Angeles County, but nevertheless a sizable settlement in the region, larger than Bakersfield and slightly smaller than Riverside
(in that year, there were only three settlements with populations above 1000 in Southern California outside Los Angeles and Ventura counties.)
The territory of the township included, among others, villages known as SpadraSouthern Pacific Railroad to the south, with a station at Spadra (ten miles east of Puente and three miles west of Pomona.)[8] Lordsburg was eventually incorporated as La Verne, California, and Spadra was annexed by Pomona.
References
- U.S. Census Bureau. "Population of the United States in 1860: California"(PDF).
- ^ "1880 Census: Volume 1. Statistics of the Population of the United States" (PDF).
- ^ Paul R. Spitzzeri (Fall 2007). "What a Difference a Decade Makes: Ethnic and Racial Demographic Change in Los Angeles County during the 1860s" (PDF). Branding Iron.
- ^ Carr, Ezra S. (1875). The Patrons of Husbandry of the Pacific Coast. p. 235.
- ^ "The Lost U.S. Highways of Southern California History". 2015-10-21.
- ^ "Spadra Road: A lot of history in a name". 2019-02-14.
- ^ Darlow, Alfred; Brook, Harry Ellington (1903). "The Rand-McNally Guide to California Via the Overland Route".
- ^ Lindley, Walter; Widney, Joseph Pomeroy (1888). California of the South: Its Physical Geography, Climate, Resources, Routes of Travel, and Health-resorts; Being a Complete Guide-book to Southern California. D. Appleton. p. 157.