[98], The closest airport that serves Glendale is the Hollywood Burbank Airport. The GFD is an all-risk, career fire protection agency, responding to about 17,000 emergency and nonemergency calls for service annually. He settled in Fresno in 1874. GLENDALE, Calif. - Glendale is home to the largest Armenian-American population in the United States and soon, the city will be home to a museum and cultural center. The 1994 Northridge earthquake had an epicenter about 18 miles (29km) from Glendale. Armenia Population Projections. They had that entrepreneurial spirit. 196,021) 10.4%: 2. The Census questions regarding race and ethnicity changed from the 2000 Census to the 2010 Census. And given the choice, new immigrants preferred to move to an area where those things already existed, which makes perfect sense to me. But why Glendale? Glendale city, California. Construction has. !kcc MiNRV1 In 2014, a Glendale Police Department spokesperson, stated, "In five to eight years, the [Armenian] community went from a few thousand to about 40,000. By 2005 the Armenian population was 40% of the total population. [24] In the 1930s, Glendale and Burbank prevented the Civilian Conservation Corps from stationing African American workers in a local park, citing sundown town ordinances that both cities had adopted. In the city, the population was distributed as 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. Rainfall totals are highly variable from year to year, with the wettest years (sometimes over 30 inches (760mm) of rainfall) usually associated with warm El Nio conditions, and the drier years (sometimes under 10 inches (250mm) of rainfall) with cool La Nia episodes in the Pacific. In theGlendale Unified School District, by 1988, along with students from the Middle East, they had become the largest ethnic group in the public schools, now having a larger number than the Latinos. Glendale is the fourth largest[28] city within Los Angeles County. Those bonds have continued through today, through the various generations," said Ghazarian. [51], In 1977 and 1978, 10 murdered women were found in and around Glendale in what became known as the case of the Hillside Strangler. Glendale maintains its own police department (GPD) and is lead by Police Chief Manny Cid. Glendale community news is covered by the Glendale News-Press, which was founded in 1905. Religion Armenia: Religious affiliation For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. 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[88] The GFD consists of nine strategically located fire stations, with mutual aid provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles City Fire Department, Burbank Fire Department, and Pasadena Fire Department. Even a small amount makes a huge difference? The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44. 35.4k. LADOT, Metro Local, Metro Rapid, and Glendale Beeline all have buses that run in the city. The years-in-the-making Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of Californiaor simply the Armenian American Museumwill at long last break ground this summer in Glendale.Situated on the . The last major quake along the southern San Andreas was recorded in 1857. Disney-owned KABC-TV is located on Circle 7 Drive to the south of GC3. At that time, Armenians held a majority on the Glendale city council,and it had done so since that year. Glendale, California hosts the second largest Armenian population of any city in the USA (Los Angeles is first). Armenia is one of the world's oldest civilizations. 0.03%. They have fantastic family cultures with very close nit families. GLENDALE, Calif. Ardashes "Ardy" Kassakhian was selected as mayor of Glendale, the Armenian-filled "Jewel City" of California, last month, on April 5, but he is not a newcomer to public service to Glendale. [64] Currently, the theatre is a performing arts center featuring live performances and film screenings. Glendale is a city located in Los Angeles County California. %PDF-1.4 It is bordered to the north by the foothill communities of La Caada Flintridge, La Crescenta, and Tujunga; to the south by the Atwater Village and Glassell Park communities incorporated by the city of Los Angeles; to the east by Pasadena and Eagle Rock (also incorporated within Los Angeles); and to the west by Griffith Park and the city of Burbank. Glendale lies in the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. These graphs represent the main race categories for Glendale in the 2010 Census data. Glendale, CA (pop. The murders were the work of Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono, the latter of whom resided at 703 East Colorado Street, where most of the murders took place. . Armenians constitute nearly all of the country's population; they speak Armenian, a distinct branch of the Indo-European language family. Embed. The history of Armenian Americans in California Historians say Fresno, Boyle Heights, and Montebello were among the first communities where Armenians settled in WWII. GLENDALE, CA - The ANCA local and national leadership and a group of leaders from Armenian organizations met with City of Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse, Police Chief Mark Stainbrook, and City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey, who came to Glendale on February 10th to discuss the anti-Armenian flyers seen on the route of a protest organized by the Armenian Youth Federation in response to Azerbaijan . According to the Southern California Association of Government's 2016 Demographic and Growth Forecast, the population of Glendale is expected to reach about 214,000 by 2040, an increase of about 11 percent from 2012. Your chance of being a victim of violent crime in Glendale is 1 in 962 and property crime is 1 in 55. Glendale elects its City Council members at large, to a four-year term. The USC program is committed to documenting, preserving, and most importantly, giving a voice to the people who lived during those historic years. It also contains one of the largest collections of books on cats in the world, over 20,000 volumes. While Armenians live throughout Southern California, the greatest concentration exists in Glendale, where Armenians make up a demographic majority (approximately 40 percent of the population) and have done much to reconfigure this homogenous, sleepy, sundown town of the 1950s into an ethnically diverse and economically booming urban center. TheBishopof the Diocese, Rt. Glendale California 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Count White 1 Hispanic 2 Black Asian Mixed 1 Other 1. It stands 75 feet tall," Hadjinian explained. The Department operates from a main station in downtown Glendale, a downtown substation in the Glendale Galleria, and the Montrose substation in Verdugo City. According to official data of the National Statistical Service (NSS), the country's population as of January 1, 2017 was estimated at 2,986,500 people, a decrease of 0.4% [31], The 2010 United States Census[35] reported that Glendale had a population of 191,719. The late 1980s and the early 1990s also saw increases in Mexican American population as Glendale offers higher quality education along a safer suburban environment away from the city. "They came to Boyle Heights, which is such an important core for Los Angeles. Thunderstorms occur very rarely and they are accompanied by gusty winds and hail. The Alex Theatre opened in 1925 as the Alexander Theatre. MONA exhibits historical neon signs and works by contemporary artists using neon. Although there are Armenians all over California with communities in San Francisco, the Central Valley, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. The grounds of El Miradero are now city-owned Brand Park and the mansion is the Brand Library, according to the terms of his will.[21]. [66], The city has nearly 50 public parks, from Deukmejian Wilderness Park in the north to Cerritos Park in the south.[67]. Fall brings nice weather, but can be gusty due to the Santa Ana winds, blowing in once or twice a year from October to December. With a 2023 population of 197,989, it is the 24th largest city in California and the 137th largest city in the United States.Glendale is currently growing at a rate of 0.24% annually and its population has increased by 0.74% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 196,543 in 2020. [95], Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line and Ventura County Line stop at the Glendale Transportation Center. Armenians at Zvartnots International Airport (Photo: Photolure) YEREVAN (Arka)Emigration and low birth rate are the main reasons behind Armenia's declining population, a demographer Ruben Yeganyan said on Wednesday. Beginning in the late 1980s, with assistance from family and friends already there, Armenians from the former Soviet Union began arriving. 1,137) 4.7%: 4. Harbor Hills, NY (pop. Growing up here, I took for granted that so many of my peers had last names ending in -ian or -yan, hallmarks of Armenian nomenclature. Forest Lawn: The first 100 years, Tropico Press, 2006, Kath, Laura, Forest Lawn: The first 100 years, Tropico Press, 2006, Glendale Register of Historic Resources and Historic Districts, St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral, History of the Armenian Americans in Los Angeles, largest Armenian communities outside of Armenia, Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, California's 30th congressional district, Southern California Association of Governments, BurbankGlendalePasadena Airport Authority, "California Cities by Incorporation Date", "LibGuides: Los Angeles & the San Fernando Valley: San Fernando Valley", "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Glendale city, California", United States. Most of the damage was in the northern San Fernando Valley, though 31 structures in Glendale suffered major damage and had to be demolished, plus numerous chimneys collapsed. One Armenian-owned business that perfectly illustrates the diversity of the community is a local favorite Zs Diner. Density. The line at Zankou Chicken in Glendale, California, a northern suburb of Los Angeles, is out the door, even during Covid and social distancing. Levon Marashlian, an instructor ofArmenian historyatGlendale College, stated that in the early 1990s Glendale's Armenian community became the largest in theLos Angeles metropolitan area, surpassing the Armenian community of Hollywood. Elections are held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in April of odd-numbered years along with the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education and the Glendale Community College District Board of Trustees. Zankou is probably the best known Armenian restaurant it is now a chain with stores all over Los Angeles in a city full of Armenian restaurants, groceries, and more. And like any close-knit ethnic group, those feelings of community keep younger generations here as well. In June 2000, Erin Texeira of the Los Angeles Times stated that according to data from the US Census and the City of Glendale, the populations were about 30% Armenians, 25% other White, 25% Latino and Hispanic, and 16% Asian. It was closed down in 1959, and made way for the Grand Central Business Centre, an industrial park. KABC-TV, an ABC owned-and-operated television station serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the rest of the Greater Los Angeles area, has maintained its studios and offices in Glendale since December 2000. I specialize in the following areas: Depression, Grief & loss, Armenian speaking population, . 32.73% of Glendale residents speak only English, while 67.27% speak other languages. In 1994, Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen formed DreamWorks SKG, a diversified entertainment company. The 50,087 families (69.3% of all households) had an average family size of 3.19. My mom is one of 185 Armenians that were born in those camps," Hadjinian said. The last time it snowed was February 26, 2011, in which snow accumulation of approximately 3 inches (7.6cm) occurred and sleet was present. The facility was the first official terminal for the Los Angeles area, as well as the departure point for the first commercial west-to-east transcontinental flight flown by Charles Lindbergh. Scope: population of California and Glendale. . Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley[10] and Verdugo Mountains[11] regions of Los Angeles County, California, United States. [43], According to the United States 2000 Census, Glendale is home to 65,343 Armenian Americans[44] (making up 34.1% of the total population), increasing from 1990 when there were 31,402 ArmenianAmericans in the city. The new Glendale development was opened to the public on May 2, 2008, and features 75 shops and restaurants, 238 apartments, 100 condominiums, and a Pacific Theatres 18-plex Cinema which seats 3,000 people.[62]. In the city, the population was distributed as 35,732 (18.6%) under the age of 18, 16,609 (8.7%) aged 18 to 24, 54,518 (28.4%) aged 25 to 44, 54,942 (28.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 29,918 (15.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. Hayley Fox July 3, 2014. "I was baptized here in this church and I was married in this church. Alice Petrossian, the GUSD director of intercultural education, stated that Burbank lies within the middle of other Armenian communities, so it attracted Armenians. About 19.7% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. The first Armenian to arrive in California was Ruben Minasian, also known as Normart, which means new man in Armenian. Roughly 75 miles (121km) northeast of Glendale is a major portion of the San Andreas Fault known as the "Big Bend", where quake-recurrence tracking shows major activity roughly every 140160 years. Former Armenian American mayors of Glendale include Larry Zarian, Bob Yousefian, and Rafi Manoukian. Of the 72,269 households, 21,792 (30.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 37,486 (51.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 8,908 (12.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,693 (5.1%) had a male householder with no wife present, 2,359 (3.3%) were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 605 (0.8%) were same-sex married couples or partnerships. Changing Racial Composition--1970 to 2000. The Golden State, Ventura, Glendale, and Foothill freeways run through the city. Glendale, just a few miles away from Downtown Los Angeles, has a population of about 200,000, of which, according to some estimates, 40% is Armenian. Armenian families have lived in the city since the 1920s, but the surge in immigration escalated in the 1970s. "I think the common denominator in Montebello is that everyone feels very connected to this community. For the community in Humboldt County, see, Clockwise: aerial view of Glendale with the, Location of Glendale in Los Angeles County, California, 9120191210, 91214, 91221, 91222, 9122491226, Kath, Laura. Statistics, City of Glendale, California, Us Census 2000 . O"Y^v =xI[H!>gEbi\DhAfeBQv7iV_CjOPi2vdil1J^I|TfokU Glendale /lndel/ is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Santa Ana winds can reach up to 70 miles per hour (110km/h), with gusts up to 100 miles per hour (160km/h) in mountain passes and canyons. The growing Armenian population did not always experience a smooth transition. "There were a lot of jobs there. A number of private schools also operate in Glendale, including Chamlian Armenian School,[87] Holy Family High School, Salem Lutheran School, and Glendale Adventist Academy. My experience with Armenians across both have been great. The property is the location of the Oak of Peace, where early Californio leaders including Pio Pico met in 1847 and decided to surrender to Lieutenant Colonel John C. Frmont. *d1TQi)t6MW{g@\sI",bb(:h"td`.Nd)V.B JR9b]o1D:zt8fTc>. The Los Angeles regional office of California's State Compensation Insurance Fund is in Glendale. 121k 17.9%. Glendale, in fact, has more Armenians than any city outside of Armenia itself, about 60,000, making up almost a third of the population of the city. Together they sent a total of $7,000 to help the people in Artsakh. The spring brings pleasant weather, with very little rain. "It is an interesting place that's very colorful. Approximately half of this population reside in California, largely in the cities of Glendale, Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Population (2010) Total: 191,719 Estimate (2016): 200,831 Rank: 3rd in Los Angeles County 23rd in California US: 112th Density: Montebello is home to the first Armenian Genocide Memorials in the country. Nonwhites were required to leave city limits by a certain time each day or risk arrest and possible violence. Glendale is located in the southeastern San Fernando Valley. The city is considering two alignments for the proposed system, both of which would feature 16 stops running approximately 2.88 miles (4.63km) between Stocker Street in the north and the Glendale Transportation Center in the south, where it would connect with Metrolink and Amtrak trains. According to the United States 2000 Census Glendale is home to 53,854 Armenian-Americans (making up 27.6% of the total population), increasing from 1990 when there were 31,402 Armenian-Americans in the city. Please review. The conflict drew thousands of Armenian Americans in Los Angeles County, home to the largest Armenian population in the U.S., to protest against Turkey's role in funding Azerbaijan's military . The Burbank Line diverged westerly as a single-track line on private way in the center of Glenoaks Boulevard, then continued westerly past Central, Pacific, Highland, western, and Alameda Avenues to a terminus in Burbank at Cypress Avenue. "We have created a new image for Armenia," said Pashinyan after lauding the warm California welcome in Armenian, the diaspora crowd chanting his name. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Dashboard. In 2000, when city officials lowered the American flag to mark Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day, some longtime residents complained about all the . Keywords: California history, Glendale, Armenian diaspora, immigration, U.S. ethnic history Introduction Los Angeles contains the most visible Armenian diaspora worldwide; however yet it has . Glendale is also home to Glendale Community College. Taking Down Armenian Power, California's Modern Mafia. Please review.ArmenianBD.com, the ArmenianBD.com logo, and all other ArmenianBD.com marks contained herein are trademarks of ArmenianBD.com. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.27. Asked to speak to me by the bishop of the church, Suren tells me that Glendale was not the first place Armenians settled in the US. It was then that Azerbaijan formed a republic for the first time for their ethnic group descended primarily from Albanian and Turkic ancestry (undoubtably Armenian ancestry as well). 26,6% of the total population of Glendale declare Armenian as first ancestry. All users of our online services are subject to the Privacy Statement and agree to be bound by the Terms of Service. In the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, which took place along the western edge of the Sierra Madre Fault, surface ruptures were nearly 12 miles (19km) long, including one portion a few miles northwest of Glendale. The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation operates Crescenta Valley park in North Glendale, The Los Angeles County Department of Workforce Services, Aging and Community Services operates an undisclosed Adult Protective Services office in Glendale, In the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Glendale is in the Fifth District, represented by Kathryn Barger. The airport is owned by the BurbankGlendalePasadena Airport Authority, a joint powers agreement between the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena. The City of Glendale committed to funding the museums new site and construction, as part of a plan to develop its downtown. Hadjinian said Montebello is a wonderful place where everyone seems to really understand and respect each other's cultures. Glendale has one of the largest communities of. It continues this whole concept of community and neighborhood that in many places in the U.S. we've lost, but this community sustains it," said Ghazarian. [69][70], The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Glendale Health Center in Glendale.[83]. The main line continued north to Verdugo Wash where the line became a single track. The main terminal building still stands and includes both Art Deco and Spanish-style architectural elements. The Southern California crime ring called Armenian Power may look like a traditional street gangmembers identify themselves with tattoos and gang clothingbut the group is really an. Additionally, the Verdugo and Raymond faults intersect through the city's central and southeastern areas. While Armenians live throughout Southern California, the greatest concentration exists in Glendale, where Armenians make up a demographic majority (approximately 40 percent of the population) and have done much to reconfigure this homogenous, sleepy, sundown town of the 1950s into an ethnically diverse . Mountain Gate, CA . Armenian Americans are well integrated into the city, with many businesses, several Armenian schools, and ethnic/cultural organizations serving this ethnic group. Glendale Transportation Center provides connections to Greyhound buses. The lowest recorded temperature was 17F (8C) on February 15, 1990. Eventually, many like Hadjinians family headed west. In 1883, soon after Atwater Village was settled, the Atwater Tract Office brought train service to the area. DisneyToon Studios, a division of WDAS, is still located in the Grand Central Business Centre near GC3, along with the Animation Research Library, Disney Animation's archive. The city experienced significant development in the 1970s, with the completion of the Glendale Freeway (Highway 2) and the Ventura Freeway (Highway 134). Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 . He says that once those first few families came, the community infrastructure (grocery stores, businesses, restaurants, churches) soon followed, and with those things being so important to the Armenian community, people simply stayed. The median age was 41.0 years. Some families from there ultimately moved to Glendale, and when the Soviet Union collapsed, an early 1990s wave of Armenian immigrants joined them there. Where: Find: Sort by. Artsakh Farmers Market in Glendale, California, on September 12, 2021. February 19, 2022, 9:25 PM. [29], Several Korean cities have sought to create business and cultural relationships with Glendale. As of March 2018, four of the five members of Glendale's city council are of Armenian descent: Mayor Vartan Gharapetian and councilmembers Zareh Sinanyan (mayor from 2014 to 2015), Ara Najarian (mayor from 2007 to 2008, 2010 to 2011, and 2015 to 2016), and Vrej Agajanian. Glendale Demographics White: 73.98% Asian: 14.09% Two or more races: 5.16% Other race: 4.65% Black or African American: 1.80% Native American: 0.21% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.10% Previous Post Next Post And then it was Armenians who transformed the trash business from just residential trash pickup to commercial trash pickup, which is such a huge industry in Southern California. About 13.6% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over. [36] The population density was 6,268.6 inhabitants per square mile (2,420.3/km2). 28,470. . [17] In 1884, residents gathered to form a townsite and chose the name "Glendale". [84], In the United States House of Representatives, Glendale is in California's 30th congressional district, represented by Democrat Adam Schiff. Not just physically, but when you look at the menu you will find that they serve Mexican food, Armenian food, and American cuisine," he added. Several large companies have offices in Glendale including the U.S. headquarters of International House of Pancakes. Caruso had previously designed and built the Grove at Farmers Market. For other race/ethnicity data, please consult the AmericanFactFinder page produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. The average household size was 2.63. About 205,000 Armenian Americans reside in the state. Map. At that time, Armenians held a majority on the Glendale city council,[46] and it had done so since that year.[43]. Sort:Recommended. c` f#EdX3V_H},m{E$|$\,'oP mSd_GK88a9ip[fysc$fe9gqYf?T+Nk:y`5\z5(3(ccv*6[mc`! Growth Rate-0.42% (204th) 2023 World Percentage. The racial makeup of the city was 63.6% White, 1.6% Black, 0.3% Native American, 16.1% Asian American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.6% from other races, and 10.1% from two or more races. Suren tells me that the Armenian Orthodox Church is very similar to other Eastern Orthodox churches. The Armenian diaspora in California is made up of over 200,000 people, mostly clustered in tight-knit communities across Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, North Hollywood, and Little Armenia in East .