La Verne, California

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31K Residents
27.5 mi from DTLA
8 mi² Area

La Verne at a Glance

👥 30,804 Population
💰 $104,565 Median Household Income
🎂 46.9 Median Age
📐 8.45 mi² Total Area
🏙️ 3,645 People per sq mile
⛰️ 1,073 ft Elevation
🚗 27.5 mi 27 miles from Downtown LA (~55–82 min drive)
🌊 Coastal City 🏞️ River Access ⛰️ Mountain Area

La Verne Weather

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72°F
clear sky
La Verne, CA
Feels Like 71°
Humidity 60%
Wind 9 mph
Visibility 6.2 mi
Updated at 7:31 PM
4-Day Forecast
Sunday clear sky 🌙 57° 57°
Monday few clouds 57° 57°
Tuesday light rain 🌧️ 57° 57°

About La Verne

History

La Verne is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 31,334 at the 2020 census.

The area was home to Native Americans. The European history of the area dates back to the 1830s when Ygnacio Palomares and Ricardo Véjar received the 15,000-acre (61 km2) Rancho San Jose land grant from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1837. The land included the present day cities Pomona, Claremont, San Dimas, Glendora, and La Verne.

City Facts

Incorporated 1906
Government Council-manager
Official Site www.laverneca.gov

Economy

The City of La Verne's local economy has continued on a healthy trajectory having welcomed 55 new businesses and business expansions.

education retail healthcare

Landmarks & Attractions

In the 1967 film The Graduate, the finale wedding scene was shot in La Verne (not Santa Barbara as presented in the movie) at the United Methodist Church of La Verne. The wedding scene in Wayne's World 2 was also filmed at the United Methodist Church of La Verne. In 1998, actor Christian Slater was sentenced to 90 days in the La Verne jail for domestic assault

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