Rialto, California

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Rialto is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,873. Rialto is the home of two major regional distribution centers: Staples, Inc., which serves stores the entire United States' west coast, and Toys "R" Us. One of the United States' largest fireworks companies, Pyro Spectaculars, is headquartered here.

1 Geography
2 Transportaion
3 Demographics
4 Rialto city council recall election
- 4.1 External links

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Geography

Rialto is located at 34°6'41" North, 117°22'57" West (34.111360, -117.382403)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 56.7 km² (21.9 mi²). 56.6 km² (21.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.

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Transportaion

The City of Rialto is situated between Interstate 10 and California Highway 210.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 91,873 people, 24,659 households, and 20,516 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,622.0/km² (4,200.7/mi²). There were 26,045 housing units at an average density of 459.8/km² (1,190.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 39.37% White, 22.27% African American, 1.05% Native American, 2.47% Asian, 0.43% Pacific Islander, 29.20% from other races, and 5.21% from two or more races. 51.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 24,659 households out of which 52.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 4.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 37.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,254, and the median income for a family was $42,638. Males had a median income of $34,110 versus $26,640 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,375. 17.4% of the population and 13.8% of families were below the poverty line. 21.7% of those under the age of 18 and 9.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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Rialto city council recall election

Template:Current event On Sept.13 2005 the Rialto city council voted to dissolve the Rialto PD and replace it with he San Bernardino County sheriff's dpt. Soon after the vote The San Bernardino County court issued an injunction on the switchover because the vote was done in secret. As a result two city council members, Ed Scott and Winfred Lee Hansen, are up for recall.

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