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The population of Claremont is approximately 35,103 (2006).
The amount of land area in Claremont is 28.508 sq. kilometers.
Claremont elevation is 1,169 feet above sea level. The Claremont median home price is $576,000 (2005). Claremont miscellany. Return to Index Claremont location: in southern California near Pasadena, home of the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. Claremont is about 45 miles east of Los Angeles. Other nearby communities include Montclair, La Verne, Pomona, Upland, San Antonio Heights, San Dimas, Chino, Ontario and Chino Hills.
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Claremont average annual rainfall is 17.3 inches per year History & History Related Items Claremont history: Claremont was one of about thirty sites laid out by the Santa Fe Railroad between San Bernardino and Los Angeles. They were counting on a large population boom in that corridor. But, the boom did not last and some of the towns became extinct! Not Claremont - a local land company transferred its properties and holdings, including the Hotel Claremont, to the "new" Pomona College in 1888. Claremont was incorporated on 3 October 1907. Only 3.5 square miles when it was incorporated, the city now includes over 14 square miles of land area. Most likely, Claremont was named for Claremont, New Hampshire when is was founded in 1887. Until the mid 1970's, it remained a fruit processing center. Today, not only the educational opportunities are in Claremont, but there is manufacturing, including specialty makers of scientific instruments and semiconductors. Return to Index Claremont attractions: The Claremont Colleges are located here. Claremont has been a winner of National Arbor Day Association's Tree City USA award for 13 consecutive years Claremont Hills Wilderness Park Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Return to Index
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