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Ontario
San Bernardino County, California
ZipCodes
91761, 91762, 91764
Motto
A Balanced Community
Ontario, The City that Charms
The Model Colony
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
The City of Ontario, California was founded in 1882 by the Chaffey Brothers, George and William of Ontario, Canada. The brothers moved from their native homeland and settled in the region to establish a "Model Colony" for others migrating to the valley. They installed all basic improvements including laying out streets and the creation of a mutual water company. They even established the first commercially successful hydroelectric plant in the United States. All this to attract people to come and live in their planned colony. Their methods became enormously successful and soon settlers began the process that would transform Ontario into a prosperous community. By 1887, the railroad came to Ontario, furthering its growth as both an industrial and a residential community.
Today, Ontario has become the fastest-growing business and industrial area in the Inland Empire. Ontario encompasses approximately 40 square miles and has a city population of over 138,000. Convenient Ontario International Airport is located here with record-breaking annual passenger traffic.
Downtown Ontario is the historical focus of this rapidly changing city. The unique beauty of its tree-lined main thoroughfare, Euclid Avenue, has become a landmark for area residents and visitors. There was a time when mule cars carried passengers up and down the center median, now hundreds of vehicles travel Euclid each day. The downtown area is comprised of approximately four hundred individual businesses.
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Located in Ontario is the Ontario International Airport, which serves the inland area with an up-to-date large airport. Also in Ontario is a large convention center, history and art museum and many industries, including: citrus products, electrical, electronics, aircraft equipment and more. Metrolink commuter train lines run through Ontario into Los Angeles.
Phone: 909-937-2700
SCANDIA Amusement Park
1155 S. Wanamaker Ave.
Ontario, CA 91761
Phone: 909 390-3092
Also located in Victorville!
Fun for Everyone!!
21 rides & attractions, miniature golf, race cars, kids rides, arcade, bumper boats, batting cages, and our giant roller coaster, "The Screamer"
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The population of Ontario was:
1900 - 772
1910 - 4,274
1930 - 13,583
1940 - 14,197
1950 - 22,872
1960 - 46,617
1970 - 64,118
1980 - 88,820
1990 - 129,286
1996 - 142,440
2000 - 151,488
2001 - 162,332
2005 - 172,679
For years of population figures and their sources, go to this page
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