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Claremont

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Also known as City of Claremont, Claremont, California, Claremont, CA

city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Claremont is a city located on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County in California. It is known as home to several prestigious colleges and universities, making it an important educational center in the region.

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Named after
Claremont
Official name
Claremont
Population
37266
Area
34.929945
Elevation
1168
Time zone
UTC−07:00
Shares border with
San Antonio Heights
Official website
www.ci.claremont.ca.us
Image
Verbal Building and intersection, Claremont, California.jpg
Households
11981
Dialing code
909
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Category:Claremont, California
Commons category
Claremont, California
category for people born here
Category:Births in Claremont, California
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Claremont, California
postal code
91711
category of associated people
Category:People from Claremont, California
water as percent of area
1.0262
water area
0.358456
per capita income
47637
date of incorporation
1907-10-03
P12749
310 BC
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Encyclopedic overview

Claremont (/ˈklɛərmɒnt/) is a suburban city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, 30 miles (48 km) east of Los Angeles. It lies in the San Gabriel Valley at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 34,926, and in 2020 the population was 37,266.

Claremont is home to the seven Claremont Colleges and several other educational institutions and is known for its tree-lined streets with numerous historic buildings. Because of this, it is sometimes referred to as "The City of Trees and Ph.Ds." It was named the best suburb in the West by Sunset Magazine in 2016, which described it as a "small city that blends worldly sophistication with small-town appeal." In 2018, Niche rated Claremont as the 17th-best place to live in the Los Angeles area out of 658 communities it evaluated, based on crime, cost of living, job opportunities, and local amenities.

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