City of La Habra, CA
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Your Online Guide to City of La Habra
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City Flower: Hibiscus CITY OF LA HABRA VALUES STATEMENT INTEGRITY – Having integrity means being true to our values and acting with consistency in every situation. Integrity involves self-reflection, self-control and behaving toward others truthfully and in a manner consistent with our values and beliefs. RESPECT – Showing respect towards others includes patient listening, courtesy, politeness, dignity and tolerance. Respect requires keeping an open mind, avoiding quick judgment, and treating people equally and fairly. In all that we do, we act to treat others as we would like to be treated. TRUST – Building and maintaining the public’s trust and our trust in each other requires honesty, sincerity and playing by the rules. To establish trust in our relationships with others means to follow through with our responsibilities and promises to others and to communicate in a forthright and truthful way. EXCELLENCE – We value excellence in our work and dealings with others. Excellence means exceeding expectations and always being careful, thorough and diligent in our performance. We continuously use our knowledge, skills and abilities to identify and implement ways to improve our organization and our processes, programs and services. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP – We are part of the community. Community partnership involves collaborating with residents and organizations for the betterment of La Habra. We value communication with those that we serve and encourage their participation in our community. RESPONSIBILITY – We are responsible to one another, our work, and the community as a whole. Having responsibility means accepting our role in the City’s mission and being accountable for our actions, freely accepting the outcomes and consequences. We consider the impact of our decisions on each other and the community and own up to our mistakes. LOYALTY – We are loyal to our chosen profession and to the community. We will continuously seek out opportunities to promote the community’s interests for the common good. La Habra and its residents and businesses are the highest priority in our professional lives. Back to Top of La Habra California Real Estate and Community Guide |
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In the ranchos days when vast herds of Mexican cattle and horses grazed over the hills and valleys of Southern California, Mariano Reyes Roldan was granted 6,698 acres and named his land Rancho Cañada de La Habra. The year was 1839, and the name referred to the “Pass Through the Hills,” the natural pass to the north first discovered by Spanish explorers in 1769. In the 1860s Abel Stearns purchased Rancho La Habra. Soon thereafter, heavy flooding followed by a severe drought brought bankruptcy to many cattle ranchers. The first La Habra Post Office was established in 1898 in a corner of Coy's Store at Central (now La Habra Boulevard) and Euclid Street. The City was incorporated under general law on January 20, 1925 with a population of 3,000. The Police Force was organized in 1926 and employed a Chief, Traffic Officer and Patrolman. By 1928, the City bore the distinction of being the largest avocado center in Southern California. In 1930 the first Fire Department building was constructed followed by the original City Hall in 1935. By 1950 the population reached nearly 5,000. The Civic Center took shape when the existing County Library was dedicated in 1966, followed by the present Administration Building in 1969. Richard Milhous Nixon opened his first law office in La Habra just west of the Civic Center on the north side of La Habra Boulevard. That brick building was demolished in the 1990s for the construction of the City's Community Center. For over seventy years La Habra was home to the Hass Avocado Mother Tree, an accidental seedling planted by Rudolph Hass in the 1920s. The fruit from this tree has since become one of the most popular avocado cultivars worldwide. The Hass Mother Tree succumbed to root rot in 2002. The La Habra Stakes, run since 1973 at the Santa Anita Park Thoroughbred race track, is named for La Habra. Back to Top of La Habra California Real Estate and Community Guide |
Fullerton Joint Union High School District
Whittier Christian High School Back to Top of La Habra California Real Estate and Community Guide |
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Boulevard of the Bells The bell and plaque at the corner of La Habra Boulevard and Euclid Street marks "La Habra's Birthplace". According to the wording on the plaque, "The first post office officially naming this settlement La Habra was granted in 1898 and was established in a corner of Coy's Store, located on this site. El Camino Viejo, the old road between the missions, passed this corner, which became a central trading point in the fertile La Habra valley." The plaque was designated Historical Site No. 29 in 1978, by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Historical Commission. World-Famous Corn Festival Richard Nixon Law Office Children's Museum at La Habra La Bonita Sports Complex Parks in La Habra Constitution Plaza Park - 1150 E. Whittier Blvd.
Corona Park - 735 W. Fifth Ave.
Descanso Park - 170 N. Fonda Ave.
El Centro-Lions Park - 320 E. Erna Ave.
Esteli Park - 2251 E. Brookdale Ave.
Guadalupe Park - 381 S. Walnut St.
La Bonita Park - 1440 W. Whittier Blvd. The Boys and Girls club within the park is a quasi-public recreational facility which is largely supported by grants. The club is focused primarily toward teen-aged activities and charges a nominal fee ($5) for membership which enables the use of its gym, its many classrooms and programs. The programs include cultural enrichment classes, health and physical education programs, professional development and educational classes, social recreation, and citizenship and leadership programs. The club also features an after school van pool pick-up program to bring its members to the club after school. There are three on-site parking lots for the park. One at the north end is directly off of Whittier Boulevard, one is at the south end of the park off Grenada Drive at West Hanline Way, and the third is on the east end of the park off of Idaho Street.
Las Lomas Park - 841 S. Euclid St.
Leslie Park - Imperial Hwy. and Leslie St.
Loma Norte Park - 2051 E. Brookdale Ave.
Loma Verde Park - 501 S. Walnut St.
Montwood Park - 231 E. Montwood Ave.
Oeste Park - 2300 W. Lambert Rd.
Old Reservoir Park
Old Settlers Park - Euclid St. / La Habra Blvd. Osornio Park - 1500 N. Hacienda Road
Portola Park - 301 S. Euclid St. Within the park there are also two City-operated day care centers that serve approximately 600 children. The park includes enclosed playground facilities for the day care centers and a community theater which provides a venue for plays and theatrical productions. There is also the La Habra Tennis Center which includes 12 lighted courts, a pro shop, and locker facilities. The center provides private court rental and lessons for various age groups. The park also has three ball fields with bleachers and an open area for picnic use on the northern side of the park. All of these uses share a single parking lot.
Richard’s Park - 701 S. Clifton St.
San Miguel De Allende Park - 981 N. Euclid St.
Town Center Park - Main St. / First Ave. Vista Grande Park - 1100 W. Lambert Rd.
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Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $503,613 (it was $190,000 in 2000) Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $480,424; Detached houses: $527,900; Townhouses or other attached units: $376,129; In 2-unit structures: $369,873; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $396,850; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $360,923; Mobile homes: $42,603 Sample recent home sales in LA HABRA, CA (zip code 90631):
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The La Habra Chamber of Commerce maintains a very detailed directory of everything you'd ever need to find in La Habra! So head on over to their site to use the convenient online La Habra Community directory. Back to Top of La Habra California Real Estate and Community Guide |
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As of the census of 2000, there were 58,974 people, 18,947 households, and 14,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,106.4/km² (8,045.8/mi²). There were 19,441 housing units at an average density of 1,024.0/km² (2,652.3/mi²). There are 19,042 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.56. In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males. Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,353 (it was $47,652 in 2000) Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,761 Zip codes: 90631, 90632, 90633 Back to Top of La Habra California Real Estate and Community Guide |
