'''AZUSA'''

is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 46,361 at the 2010 census, up from 44,712 at the 2000 census. Though sometimes assumed to be a compaction of the phrase "everything from A to Z in the USA" from an old Jack Benny joke, the place name "Azusa" traces back to at least the 18th century. Azusa originally referred to the San Gabriel Valley and river, and likely derives from the Tongva place name Asuksagna.

GEOGRAPHY

The city is located at the entrance to the San Gabriel Canyon (hence the city's nickname, The Canyon City) and on the east side of the San Gabriel River.
Azusa is located at Interwiki: Coord » 34|7|50|N|117|54|25|W|type:city (34.130657, -117.906869).Interwiki: GR » 1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Interwiki: convert » 9.7|sqmi|km2, over 99% of it land.

ECONOMY

According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Azusa Unified School District	1,600
2	Northrop Grumman	1,100
3	Azusa Pacific University	900
4	City of Azusa	522
5	Costco	311
6	Berger Bros.	300
7	Pacific Precision Metals	250
8	TruWood Products	160
9	Wynn's	150
10	Rain Bird	132
11	California Amforge	106
12	Vulcan	100
13	Naked Juice	75
14	Morris National	70
15	Physicians Formula	70
16	Heppner Hardwoods	63
17	Stoelting	37

Azusa was once home to the Lucky Lager brewery. Built in 1949, the facility was purchased by Miller Brewery in the early 1970s. A decade later, Miller relocated its operations to the nearby city of Irwindale and the Azusa facility was eventually torn down.
Azusa was also home to a plant for rocket developer, Aerojet. In 1980, it was announced that there was TCE contamination in the groundwater at Aerojet's facility in Azusa. The area was declared a Superfund Site in 1985. In 1997, additional chemical contamination, mostly NDMA and ammonium perchlorate, was found in the site's groundwater. Aerojet was named as a Potentially Responsible Party for the groundwater contamination. Aerojet sold this facility in 2001 to Northrop Grumman Corporation.

EDUCATION

Azusa is home to Azusa Pacific University, a private Christian university and Dhammakaya Open University, a private Buddhist university.
Azusa is home to St. Frances of Rome Elementary School, serving grades k-8, which is part of St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church, under the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
Azusa is served by the Azusa Unified School District. Its schools include:

Azusa High School

• Gladstone High School
• Sierra (Continuation) High School A model continuation school
• Azusa Adult School
• Eleven traditional elementary schools - Dalton, Ellington, Gladstone Street, Hodge, Lee, Magnolia, Mountain View, Murray, Paramount, Powell, and Valleydale
• Three intermediate schools - Center, Foothill, and Slauson
• One Kindergarten-only elementary school - Longfellow
• One elementary-intermediate combo school (grades K-8) to be constructed by approximately 2010

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