'''EL MONTE'''

Interwiki: IPAc-en » ɛ|l|_|ˈ|m|ɒ|n|t|iː is a residential, industrial, and commercial city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte," and historically is known as "The End of the Santa Fe Trail." As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 113,475, down from 115,965 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, El Monte is the 228th largest city in the United States, and is the 51st largest city in California. El Monte Lies in the San Gabriel Valley region East of the city of Los Angeles.

HISTORY

Category: File - :Oldesthomein-El-Monte-1922.jpg|thumb|left|Oldest home in El Monte, built 1849 (photo from 1922).
In earlier days, El Monte was a stopping place for the people going to the gold fields in the North, near Sacramento. The first settlers with their families were Nicholas Schmidt, Ira W. Thompson, G and F. Cuddeback, J. Corbin and J Sheldon. Settlement began in 1849, though Spanish missionaries and soldiers passed through the area as early as the 1770s. The Old Spanish Trail, originating in Santa Fe became a continuation of the well-known Santa Fe Trail, that began in 1821, when the nation’s first major international commercial highway was estalihed stretching from Kansas City, Missouri to Santa Fe. In the 1850s the village (renamed Lexington by American settlers) was the crossroad between Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Pedro. In the early days, it had a reputation as a rough town where men often settled disputes with knives and guns in its gambling saloons. Defense against Indian raids and the crimes of bandit gangs like that of Juan Flores and Pancho Daniel led to the formation of a local militia company called the Monte Rangers in February 1854. After the Monte Rangers disbanded, justice for Los Angeles County, in the form of a lynching, was often provided by the local vigilantes called the "El Monte Boys".
The first permanent residents arrived in El Monte around 1849-1850 mostly from Texas, Arkansas and Missouri, during a time when thousands migrated to California in search of gold. Though few found any gold, these migrants ventured upon the bounty of fruitful, rich land along the San Gabriel River and began to build homesteads there. The farmers were very pleased at the increasing success of El Monte’s agricultural community, and it steadily grew over the years. In 1858, it became a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail. By 1861 El Monte had become a sizeable settlement and during the American Civil War was considered a stronghold of sympathetic secessionists. A. J. King an Undersheriff of Los Angeles County (and former member of the earlier "Monte Rangers" or "Monte Boys") with other influential men in El Monte, formed a secessionist militia company, like the Los Angeles Mounted Rifles, called the Monte Mounted Rifles on March 23, 1861. However the attempt failed when following the battle of Fort Sumter, A. J. King marched through the streets with a portrait of the Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard Category: File - :OldSpanishTrail.png|200px|right|thumb|The route of the Old Spanish Trail and was arrested by a U.S. Marshal. State arms sent from Governor John G. Downey for the unit were held up by Union officers at the port of San Pedro. Union troops established New Camp Carleton near the town in March 1862 to suppress any rebellion, it was shut down three years later at the end of the war. El Monte was the first town in Southern California to be founded by American citizens of European descent. Interwiki: Citation needed » date=February 2012
Southern Pacific built a railroad depot in town in 1873, stimulating the growth of local agriculture. El Monte was incorporated as a municipality in 1912. During the 1930s, the city became a vital site for the New Deal's federal Subsistence Homestead project, a Resettlement Administration program that helped grant single-family ranch houses to qualifying applicants. Famous photographer Dorothea Lange took many pictures of the houses for her work for the Farm Security Administration.
Formerly home to many white settlers from the 1930s Dust Bowl Migration, the city has evolved into a majority Hispanic community. Representing the historical significance of the Santa Fe Trail, El Monte built the Santa Fe Trail Historical Park in 1989, at Valley Blvd and Santa Anita Ave. The trail remained America’s greatest route for several decades thereafter. The El Monte Historical Museum at 3150 Tyler Avenue, is considered to be one of the best community museums in the state of California.

GEOGRAPHY

El Monte is located at Interwiki: Coord » 34|4|24|N|118|1|39|W|type:city (34.073276, -118.027491).Interwiki: GR » 1 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Interwiki: convert » 9.6|sqmi|km2, of which, Interwiki: convert » 9.6|sqmi|km2 of it is land and Interwiki: convert » 0.1|sqmi|km2 of it (0.89%) is water.

ECONOMY

According to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	El Monte City School District	731
2	El Monte Union High School District	623
3	Mountain View Elementary School District	670
4	Longo Toyota-Lexus	475
5	City of El Monte	429
6	Gregg Industries Gregg Industries offers video tribute...	400
7	Driftwood Dairy	300
8	El Monte Adult School	300
9	Spirit Honda	300
10	San Gabriel Transit	300
11	California Air Resources Board	300
12	M.C. Gill	250

DEMOGRAPHICS

Interwiki: USCensusPop »
| 1920=1283
| 1930=3479
| 1940=4746
| 1950=8073
| 1960=13163
| 1970=69837
| 1980=79494
| 1990=106209
| 2000=115965
| 2010=113475
| footnote=source:
}}
The population has increased by more than 40% since the 1970s, homes replacing the walnut groves the city was known for.

EDUCATION

The El Monte Union High School District consists of the following schools:

• Arroyo High School
• El Monte High School
• Mountain View High School
• South El Monte High School
• Fernando R. Ledesma High School, Formerly known as Valley Lindo Continuation
• Rosemead High School
• El Monte-Rosemead Adult School

The El Monte City School District contains 17 elementary schools: one serving grades K-4, one serving grades K-5, ten serving grades K-6, and six serving grades K-8. The district also administers four Head Start (preschool) sites, which are located at the elementary schools.

• Cherrylee Elementary School
  http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/el-monte/cherrylee-elementary/
• Columbia Elementary School
  http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/el-monte/columbia-elementary/
• Cortada Elementary School
  http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/el-monte/cortada-elementary/
• Durfee Elementary School
  http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/el-monte/durfee-elementary/
• Gidley Elementary School
  http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/el-monte/gidley-elementary/
• Legore Elementary School
  http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/el-monte/legore-elementary/
• Mulhall Elementary School
• New Lexington Elementary School
• Norwood Elementary School
• Potrero Elementary School
• Rio Vista Elementary School
• Shirpser Elementary School
• Thompson, (Byron E.) Elementary School
  http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/el-monte/byron-e-thompson-elementary/
• Wilkerson Elementary School
• Wright Elementary School
• Cleminson Elementary School
  Interwiki: cite web » url=http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/temple-city/cleminson-elementary/ |title=Cleminson Elementary School in Temple City, CA |publisher=Education.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-03
• Rio Hondo Elementary School

The Mountain View School District is a K-8 school district comprising ten elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school, an alternative education program for students in grades 5-8, and a Children’s Center and Head Start/ State Preschool program. The district has an enrollment of 8,600 students.

• Baker Elementary School
• Cogswell Elementary School
• Kranz Intermediate School
• La Primaria Elementary School
• Madrid Middle School
• Maxson Elementary School
• Miramonte Elementary School
• Monte Vista Elementary School
• Parkview Elementary School
• Payne Elementary School
• Twin Lakes Elementary School
• Voorhis Elementary School
• Magnolia Learning Center
• Children's Center/Head Start/State Preschool

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