Lying at the eastern section of the San Fernando Valley, Glendale and its western neighbor Burbank are synonymous with "The Valley" often mentioned in Hollywood films set in the Greater Los Angeles Area. According to the State government’s figures for 2005, Glendale was the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the seventeenth largest city in all of California in 2005.
Fast Facts
- Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant Chain started in Glendale in 1936, Baskin-Robbins in 1945.
- With over 20,000 volumes, the Glendale Public Library houses one of the largest collections of books on cats in the world.
- Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen formed Dreamworks SKG and located the entertainment company’s southern campus in Glendale’s Grand Central Business Park; The Walt Disney Company headquarters its Imagineering division nearby.
Demographics – 2000 Census
- Foreign-born residents account for 54% of the population at the millenium: Armenian, Iranian, Filipino, and Arab.
- Glendale has the largest Armenian population of any city in the United States.
- 63.58% White
- 26.97% Black or African American
- 15% Native American
- 16.12% Asian American
- 0.08% Pacific Islander
- 8.57% Other Races
- 10.06% Two or More Races
- 19.72% Latino/Hispanic
Income – 2000 Census
- $41,805 median household income
- $47,633 median family income
- $39,709 median income for males
- $33,815 median for females
- $22,227 income per capita
Schools and Government
- The public schools in Glendale are operated by the Glendale Unified School District.
- Glendale is in California’s 29th District in the United States House of Representatives.
Sister Cities
- Kapan, Armenia
- Urmia, Iran
- Higashiosaka, Japan
- Hiroshima, Japan
- Tlaquepaque, Mexico
- Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico
