Ontario, California

Ontario, California
City
Clockwise: Ovitt Family Community Library; Empire Towers; Ontario Convention Center; Chaffey High School
Flag of Ontario, California
Flag
Official seal of Ontario, California
Seal
Coat of arms of Ontario, California
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Southern California's Next Urban Center[1]
Location in San Bernardino County in California
Location in San Bernardino County in California
Ontario, California is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Ontario, California
Ontario, California
Location relative to Los Angeles County
Ontario, California is located in California
Ontario, California
Ontario, California
Ontario, California (California)
Ontario, California is located in the United States
Ontario, California
Ontario, California
Ontario, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°03′10″N 117°37′40″W / 34.05278°N 117.62778°W / 34.05278; -117.62778
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
IncorporatedDecember 10, 1891[2]
Named forOntario, Canada
Government
 • TypeCity Council / City Manager[1]
 • City Council[3]Mayor Paul S. Leon
Mayor Pro Tem Debra Dorst-Porada
Alan D. Wapner
Jim W. Bowman
Ruben Valencia
Area
[4]
 • Total50.00 sq mi (129.50 km2)
 • Land49.97 sq mi (129.43 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.13%
Elevation
[5]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total175,265
 • Rank3rd in San Bernardino County
25th in California
144th in the United States
 • Density3,507/sq mi (1,354.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
91758, 91761, 91762, 91764
Area code909
FIPS code06-53896
GNIS feature IDs1652764, 2411323
Websitewww.ontarioca.gov

Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles and 23 miles (37 km) west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, it lies just east of Los Angeles County and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 175,265.[7]

The city is home to Ontario International Airport, which is the 15th-busiest airport in the United States by cargo carried. Ontario handles the mass of freight traffic between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the rest of the country.[8]

It takes its name from the Ontario Model Colony development established in 1882 by the Canadian engineer George Chaffey and his brothers William Chaffey and Charles Chaffey.[9] They named the settlement after their home province of Ontario.

  1. ^ a b "City Facts". City of Ontario. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Public Officials". City of Ontario, California. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ontario". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "QuickFacts: Ontario city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Ontario city, California". Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ontario: Inland Empire Urban Center". Inlandempireoutlook.org. November 26, 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  9. ^ History of Ontario Archived April 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 12, 2010.