Ontario, California
Ontario, California | |
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Clockwise: Ovitt Family Community Library; Empire Towers; Ontario Convention Center; Chaffey High School | |
| Motto: Southern California's Next Urban Center | |
Location in San Bernardino County in California | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′10″N 117°37′40″W / 34.05278°N 117.62778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Incorporated | December 10, 1891 |
| Named after | Ontario, Canada |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council / City Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Paul S. Leon Mayor Pro Tem Alan D. Wapner Debra Dorst-Porada Jim W. Bowman Daisy Macias |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.00 sq mi (129.50 km2) |
| • Land | 49.97 sq mi (129.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.13% |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 175,265 |
| • Rank | 3rd in San Bernardino County 25th in California 143rd in the United States |
| • Density | 3,507/sq mi (1,354.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 91758, 91761, 91762, 91764 |
| Area code | 909 |
| FIPS code | 06-53896 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652764, 2411323 |
| Website | ontarioca.gov |
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Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County, California, United States, 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.
The city is home to Ontario International Airport, which is the 9th-busiest airport in the United States by cargo carried, as of 2021. Ontario handles the mass of freight traffic between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the rest of the country.
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. They named the settlement after their home province of Ontario.