Profile for Fontana, California, CA

Fontana is in San Bernardino County

Former and merged names include:
· Rosena

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 897. The number of murders and homicides was 18. The violent crime rate was 6.2 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1991 movie, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"
· 1999 movie, "In Dreams"

Census 2000 highlights: Only 1 of every 10 people here lived alone in 2000, making it one of three cities in America with the lowest ratio of single-person households. The other two were also in California - El Monte and Moreno Valley

Well-known residents have included:
· Shannon Boxx, Olympic gold medallist (soccer)

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 105

Listed places near Fontana

Archives (3)

Cemeteries (4)

Colleges (2)

Communities (11)

Hotels (15)

Libraries (10)

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• San Bernardino County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Fontana demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the San Bernardino County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Riverside-San Bernardino area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 92358 ZIP code.

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• Fontana city government
• San Bernardino County government
• Fontana Chamber of Commerce

5% of Fontana residents report German ancestry, and 4% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fontana ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Fontana
• Cemeteries in San Bernardino County
• Genealogy page (CA GenWeb) for San Bernardino County
• Libraries in or near Fontana

Post a query on a message board:

• San Bernardino County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - CA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
• California cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Fontana
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• Fontana business guide
• Fontana Chamber of Commerce
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• Courts in California
• Local ordinances in California

• Crime in San Bernardino County
• Arrests in San Bernardino County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in California
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Fontana was $14,208, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• San Bernardino County economic census
• San Bernardino County economic summary
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• California economic data

10% of Fontana residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Fontana
• Colleges in California
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• Movies & TV shows filmed in Fontana
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• Air pollution in San Bernardino County
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• Land contamination in San Bernardino County
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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Fontana items now on sale

• Fontana local government Web site
• San Bernardino County government
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• Local historical societies in California
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• Post history questions in San Bernardino County genealogy forum

Median rent in Fontana, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $564.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,275.

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Libraries in Fontana include Fontana Branch Library, Kaiser Branch Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Fontana include Fontana Herald News

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• Nonprofit guide for Fontana
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San Bernardino County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fontana political report.

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The average commute time for Fontana workers is 35 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 28 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Fontana between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Fontana travel guide
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• California tourism bureau

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