EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIVING IN ... GLENDALE.Byline: - Daily News Population: 200,200 ETHNIC BREAKDOWN* White/non-Hispanic: 63.58% Hispanic: 19.72% Asian/Pacific Islander: 16.20% African-American: 1.27% American Indian: 0.32% WEATHER Average annual rainfall: 17.6 inches Average high temperature: 78 degrees Average low temperature: 51 degrees LOCAL GOVERNMENT Type: Charter city City Hall location: 613 E. Broadway, Glendale Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, marked by a population increase of more than 52% between 1980 and 1990. It has food-processing plants and is a shipping point for fruits and vegetables., CA 91206, (818) 548-2090 City's Web site: www.ci.glendale.ca.us Courthouse: 600 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206 TRANSIT General information: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, (213) 922-2000 Bus service: (800) 266-6883 (COMMUTE); Glendale Traffic and Transportation Division, (818) 548-3960; Greyhound, (800) 231-2222 Senior/disabled services: MTA, (213) 689-0054; City Ride, (818) 808-RIDE Rail service: Metrolink, (800) 371-5465; Amtrak, (800) 872-7245 Airports: Bob Hope Airport (Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena), (818) 840-8840; Los Angeles International Airport, (310) 646-5252 UTILITIES Water and power: Glendale Public Service Department, (818) 548-3300 Gas: Southern California Gas Co., (800) 427-2200 Telephone: SBC, (800) 310-2355 Cable TV: Charter Communications, (866) 499-8080 Trash: Integrated Waste Management, (818) 548-3916 Recycling: (818) 548-3916 LAW ENFORCEMENT Police: 131 N. Isabel St., (818) 548-4840 Emergency: 911 Fire: 421 Oak St., (818) 548-4814 Ambulance: American Medical Response, (818) 808-2100 LICENSES Animal licenses: (818) 548-2090 Business licenses: (818) 548-3200 Driver's licenses: California Department of Motor Vehicles, www.dmv.ca.gov OTHER SERVICES & INFORMATION TV stations (local): GTV6 (public access) (818) 548-4013 Library: Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St., (818) 548-2030 Historical society: www.glendalehistorical.org Hospital: Glendale Adventist Medical Center, 1509 Wilson Terrace, J(818) 409-8000 Glendale Memorial Hospital, 1420 S. Central Ave., (818) 502-1900 Postal service: U.S. Postal Service, 313 E. Broadway and 1009 N. Pacific Ave. Voter registration: 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA 90650, (800) 481-VOTE or www.lavote.net. Social Security office: 710 S. Central Ave., Suite 320, (800) 772-1213 Birth, death and marriage records: Los Angeles County Clerk/Registrar-Recorder (800) 201-8999 Animal shelter: (818) 242-1128 *Ethnic breakdown totals can exceed 100 percent due to a recent change allowing people to check more than one ethnic category. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) no caption (Glendale) John McCoy KEYWORDS} VALLEY - LIFESTYLE - GLENDALE - POPULATION - LIST - PROFILE |
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