Place:La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles, California, United States


NameLa Cañada Flintridge
Alt namesFlintridgesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS6049849
La Canadasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS6049849
La Canada Flintridgesource: Rand McNally: California (1995)
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates34.183°N 118.183°W
Located inLos Angeles, California, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog

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La Cañada Flintridge is a small city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, with a population at the 2010 census of 20,246, down from 20,318 at the 2000 census. According to Forbes, as of 2010, La Cañada Flintridge ranks as the 143rd most expensive U.S. city to live in, with a median home price of $1,321,367.


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During the Spanish and Mexican eras, the area was known as Rancho La Cañada. Prior to the city's incorporation in 1976, it consisted of two distinct communities, La Cañada and Flintridge. La Cañada comes from the Spanish word cañada (pronounced "canyada"), meaning canyon, gorge, or ravine; Flintridge was named after its developer, United States Senator Frank P. Flint).


Reference to the entire city is often shortened to just 'La Cañada' or seldomly to just 'Flintridge'. The full city name specifically does not have a hyphen in it, to illustrate unity between the two communities that became one.

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