- Dipity Timeline Created
Apr 19, 2011 2:52 PM - American Community Survey
2009The valley's population is now 1.77 million. Latinos are almost even with the white population: 42.1% are white and 41.5% are Latinos.
- Census
2000The SFV population reaches 1.69 million. Whites make up 44% while Latinos make up 38.9% of people.
- Census
1990The Valley’s Caucasian population fell by 5.3 percent,
while the Latino population increased by 43 percent, and the Asian population
increased by 25.8 percent.
- Census
1980More than one million people resided in the SFV. About 25% of the population was a racial or ethnic minority.
- Census
1960The population for the San Fernando Valley reached 840,000. About nine out of ten residents were Caucasian.
- CSUN
1956Valley College became Cal State Northridge.
- Census
1950Population reaches 402,538 in the San Fernando Valley.
- Valley College
1949Valley College opened in Van Nuys
- Pierce College
1947Pierce College opened as an agricultural school.
- Population
1945Population of the San Fernando Valley reaches 176,000 during World War II.
- Census
1940The San Fernando Valley reached 112,000 residents.
- Census
1935A total of 1.5 residents are in the San Fernando Valley
- USC study
1933A master's thesis at USC found 1,500 Mexican families lived in the San Fernando Valley.
- Census
1930The San Fernando Valley reached a population of 51,000. Half of the people lived in North Hollywood or Van Nuys. Chatsworth had 961 residents and Encino had 935 residents.
- Census
1920Just over 21,000 people reside in the San Fernando Valley. San Fernando (3,204) and Burbank (2,913) were the most popular towns.
- Aqueduct
Nov 5, 1913Five miles outside of the San Fernando Valley, William Mulholland brought water to L.A. with the invention of the aqueduct
- The city of Burbank
Jul 8, 1911Burbank becomes a city with 600 residents
- Zelzah
1910The town of Zelzah is founded. The population of the San Fernando Valley is 3,300.
- Burbank
1887Burbank was founded in 1887
- Population
1880The San Fernando Valley population reached 10,000 people. San Fernando had 1,305 residents.
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