Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, in the U.S. state of California. It lies mainly in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion extending into the San Fernando Valley, about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown Los Angeles. The Census-estimated population in 2025 was 187,823, which made it the fourth most populous city in Los Angeles County and the twenty-fourth most populous in California. Together with neighboring Burbank and nearby Hollywood, Glendale has served as a major production center for the American film industry, and especially for animation. Several well known animation studios are based in the city, including Disneytoon Studios, Marvel Animation and DreamWorks Animation.
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Glendale, California
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1. Glendale, California (Wikipedia)
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As of 2025, Glendale had a Census-estimated population of 187,823
History, Incorporation and growth
The city officially incorporated in 1906.
History, railroad and real estate boom
On March 11, 1887, Erskine Mayo Ross, Cameron E. Thom, and several others, filed the first plat for Glendale
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in the U.S. state of California
Part Of: United States, Lead, first sentence
in the U.S. state of California
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Lead
Glendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, in the U.S.
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
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34.25 -118.25 Csb
3. GeoNames: Glendale - GeoNames
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34.14251 -118.25508 P PPL US CA 037 201020 159 161 America/Los_Angeles
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