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Claremont, city, Los Angeles county, southwestern California, U.S. Claremont lies in the Pomona Valley, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, adjacent to Pomona and 30 miles (50 km) east of Los Angeles. The Cahuilla Indians were the area’s first inhabitants, and Spanish settlers later built a mission there. The city was founded in 1887 by the Pacific Land Improvement Company, a subsidiary of the Santa Fe Railway, and it was probably named for Claremont, New Hampshire, the hometown of one of the company’s directors. The first California citrus association was formed at Claremont in 1893. The city developed as an educational centre after 1889, when Pomona College (1887) moved there. It is now the seat of the associated Claremont Colleges, a consortium of institutions sharing adjoining campuses and including Pomona College, Claremont Graduate University (1925), Scripps College (1926), Claremont McKenna College (founded 1946 as Claremont Men’s College), Harvey Mudd College (1955), Pitzer College (1963), and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences (1997). Affiliates of the Claremont Colleges include the Claremont School of Theology (1957) and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. Angeles National Forest is nearby. Inc. 1907. Pop. (2000) 33,998; (2010) 34,926.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.