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Incorporated in 1896 as a small farming community best known for its produce,
Corona is now a quality community with a population of more than 148,000 and a
diverse economic base.
The City of Corona is located approximately 45 miles southeast of Los Angeles
in western Riverside County. The community is ideally situated at the base of
the mountainous Cleveland National Forest on an alluvial plain leading down or
north to the Santa Ana River. The city limits cover approximately 32.83 square
miles, and this grows continuously through annexations. The mean temperature in
January has averaged 51.6 degrees, and in July 74.8 degrees. Rainfall averages
2.71 inches in January and .01 in July. Corona is a General Law City.
Historically, the area has many significant features. The Luiseño Indians, the
site of the first Spanish family to settle in Riverside County, the Temescal
Tin Mines, and some of the best clay and mineral deposits in the United States
are located here. Also, the renowned circular Grand Boulevard where three
international road racing events took place in 1913, 1914 and 1916. The first
lemon processing plant in the country was built here in 1915 and the world's
largest cheese plant was opened on Lincoln Avenue in 1985 where the Desi Arnaz
horse ranch had once stood.
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