Native Americans inhabited the area.
Fontana, formerly Rosena from 1898-1919, was founded in 1919 by
In … See more

Most of the city of Fontana, like its eastern neighbors Rialto and San Bernardino, is built atop a geologically young, gently southward-sloping alluvial fan from nearby Lytle Creek, deposited mainly during the Holocene and … See more

The 2010 United States Census reported that Fontana had a population of 196,069. The population density was 4,620.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,784.1/km ). The racial makeup of Fontana was 92,978 (47.4%) … See more

The Center Stage Theater was built in the Art Deco style in 1937, and designed by architect C.H. Boller. The former Fontana (movie) Theater was recently renovated during 2004–2008 after several decades of various oth… See more

Jurupa Hills Regional Park is a 325-acre (132 ha) multi-use park at the northeastern end of Mount Jurupa. The park includes the Mary Vagle Museum & Nature Center, the Martin Tudor Splash Park, and a 5-acre (2.0 ha) an… See more

Fontana is a general law city; it has no city charter. Led by a council composed of a mayor and four councilmembers, it uses a council-manager form of government. The mayor, council members, city clerk, and city treasurer ar… See more

While most residents of the city attend schools within the Fontana Unified School District, some areas of the city are served by neighboring school districts:
• The northwest area of the city is partly served by the … See more