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Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Founded in 1913 by A. B. Miller, Fontana was founded as an agricultural town of
citrus orchards and ranches astride Route 66 (now known as Foothill Boulevard)
and numerous rail lines. Fontana was radically transformed during World War II
by the construction of a steel mill belonging to the Henry J. Kaiser Company and
the routing of the San Bernardino Freeway through a section of the town.
Explosive growth soon followed, with the area becoming a prominent industrial
suburb of San Bernardino. Its working-class orientation, and a population of
largely rural Southern, Hispanic, and Midwestern origins, led to the city
receiving the nickname Fontucky. This reputation for provincialism was not aided
by the rise to prominence of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, which had
originally formed in Fontana in 1948.
Foreign competition and mismanagement led to the closure of the Kaiser Steel
plant in the early 1980s, and Fontana and neighboring San Bernardino soon became
centers of mid and lower income whites. The production and consumption of
methamphetamine and its distribution in much of the western United States by the
Hells Angels rose during this time. However, Fontana's fortunes improved notably
(along with the rest of the cities of the Inland Empire) with the advent of the
Southern California real estate boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s. As of
the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,929, but a July 1, 2002
Census estimate showed the fast-growing city's population at 143,607. The
present population is estimated at 183,640 (2007 estimate). The completion of
the Foothill Freeway extension in 2003 should contribute to Fontana's increasing
prominence as both a bedroom community and a center of industry. Much of the
boom has occurred to the north of the city core with residents who choose to
identify with surrounding cities such as Rancho Cucamonga.
Fontana's principal cultural/entertainment attraction is the California
Speedway, a racetrack that plays host to two NASCAR Nextel Cup events a year and
various smaller races. It is built on the former site of the Kaiser Steel mill.
Some parts of the mill were sold to China, and the rest remains as an operating
steel mill.
The Fontana Unified School District operates these high schools:
* Fontana High School
* Henry J. Kaiser High School
* A.B. Miller High School
* Summit High School
Most residents of the city attend schools within the Fontana Unified School
District.
The Northwest area of the city is served by the Etiwanda School District.