What is Pico Rivera, California?
'''Pico Rivera''' is a city in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. It is in the southeastern part of the county, near [[Whittier, California|Whittier]] and [[Montebello, California|Montebello]]. The city was formed in 1958 when the communities of Pico and Rivera came together. Those places had been farming towns, but became residential after [[World War II]]. At one time, there was a large factory that made Ford cars in Pico Rivera. The city has a large [[Chicano|Mexican-American]] population, with Latinos making up 88% of the population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://picorivera.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|title=Pico Rivera Population and Demographics (Pico Rivera, CA)|website=picorivera.areaconnect.com|access-date=2011-05-01|archive-date=2011-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707160328/http://picorivera.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Cities of Los Angeles County, California}} {{us-geo-stub}} [[Category:Cities in California]] [[Category:Settlements in Los Angeles County, California]] [[Category:1958 establishments in California]]