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is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 24,292.
In 1875 the landowners of the area encompassing present-day Pasadena and South Pasadena voted to rename their association, Pasadena. In February 1888, members of the southern portion of Pasadena attempted to gain more control over their own property and a vote for incorporation was made. On 2 March 1888, the city of South Pasadena was incorporated with a population slightly over 500 residents. It was chartered with roughly the same area as the current South Pasadena, about 8.91 square kilometers (3.44 square miles).
South Pasadena's first mayor was William Collier, whose wife, Margaret(a local socialite), later divorced him in the early 1890s to move to what's now south-central Riverside County(and the Lake Elsinore Valley) to establish a small town with her second husband, local businessman Donald Collier;thus the Wildomar area was founded, now the 25th(and newest) incorporated City in Riverside County(the name "Wildomar" comes from an anagram of their first names:WIL(liam) Collier, DO(nald) Graham and (MAR)garet Collier Graham).
South Pasadena's history is commonly associated with that of the Cawston Ostrich Farm, Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain, and the Rialto Theater, as they played major roles in the past of the city.