to
Update
is a city in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 33,377 at the 2000 census.
While white people compose the largest ethnic group in Temple City, Temple City is part of a cluster of cities (along with Arcadia, Rosemead, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel) in the west San Gabriel Valley with a large Asian population. In particular, a growing Mandarin-speaking expatriate population from Taiwan call Temple City home. There are more than 50 bridal gown shops and other wedding-related businesses (for example, photography) owned by Taiwanese immigrants along the stretch of the downtown area on Las Tunas Drive.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km²), all of it land.