The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSouth El Monte is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,567, down from 20,116 at the 2010 census.
South El Monte was established in 1958. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 20,116 to 19,567 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1959.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of South El Monte yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South El Monte’s history is told.
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South El Monte, decade by decade
2000
CommonsSan Gabriel River from Peck Road Bridge, South El Monte & I…2025
CommonsSouth El Monte Library2024
CommonsSouth El Monte, CA 91733, USA - panoramio (3)2016
CommonsSouth El Monte, CA 91733, USA - panoramio (2)2016
CommonsSouth El Monte, CA 91733, USA2013
CommonsSouth El Monte, CA 91733, USA - panoramio (1)2013
BookCA 38 certified2013
CommonsArdea herodias -South El Monte, California, USA-82011Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (8). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.