1769Infrastructure
In 1769, the Spanish Portolá expedition became the first Europeans to see inland portions of Alta California.
1826Culture
The rancho was visited by the Jedediah Smith party in November 1826, the first Americans to travel overland to California.
1842History
In 1842, John Rowland and William Workman were granted the 48,000-acre (190 km2) Rancho La Puente.
1884Architecture
In 1884, the area was named Puente (bridge in Spanish; in old Spanish the noun was often feminine, as opposed to modern Spanish el puente).
1944Infrastructure
A small airport called the 'Skyranch' operated in La Puente from 1944 to 1951 before it was closed and developed for housing.
1960History
== Demographics ==
La Puente first appeared as a city in the 1960 U.S.
2023History
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $84,811, and the per capita income was $26,501.