1837Government
The European history of the area dates back to the 1830s when Ygnacio Palomares and Ricardo Véjar received the 15,000-acre (61 km2) Rancho San Jose land grant from Governor Juan...
1887Architecture
Lord had the land surveyed for building lots and in 1887 had a large land sale, naming the new town 'Lordsburg' after himself.
1891Government
Lordsburg College was founded in 1891.
1900Culture
census as part of the now defunct San Jose Township (pop 7,696 in 1900).
1906Government
In 1906 the town was incorporated as "La Verne." Residents grew field crops, and then began planting citrus trees, which flourished.
1910History
== Demographics ==
La Verne first appeared as a city in the 1910 U.S.
1960Culture
It became part of the larger East San Gabriel Valley Division in the 1960 U.S.
1967History
== In popular culture ==
In the 1967 film The Graduate, the finale wedding scene was shot in La Verne (not Santa Barbara as presented in the movie) at the United Methodist Churc...
2000History
census and since 2000, as the East San Gabriel Valley Census County Division (CCD).
2009History
During 2009–2013, La Verne had a median household income of $77,040, with 7.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line.
2018Culture
In 2018, the La Verne Police Department appointed its first woman captain, Colleen Flores.
2023History
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $104,565, and the per capita income was $50,951.
2024Education
Lutheran High School was located on Fruit Street and closed in 2024.
2025Education
Light rail service at La Verne/Fairplex station, located between the University of La Verne and the Pomona Fairplex, commenced on September 19, 2025.