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La Puente is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 41,526 at the 2006 census.

• City flower: The Golden Hibiscus
• City colors: Green and White.

La Puente Valley Women's Club is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites

In 1769, the Gaspar de Portolà expedition (the first European exploration party in the Los Angeles area), along with Father Junípero Serra, built a bridge over the San Jose Creek. 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). The community began in 1841 when John Rowland and William Workman were granted the 48,000-acre (190 km) Rancho La Puente.

The area was known for its fruit and walnut groves during the 1930s. The city was even home to the world's largest walnut packing plant. Today, the city is heavily-urbanized, but the area still has some historical landmarks from its founding days nearby, for instance, the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum in neighboring City of Industry.

Redevelopment of the business districts in La Puente have been ongoing. However, the local government has been relatively unsuccessful in its attempts to attract big-box retailers and restaurant chains. La Puente retains many aging 1950s-era strip malls.

La Puente is located at 34°1′57″N 117°57′19″W? / ?34.0325°N 117.95528°W? / 34.0325; -117.95528 (34.032410, -117.955195). It is located approximately 20 miles east of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²), all land.

The Donut Hole

As of the census of 2006, there were 41,526 people, 19,461 households, and 8,183 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,542.8/km² (11,757.3/mi²). There were 9,660 housing units at an average density of 1,068.7/km² (2,765.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 9.11% White, 1.96% African American, 1.28% Native American, 7.16% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 5% from other races, and 5.19% from two or more races, Hispanic or Latino were 83.10% of the population.

There were 9,461 households out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 10.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.34 and the average family size was 4.48.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,222, and the median income for a family was $41,079. Males had a median income of $26,381 versus $22,018 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,336. About 16.3% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

In the state legislature La Puente is located in the 24th Senate District, represented by Democrat Gloria Romero, and in the 57th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Edward P. Hernandez. Federally, La Puente is located in California's 38th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +20 and is represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano.

Historic Star Theater in La Puente

• Tony Baltazar - Professional boxer who now lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
• Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin Froggy from the Our Gang (Little Rascals) comedies.
• Jeff Garcia - Voice actor and comedian. Voice for the character Sheen Estevez in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• Norberto Garrido - American football lineman for the Carolina Panthers
• Steven Luevano - Professional boxer
• Crispin Castro Monroy - Municipal President of Santa Cruz Atizapan
• J R Gonzalez - Author - Open Windows, The Lingstrom's, Revenge