Located approximately 10 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, the City of Pasadena is nestled at the western foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Incorporated in 1886, today the 23-square-mile City is an ethnically diverse and culturally rich community with a residential population of 140,000 and a daytime population of 240,000. Pasadena is nationally recognized as a destination city for employment, tourism, education, living, arts & entertainment and innovation and is often ranked among the nation’s "Top Ten" small- to mid-sized cities in many categories, most notably livability and quality of life.