Explore Chino local geography, civic resources and voter guides, with dated official population and registration facts for San Bernardino County.
At a glance: Chino is an incorporated city in San Bernardino County. Population: 95,946 (California Department of Finance estimate as of January 1, 2026). Registered voters: 54,477 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
Chino occupies the southwestern San Bernardino Valley, where older agricultural landscapes have given way to residential neighborhoods and employment districts. Its relatively level basin setting contrasts with neighboring Chino Hills. The Carolyn Owens Community Center is a city contact for park-shelter reservations. Ruben S. Ayala Park and Cypress Trails Park are prominent named recreation spaces within the municipal park system. Chino incorporated on February 28, 1910. It is a general-law city using council-manager government, with a municipal identity separate from Chino Hills and nearby county-managed recreation lands.
The city directs shelter-reservation inquiries to the Carolyn Owens Community Center.
No. They are separate incorporated municipalities with different city governments and recreation systems.
Chino's Facilities and Parks page provides a dedicated field-rental contact. A picnic-shelter reservation is not the same as a field reservation.
54,477 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
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