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Ontario (city, California) is a city in San Bernardino County, southern California. The city is located in the eastern portion of the huge metropolitan region centered on Los Angeles. Ontario is a residential, commercial, and light industrial city. Among its manufactures are citrus products, vehicles, and building materials. The service sector also is important to the city's economy. Ontario International Airport, expanded in the mid-1990s, serves the eastern areas of metropolitan Los Angeles. Also located in the city are the Graber Olive House and the Museum of History and Art. Construction began on the Ontario Convention Center in the mid-1990s.
The planned community of Ontario was laid out in 1882 by brothers from Ontario, Canada, who developed it as an irrigated farming center. It was reached by railroad in 1887 and incorporated as a city in 1891.
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