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Vernon is an incorporated city in Los Angeles County that was founded by ranchers James J. and Thomas J. Furlong and merchant John B. Leonis, and incorporated on September 22, 1905.

Vernon was the first exclusively industrial city in the southwestern United States, and its official motto is still "Exclusively Industrial!"

The city is named after Vernon Avenue, which was a dirt road crossing its center at the time of incorporation.

Vernon had a population of only 222 in the 2020 census, nearly double the 112 counted in 2010, when it was the least populous incorporated city in California; in 2020 it was the second-least populous, after Amador City.

Vernon lies five miles south of downtown Los Angeles and is the nearest separate city to downtown Los Angeles.

Vernon was the site of the Battle of La Mesa on January 9, 1847, where U.S. forces under Kearny defeated Californio forces under Flores the day after the Battle of Rio San Gabriel.

Two giant stockyards opened in Vernon around 1919, and meatpacking became its signature industry, with some 27 slaughterhouses lining Vernon Avenue until the late 1960s; the famous Farmer John plant was among its best-known packers.

Despite having only around 76 residences, Vernon is home to more than 1,800 businesses that employ roughly 50,000 people, and its businesses account for about 46,000 direct and 54,000 indirect jobs in total.

After a 1932 dispute with Southern California Edison over industrial electricity rates, Vernon built its own city-owned power plant, which is still operational today and gives the city notably lower utility rates.

Vernon is one of only four cities in California with its own health department, and one of just 25 cities in the United States with a Class 1-rated fire department.