REDLANDS

city, San Bernardino county, southern California, U.S., in the southwestern corner of the San Bernardino Valley, surrounded by peaks more than 10,000 feet (3,000 m) high. Deriving its name from the red soil of the region, it was founded in 1881 and developed as a citrus packing and distribution point. It is now part of the San BernardinoRiversideOntario residential-industrial complex. The University of Redlands was founded in 1907. The San Bernardino Asistencia (chapel of Mission San Gabriel; 1819) has been restored. Inc. 1888. Pop. (1992 est.) 62,640.