Ontario is a city located in southwestern
San Bernardino County, California,
United States, east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the
Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. As of the
2010 Census, the city had a population of 163,924, up from 158,007 at the
2000 census, making it the county's fourth most populous city after
San Bernardino,
Fontana, and
Rancho Cucamonga.