ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾi wʌz əfˈɪʃəli fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ; ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd mˈeɪnli baɪ ˈɪmɪɡɹənts spˈænɪʃ, ɪtˈæliən, bɹˈɪɾɪʃ, fɹˈɛntʃ ænd dʒˈɜːmən.
The municipality was officially founded in 1864; the area was populated mainly by immigrants (Spanish, Italian, British, French and German).