Hawthorne (California)
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 Location in California
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1912 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Los Angeles County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 55 ′ N , 118 ° 21 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 84,293 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 5,369 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 15.7 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 15.7 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 22 m |
| Postcodes : | 90250, 90251 |
| Area code : | +1 310/424 |
| FIPS : | 06-32548 |
| GNIS ID : | 1652717 |
| Website : | www.cityofhawthorne.com |
| Mayor : | Alex Vargas |
Hawthorne is a city in Los Angeles County in the state of California , United States .
The name of the city goes back to the daughter of Benjamin I. Harding , one of the two city fathers: Laurine Harding Woolwine's birthday was on the same day as the writer Nathaniel Hawthorne .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 84,293 inhabitants were distributed over 28,486 households. The population density was 5369 inhabitants / km². 32.8% described themselves as white , 27.7% as African-American , 0.7% as American Indian , 6.7% as Asian Americans , 26.3% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 4.7% to several ethnic groups on. 52.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 43.3% of all households and 16.8% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 68.7% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.54.
30.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 32.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 25.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 11.2% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 31.5 years. 48.3% of the population were male and 51.7% were female.
The median annual income was $ 44,469, with 16.1% of the population living below the poverty line.
economy
The US subsidiary of the heavy metal label Nuclear Blast is based in Hawthorne . There was also the Abacus Recordings label , which belonged to Century Media , Nuclear Blast's biggest competitor , from 2002 to 2007 .
Northrop Grumman has a large factory right next to Hawthorne Municipal Airport and Mattel has been based here for a long time. Hawthorne is also a location for CSI: Miami . SpaceX has its headquarters, headquarters and missile factory in Hawthorne, in the three-story hall where Northrop Corporation previously built the fuselage of the Boeing 747 . Another local company is the tunneling company The Boring Company, founded by Elon Musk .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- The three brothers Brian (* 1942), Dennis (1944–1983) and Carl Wilson (1946–1998) grew up in Hawthorne and founded The Beach Boys there . This is also borne out by the Beach Boys Historic Landmark , which has been located at 3701 W. 119th Street in Hawthorne since May 20, 2005.
- Fred Dryer (born 1946), actor and former professional football player
- Dana Gioia (* 1950), poet, essayist and literary critic
- Kenny Fisher (born 1981), actor
- Kim Krizan (* 1961), actress and screenwriter
- Terry Place-Brandel (* 1957), German-American volleyball player
- Savannah (1970-1994), who according to some sources was born here
- Betta St. John (* 1929), actress, singer and dancer
- Russell Westbrook (* 1988), basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Louie Lopez, professional skateboarder at Flip Skateboards
- Gyasi Zardes (* 1991), Los Angeles Galaxy soccer player
- Kelly Hansen (born 1961), singer in the rock band Foreigner
Personalities who have worked on site
- Michael Marsh (* 1967), former sprinter and Olympic champion, went to school in Hawthorne
- Britt Woodman (1920-2000), jazz trombonist, died in Hawthorne in 2000
- Kurupt (* 1972), rapper, spent part of his childhood in Hawthorne
literature
- Walt Dixon , Jerry Roberts : Hawthorne. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing, 2005 ( on Google Books )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Census Bureau: American FactFinder - Results. Accessed August 7, 2018 (English).