Bellflower (California)
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 3rd September 1957 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 53 ′ N , 118 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 72,878 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 4,641.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 15.9 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 15.7 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 22 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 90706, 90707 | ||
| Area code : | +1 562 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-04982 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1652671 | ||
| Website : | www.bellflower.org | ||
| Mayor : | Sonny Santa Ines | ||
Bellflower is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California , United States , with 75,400 inhabitants (as of 2004). The urban area has a size of 15.9 km².
history
The name of the city is derived from the apple variety belle fleur . Originally, Bellflower and the neighboring Paramount were inhabited by Dutch , Japanese and Portuguese dairy farmers.
sons and daughters of the town
- Chris Carter (born 1956), screenwriter
- Shauna Grant (1963-1984), porn actress
- Trevor Hoffman (born 1967), baseball player
- Jeffrey F. Kent (born 1968), baseball player
- Robby Gordon (* 1969), racing car driver
- Angela Williams (* 1980), sprinter
- Mike Muñoz (* 1983), soccer player
- Angela Haynes (* 1984), tennis player
- Haley Ishimatsu (* 1992), water diver
- Malcolm David Kelley (born 1992), actor
- Vince Staples (born 1993), rapper
Web links
Commons : Bellflower, California - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- City of Bellflower , bellflower.org