Inglewood

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Inglewood
Nickname : The City of Champions
Seal of Inglewood
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Inglewood in Los Angeles County
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Basic data
Foundation : 1888
State : United States
State : California
County : Los Angeles County
Coordinates : 33 ° 57 ′  N , 118 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 57 ′  N , 118 ° 21 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 111,666 (as of 2015)
Population density : 4,711.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 23.7 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 23.7 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 40 m
Postcodes : 90301-90313, 90397, 90398
Area code : +1 323
FIPS : 06-36546
GNIS ID : 1660799
Website : www.cityofinglewood.org
Mayor : James T. Butts Jr.

Inglewood is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California with 111,666 predominantly African-American or Hispanic residents (as of 2015). The urban area has a size of 23.7 km². The Inglewood Park Cemetery , where numerous well-known personalities are buried, is also known nationwide.

geography

Inglewood is located between the San Gabriel Mountains and the Pacific coast in the densely populated metropolitan area of Los Angeles . Located at 33 meters above sea level, the city is bordered by Lennox , View Park-Windsor Hills , Hawthorne , Ladera Heights , Del Aire , West Athens , Alondra Park , Gardena and Los Angeles.

history

Inglewood, 1894

The earliest inhabitants of the area were indigenous peoples . They used natural fountains in what is now Edward Vincent Jr. Park.

The history of the city can be traced back to the settlement of the area by whites in 1781.

The founding of the city goes back to the construction of some buildings by Ygnacio Machado in 1834. In February 1908 the rapidly growing town with now 1200 inhabitants was declared a city. Inglewood became widely known through an earthquake in 1920. The devastation and the press reports spread about it led to disaster tourism, but also to an even more rapid increase in the population. From 1920 to 1925, Inglewood had the largest population growth of any American city.

The mining engineer Mathias F. Chapman founded the world's first chinchilla farm in Inglewood in 1923 with animals imported from Chile and later also began producing chinchilla clothing here .

population

Demographics

The median age of Inglewood's citizens is 30, and the proportion of people under the age of 18 in the 2000 census was 32.4%. The census authority also determined that for every 100 women over the age of 18 there are - statistically speaking - 90.3 men.

The average income of a household is 34,269 US dollars , the median income of a family is 36,541 US dollars. Men earn an average of $ 28,515, while women average $ 30,096. The per capita income is $ 14,776. 19.4% of the population and 22.5% of families live below the poverty line.

The ethnic composition of the population breaks down as follows (2010):

  • 50.6% Hispanic
  • 43.9% African American
  • 2.9% white (excluding Hispanic)
  • 1.40% Asians
  • 0.7% Native Americans
  • 0.3% Pacific Islanders

crime

The crime rate has an index of 451.5 points. In 2005, 26 murders, 42 rapes, 555 robberies, 434 physical attacks on people, 822 break-ins, 1,347 thefts, 922 car thefts and 16 arson were recorded.

traffic

Inglewood is served by three highways with Interstates 105 and 405 and US Highway 42 . Los Angeles International Airport and Hawthorne Municipal Airport are located near Inglewood . Inglewood also has its own racecourse, the Hollywood Park Race Track .

Culture and sights

The Forum
Randy's donuts

In the city is the multi-purpose hall The Forum . The hall used to be the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings . The SoFi Stadium has been under construction in Inglewood since 2016 , and from 2020 it will serve as the home ground for the NFL teams Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers . The well-known donut shop Randy's Donuts is noteworthy . The City Hall (Inglewood City Hall) on 1 Manchester Boulevard was recorded from the outside as the forensic medicine building for the TV series Quincy and the headquarters of the Inter-Agency Defense Command (IADC) for Wonder Woman.

Educational institutions

Inglewood is in the Inglewood Unified School District . With Inglewood -, Morningside - and City Honors High School , Inglewood has three secondary schools. Inglewood also has the Inglewood Community Adult School and Hillcrest Continuation High School .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Inglewood, California  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ United States Census Bureau Quickfacts: Inglewood, California (Engl.)
  2. ↑ Inglewood's website: City History ( Memento of the original from September 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / cityofinglewood.org
  3. ↑ Ulf D. Wenzel: The fur animal book. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Cologne 1990, p. 26
  4. ↑ Statistical data from the Census Bureau (Engl.) ( Memento of the original April 26, 2015 Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  5. ↑ stadiumdb.com: New construction: Groundbreaking on world's most expensive stadium Article from November 19, 2016 (English)
  6. ↑ http://www.jackklugman.de/quincy-me-die-serie/locations-more/ Information on location on the website about Jack Klugman / TV series Quincy, accessed on December 12, 2015