La Habra Heights
| La Habra Heights | |||
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1978 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 58 ′ N , 117 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,712 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 355.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 16.05 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 16.05 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 225 m | ||
| Postal code : | 90631 | ||
| Area code : | +1 626 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-39304 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1660854 | ||
| Website : | www.la-habra-heights.org | ||
| Mayor : | Stan Carroll | ||
La Habra Heights is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California .
population
According to the 2000 census, there were 6,094 people living in La Habra Heights that year. The area is one of the most sparsely populated areas in Los Angeles County. 63.9% of the residents are white, 19.3% Asians. The largest ethnic groups are Germans before English .
location
La Habra Heights is located within Los Angeles County in the San Gabriel Valley . It is bordered by Hacienda Heights to the north, Rowland Heights to the east, and Whittier to the west. South to the closing Orange County is part of La Habra on. The area is 16.14 square kilometers (6.23 square miles ). La Habra Heights is located on a small canyon through the Puente Hills , which is a connection between the San Gabriel Valley and the Los Angeles Basin or the plain of Orange County . The name of the city is derived from the Spanish word "Abra" for a flat mountain pass.
history
The area that is now the city was part of a ranch called La Habra Rancho , which was converted into private property in 1839. It was sold to Andrés Pico a short time later and finally came into the possession of the cattle baron Abel Stearns. Stearns went bankrupt after a drought in the 1860s that decimated its cattle herd. The area of today's La Habra Heights was divided and sold to Basque sheep farmers .
In 1919 the area belonged to the real estate entrepreneur Edwin G. Hart. He provided water supplies, built a golf course, and tried to market the land as a new Beverly Hills . Instead, it became a center of avocado growing .
In 1949 Los Angeles County passed building codes that required a minimum lot of one acre and banned commercial and shop signs on streets. This contributed to the rural character of the city that still exists today.
1978 the place was raised to the city.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b La Habra Heights in the Los Angeles Times Mapping LA project
- ↑ a b c d e Scott Garner, Neighborhood Spotlight: La Habra Heights holds on to a rural vibe in the midst of urbanization , Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2019.