Lawndale (California)
| Lawndale | |
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 Location in California
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1959 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Los Angeles County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 53 ′ N , 118 ° 21 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 31,711 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 6,193.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.12 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.12 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 18 m |
| Postcodes : | 90260, 90261 |
| Area code : | +1 310, 424 |
| FIPS : | 06-40886 |
| GNIS ID : | 1652742 |
| Website : | www.lawndalecity.org |
| Mayor : | Harold Hofmann |
Lawndale is a US city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California . It has about 32,700 inhabitants (as of 2004). Lawndale is bordered by Redondo Beach to the west, Hawthorne to the north, Torrance to the southeast, and Alondra Park to the east. The urban area has a size of 5.1 km².
history
In 1905 the place was founded by Charles B. Hopper and named after a suburb of Chicago . The sale of land was initially slow, but in 1906 the first settlers came to the place. By 1910 the number of residents, most of whom were farmers, rose to 142.
The 20s were characterized by oil production. Driven by speculators and workers in the oil industry, land prices rose sharply, but also fell again after the production volumes began to decline from 1929 onwards. After World War II, immigrant and veteran housing demand rose again, and Lawndale became a residential area. Many of the residents were commuters who worked in other places. On December 28, 1959, residents voted in favor of the official establishment of a new city in Los Angeles County to avoid incorporation by any of the surrounding cities.
In the 1980s, many young people came to Lawndale who wanted to live near the beach but couldn't afford it, so they moved to less attractive inland towns. With the Urban Renewal Project , which ended in 2003, attempts were made to attract more residents and tourists by making improvements along Hawthorne Boulevard, the city's main thoroughfare.
In 2004 an electronic advertising sign was added. It creates an income of approximately $ 200,000 annually.
sons and daughters of the town
- Roy Rogers (1911–1998) and Bettie Page (1923–2008) lived in this town for a while.
- Fred Dryer (* 1946) grew up in Lawndale.
- Nnamdi Asomugha, a football player for the Oakland Raiders , attended school in Lawndale.
classes
Lawndale Elementary School District
- Will Rogers Middle School
- Jane Addams Middle School
- FDR Elementary School
- William Anderson Elementary School
- William Green Elementary School
- Mark Twain Elementary School
- Billy Mitchell Elementary School
- Lucille J. Smith Elementary School
Centinela Valley Union High School District
Environmental Charter High School is a charter school in Lawndale.
The Lawndalian
The Lawndalian is the city's newsletter, available online now. The informs the residents about local programs and events.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 19, 2006 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.
- ↑ The Lawndalian online. Retrieved November 24, 2009 .
