Lynwood, California
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Location in California
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | July 16, 1921 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | California | |
County : | Los Angeles County | |
Coordinates : | 33 ° 55 ′ N , 118 ° 12 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | |
Residents : | 72,984 (as of 2007) | |
Population density : | 5,792.4 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 12.6 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 12.6 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 28 m | |
Postal code : | 90262 | |
Area code : | +1 310 | |
FIPS : | 06-44574 | |
GNIS ID : | 1660965 | |
Website : | www.lynwood.ca.us | |
Mayor : | Aide Castro |
Lynwood is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California , United States , with about 73,000 inhabitants (2007).
geography
The geographical coordinates are: 33.92 ° North, 118.20 ° West. The urban area has a size of 12.6 km².
timeline
Lynwood Prison got into the media because celebrities such as Paris Hilton , Nicole Richie , Lindsay Lohan and Michelle Rodríguez served their sentences here after various offenses.
Personalities
Sons and daughters
- Rick Adelman (born 1946), basketball coach
- Kenjon Barner (born 1989), American football player
- Kevin Costner (* 1955), actor, producer and director
- Mark Hughes (1956-2000), businessman and entrepreneur
- Jesse G. James (* 1969), head of West Coast Choppers , presenter of Motorcycle Mania, ex-spouse of Sandra Bullock
- Efraim Trujillo (* 1969), jazz musician
- Shane Mosley (* 1971), professional boxer
- Steve Smith (born 1979), American football player
- Leon White (1955-2018), American football player and wrestler ("Big Van Vader")
- Venus Williams (born 1980), tennis player
- Weird Al Yankovic (* 1959), musician, parodist and accordion player
Town twinning
- Talpa de Allende , Mexico
- Aguascalientes , Mexico
- Zacatecas , Mexico