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Lawndale is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,711. Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Los Angeles Area - Total - Water 10,517 km² (4,061 mi²) Population - (2004) - Density 10,179,716 (est) 967. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
History
From the 1780's onward, the area that is now Lawndale was part of the El Rancho Sausal Redondo, a land grant given by the Spanish colonial government that includes much of what is now the South Bay region. In 1905 E.L Hopper first subdivided the area and named it after a Chicago suburb. Lots sold slowly and different promotions were tried such as promoting Lawndale as a chicken raising area. The first railway to run through Lawndale was the Inglewood Division of the Redondo Railway which would later become part of the Pacific Electric "Red Car" system. It ran down the middle of Railway Ave. (now Hawthorne Blvd.) until 1933. In 1927 the Santa Fe railroad arrived. After World War II, the immense demand for housing from returning veterans and California newcomers resulted in Lawndale's formation as a bedroom community. In 1959 it was incorporated as a city. A land grant is a gift of land made by the government for projects such as roads, railroads, or especially academic institutions. ...
The South Bay is a region in the southwest peninsula of Los Angeles County, California. ...
1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
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Pacific Electric Railway company depot in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1910. ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ...
World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...
Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a town or city that is primarily residential in character, with most of its residents commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ...
1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Roy Rogers once lived here for a short time and Fred Dryer grew up in Lawndale. Dale Evans & Roy Rogers Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), became famous as Roy Rogers, a singer and cowboy actor. ...
Fred Dryer (born July 6, 1946 in Hawthorne, California) is an American actor and former American football player in the National Football League (NFL). ...
Starting in the 1970's Lawndale's relatively low housing prices but less desirable location relative to its neighboring cities attracted absentee landlords and a substatial portion of its residents increasingly became renters. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution...
Absentee landlord is an economic term for a person who owns and rents out a profit-earning property, but does not live within the propertys local economic region. ...
For a time in the 1980's, with new cycle of expansion of defense industry nearby, many young people who wished to live in the Beach Cities found that they simply could not afford to do so, and settled in less glamorous inland cities such as Lawndale. But with the contraction of this industry after the cold war, Lawndale reverted back to its prevous pattern. Lawndale has attempted to attract more owner/residents with the 2003 completion of a urban renewal project along the city's stretch of Hawthorne Boulevard (California State Highway 107), a major South Bay thoroughfare. Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...
The defense industry refers primarily to: Defense contractors: business organizations or individuals that provide products or services to a defense department of a government. ...
For the generic term for a high-tension struggle between countries, see cold war (war). ...
2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Blight often stands side-by-side with new structures during urban renewal efforts. ...
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Geography Lawndale is located at 33°53'12" North, 118°21'13" West (33.886764, -118.353556)GR1. The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ...
Lawndale is bordered by Redondo Beach on the West and Southwest, Hawthorne on the North, Torrance on the Southeast, and El Camino Village on the East. Redondo Beach is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ...
Hawthorne is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. ...
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Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 31,711 people, 9,555 households, and 7,022 families residing in the city. The population density is 6,183.7/km² (16,036.7/mi²). There are 9,869 housing units at an average density of 1,924.5/km² (4,990.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 42.24% White, 12.61% African American, 0.99% Native American, 9.63% Asian, 0.91% Pacific Islander, 27.07% from other races, and 6.55% from two or more races. 52.08% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 9,555 households out of which 45.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% are married couples living together, 19.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% are non-families. 18.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.31 and the average family size is 3.80. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...
In the city the population is spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $39,012, and the median income for a family is $37,909. Males have a median income of $29,033 versus $2,902.50 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,702. 17.3% of the population and 14.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 22.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
External links - Lawndale official website
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