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Encyclopedia > Signal Hill, California

Signal Hill is a small city (2.2 mi², 5.8 km²) located in Los Angeles County, California that is completely surrounded by the city of Long Beach. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,333. The city was incorporated on April 22, 1924, roughly three years after oil was discovered on Signal Hill. Sydney, Australia at Night. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California with 10,179,716 residents (as of July 2004)[1], the most populous county in the United States. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


The city once shared three different postal ZIP Codes with Long Beach, but in July 2002, the City of Signal Hill received its own zip code, 90755. It is in the 562 area code. It is in the 4th Supervisorial District of Los Angeles County, with Don Knabe the current Supervisor. Signal Hill is in the 37th Congressional District of the U.S. Congress, represented by Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald (D). It is in the 27th California State Senate District, and the 55th California Assembly District. Mr. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... Look up July in Wiktionary, the free dictionary July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 562 is the telephone area code for much of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, California, including Long Beach and surrounding cities such as Cerritos, Lakewood, Downey, Norwalk, and Whittier. ... U.S. Congressional districts are determined after each census. ... Juanita Millender-McDonald Juanita Millender-McDonald (born September 7, 1938), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1996, representing the 37th District of California (map), which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long Beach, California. ...

Signal Hill (aka "Porcupine Hill") on May 1, 1923

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History

The hill that the city is named after is 365 feet (110 m) above the surrounding community of Long Beach. Because of this height, it was used by the local Tongva Indians for signal fires that could seen throughout the surround area and even out to Catalina Island 26 miles (42 km) away. County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... The Tongva are a Native American people who inhabited the area in and around Los Angeles, California before the arrival of Europeans. ... Smoke signals is an early form of the optical telegraph, developed by the native North Americans and Chinese (as in the towers of the Great Wall. ... Avalon Bay is a beautiful bay on Catalina Island. ...


After the Spanish discovered Alta California (Northern California), Signal Hill eventually became part of a 300,000 acres (1,200 km²) land grant given to a soldier, Manuel Nieto, by King Carlos III of Spain in 1784 (later reduced to 167,000 acres (676 km²) in 1790). Alta California (Upper California) was formed in 1804 when the province of California, then a part of the Spanish colony of New Spain, was divided in two along the line separating the Franciscan missions in the north from the Dominican missions in the south. ... Charles III of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


Between 1913 and 1923 an early California movie studio, Balboa Amusement Producing Company, also known as Balboa Studios, used 11 acres (45,000 m²) on Signal Hill for outdoor locations. Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle were two of Balboa Studio actors who had films shot on Signal Hill. 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joseph Frank Keaton Jr. ... Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle (1887-1933) in 1919 Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film comedian. ...


Before oil was discovered in Signal Hill, there were homes built on the hill itself, and in the lower elevations was an agricultural area where fruits, vegetables, and flowers were grown. Many of the truck farmers were Japanese.


In the 20th century, Signal Hill became know for having one of the most productive oil fields in the world. On June 25, 1921, Shell Oil Company's Alamitos #1 well finally erupted. The gas pressure was so great the gusher was 114 ft (35 m) in the air. Soon Signal Hill was covered with over 100 oil wells and was know as "Porcupine Hill". Drilling rig in a small oil field Near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 An oil field is an area with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (oil) from below ground. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Shell emblem known as the Pecten Shell Oil Company (SOC) is the Houston, Texas based wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. ... Many stoves use natural gas. ... An oil well is a term for any perforation through the Earths surface designed to find and release both petroleum oil and gas hydrocarbons. ...


The city was incorporated on April 22, 1924. Among the reasons for incorporating was avoiding annexation by Long Beach with its zoning restrictions and the per-barrel tax. Signal Hill's first mayor, Jessie Nelson, was also California's first female mayor. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


One of the city's more colorful residents was the boxer Kid Mexico (real name, Tod Faulkner) who was the state's bantamweight in 1914 (at age 14—he had lied about his age) and the state's welterweight champion in 1925. He put his earnings into businesses and real estate in Signal Hill, including a gambling hall (which included keno) across the street from his 8 lane bowling alley. He also owned a bingo parlor and restaurant. He was known for his large annual Christmas party with presents for children from Signal Hill and Long Beach, and handing out candy to kids (the local children called him the "Candy Man"). Besides his bowling alley, he also had a single lane for bowling in his nearby home. The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Keno is a popular gambling game in the United States. ... Bowling is the common name for several sports that involve rolling a ball towards a target or to knock down pins. ... Bingo Bingo is a game of chance where randomly-selected numbers are drawn and players match those numbers to those appearing on 5x5 matrices which are printed or electronically represented and are known as cards. ...


In 1975 the first professional Street luge race was held at Signal Hill, but by 1978, the races were canceled because of injuries to racers and spectators. There also used to be a Model T Hill Climb up Signal Hill. The Long Beach chapter of the Sierra Club does conditioning hikes twice a week in Signal Hill. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Street luge is an extreme gravity-powered activity that involves riding a street luge board (sometimes referred to as a sled) down a paved road or course. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ford Model T For the blues musician, see T-Model Ford. ... The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization founded on May 28, 1892 in San Francisco, California by the well-known conservationist John Muir, who became its first president. ...


Today, many of the oil wells and Nodding donkey oil pumps are gone, although some remain. Signal Hill is now a mix of residential and commercial areas. A colourful nodding donkey in the United States A nodding donkey is the overground drive for a submersible pump in a borehole. ...


Miscellaneous information

In the 1920s and early '30s, before he became a writer, Raymond Chandler worked in Signal Hill running the offices of the Dabney Oil Syndicate. The 1920s were a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American author of crime stories and novels. ...


Upton Sinclair's 1927 muckraking novel "Oil!" (written while Upton Sinclair briefly lived in Long Beach) was inspired by the oil boom in Signal Hill and the oil scandals of the Harding administration including Teapot Dome. (ISBN 0-520-20727-0) Upton Beall Sinclair (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was a prolific American author who wrote over 90 books in many genres, often advocating Socialist views, and achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the twentieth century. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... McClures Magazine (cover, Jan, 1901) published many early muckraker articles. ... Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician and the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1923, when he became the sixth president to die in office. ... Teapot Dome is the commonly used name applied to the scandal that rocked the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding. ...


The five story collection "Signal Hill: Stories" by Alan Rifkin includes one novella, "The Idols of Sickness", that involves Signal Hill. (ISBN 0872864243) A novella is a short, narrative, prose fiction work. ...


Signal Hill is often used as a reference point for pilots flying in the Long Beach Municipal Airport area. Long Beach Municipal Airport (IATA: LGB, ICAO: KLGB) is located in Long Beach, California, and serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties. ...


Geography

Signal Hill is located at 33°48′7″N, 118°10′14″WGR1. 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 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.8 km² (2.2 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 an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...


The city is surrounded on all sides by the city of Long Beach, California. County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 9,333 people, 3,621 households, and 2,096 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,615.9/km² (4,182.0/mi²). There are 3,797 housing units at an average density of 657.4/km² (1,701.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 45.48% White, 12.99% African American, 0.59% Native American, 16.49% Asian, 2.08% Pacific Islander, 16.18% from other races, and 6.19% from two or more races. 29.00% 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 3,621 households out of which 31.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% are married couples living together, 14.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% are non-families. 30.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 3.34. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ...


In the city the population is spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.1 males.


The median income for a household in the city is $48,938, and the median income for a family is $46,439. Males have a median income of $41,487 versus $36,460 for females. The per capita income for the city is $24,399. 17.2% of the population and 13.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.1% of those under the age of 18 and 3.9% 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. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population living in poverty The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Education

Signal Hill is served by Long Beach Unified School District.There are three elementary schools within the city limits, Signal Hill Elementary, Juan Bautista Alvarado Elementary School and Burroughs Elementary School (with a Teacher Resource Center adjacent to the Burroughs campus). Because of the irregular shape of the city, some students in Signal Hill may go to other schools within the LBUSD, such as Butler School, a K-8 school. High school students usually go to Long Beach Polytechnic High School (usually referred to as Long Beach Poly), and community college students go to one of the two nearby campuses for Long Beach Community College. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...


Recently there has been a rocky relationship between the City of Signal Hill and the LBUSD, especially after the school district located the short-lived (1998-2001) Preparatory Academy alternative middle school within the city limits without consulting the city. In 1999, the city council looked into trying to secede from the LBUSD, but they never went further with those efforts. The biggest problem for secession proponents is that the city is too small according to the California State Board of Education's criteria for new district formation, and may have troubles meeting some of the other criteria. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The California State Board of Education is the governing and policy-making body of the California Department of Education. ...


Signal Hill Elementary School has earned the California Achieving Schools Award, and the National Achieving Schools Award. Signal Hill and Alvarado are both California Distinguished Schools.


Business

Signal Hill benefits from its location roughly in the center of the city of Long Beach, the second largest city in Los Angeles County and the fifth largest in California. Both the San Diego Freeway and Pacific Coast Highway runs through the city, and the city is very close to the Long Beach Municipal Airport and not too far from the Port of Long Beach. County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 LA 48. ... California State Route 1, more generally known as Highway 1, or in Southern California as the Pacific Coast Highway or P.C.H., runs along the Pacific coast for most of the length of the US state of California. ... Long Beach Municipal Airport (IATA: LGB, ICAO: KLGB) is located in Long Beach, California, and serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties. ... The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest seaport in the United States and the tenth busiest port in the world. ...


With the changes that resulted from Proposition 13, local sales tax revenue became much more important to the finances of California cities. Signal Hill has been very successful in attracting large retailers to the Town Center Mall, as well as attracting several auto dealers to the Signal Hill Auto Center. Proposition 13 was a ballot initiative enacted by the voters of the state of California on June 6, 1978. ... A sales tax is a tax on consumption. ...


Large retail stores in Signal Hill include Costco, Home Depot, PetSmart, Toys "Я" Us, Office Depot, Office Max, Food 4 Less and Target. Home Depot recently opened a second store in Signal Hill (in December 2005), with their original Signal Hill store specializing in servicing building contractors. Office Depot also has a Business Service Division with part of the business in Signal Hill and the rest in Long Beach. In January 2006, Toys "Я" Us announced they were closing their Signal Hill store along with several others, but Best Buy has announced they are purchasing the site. Costco Wholesale Corporation NASDAQ: COST is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world, and headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States, with its flagship warehouse #1 in nearby Seattle. ... The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is a home improvement retailer that aims for both the do-it-yourself consumer and the professional in home improvement construction. ... PETsMART, Inc. ... Toys R Us (NYSE: TOY) is a toy store chain based in the United States. ... A typical Office Depot store Office Depot is one of the worlds largest office supply retail store chains, with over 1,000 stores worldwide in 23 countries. ... OfficeMax (stock symbol: OMX), often erroneously spelt Office Max, is an office supplies retailer founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shaker Heights, Ohio. ... Food-4-Less is a California supermarket chain. ... A target can signify: from ca. ... Best Buy is sometimes called the big blue box because of the prominent design on Best Buy stores resembling a blue box. ...


The Signal Hill Auto Center near the San Diego Freeway includes Nissan/Daewoo, Mercedes Benz, Mazda, Honda, Hyundai, Chrysler/Jeep, Dodge, Buick/Pontiac/GMC, and BMW/MINI/BMW motorcycles dealers. Nissan Motor Co. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Mercedes-Benz Logo from 280 SE Mercedes-Benz is a German brand of automobiles, buses, coaches and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler company (formerly known as Daimler-Benz), commonly known as Mercedes. ... Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ Matsuda) TYO: 7261 is a Japanese automobile maker based in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Honda Motor Co. ... The Hyundai Group (pronounced: Hyun-dae, meaning modern in Korean), founded by Chung Ju-yung in 1947 as a construction company, was once South Koreas biggest conglomerate (chaebol). ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... Jeep is an automobile marque (and registered trademark) of DaimlerChrysler. ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks. ... Buick is a brand of automobile built in the United States, Canada, and China by General Motors Corporation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The initialism GMC can mean either: GMC, a division of General Motors formerly named GMC Truck Game Maker Community, a game making utility forum. ... BMW AG (an abbreviation of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... The BMW or New MINI is a car produced by BMW since 2001. ... BMW began as an airplane engine manufacturer. ...


Because of the close proximity to the Long Beach Municipal Airport, Signal Hill has a number of business that are associated with the airport, including DHL. Since there are still working oil wells in Long Beach and Signal Hill, the city still has several oil industry-related companies, such as Signal Hill Petroleum and Schlumberger. Long Beach Municipal Airport (IATA: LGB, ICAO: KLGB) is located in Long Beach, California, and serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties. ... The DHL logo A DHL Boeing 757 A DHL Sprinter van DHL Boat DHL is a global market leader in international express, overland transport, air and sea freight. ... The list of oilfield service companies includes companies that provide services to the petroleum exploration and production industry but that do not typically produce petroleum themselves. ... Schlumberger Oilfield Services, a division of Schlumberger Limited, is the world’s largest supplier of exploration and production (E&P) services, solutions and technology to the international petroleum industry. ...


The HMO Universal Care is headquartered in Signal HIll. A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is a type of Managed Care Organization (MCO) that provides a form of health insurance coverage in the United States that is fulfilled through hospitals, doctors, and other providers with which the HMO has a contract. ...


Because Signal Hill is a small city completely surrounded by Long Beach, several of the business in Signal Hill have Long Beach instead of Signal Hill in their name.


See also

County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California with 10,179,716 residents (as of July 2004)[1], the most populous county in the United States. ... Signal Hill could refer to: Signal Hill, California Signal Hill, a famous hill in Cape Town, South Africa Signal Hill, a hill near Saint Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

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