LARGEST CITIES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.Ranked by Population [Graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. omitted] [Graph omitted] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WHILE thousands of people are still being added to L.A. County's 25 largest cities, the rate of population growth has slowed to less than 1 percent per year. Also, for the first time in more than 100 years, Latinos have emerged as the largest ethnic group in both the city of L.A. and the county as a whole. By the time of the next census census, periodic official count of the number of persons and their condition and of the resources of a country. In ancient times, among the Jews and Romans, such enumeration was mainly for taxation and conscription purposes. , they are likely to be an absolute majority. Population growth has shifted to the northern portion of the county, where median home prices remain cheap. Palmdale Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. and Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, racked up the biggest population gains in the last decade. "With all this population growth happening so far away from the major urban centers where the jobs are, there is an urgent need to focus on getting these people housed and upgrading our infrastructure," said Mara Marks, associate director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. at Loyola Marymount University Marymount University is a coeducational, four-year Catholic university whose main campus is located in Arlington, Virginia. History Marymount was founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) as Marymount College, a two-year women's school. . More pressing are finances. Many cities realize a third or more of revenues from sales taxes sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. , and the expected steep drop in retail sales this quarter will hit them hard. -- Howard Howard, English noble family. Landowners in Norfolk from the 13th cent., the Howards obtained the duchy of Norfolk through the marriage of Sir Robert Howard to Margaret Mowbray, daughter of Thomas Mowbray, 1st duke of Norfolk. Fineh THE PACESETTER Howard Fine Howard Fine (November 28, 1958) is an American acting teacher, the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA, and also a theatre director. Early Life Howard Fine was born on November 28, 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the youngest of 5 children. LOS ANGELES WITH its 3.7 million residents, Los Angeles long has been the 800-pound gorilla gorilla, an ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to the lowland and mountain forests of western and central equatorial Africa. It is the largest of the apes, the males reaching a height of 5 to 6 ft (150–190 cm) with a 9-ft (144–cm) arm spread. of the county's 88 cities, often setting the tone and the agenda for the entire county. But L.A.'s government now faces dual threats: a rapidly deteriorating de·te·ri·o·rate v. de·te·ri·o·rat·ed, de·te·ri·o·rat·ing, de·te·ri·o·rates v.tr. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value: budget picture and the possibility of a November November: see month. , 2002 vote on whether the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. should secede se·cede intr.v. se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance. [Latin s from the city. On the budget side, a nearly $100 million surplus has turned into a $70 million budget deficit -- and it' growing. The local economy had already begun to slow before the event of Sept. 11; the terrorist attacks threw one of the region's main economic rivers, travel and tourism, into a tailspin tail·spin n. 1. The rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep, spiral spin. 2. Informal A loss of emotional control sometimes resulting in emotional collapse. . Add in increased security costs and the city faces the prospect of cuts in services for the first time in five years. Meanwhile, the secession secession, in art secession, in art, any of several associations of progressive artists, especially those in Munich, Berlin, and Vienna, who withdrew from the established academic societies or exhibitions. issue looms over everything city leaders do. The Valley makes up more than 40 percent of the city's population. Should voters throughout the city approve secession, L.A. would drop from the nation's second-largest to fifth-largest city. The next several months will see complex and contentious negotiations over how to split the city's assets. Grappling with these issues is a leadership that's in transition. Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California , in his first months in office, has yet to fill out his administration. Meanwhile, thanks to tem limits, seven of the city council's 15 members are freshman. An eighth new member comes on board early next year.
LARGEST CITIES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Ranked by Population
Rank City (Ranking in 2000) Profile
* name * population
* city hall address * city type [1]
* year incorporated
1 Los Angeles (1) 3,694,820
200 N. Spring St. charter city
Los Angeles 90012 1850
2 Long Beach (2) 461,522
333 W. Ocean Blvd. charter city
Long Beach 90802 1888
3 Glendale (3) 194,973
613 E. Broadway charter city
Glendale 91206 1906
4 Santa Clarita (4) 151,088
23920 Valencia Blvd., general law city
Suite 300 1989
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (6) 149,473
505 S. Garey Ave. charter city
Pomona 91769 1888
6 Torrance (5) 137,946
3031 Torrance Blvd. charter city
Torrance 90503 1921
7 Pasadena (7) 133,936
100 N. Garfield Ave. charter city
Pasadena 91109 1886
8 Lancaster (8) 118,718
44933 N. Fem Ave. general law city
Lancaster 93534 1977
9 Palmdale (10) 116,670
38300 Sierra Highway general law city
Palmdale 93550 1962
10 El Monte (11) 115,965
11333 Valley Blvd. general law city
El Monte 91731 1912
11 Inglewood (9) 112,580
One Manchester Blvd. charter city
Inglewood 90301 1908
12 Downey (15) 107,323
11111 Brookshire Ave. charter city
Downey 90241 1956
13 West Covina (12) 105,080
1444 West Garvey Ave. general law city
West Covina 91790 1923
14 Norwalk (14) 103,298
12700 Norwalk Blvd. general law city
Norwalk 90651 1957
15 Burbank (13) 100,316
275 E. Olive St. charter city
Burbank 91510 1911
Rank City (Ranking in 2000) Government
* name * city council seats
* city hall address * city employees [2]
* city hall address * city employes [2]
1 Los Angeles (1) 15
200 N. Spring St. 43,109
Los Angeles 90012
2 Long Beach (2) 9
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 6,700
Long Beach 90802
3 Glendale (3) 5
613 E. Broadway 1,745
Glendale 91206
4 Santa Clarita (4) 5
23920 Valencia Blvd., 300
Suite 300
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (6) 7
505 S. Garey Ave. 741
Pomona 91769
6 Torrance (5) 7
3031 Torrance Blvd. 1,392
Torrance 90503
7 Pasadena (7) 7
100 N. Garfield Ave. 2,066
Pasadena 91109
8 Lancaster (8) 5
44933 N. Fem Ave. 355
Lancaster 93534
9 Palmdale (10) 5
38300 Sierra Highway 199
Palmdale 93550
10 El Monte (11) 5
11333 Valley Blvd. 372
El Monte 91731
11 Inglewood (9) 4
One Manchester Blvd. 959
Inglewood 90301
12 Downey (15) 5
11111 Brookshire Ave. 429
Downey 90241
13 West Covina (12) 5
1444 West Garvey Ave. 372
West Covina 91790
14 Norwalk (14) 5
12700 Norwalk Blvd. 214
Norwalk 90651
15 Burbank (13) 5
275 E. Olive St. 1,417
Burbank 91510
Rank City (Ranking in 2000) Financial
* name * general fund budget
* city hall address (in millions)
* city hall address (in millions)
* median home price [3]
1 Los Angeles (1) $2,790
200 N. Spring St. $250,690
Los Angeles 90012
2 Long Beach (2) 357.6
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 220,000
Long Beach 90802
3 Glendale (3) 104.3
613 E. Broadway 299,250
Glendale 91206
4 Santa Clarita (4) 70.5
23920 Valencia Blvd., 224,750
Suite 300
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (6) 50.7
505 S. Garey Ave. 155,000
Pomona 91769
6 Torrance (5) 116.8
3031 Torrance Blvd . 320,000
Torrance 90503
7 Pasadena (7) 119.9
100 N. Garfield Ave. 307,500
Pasadena 91109
8 Lancaster (8) 41.7
44933 N. Fem Ave. 120,000
Lancaster 93534
9 Palmdale (10) 31.5
38300 Sierra Highway 134,500
Palmdale 93550
10 El Monte (11) 35.5
11333 Valley Blvd. 155,000
El Monte 91731
11 Inglewood (9) 61.2
One Manchester Blvd. 199,000
Inglewood 90301
12 Downey (15) 40.5
11111 Brookshire Ave. 233,750
Downey 90241
13 West Covina (12) 44
1444 West Garvey Ave. 225,500
West Covina 91790
14 Norwalk (14) 20.1
12700 Norwalk Blvd. 191,000
Norwalk 90651
15 Burbank (13) 104
275 E. Olive St. 273,000
Burbank 91510
Rank City (Ranking in 2000) Revenue Generators
* name * business licenses tax [4]
* city hall address * sales taxes [4]
* city hall address * utility taxes [4]
1 Los Angeles (1) 13.6%
200 N. Spring St. 13.7%
Los Angeles 90012 22.5%
2 Long Beach (2) 2
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 12.4
Long Beach 90802 16.8
3 Glendale (3) 0
613 E. Broadway 13.7
Glendale 91206 17.2
4 Santa Clarita (4) 0.3
23920 Valencia Blvd., 36
Suite 300 0
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (6) 5.1
505 S. Garey Ave. 20.9
Pomona 91769 30.2
6 Torrance (5) 5.9
3031 Torrance Blvd. 31.4
Torrance 90503 25.3
7 Pasadena (7) 3.9
100 N. Garfield Ave. 28.5
Pasadena 91109 23.3
8 Lancaster (8) 0.8
44933 N. Fem Ave. 32.5
Lancaster 93534 0
9 Palmdale (10) 2.1
38300 Sierra Highway 25.6
Palmdale 93550 0
10 El Monte (11) 5.3
11333 Valley Blvd. 35.6
El Monte 91731 20.9
11 Inglewood (9) 5.2
One Manchester Blvd. 11.9
Inglewood 90301 25.4
12 Downey (15) 3.3
11111 Brookshire Ave. 31.3
Downey 90241 15.5
13 West Covina (12) 0.4
1444 West Garvey Ave. 32
West Covina 91790 0
14 Norwalk (14) 2.1
12700 Norwalk Blvd. 24.2
Norwalk 90651 21.2
15 Burbank (13) 0.1
275 E. Olive St. 19.9
Burbank 91510 14.5
Rank City (Ranking in 2000) Taxes Crime Rate [8]
* name * property tax [5] (per 100,000)
* city hall address * transient occupancy
* city hall address tax [6]
* parking tax [7]
1 Los Angeles (1) 1.08% 4,596
200 N. Spring St. 14%
Los Angeles 90012 10%
2 Long Beach (2) 1.03 3,892
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 12
Long Beach 90802 0
3 Glendale (3) 1.05 2,582
613 E. Broadway 10
Glendale 91206 0
4 Santa Clarita (4) 1.07 1,798
23920 Valencia Blvd., 10
Suite 300 0
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (6) 1.09 3,187
505 S. Garey Ave. 10
Pomona 91769 0
6 Torrance (5) 1.01 2,840
3031 Torrance Blvd. 11
Torrance 90 503 0
7 Pasadena (7) 1.1 3,800
100 N. Garfield Ave. 12.1
Pasadena 91109 0
8 Lancaster (8) 1.1 3,500
44933 N. Fem Ave. 7
Lancaster 93534 0
9 Palmdale (10) 1.3 3,348
38300 Sierra Highway 7
Palmdale 93550 0
10 El Monte (11) 1.2 2,878
11333 Valley Blvd. 10
El Monte 91731 0
11 Inglewood (9) 1.2 3,934
One Manchester Blvd. 14
Inglewood 90301 10
12 Downey (15) 1.03 3,421
11111 Brookshire Ave. 9
Downey 90241 0
13 West Covina (12) 1.04 4,080
1444 West Garvey Ave. 10
West Covina 91790 0
14 Norwalk (14) 1.01 4,037
12700 Norwalk Blvd. 10
Norwalk 90651 0
15 Burbank (13) 1.04 2,812
275 E. Olive St. 10
Burbank 91510 10
Rank City (Ranking in 2000) Top Staff Official
* name * name
* city hall address * title
* city hall address * phone number
1 Los Angeles (1) William T. Fujoka
200 N. Spring St. city administrative officer
Los Angeles 90012 (213) 485-2886
2 Long Beach (2) Henry Taboada
333 W. Ocean Blvd. city manager
Long Beach 90802 (562) 570-6555
3 Glendale (3) James E. Starbird
613 E. Broadway city manager
Glendale 91206 (818) 548-4000
4 Santa Clarita (4) George Caravalho
23920 Valencia Blvd., city manager
Suite 300 (661) 259-2489
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (6) Doug Dunlop
505 S. Garey Ave. city manager
Pomona 91769 (909) 620-2311
6 Torrance (5) LeRoy Jackson
3031 Torrance Blvd. city manager
Torrance 90503 (310) 618-5880
7 Pasadena (7) Cynthia J. Kurtz
100 N. Garfield Ave. city manager
Pasadena 91109 (626) 744-4124
8 Lancaster (8) James C. Gilley
44933 N. Fem Ave. city manager
Lancaster 93534 (805) 723-6006
9 Palmdale (10) Robert Toone Jr.
38300 Sierra Highway city manager
Palmdale 93550 (805) 267-5100
10 El Monte (11) Harold Johanson
11333 Valley Blvd. city manager
El Monte 91731 (626) 580-2019
11 Inglewood (9) Joseph Rouzan
One Manchester Blvd. city administrative officer
Inglewood 90301 (310) 412-5301
12 Downey (15) Gerald Caton
11111 Brookshire Ave. city manager
Downey 90241 (562) 869-7331
13 West Covina (12) Daniel Hobbs
1444 West Garvey Ave. city manager
West Covina 91790 (626) 814-8401
14 Norwalk (14) Gordon Stefenhagen
12700 Norwalk Blvd. city manager
Norwalk 90651 (562) 929-5700
15 Burbank (13) Robert R. Ovrom
275 E. Olive St. city manager
Burbank 91510 (818) 238-5800
16 South Gate (17) 96,375 5 $21 7.9%
8650 California Ave. general law city 344 $179,000 34.5%
South Gate 90280 1923 0%
17 Compton (16) 93,493 5 39.9 11.5
205 S.Willowbrook Ave. charter city 600 125,000 15.5
Compton 90220 1888 31
18 Carson (19) 89,730 5 51.7 5.4
701 E. Carson St. general law city 330 221,250 52
Carson 90745 1968 0
19 Alhambra (20) 85,804 5 34.4 6.6
111 S. First St. charter city 357 225,000 39.2
Alhambra 91801 1903 13.4
20 Hawthorne (23) 84,112 5 31 10.4
4455 West 126th St. general law city 228 209,500 19.8
Hawthorne 90250 1922 31.5
21 Santa Monica (18) 84,084 7 190.7 11.6
1685 Main St. charter city 1,611 430,750 18.5
Santa Monica 90401 1886 21.6
22 Whittier (21) 83,680 5 30 3.3
13230 Penn St. charter city 417 203,500 26.3
Whittier 90620 1898 21.8
23 Lakewood (22) 79,345 5 28 2.5
5050 N. Clark Ave. general law city 166 240,000 39.3
Lakewood 90712 1954 11.6
24 Baldwin Park (24) 75,837 5 14.4 3.4
14403 E. Pacific Ave. general law city 188 160,000 23.7
Baldwin Park 91706 1956 13.2
25 Lynwood (25) 69,845 5 19 1
11330 Bullis Road general law city 100 153,000 10
Lynwood 90262 1921 18
16 South Gate (17) 1.05% 3,027 Andrew Pasmant
8650 California Ave. 8% city manager
South Gate 90280 0 (323) 563-9500
17 Compton (16) 1.46 5,728 John Johnson
205 S.Willowbrook Ave. 7.5 city manager
Compton 90220 0 (310) 605-5550
18 Carson (19) 1.05 3,819 Jerome G. Groomes
701 E. Carson St. 9 city manager
Carson 90745 0 (310) 830-7600
19 Alhambra (20) 1.05 2,397 Julio Fuentes
111 S. First St. 12 city manager
Alhambra 91801 0 (626) 570-5014
20 Hawthorne (23) 1.09 4,251 Bud Cormier
4455 West 126th St. 8 city manager
Hawthorne 90250 0 (310) 970-7902
21 Santa Monica (18) 1.06 5,895 Susan E. McCarthy
1685 Main St. 12 city manager
Santa Monica 90401 10 (310) 458-8301
22 Whittier (21) 1.04 2,876 Steve Helvey
13230 Penn St. 10 city manager
Whittier 90620 0 (562) 945-8200
23 Lakewood (22) 1.02 3,231 Howard Chambers
5050 N. Clark Ave. 8 city administrator
Lakewood 90712 0 (562) 866-9771
24 Baldwin Park (24) 1.01 2,380 Richard Legarra
14403 E. Pacific Ave. 10 chief executive officer
Baldwin Park 91706 0 (626) 960-4011
25 Lynwood (25) 6 4,460 Ralph W. Davis
11330 Bullis Road 0 city manager
Lynwood 90262 0 (310) 603-0220
NA - Not Available
(1)Charter cities are governed by a separate charter, while general
law cities are governed under state laws.
(2)Estimated: not adjusted for different services provided by city;
e.g., contracting out for police, fire and building services.
(3)As of September 2001, according to the California Association of
Realtors.
(4)Represents percentage of city general fund revenues.
(5)Percentage of assessed home value.
(6)Surcharge on hotel room rates.
(7)Percentage of public or private parking fees that goes to city.
(8)Victims of all crimes, violent and property.
Some of the information on this list was provided for by Larry J.
Kosmont and Kosmont & Associates Inc. Population numbers were obtained
from U.S. Bureau of the Census and are as of April 30, 2000.Other
information was provided by the cities themselves. The cities are rank
ed by population. To the best of our knowledge, this information is
accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the
accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical
errors sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company
letterhead to the Research Department, Los Angeles Business
Journal,5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036.
Researched by Natasha Prishva
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