Huntington Park, California

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Huntington Park, California
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Pacific Boulevard and Clarendon Avenue, 2009
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Huntington Park, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°59′N118°13′W / 33.983°N 118.217°W / 33.983; -118.217
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of California.svg  California
County Los Angeles
Incorporated September 1, 1906 [1]
Government
  Type Council–manager [2]
   Mayor Eduardo Martinez [2]
   City Manager Ricardo Reyes
Area
[3]
  Total3.02 sq mi (7.81 km2)
  Land3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
[4]
171 ft (52 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
  Total54,883
  Estimate 
(2022) [5]
52,633
  Density18,000/sq mi (7,000/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
90255 [6]
Area code 323 [7]
FIPS code 06-36056
GNIS feature IDs 1660778, 2410079
Website www.huntingtonpark.org

Huntington Park is a city located in the South Central region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The area includes separate communities of Florence, Firestone Park , Graham, and Walnut Park, California As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 54,883, of whom 97% are Hispanic/Latino and about half were born outside the U.S. [5] [8]

Contents

Huntington Park and its Pacific Boulevard area is a mostly Hispanic, working-class inner Southeast L.A. area.

History

The first European to arrive to the area was Francisco Salvatore Lugo. [9]

Looking north on Pacific Boulevard, 1907 Looking north on Pacific Boulevard, Huntington Park, southern California, 1907 (CHS-5001).jpg
Looking north on Pacific Boulevard, 1907

Named for prominent industrialist Henry E. Huntington, Huntington Park was incorporated in 1906 as a streetcar suburb on the Los Angeles Railway for workers in the rapidly expanding industries to the southeast of downtown Los Angeles. To this day, about 30% of its residents work at factories in nearby Vernon and Commerce. [10] The stretch of Pacific Boulevard in downtown Huntington Park was a major commercial district serving the city's largely working-class residents as well as being the retail hub of Southeast Los Angeles County. As with most of the other cities along the corridor stretching along the Los Angeles River to the south and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Huntington Park was an almost exclusively white community during most of its history; Alameda Street and Slauson Avenue, which were fiercely defended segregation lines in the 1950s, separated it from black areas.

The changes that shaped Los Angeles from the late 1970s onward—the decline of American manufacturing that began in the 1970s; the rapid growth of newer suburbs in Orange County, the eastern San Gabriel, western San Fernando and Conejo valleys; the collapse of the aerospace and defense industry at the end of the Cold War; and the implosion of the Southern California real estate boom in the early 1990s—resulted in the wholesale departure of virtually all of the white population of Huntington Park by the mid-1990s. The vacuum was filled almost entirely by two groups of Latinos: upwardly mobile families eager to leave the barrios of East Los Angeles, and recent Mexican immigrants. Today, Pacific Boulevard is once again a thriving commercial strip, serving as a major retail center for working-class residents of southeastern Los Angeles County—only now targeting a Hispanic public with many signs in Spanish.

Geography

Before California abolished judicial townships (some time after 1960), Huntington Park was located in San Antonio Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.

Cities surrounding Huntington Park include Bell, Cudahy, Los Angeles, Maywood, South Gate, and Vernon. [11]

Climate

On average, there are 286 sunny days per year in Huntington Park, California. Annually the snowfall is 0 inches. The July high is around 82 degrees. The January low is 48. [12] As of 2015 the average high temperatures have risen ranging from the low to mid 90s (°F). [13] [ failed verification ]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 1,299
1920 4,513247.4%
1930 24,591444.9%
1940 28,64816.5%
1950 29,4502.8%
1960 29,9201.6%
1970 33,74412.8%
1980 45,93236.1%
1990 56,06522.1%
2000 61,3489.4%
2010 58,114−5.3%
2020 54,883−5.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [14]

2012

A 2012 study by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy found Huntington Park, California had the highest percentage of overweight children in all of California with 53% of the city's child population being obese or overweight. [15]

2010 census

At the 2010 census Huntington Park had a population of 58,114. The population density was 19,270.0 inhabitants per square mile (7,440.2/km2). The racial and ethnic makeup of Huntington Park was 56,445 (97.1%) Hispanic or Latino, 29,776 (51.2%) White (1.6% Non-Hispanic White), 440 (0.8%) African American, 752 (1.3%) Native American, 393 (0.7%) Asian, 28 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 24,535 (42.2%) from other races, and 2,190 (3.8%) from two or more races. [16] [17]

The census reported that 57,859 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 248 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 7 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 14,597 households, 8,581 (58.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 7,461 (51.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,212 (22.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,623 (11.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,377 (9.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 81 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,644 households (11.3%) were one person and 694 (4.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.96. There were 12,296 families (84.2% of households); the average family size was 4.19.

The age distribution was 18,439 people (31.7%) under the age of 18, 6,984 people (12.0%) aged 18 to 24, 17,886 people (30.8%) aged 25 to 44, 10,942 people (18.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,863 people (6.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 28.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

There were 15,151 housing units at an average density of 5,023.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 3,936 (27.0%) were owner-occupied and 10,661 (73.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%. 18,054 people (31.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 39,805 people (68.5%) lived in rental housing units.

During 20092013, Huntington Park had a median household income of $36,397, with 28.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line. [16]

2000 census

According to the census [18] of 2000, there were 61,348 people in 14,860 households, including 12,660 families, in the city. The population density was 20,252.4 inhabitants per square mile (7,819.5/km2). There were 15,335 housing units at an average density of 5,062.4 per square mile (1,954.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 41.4% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 51.1% from other races, and 4.9% from two or more races. 95.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as their first language accounted for 90.77% of residents, while English was spoken by 9.17%, Chinese by 0.05% of the population. [19]

Of the 14,860 households 58.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 10.9% of households were one person and 4.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.12 and the average family size was 4.34.

The age distribution was 35.8% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median household income was $28,941 and the median family income was $29,844. Males had a median income of $21,039 versus $16,733 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,340. About 23.3% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Pedestrians on the Pacific Boulevard shopping district Huntingtonparkdowntown.jpg
Pedestrians on the Pacific Boulevard shopping district

Pacific Boulevard

Architecture

Pacific Boulevard was the busiest shopping district in the southeastern Los Angeles suburbs from the 1930s through the 1950s [20] [21] and boasted numerous department stores including the local Wineman's. Notable Streamline Moderne architecture includes the Lane-Wells Company Building and the W. W. Henry Company Building. [22] [23] Art Deco architecture is found in Huntington Park's commercial district, and include the former theaters along Pacific Blvd. [24] [25] The 1,468 seat Warner Theater on Pacific Boulevard opened in 1930, and was designed by B. Marcus Priteca. [26] The California Theatre opened in 1925 and was operated by Fox Theatres as the Fox California Theatre. In the 1980s it was known as the California 3 Theatre. The theatre closed in 2006 and was later converted into a retail space. It was renamed California 2 Theatres and now there is a tuxedo shop along with other retail stores and restaurants. In 2019 the theater had been converted into a fitness center for recreational use. [27] [ better source needed ]

Festival and fairs

Pacific Boulevard, the commercial business street of Huntington Park, has been the location for festivals, carnival fairs and parades. The "Carnaval Primavera" is held each year for three days across nine blocks of Pacific Boulevard in Huntington Park. The event features Central American and Mexican food, carnival rides, games, and live music. [28]

Public libraries

County of Los Angeles Public Library operates the Huntington Park Library. [29]

Government

In the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Huntington Park is in the Fourth District, represented by Janice Hahn. [30]

In the California State Senate, Huntington Park is in the 33rd Senate District , represented by Democrat Lena Gonzalez. [31]

In the California State Assembly, Huntington Park is split between the 53rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Freddie Rodriguez, and the 59th Assembly District , represented by Republican Phillip Chen. [32]

In the United States House of Representatives, Huntington Park is in California's 42nd congressional district , represented by Democrat Robert Garcia. [33]

Education

Huntington Park is zoned to schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Public elementary schools in Huntington Park include:

Public middle schools include:

Public high schools include:

In addition Pacific Boulevard Special Education Center (ungraded) is in the city.

Private schools include:

Infrastructure

Emergency services

Fire protection in Huntington Park is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. [43] The Huntington Park Police Department provides law enforcement.

Transportation

Bus services are provided by both the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Huntington Park's own COMBI bus service. [44] Slauson station and Florence station on the Metro A Line are near the city. [45]

Notable people

See also

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