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"City of Angels"

Los Angeles is a city in Los Angeles County.

It is the county seat.

L.A. was originally a Spanish settlement known as "Reina de los Angeles" or "Queen of the Angels."
[NOTE: This is not the only community in California named Los Angeles. For links to other places called Los Angeles, CA, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]

The latitude of Los Angeles is 34.052N. The longitude is -118.242W.

It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 292 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 3,819,951.

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Median household income

Local

$36,687

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Los Angeles demographic reports

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Los Angeles is on the Pacific Coast.

Explorer Gaspar de Portol?, sent out to establish missions in northern California, camped here in 1769. Early settlers faced the obstacles of isolation, poor harbors and lack of water.

In the mid-1800s, Los Angeles was a rough cow town, with frequent violence between Anglos and Mexicans. Development quickened with completion of the Southern Pacific rail line in 1872.

The local economy developed in bursts, with cattle, real estate, citrus, oil, autos, movies, aircraft and the military.

Voters defeated measures in 2002 that would have allowed San Fernando Valley and Hollywood to secede from the city of Los Angeles

Public transportation: Metro (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 48,824. The number of murders and homicides was 515. The violent crime rate was 12.7 per 1,000 people.

Local ZIP code 90077 (Bel Air and Beverly Glen) was identified by American Demographics magazine as the 21st most affluent ZIP in the U.S. (April 2005)

Los Angeles received national attention for 1991 police beating of Rodney King, and the rioting that followed officers' acquittal of charges

Filming location for:
· 1997 film, "L.A. Confidential"
· 1955 movie, "Rebel Without a Cause"

Census 2000 highlights: Second largest city in the U.S., by population; city with the fifth largest population growth in the 1990s (209,321 people)

Well-known residents have included:
· Marilyn Monroe, actress
· Adlai Stevenson, politician
· Earl Warren, California governor and chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
· Coolio, rap musician

Local bands (past and present) have included Doors, Guns n' Roses, Eagles, M?tley Cr?, Maroon 5, Goldfinger, Metallica, Bangles

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Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Panera Bread, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Starbucks

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Local festivals include:

Golden Dragon Parade - Feb. 18, 2007
Tofu Festival - Aug. 11-12, 2007
Festival of Books - April 28-29, 2007

Dates often change. Check Los Angeles web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Performing arts: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Nearby parks & recreation: Griffith Park, Echo Park, Dockweiler State Beach, Will Rogers State Beach, Channel Islands National Park

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Los Angeles attractions: Los Angeles Zoo, Mildred Mathias Botanical Garden, CBS Television City, Griffith Observatory and Planetarium

Sports teams: Dodgers (NL), Lakers (NBA), Kings (NHL), Sparks (WNBA), Avengers (Arena Football League), Clippers (NBA)

Historic sites and museums: Getty Center, Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture, Southwest Museum, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Museum of Tolerance, California African-American Museum

Colleges and universities: University of California, University of Southern California, West Coast University, Antioch University - Antioch Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University, Occidental College

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 168

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Quotes:
Nineteen suburbs in search of a metropolis.
-- Americana
H.L. Mencken

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Songs:
· "L.A. Woman"
· "'I Love LA" (Randy Newman)
· "L.A. Freeway"

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Neighborhoods in Los Angeles include Angelino Heights, Arleta, Atwater Village, Bel Air, Belvedere Gardens, Beverly Glen, Beverlywood, Boyle Heights, Brentwood, Castellammare ... More neighborhood info

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