Profile for Santa Monica, California, CA

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Santa Monica is a city in Los Angeles County, in the Los Angeles-Long Beach metro area.

The latitude of Santa Monica is 34.019N. The longitude is -118.49W.

It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 105 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 87,162.

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Median household income

Local

$50,714

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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Santa Monica is on Santa Monica Bay

Developed as a resort, and then as a center for aircraft manufacturing

Public transportation: Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 555. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 6.3 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1982 movie, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
· 1963 movie, "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World"
· 2001 movie, "The Majestic"

Setting for the 2005 movie, "Lords of Dogtown"

Well-known residents have included:
· Sean Penn, actor
· Tobey Maguire, actor
· Robert Redford, actor, director, producer
· Shirley Temple, child movie star
· Suzanne Vega, singer

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

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Nearby parks & recreation: Palisades Park, Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area

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Santa Monica attractions: Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade, Pacific Park, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

Historic routes: Route 66

Historic sites and museums: California Heritage Museum, Children's Nature Institute, Angels Attic Museum, Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: Santa Monica College, Rand Graduate School of Policy Studies

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

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 129

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Quotes:
Santa Monica -- a former beach town of funky bungalows and windswept Pacific views that has now become an overbuilt enclave on the westernmost edge of the Los Angeles sprawl.
-- North of Montana
April Smith

Songs:
· "Santa Monica Pier" (Christine Lavin)

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