Profile for Cerritos, California, CA

The community was dominated by dairy farming until 1963, when local laws were changed to permit construction of houses on lots of less than five acres. The name was changed from Dairy Valley to Cerritos four years later, and the community grew quickly

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 199. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 3.7 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1999 movie, "She's All That"
· 1992 movie, "Wayne's World"

Well-known residents have included:
· Troy Aikman, football player
· Chad Allen, actor

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Colleges and universities: Platt College

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: 77

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Airports (1)

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Attractions (2)

Cemeteries (14)

Colleges (7)

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Hotels (78)

Libraries (39)

Museums (3)

Parks (2)

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• Cerritos city government
• Los Angeles County government
• Cerritos Chamber of Commerce

5% of Cerritos residents report German ancestry, and 4% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cerritos ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Cerritos
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• Genealogy page (CA GenWeb) for Los Angeles County
• Libraries in or near Cerritos

Post a query on a message board:

• Los Angeles County Ancestry forum
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• County history catalog
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Crime in Los Angeles County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in California
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cerritos was $25,249, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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44% of Cerritos residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Cerritos, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $1,101.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,678.

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Libraries in Cerritos include Cerritos Public Library ... View libraries

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Los Angeles County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Cerritos political report.

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Cerritos restaurants taking online reservations include Kabuki - Cerritos ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Cerritos workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 16 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Cerritos between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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