East Los Angeles, California
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 Location of East Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California | |
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| Coordinates: 34°2′N 118°10′W / 34.033°N 118.167°WCoordinates: 34°2′N 118°10′W / 34.033°N 118.167°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.46 sq mi (19.31 km2) |
| • Land | 7.45 sq mi (19.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.06% |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 118,786 |
| • Density | 15,923/sq mi (6,151.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 90022, 90063 |
| FIPS code | 06-20802 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660583[3] |
East Los Angeles (Spanish: Este de Los Ángeles), also called East L.A., is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California. It is part of the Greater Los Angeles area and is to the east of Los Angeles. At the 2020 census, 118,786 people lived there.[2] Many Hispanic and Latino Americans live there. About 95% of its people are Hispanic or Latino.[2] This is the highest number for any CDP with more than 100,000 people.[4] Even though it is called East Los Angeles, it is not part of the city of Los Angeles. In the 1920s, it was first called Belvedere or Belvedere Gardens.
East Los Angeles, California Media
1910 Janss Investment Company ad for Belvedere Heights property sales
Our Lady of Guadalupe Sanctuary
Our Lady of Solitude Church
Sign on Whittier Blvd in East Los Angeles
E Line Eastside Extension East LA Civic Center station
East LA Classic 2007 Halftime show
East Los Angeles welcome (bienvenidos) sign
The Cinco Puntos Memorial honors Mexican-American/Chicano veterans of all wars.
Old Theater, approximately 5190 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, California
The Self-Help Graphics & Art a community arts center founded by a Franciscan nun started in this building completed in 1927.
References
- ↑ 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 East Los Angeles CDP, CaliforniaUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ↑ East Los Angeles. Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Sharon R. Ennis, Merarys Ríos-Vargas, and Nora G. Albert, "The Hispanic Population: 2010", 2010 Census Briefs, issued May 2011.
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