Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It borders Orange County on its southeast edge and is on the Pacific coast. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. It is a part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. As of 2022, 451,307 people lived there, and it is the second-largest city in the county. Long Beach is also home to the Port of Long Beach.
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 Location within Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California | |
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| Coordinates: 33°46′6″N 118°11′44″W / 33.76833°N 118.19556°WCoordinates: 33°46′6″N 118°11′44″W / 33.76833°N 118.19556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| CSA | Los Angeles-Long Beach |
| MSA | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim |
| Incorporated | December 13, 1897[2] |
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| • City | 77.84 sq mi (201.61 km2) |
| • Land | 50.71 sq mi (131.35 km2) |
| • Water | 27.13 sq mi (70.26 km2) 34.85% |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 466,742 |
| • Rank | 44th in the United States 7th in California |
| • Density | 9,205.96/sq mi (3,554.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes[6] | 90801–90810, 90813–90815, 90822, 90831–90835, 90840, 90842, 90844, 90846–90848, 90853, 90895, 90899 |
| FIPS code | 06-43000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652747, 2410866 |
| Website | www |
The top countries of origin for Long Beach's immigrants are Mexico, the Philippines, Cambodia, El Salvador, and Vietnam.[7]
Population
2020 census
In the 2020 census, there were 466,742 people, 170,711 households, and 103,249 families living in Long Beach. The population density was 9,203.6 people per square mile (3,553.5/km²). There were 179,530 housing units. The breakdown by race was 32.0% White, 13.0% Asian, 12.5% Black, 1.5% Native American, 0.9% Pacific Islander, 25.6% from one other race, and 14.4% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos made up 43.3% of the people.
The median (middle) age was 36.4 years. The age breakdown was 20.4% under age 18, 66.5% from 18 to 65, and 13.1% over 65. The gender breakdown was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
Of the households, 29.6% had children under age 18, 37.2% had a married couple, 9.5% had an unmarried couple, 31.3% had a woman with no partner, 22.0% had a man with no partner, and 29.1% had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.66 people.[8][9]
Changing school names
The state of California Government was renaming parts of the state, such as in Long Beach, where they renamed 3 schools[verification needed] (in 2016 or earlier). The Robert E. Lee Elementary school was renamed to Olivia Herrera Elementary School in Long beach on August 1, 2016.[verification needed] In this case it was only renaming (which means they left school functioning).
California did this to change the things that are related to the Confederacy, such as for it being named after a confederate. Other states have done the same. This includes Montgomery, Alabama, as they are an imoortant figure in the debate, because they were the capital of the Confederate States of America.
Other Cali cities had renaming, but only 1 was renamed in San Diego.[10] Country-wide (in America), other buildings, statues and monuments (landmarks and man-made), as well as gifts from the Union, were removed or changed. This happened in multiple parts in America, from both sides. It also happened (here) California, in Florida, Texas, New York, and Washington D.C., among others.
Long Beach, California Media
The site of Puvunga was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Don Juan Temple purchased Rancho Los Cerritos, covering modern-day Long Beach, in 1843.
- HistoricAmericanBuildingsSurvey,PhotographedbyDanielCathcart,Marchth,.GENERALVIEWOFNORTHSIDECasadelosCerritos,AmericanAvenue,LongBeach,LosHABSCAL,LONGBN,(cropped)
Diseño depicting Ranchos Los Alamitos, Los Cerritos, Santa Gertrudes, Los Coyotes, Las Bolsas, 1852
The First National Bank of Long Beach at the turn of the century
Bird's-eye view of pier, Long Beach.
Ford's Long Beach Assembly in 1930
Worker in the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, 1942. Photo by Alfred T. Palmer.
C-54 transport planes being built in the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach during World War II
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References
- ↑ Long Beach Officially Aquatic Capital Of America Archived February 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Lbpost.com (October 8, 2008). Retrieved on July 29, 2013.
- ↑ California Cities by Incorporation DateCalifornia Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ↑ Long Beach. Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey.
- ↑ QuickFacts: Long Beach city, CaliforniaUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ ZIP Code(tm) LookupUnited States Postal Service. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ New Americans in Long Beach.
- ↑ DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICSUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPEUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ Magee, Maureen. Robert E. Lee school name changed (in en-US). San Diego Union-Tribune (2016-05-23). Retrieved 2025-05-01.
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