Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne is a city located in southwestern
Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 84,112. Although incorporated as a city in 1922, Hawthorne is a part of the immense sprawl that amounts to the greater Los Angeles area.
Hawthorne is known to
rock and roll fans as the home of
Brian,
Carl, and
Dennis Wilson of the
Beach Boys. The Wilson brothers' boyhood home was demolished in the late 1980s during the construction of the
Century Freeway, although it was honored by the dedication of a California State Historic Landmark (California Landmark 1041) in May 2005. Although Hawthorne itself is not a beach community, it is a part of the LA area deemed the "South Bay," and as such is adjacent to the city of
Manhattan Beach and near other water front towns ( famous for their surfing areas) auch as
Redondo Beach and
Hermosa Beach. Hawthorne is fairly close to the Los Angeles International Airport, aka "LAX."
Sports figure
Jim Thorpe resided in Hawthorne during part of his life.
The
Western Museum of Flight, which restores and displays historic aircraft, is located at the
Hawthorne Municipal Airport. [
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Hawthorne is located at (33.917214, -118.348607). According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.7
km² (6.1
mi²), all land.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 84,112 people, 28,536 households, and 19,775 families residing in the city. The
population density was 5,359.0/km² (13,879.4/mi²). There were 29,629 housing units at an average density of 1,887.8/km² (4,889.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 29.27%
White, 33.02%
Black or
African American, 0.75%
Native American, 6.73%
Asian, 0.86%
Pacific Islander, 24.16% from
other races, and 5.22% from two or more races. 44.26% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 28,536 households out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were
married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,887, and the median income for a family was $35,149. Males had a median income of $29,481 versus $27,427 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,022. About 18.4% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Hawthorne official website*
Hawthorne City Map & Data
