Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern
Los Angeles County, California,
United States., southwest of downtown
Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 112,580. It was incorporated on
February 8,
1908.
Inglewood dates its history to the construction of the
Centinela Adobe in
1834 by Ygnacio Machado. The arrival of the railroad to the area caused Inglewood to be established in
1888, carved out of the 25,000 acre (100 km²) Centinela
Ranch, which contained the Centinela Adobe. By
1908, it had a population of 1,200. Between
1920 and
1925, it was the fastest-growing city in the United States and was known for its
chinchilla farms.
Inglewood has been home to the
Hollywood Park Racetrack since
1938.
The Forum was built in Inglewood in
1967 and was the home of the
Los Angeles Lakers, the
Los Angeles Sparks and the
Los Angeles Kings until they moved to Los Angeles'
STAPLES Center in
1999.
Fosters Freeze, the first ice cream chain in California, was founded by George Foster in
1946 in Inglewood.
Inglewood Park Cemetery is a widely used cemetery for the entire region.
Inglewood is situated at (33.957513, -118.346082).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.7
km² (9.1
mi²), none of which is covered by water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 112,580 people, 36,805 households, and 25,837 families residing in the city. The
population density was 4,755.7/km² (12,323.6/mi²). There were 38,648 housing units at an average density of 1,632.6/km² (4,230.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 47.13%
Black or
African American,46.04% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race, 19.10%
White, 1.14%
Asian, 0.69%
Native American, 0.36%
Pacific Islander, 27.38% from
other races, and 4.20% from two or more races.
There are 36,805 households, of which 42.7% include children under the age of 18, 38.5% were
married couples living together, 24.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02, and the average family size was 3.63.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,269, and the median income for a family was $36,541. Males had a median income of $28,515 versus $30,096 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,776. About 19.4% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 30.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
The
Inglewood Renaissance is a collection of homes being built next to
Hollywood Park off of Pincay Drive between Crenshaw Blvd. and Prairie Ave. in Inglewood, CA. With over 350 homes, this is the largest new housing development in Inglewood since the 1980s. Homes are currently being built by
John Laing Homes,
MBK Homes, and
Watt Developers.
Most of Inglewood is served by the
Inglewood Unified School District.
Some of it is served by the
Los Angeles Unified School District.
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City of Inglewood official website
