Lomita, California

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Coordinates: 33°47′36″N, 118°18′58″W
City of Lomita
Location of Lomita in California
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated (city)	1964-06-30 ^[2]
Government
- Mayor	Makr Waronek ^[1]
Area
- City	1.90 sq mi (4.91 km²)
- Land	1.90 sq mi (4.91 km²)
- Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Population (2000)^[3]
- City	20,046
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Zip Code	90717 ^[4]
Area code(s)	310, 424 ^[5]
Website: http://www.lomita.com/cityhall/

Lomita is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,046 at the 2000 census. Lomita is Spanish for "little knoll".

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Landmarks
4 Education
5 Trivia
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 20,046 people, 8,015 households, and 5,033 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,073.6/km² (10,572.7/mi²). There were 8,295 housing units at an average density of 1,685.6/km² (4,375.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.16% White, 4.18% African American, 0.70% Native American, 11.41% Asian, 0.52% Pacific Islander, 10.79% from other races, and 6.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.20% of the population.

There were 8,015 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,303, and the median income for a family was $53,003. Males had a median income of $41,582 versus $31,353 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,127. About 9.3% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Landmarks

Lomita Railroad Museum

[edit] Education

Lomita residents are within the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Elementary schools that serve Lomita include:

Eshelman Avenue Elementary School
Lomita Math/Science Magnet (Kindergarten zoned only - 1-5 is magnet only)
President Avenue Elementary School (1-5) (in Los Angeles)

All residents are zoned to:

Fleming Middle School
Narbonne High School (in Los Angeles)

[edit] Trivia

Lomita was originally part of Rancho San Pedro, granted by the Spanish Empire to Juan Jose Dominguez by King Carlos III of Spain in 1784.

The semi-popular hardcore punk band The Descendents were from Lomita, and Native American athlete Jim Thorpe briefly lived there.

Professional wrestler Rob Van Dam moved his 5 Star Comics store, (formerly of Lakewood) to Lomita.

Lomita established a sister city relationship with Takaishi, Osaka, Japan in October of 1981.

Margaret A. Truman, Lomita's longest living female resident has died on March 10th, 2007. She was 102 years old, and lived on Hendricks Ave when Lomita was just mainly known for its farm land. Ms. Truman was buried at Green Hills Cemetery on March 16th, 2007.