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El Segundo (racehorse) is also the name of a champion Australian racehorse.
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El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California,
California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. The population was 16,033 at the 2000 census.
The area was once a part of Rancho San Pedro and later became
El Rancho Sausal Redondo ("The Clump of the Willows"). The most common story of how the city received its current name is that it became the site of the second ("el segundo" in Spanish)
Standard Oil refinery on the
West Coast of the United States in 1911. In 2006, El Segundo won an Eddy award for being the most business friendly city in Los Angeles county. El Segundo is in transition from being a Caucasian, blue-collar 'company town' to being a 'corporate' town where the tax base relies on a non-resident working population. Pollution and toxic waste cleanup remain issues as El Segundo restores industrial sites to shopping malls and sports facilities. To date the social problems in areas east of El Segundo have not spread west of the Burlington-Northern/Santa Fe railway. Many east-west avenues in El Segundo do not penetrate the neighborhoods lying east; the elevated commuter rail also runs north-south on the east edge of the town. The north and south boundaries of the town are the
Los Angeles International Airport and prosperous Manhattan Beach, California with the
Pacific Ocean as the western boundary. The most prominent feature of the town is the massive oil refinery which borders the town center and the massive sewage treatment facility on the west side of the town. Office towers are not a prominent feature of this town from any but a very select vantage point (the towers are no longer occupied by Hughes although the helipad #1 remains in place.) Aircraft noise from LAX is a major issue for residents on the north side of El Segundo. Warnings of West-nile virus are posted in the town. Traps for rats can be found near the walls of most office buildings. There is a notable lack of songbirds in the town as compared to towns east and south of El Segundo. The town's decision to destroy vast numbers of Ficus trees remains very controversial: the trees can still be found near the city hall where they offer abundant shade. The trees were blamed for the high cost of sidewalk repairs in the town. Residents are currently active in tree-planting along
Imperial Highway.
Economy
Many large
aerospace engineering companies have facilities in El Segundo, including Boeing,
Raytheon,
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SpaceX and
The Aerospace Corporation, which is headquartered there. It is also home to the
Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), which is responsible for space-related acquisition for the military. In addition to the
Chevron Corporation oil refinery, El Segundo is also home to the El Segundo
Power station and adjacent to the
Hyperion sewage treatment plant.
Los Angeles International Airport is located immediately to the north of El Segundo.
Dockweiler State Beach is partially located in El Segundo, including the only RV park on the beach in
California. The North American headquarters to the Australian company
Globe Shoes are located in El Segundo as well as Toy manufacturer Mattel, satellite TV provider DirecTV, IT services firm
Computer Sciences Corporation, power semiconductor company
International Rectifier, and the internet company
Internet Brands.
Geography
El Segundo is located at (33.921313, -118.406233).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.0
km² (10.8 square mile). 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 13.6 km² (5.3 mi²) of it (48.70%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,033 people, 7,060 households, and 3,911 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,117.4/km² (2,894.6/mi²). There were 7,261 housing units at an average density of 506.0/km² (1,310.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.61%
Race (United States Census), 1.17% Race (United States Census) or Race (United States Census), 0.47% Race (United States Census), 6.41%
Race (United States Census), 0.29%
Race (United States Census), 3.51% from
Race (United States Census), and 4.55% from two or more races. 11.01% of the population were
Hispanics in the United States or Race (United States Census) of any race.
There were 7,060 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were Marriage living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $61,341, and the median income for a family was $74,007. Males had a median income of $52,486 versus $41,682 for females. The per capita income for the city was $33,996. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The El Segundo Unified School District serves El Segundo. The school district is listed as one of the state's 29 academic outperformers by Standards and Poor's in 2005.
In popular culture
- The Hip hop music group A Tribe Called Quest wrote the song "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo," which was included on their 1990 album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The elderly landlady (Irma P. Hall as Marva Munson) in The Ladykillers (2004 film) repeatedly complained about the insanity of this lyric.
- The city is refrenced in Post-harcore band Glassjaw's song Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence from their debut album Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence.
- Besides mentioning Watts, Redd Foxx often referred to El Segundo on the 1972 hit TV show Sanford and Son. In one episode, he refers to his Ripple (wine) wine as coming from "the vineyards of El Segundo. He was also thrown off a bridge by a bigot in El Segundo"
- The alternative ending of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery states that subsequent to the crash-landing of Dr. Evil's Bob's Big Boy rocket, Dr. Evil found work as the night manager of a Big Boy (restaurant) in El Segundo.
- El Segundo was also mentioned in an episode of the Fairly Oddparents.
- The movie Dude, Where's My Car? was filmed in El Segundo, in front of the ice cream parlor formerly known as Scoops which closed down due to a drug bust, but now is known as Likity-Split.
- A "roadmap to El Segundo" generally refers to the state of something as soiled or messy.
- The beginning of the Blink 182 video of their song "First Date" lists El Segundo, 1974 as its location.
- El Segundo High School has been featured in many films and television shows, including WarGames, Joe Dirt, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Boston Public, The Hot Chick, Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 film), Even Stevens, 24 (TV series), Joan of Arcadia, The O.C., Superbad, Room 222, Epic Movie, Shredderman Rules and many others. Some promotional T-shirts sold in El Segundo claim that El Segundo High School has appeared in more films and TV shows than any other high school.
- David Spade mentioned El Segundo on The Showbiz Show with David Spade.
- An episode of Bones (TV series) was filmed at Scattergood water treatment facility which lies on El Segundo's West border.
- Many years ago a Ripley's Believe It Or Not newspaper item suggested that El Segundo was one of the few U.S. cities where every street had a hill. However, that is only true of the western residential area of the city.
- CSI: Miami is filmed in parts of El Segundo.
- The Nicktoon Aaahh!!! Real Monsters was set in a waste dump in El Segundo.
Trivia
- The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings practice at the Toyota Sports Center located on the outskirts of El Segundo.
- The Pacific Electric Railway opened a branch line, running into the city at the eastern border, crossing Aviation Boulevard south of El Segundo Boulevard, and ending at Main Street and Grand Avenue downtown. The line was meant as a commuter line for Standard Oil employees, but it was not traveled much and was abandoned in 1930.
Notable residents
References
Quincy B
External links
- City of El Segundo website
- City of El Segundo - pro-business website
- El Segundo Chamber of Commerce
- El Segundo.net - News and Information
- El Segundo Unified School District
El Segundo (racehorse) is also the name of a champion Australian racehorse.
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El Segundo is a
city in Los Angeles County, California,
California on the
Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18,
1917. The population was 16,033 at the 2000 census.
The area was once a part of Rancho San Pedro and later became
El Rancho Sausal Redondo ("The Clump of the Willows"). The most common story of how the city received its current name is that it became the site of the second ("el segundo" in Spanish) Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast of the United States in 1911. In 2006, El Segundo won an Eddy award for being the most business friendly city in Los Angeles county. El Segundo is in transition from being a Caucasian, blue-collar 'company town' to being a 'corporate' town where the tax base relies on a non-resident working population. Pollution and toxic waste cleanup remain issues as El Segundo restores industrial sites to shopping malls and sports facilities. To date the social problems in areas east of El Segundo have not spread west of the Burlington-Northern/Santa Fe railway. Many east-west avenues in El Segundo do not penetrate the neighborhoods lying east; the elevated commuter rail also runs north-south on the east edge of the town. The north and south boundaries of the town are the Los Angeles International Airport and prosperous Manhattan Beach, California with the
Pacific Ocean as the western boundary. The most prominent feature of the town is the massive oil refinery which borders the town center and the massive sewage treatment facility on the west side of the town. Office towers are not a prominent feature of this town from any but a very select vantage point (the towers are no longer occupied by Hughes although the helipad #1 remains in place.) Aircraft noise from LAX is a major issue for residents on the north side of El Segundo. Warnings of West-nile virus are posted in the town. Traps for rats can be found near the walls of most office buildings. There is a notable lack of songbirds in the town as compared to towns east and south of El Segundo. The town's decision to destroy vast numbers of Ficus trees remains very controversial: the trees can still be found near the city hall where they offer abundant shade. The trees were blamed for the high cost of sidewalk repairs in the town. Residents are currently active in tree-planting along
Imperial Highway.
Economy
Many large
aerospace engineering companies have facilities in El Segundo, including
Boeing,
Raytheon, Lockheed Martin,
Northrop Grumman,
SpaceX and
The Aerospace Corporation, which is headquartered there. It is also home to the Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), which is responsible for space-related acquisition for the military. In addition to the
Chevron Corporation oil refinery, El Segundo is also home to the El Segundo Power station and adjacent to the
Hyperion sewage treatment plant. Los Angeles International Airport is located immediately to the north of El Segundo. Dockweiler State Beach is partially located in El Segundo, including the only
RV park on the beach in
California. The North American headquarters to the Australian company Globe Shoes are located in El Segundo as well as Toy manufacturer Mattel, satellite TV provider
DirecTV, IT services firm Computer Sciences Corporation, power semiconductor company
International Rectifier, and the internet company
Internet Brands.
Geography
El Segundo is located at (33.921313, -118.406233).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.0
km² (10.8
square mile). 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 13.6 km² (5.3 mi²) of it (48.70%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,033 people, 7,060 households, and 3,911 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,117.4/km² (2,894.6/mi²). There were 7,261 housing units at an average density of 506.0/km² (1,310.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.61%
Race (United States Census), 1.17%
Race (United States Census) or
Race (United States Census), 0.47% Race (United States Census), 6.41% Race (United States Census), 0.29% Race (United States Census), 3.51% from Race (United States Census), and 4.55% from two or more races. 11.01% of the population were
Hispanics in the United States or
Race (United States Census) of any race.
There were 7,060 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were Marriage living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $61,341, and the median income for a family was $74,007. Males had a median income of $52,486 versus $41,682 for females. The per capita income for the city was $33,996. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The
El Segundo Unified School District serves El Segundo. The school district is listed as one of the state's 29 academic outperformers by Standards and Poor's in
2005.
- El Segundo High School
- Vistamar School
In popular culture
- The Hip hop music group A Tribe Called Quest wrote the song "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo," which was included on their 1990 album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The elderly landlady (Irma P. Hall as Marva Munson) in The Ladykillers (2004 film) repeatedly complained about the insanity of this lyric.
- The city is refrenced in Post-harcore band Glassjaw's song Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence from their debut album Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence.
- Besides mentioning Watts, Redd Foxx often referred to El Segundo on the 1972 hit TV show Sanford and Son. In one episode, he refers to his Ripple (wine) wine as coming from "the vineyards of El Segundo. He was also thrown off a bridge by a bigot in El Segundo"
- The alternative ending of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery states that subsequent to the crash-landing of Dr. Evil's Bob's Big Boy rocket, Dr. Evil found work as the night manager of a Big Boy (restaurant) in El Segundo.
- El Segundo was also mentioned in an episode of the Fairly Oddparents.
- The movie Dude, Where's My Car? was filmed in El Segundo, in front of the ice cream parlor formerly known as Scoops which closed down due to a drug bust, but now is known as Likity-Split.
- A "roadmap to El Segundo" generally refers to the state of something as soiled or messy.
- The beginning of the Blink 182 video of their song "First Date" lists El Segundo, 1974 as its location.
- El Segundo High School has been featured in many films and television shows, including WarGames, Joe Dirt, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Boston Public, The Hot Chick, Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 film), Even Stevens, 24 (TV series), Joan of Arcadia, The O.C., Superbad, Room 222, Epic Movie, Shredderman Rules and many others. Some promotional T-shirts sold in El Segundo claim that El Segundo High School has appeared in more films and TV shows than any other high school.
- David Spade mentioned El Segundo on The Showbiz Show with David Spade.
- An episode of Bones (TV series) was filmed at Scattergood water treatment facility which lies on El Segundo's West border.
- Many years ago a Ripley's Believe It Or Not newspaper item suggested that El Segundo was one of the few U.S. cities where every street had a hill. However, that is only true of the western residential area of the city.
- CSI: Miami is filmed in parts of El Segundo.
- The Nicktoon Aaahh!!! Real Monsters was set in a waste dump in El Segundo.
Trivia
- The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings practice at the Toyota Sports Center located on the outskirts of El Segundo.
- The Pacific Electric Railway opened a branch line, running into the city at the eastern border, crossing Aviation Boulevard south of El Segundo Boulevard, and ending at Main Street and Grand Avenue downtown. The line was meant as a commuter line for Standard Oil employees, but it was not traveled much and was abandoned in 1930.
Notable residents
- Jon DeRing Rockin' & a rollin' guitarist of rock group ORANGE
- Jamie Storr- Former L.A Kings Goaltender
- Ken Brett and George Brett (baseball), baseball players, grew up in El Segundo and graduated from El Segundo High School.
References
Quincy B
External links
- City of El Segundo website
- City of El Segundo - pro-business website
- El Segundo Chamber of Commerce
- El Segundo.net - News and Information
- El Segundo Unified School District
El Segundo Website - Homepage
Provides information about community buildings and business related issues.
El Segundo Website - History
History. Would you believe that this city, which is now known as a major aeronautical and industrial business center, and more than 16,000 people, was once a "round clump of ...
YouTube - A Tribe Called Quest - I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
A Tribe Called Quest I Left My Wallet In El Segundo(C) 1990 Zomba Recording LLC ... Agreed bro!! ... love the Tribe, going to see them tomorrow in Maryland.
El Segundo, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. The population was 16,033 at the 2000 census.
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