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33°53′20″N 118°24′19″W / 33.88889°N 118.40528°W
City of Manhattan Beach | |
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Motto(s): Sun, Sand, Sea | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
Incorporated (city) | December 12, 1912[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• City Council | Mayor Wayne Powell [2] David Lesser Amy Howorth Richard Montgomery Nicholas Tell |
• City Treasurer | Tim Lilligren, CCMT[3] |
• Chief of Police | Eve Irvine |
Area | |
• Total | 3.941 sq mi (10.208 km2) |
• Land | 3.937 sq mi (10.197 km2) |
• Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.010 km2) 0.1% |
Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 35,135 |
• Density | 8,900/sq mi (3,400/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP Code | 90266, 90267[5] |
Area code | 310/424[6] |
FIPS code | 06-45400 |
GNIS feature ID | 1660985 |
Website | www.citymb.info |
Manhattan Beach is an affluent, beachfront city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. The city is on the Pacific coast, south of El Segundo, and north of Hermosa Beach. Manhattan Beach is a hotspot for beach volleyball and surfing. Every August, the city hosts the Manhattan Beach Open Volleyball tournament and the International Surf Festival. It is one of the three Beach Cities in the South Bay. In the past 15 years, it has become home to professional athletes such as Lisa Leslie, Maria Sharapova, Tiger Woods, Shaquille O'Neal, Lamar Odom, Mike Richards, Blake Griffin and Landon Donovan.
Because it is within commuting distance to Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach is favorite residence of professional athletes and executives in the entertainment industry. According to a recent Fortune Magazine report, Manhattan Beach is one of the most expensive coastal towns in the United Sates. The median price of a single family dwelling greatly exceeds the already high Los Angeles County median price by well over 100%. Property in Manhattan Beach is exceptionally expensive when considering the size of land for sale. In comparison, a half acre of land in Bel-Air is valued at $20 million, while a half acre of land on the Strand in Manhattan Beach is valued at $35 million. Homes with an ocean view often exceed $5 million in cost. [7]
Manhattan Beach and the local high school, Mira Costa High School, were the real-life film locations for the popular TV show The O.C.[8][9]
History
In 1863, a Scottish immigrant, Sir Robert Burnett, purchased Rancho Sausal Redondo and Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela from Avila's heirs for $33,000. Ten years later in 1873, Burnett leased the ranch to a Canadian, Daniel Freeman (not the American Daniel Freeman, who was the first to file a claim under the Homestead Act of 1862). Burnett returned to Scotland. Freeman moved his wife and three children onto the ranch and started growing various crops. On May 4, 1885 Freeman bought the ranch from Burnett for $140,000.
George H. Peck owned a lot of the land that became part of the north section of Manhattan Beach. A coin flip decided the town's name. Around 1902, the beach suburb was named "Manhattan" after developer Stewart Merrill's home town, Manhattan, New York. "Beach" was appended to the city's name in 1927 at the behest of the postmaster.[10]
Much of Manhattan Beach was once sand dunes. During the 1920s and 1930s most of that sand was shipped to Waikiki, Hawaii to convert their reef and rock beach into a sandy beach. Some of the sand was also used to build the Los Angeles Coliseum and portions of Pacific Coast Highway. Only one sand dune remains today.
Geography
The city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (13 km2). Manhattan Beach features 2.1 miles (3.4 km) of ocean frontage. Much of Manhattan Beach was once sand dunes. The city is quite hilly, but the only remaining sand dune is at Sand Dune Park.
Neighborhoods
Residents have divided the city into several distinct neighborhoods, including "The Village", "Sand Section", "Hill Section", "Tree Section", "Gas Lamp" section, Manhattan Heights, East Manhattan Beach, Liberty Village, "Poet's Section" (Shelley, Tennyson, Longfellow, Keats), and El Porto (North Manhattan Beach).
The Hill Section includes higher priced homes where many of the residences are remodeled and situated on steep hills allowing panoramic ocean and city views.
The nearby Sand Section is notable for its pockets of quiet neighborhoods adjacent to the ocean. Multi-million dollar ocean-front homes line the bike path and walking lane along The Strand.
Downtown
"Downtown" Manhattan Beach runs along Manhattan Beach Boulevard and the streets perpendicular to it in the area near the Manhattan Beach Pier up to Valley Drive. There are restaurants and stores and a mixed-use center, where once the pottery factory, famous for its colorful plates, stood for decades. The Metlox site closed in the early 1990s, and it took several years for the contaminated soil to be removed. The new "Metlox" site includes a boutique hotel and a few restaurants and shops.
The Manhattan Beach Library is near downtown on Highland Avenue two blocks north of Manhattan Beach Boulevard. The library is part of the County of Los Angeles Public Library system, and includes internet accessible computers, WiFi, and access to the six million items in the county library collection.
Rosecrans Strip
The Rosecrans strip is located on the south side of Rosecrans Avenue, east of Sepulveda, and west of Aviation.
The area includes the small Manhattan Village Mall, which is located on the southeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. The mall, built in the early 1980s, was once anchored by the department stores Bullock's and Buffums, which both went bankrupt in the early 1990s. Most of the original stores in the mall also went bankrupt in the 1980s and 1990s (Miller's Outpost, Contempo Casuals, Music Plus, Orange Julius, Tequila Willies, Kinney Shoes, B. Dalton bookstore). The mall was remodeled in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and is now anchored by Macy's on both ends. It also has higher-end stores such as Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Williams-Sonoma, and Apple Store.
The Manhattan Beach Country Club, the Marriott Hotel and Golf Course, restaurants, retail stores, supermarkets, and shopping centers are along the strip between the Manhattan Mall and Aviation Boulevard.
Sepulveda Strip
The "Sepulveda Strip" occupies the commercial zone, which runs north-south through the city. There is often very heavy traffic on this main thoroughfare.
Aviation Strip
The Aviation Strip is located along Aviation Boulevard (the city's eastern boundary), south of Rosecrans Avenue, and north of Marine Avenue. Aviation High School once stood there until it was closed in the early 1980s.[11] The zone includes several major complexes, including the Manhattan Beach Film Studios and the Northrop Grumman Space Park Complex (originally built by TRW which was bought by Northrop Grumman in 2002).[12]
Parks and recreation
The Strand path and bikeway along the beach is popular for biking, jogging, roller blading, and skateboarding. Volleyball nets are set up along the beach, and swimming, body boarding and surfing are popular among residents and visitors. Popular surf spots include the Pier and El Porto.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 United States Census[13] reported that Manhattan Beach had a population of 35,135. The population density was 8,914.7 people per square mile (3,442.0/km²). The racial makeup of Manhattan Beach was 29,686 (84.5%) White, 290 (0.8%) African American, 59 (0.2%) Native American, 3,023 (8.6%) Asian, 49 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 409 (1.2%) from other races, and 1,619 (4.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,440 persons (6.9%).
The Census reported that 35,107 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 28 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 14,038 households, out of which 4,735 (33.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 7,583 (54.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 892 (6.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 438 (3.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 695 (5.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 85 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3,627 households (25.8%) were made up of individuals and 1,078 (7.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50. There were 8,913 families (63.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.10.
The population was spread out with 8,725 people (24.8%) under the age of 18, 1,740 people (5.0%) aged 18 to 24, 9,532 people (27.1%) aged 25 to 44, 10,681 people (30.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,457 people (12.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.9 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.
There were 14,929 housing units at an average density of 3,787.9 per square mile (1,462.5/km²), of which 9,420 (67.1%) were owner-occupied, and 4,618 (32.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 25,587 people (72.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 9,520 people (27.1%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 33,854 people, 14,474 households, and 8,394 families residing in the city. The population density was 8,606.7 inhabitants per square mile (3,325.8/km²). There were 15,034 housing units at an average density of 3,822.3 per square mile (1,477.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.99% White, 6.04% Asian, 0.61% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, including 2.81% from two or more races. 5.19% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.[citation needed]
There were 14,474 households, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18, 49.8% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 42.0% were non-families, 29.3% were individuals living alone, and 6.5% were individuals living alone who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.98.
Other census data showed that the age distribution in the city was 22.3% who were under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 37.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $100,750, and the median income for a family was $122,686 (these figures had risen to $124,048 and $149,396 respectively as of a 2007 estimate[14]). Males had a median income of $84,256 versus $54,142 for females. The per capita income for the city was $61,136. About 2.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
In February 2006, the median price of Manhattan Beach home sales was $1,925,000.[15] In its "Best Places to Live" 2005 feature, Money Magazine ranked Manhattan Beach as the fourth most expensive beach town in America.[16] Additionally, in 2005 it ranked 2nd in California for the number of million-dollar homes sold.[17] Forbes has also ranked the local ZIP code 90266 as the 29th most expensive ZIP code in North America.
Economy
Top employers
According to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[18] the top employers in the city are:
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | Target | 405 |
2 | Skechers | 362 |
3 | Macy's | 271 |
4 | Fry's Electronics | 251 |
5 | Marriott | 208 |
6 | Ralphs | 146 |
7 | Olive Garden | 143 |
8 | 24 Hour Fitness | 133 |
9 | Bristol Farms | 130 |
10 | Shade Hotel | 113 |
11 | John Elway's Manhattan Beach Toyota | 99 |
12 | Houston's Restaurants | 97 |
13 | California Pizza Kitchen | 85 |
14 | Chili's | 81 |
15 | Belamar Hotel | 79 |
16 | Islands | 75 |
17 | REI | 62 |
Government
Local government
The city of Manhattan Beach is governed by a five-member City Council. City Council members are elected every four years. The office of the Mayor of Manhattan Beach rotates every ten months among the members of the City Council, so that each City Council member serves one term as Mayor.[19]
State government
The residents of the city of Manhattan Beach are represented in state legislature by both a California State Senator and a California State Assemblyman.
In the California State Senate, Manhattan Beach is located in the 28th District. The current State Senator is Ted Lieu.
In the California State Assembly, Manhattan Beach is located in 53rd District. The current State Assemblyman from the District is Democrat Betsy Butler.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
School | 2010 API Score |
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Grandview Elementary | 957 |
Meadows Elementary | 946 |
Pacific Elementary | 960 |
Pennekamp Elementary | 948 |
Robinson Elementary | 962 |
Manhattan Beach Middle | 945 |
Mira Costa High School | 911 |
Public education in Manhattan Beach is provided by the Manhattan Beach Unified School District, which oversees five elementary schools (Grandview, Meadows, Pacific, Pennekamp, Robinson), one middle school, and one high school (Mira Costa).
The district as a whole received a score of 926 on the 2010 California Academic Performance Index, making it California's 3rd best performing district.[20] Each individual school also ranks at the top of its respective category.[21]
Private schools
Private schools located in Manhattan Beach include American Martyrs Catholic School, Manhattan Academy, Montessori School of Manhattan Beach and Journey of Faith Christian School.
Newspapers
Manhattan Beach is served by Easy Reader-Manhattan Beach, Beach Magazine, the Daily Breeze, the Beach Reporter and the Manhattan Beach Sun.
In popular culture
Filming location
- Filming location of 1408 (2007). John Cusack's character surfs in El Porto waves.
- Filming location of 2012 (2009). Cracks appear down the middle of 45th Street.
- Scenes from the 1983 Taylor Hackford film, Against All Odds, were filmed along The Strand and on the beach.
- Film and real life location of George Jung of Blow fame.
- Home to the filming of the CBS series CSI: Miami Manhattan Beach Studios.
- Establishing shots of the TV show, Hannah Montana are filmed at Mira Costa High School.
- Film location of Jerry Maguire (1996). In the movie, Dorothy's (Renée Zellweger) house is in the Sand Section on 23rd Street.
- Home to the filming of the Fox Network series, The O.C.
- Filming location of Point Break (1991). In the movie, Keanu Reeves buys his surfboard from a shop located on the Manhattan Beach pier.
- Filming location of Starsky and Hutch (2004). In the movie, Starsky (Ben Stiller), can be seen stretching under the pier.
- Filming location of Tequila Sunrise (1988). Mel Gibson's character lives on the beach near the pier.
- Home to the filming of some of the The CW Television Network/Ex-UPN series, Veronica Mars.
- Filming location for the TV show, Weeds.
- Filming location for the TV show, 90210
Music
- Mentioned in the song, "Surfin' USA", by the Beach Boys. The Beach Boys, who surfed in Manhattan Beach, grew up in nearby Hawthorne and some lived in Manhattan Beach.
Sports
- The Manhattan Beach Open volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach is known as "The Championships, Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball." The names of the tournament champions are inscribed in plaques along Manhattan Beach Pier. This event usually takes place in August and is aired on national TV.
Other
- CNN Money named Manhattan Beach #1 as the "2011 Best Places For the Rich and Single".[22]
- The Travel Channel named Manhattan Beach the 9th sexiest beach on earth for its 2008 "21 Sexiest Beaches" show.[23]
- Manhattan Beach has been nicknamed the "Pearl of the South Bay" for its beauty and desirability.
- Much of the sand on Waikīkī Beach was purchased from Manhattan Beach by Hawaiʻian developers in the late 1920s. The developers negotiated a deal with the Kuhn Brothers Construction Company to ship the city's sand across the Pacific Ocean from Manhattan Beach to Waikiki Beach for over 10 years.[1] The remaining sand that resembles Manhattan Beach's original landscape can be found at Sand Dune Park.
Notable residents
Entertainment
- Brad Bird: creator, The Incredibles and Oscar winner for Ratatouille
- Dave Coulier: Uncle Joey in TV's Full House
- Don Dokken: founder and lead singer of 1980s Heavy Metal band Dokken
- Jane Elliot: actress, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives
- Bill Engvall: comedian with the Blue Collar Comedy group
- Matthew Fox: actor Lost and Party of Five
- Neal Israel: director of Surf Ninjas and nationally ranked falconer
- Kevin James: actor on the sitcom King of Queens
- Wally Kurth: actor, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives
- Jim Lindberg: singer of the South Bay Punk Rock Band Pennywise
- Ben McKenzie: actor, The O.C., Southland
- Mike Mignola: creator of Hellboy [9]
- Maria Sansone: American television host for TV Guide Network
- Marisa Miller: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover page model
- Kevin Nealon: actor/comedian from Saturday Night Live fame
- Liz Phair: singer/songwriter and guitarist
- Teri Polo: actress, Pam in Meet the Parents
- Thomas Pynchon: author of The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow
- Tara Reid: actress and model
- J.D. Roth: host of the reality TV show Endurance
- Pat Sajak: Wheel of Fortune host
- Max Thieriot: actor, The Pacifier
- Owen Wilson: actor, Wedding Crashers, Behind Enemy Lines
- Jenn Brown: ESPN reporter
Journalists and writers
- John Bollinger: creator Bollinger Bands
- Richard Foss: journalist and science fiction writer
- Trace Gallagher: Anchor/Correspondent Fox News Channel
Athletes
Basketball
- Blake Griffin: first round draft pick and star of the Los Angeles Clippers[24]
- Brian Cook: power forward for the Los Angeles Clippers
- Robbie Davis: Lakers team trainer.
- Devean George: small forward for the Dallas Mavericks
- Lisa Leslie: retired WNBA Center for the Los Angeles Sparks
- Shaun Livingston: point guard for the Charlotte Bobcats
- Slava Medvedenko: basketball player, former power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers
- Chris Mihm: former center for the Los Angeles Lakers
- Michael Olowokandi: retired basketball player
- Kurt Rambis: head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Zeljko Rebraca: former center for the Los Angeles Clippers
- Brian Shaw: former point/shooting guard in the NBA, now an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers
- Luke Walton: small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers
- Sasha Vujacic: shooting guard for the New Jersey Nets
Football
- Tim Brown: 1987 Heisman winner and Raider player
- Jeff Garcia: former NFL quarterback
- Tony Gonzalez: tight end for the Atlanta Falcons
- Don Mosebar: played for the Los Angeles Raiders for 13 years
- Michael Strahan: former defensive end for the New York Giants
- Pete Carroll: head coach of the Seattle Seahawks NFL football team
Baseball
- Nomar Garciaparra: former MLB shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland A's
- Jason Kendall: catcher for the Kansas City Royals
- Paul LoDuca: retired catcher, formerly of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals
Soccer
- Bob Bradley: former head coach of the US Men's National Soccer Team
- Landon Donovan: soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy, U.S. National Team forward
- Mia Hamm: former Olympic soccer player [13]
- Cobi Jones: soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy
Hockey
- Rob Blake: defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings
- Marc Crawford: head coach for the Los Angeles Kings
- Pavol Demitra: forward for the Minnesota Wild
- Alexander Frolov: hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings
- Tim Gleason: defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes
- Ron Hextall: former goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers, current Assistant GM for the Los Angeles Kings
- Anze Kopitar: center and Western Conference all-star for the Los Angeles Kings
- Dustin Brown: captain and right winger for the Stanley Cup LA Kings (given key to the city by Mayor Powell)
- Glen Murray: right winger for the Boston Bruins
- Mike Richards: center for the Los Angeles Kings
- Lubomir Visnovsky: defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings
- John Stevens: former Head Coach of the Philadelphia Flyers and current Assistant Coach of the Los Angeles Kings
Other
- Mike Lambert: former professional beach volleyball player
- Stein Metzger: former professional beach volleyball player
- Maria Sharapova: professional tennis player, olympic silver medalist (given key to the city by Mayor Powell)
- Pearl Sinn: former LPGA golfer
- Rebecca Soni: 5-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer and world record holder. [25] (given key to city by Mayor Powell)
Other
'"Business People"'
- Matt Jacobson: Head of Market Development - Facebook [26]
References
- ^ "Incorporation Dates of California Cities". Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ City of Manhattan Beach : Mayor's Welcome
- ^ California League of Cities, Elected City Treasurers
- ^ U.S. Census
- ^ "USPS - ZIP Code Lookup - Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results". Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ "Number Administration System - NPA and City/Town Search Results". Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ "The Most Expensive Homes in America". Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ http://www.seeing-stars.com/oc/
- ^ http://digitalcontentproducer.com/digitalfilm/video_production_meets_post/
- ^ Judson Grenier. "Capsule History of Manhattan Beach, 1912 - 1975". Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ "Manhattan Beach Studios". Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ "Northrop Grumman Space Technology". Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ Template:USCensus-2010CA
- ^ factfinder.census.gov
- ^ dqnews.com
- ^ money.cnn.com
- ^ dqnews.com
- ^ City of Manhattan Beach Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "City Council of the City of Manhattan Beach". Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ http://easyreader.hermosawave.net/news2002/storypage.asp?StoryID=20030003&IssuePath=news2006/1026/ eastreader.hermosawave.net
- ^ http://api.cde.ca.gov/APIBase2006/2006Grth_dst.aspx?cYear=&allcds=1975333&cChoice=2006GDst1 api.cde.ca.gov
- ^ "Best places for the rich and single". CNN.
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6039550
- ^ "Official Page". Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Tech Titans Take Beach". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
External links
- Manhattan Beach official website
- Manhattan Beach Historical Society
- Leadership Manhattan Beach
- Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce
- Manhattan Beach School District
- Manhattan Beach City Councilmember/Mayor Wayne Powell
- Map of original Rancho San Pedro, 1784, reflecting Rancho Sausal Redondo within its domain