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Demographic Information
- City incorporated - January 14, 1907
- Council-City Manager form of government
- Located 17 miles Southwest of Los Angeles on Southern end of Santa Monica Bay
- Area covered - 1.3 square miles
- Elevation - 0 to 200 feet above sea level
- Average rainfall - 12.1 inches per year
- Average temperature - Summer, 74 degrees and Winter, 55 degrees
- Average water temperature - 60 degrees (Summer, 68 degrees/Winter, 50 degrees)
- 2006 population estimate - 19,435
- 2006-07 Assessed Valuation of the City: $3.5 Billion
- 2000 Average Household Income: $100,755
- 2006-07 Budget: Operations: $31,028,206. Capital Outlay & Improvements: $6,425,889.
- Total number of dwelling units: 9,838 (59.4% Renter Occupied, 40.6% Owner Occupied)
- Hermosa Pier: 1,228 feet long with year round fishing
- Number of Hotels/Motels: Eight and One Youth Hostel
- Airports: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 4 miles North
- Torrance Municipal Airport, 7 miles Southeast
- Bus Lines: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and various local shuttle systems
- Parks: Twenty
- Churches: Six
- Schools: Two Elementary/Intermediate Schools. Serviced by two out-of-city high schools (Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach) One Catholic elementary and high school.
- Total Public School Enrollment: Approximately 1475 (2005)
- Daily Newspapers: South Bay Daily Breeze, L.A. Times (section)
- Weekly Newspapers: Easy Reader, Beach Reporter
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City of Hermosa Beach
