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HISTORY Named for prominent industrialist , Cudahy , and South Gate . As with most of the other cities along the corridor stretching along the Los Angeles River to the south and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Huntington Park was an almost exclusively white community during most of its history; Alameda Street and Slauson Avenue , which were fiercely defended segregation lines in the 1950s, separated it from black areas. The changes that shaped Los Angeles from the late 1970s onward--the decline of American manufacturing that began in the 1970s; the rapid growth of newer suburbs in , and recent Mexican immigrants (mostly Undocumented ) displaced by rapid economic changes in their homeland. Today, Pacific Boulevard is once again a thriving commercial strip, serving once again as a major retail center for working-class residents of southeastern Los Angeles County--but unlike its previous heyday of the 1930s, the signs along the avenue's storefronts are virtually all in Spanish. FAMOUS NATIVES AND RESIDENTS Lorenzo Mata GEOGRAPHY Huntington Park is located at 33°58'57" North, 118°13'3" West (33.982364, -118.217381). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.8 Km&2 (3.0 Mi&2 ). 7.8 km&2 (3.0 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 61,348 people, 14,860 households, and 12,660 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 7,817.4/km&2 (20,252.4/mi&2). There were 15,335 housing units at an average density of 1,954.1/km&2 (5,062.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 41.42% White , 0.78% Black or African American , 1.01% Native American , 0.80% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 51.07% from Other Races , and 4.86% from two or more races. 95.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 14,860 households out of which 58.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were Married Couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.12 and the average family size was 4.34. In the city the population was spread out with 35.8% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,941, and the median income for a family was $29,844. Males had a median income of $21,039 versus $16,733 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $9,340. 25.2% of the population and 23.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 31.5% of those under the age of 18 and 18.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EDUCATION Huntington Park is zoned to schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District . Public elementary schools that serve the city include:
Public middle schools include:
Huntington Park High School (Huntington Park) serves the city. San Antonio Continuation School is also in Huntington Park. Some parts of Huntington Park are also zoned to Bell High School . In addition Pacific Boulevard Special Education Center (ungraded) is in the city. Private schools include:
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