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ARTICLES RELATED TO Los Angeles County | | | |  Los Angeles County: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Early historyOriginally part of two large Spanish land grants, the vast Rancho San Rafael, granted to Don Jose Maria Verdugo by the Spanish government in 1798 and the Rancho La Providencia created in 1821.
Dr. David Burbank purchased over 4600 acres (19 km²) of the former Verdugo holding and another 4600 acres (19 km²) of the Rancho La Providencia in 1867 and operated a successful sheep ranch for many years.
A shrewd businessman, foreseeing the value of rail transport, Burbank sold Sout ...
See also:Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Early history, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - The City of Burbank, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Burbank Today, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Geography, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Demographics, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Economy, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Education, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Famous residents, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Reference Read more here: » Burbank, Los Angeles County, California: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Early history |
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| | | | Los Angeles County: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - The City of Burbank The town grew steadily, weathering the drought and depression that hit Los Angeles in the 1890s and in 20 years, the community now consisted of its own bank, newspaper, high school and a thriving business district with a hardware store, livery stable, dry goods store, general store, and a bicycle repair shop.
The population would petition the State Legislature to incorporate and formally become a city on July ...
See also:Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Early history, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - The City of Burbank, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Burbank Today, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Geography, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Demographics, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Economy, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Education, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Famous residents, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Reference Read more here: » Burbank, Los Angeles County, California: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - The City of Burbank |
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| | | | Los Angeles County: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Economy Much of Burbank's economy is based on the entertainment industry. Hollywood is considered to be a symbol of the glamorous entertainment industry, but much of the actual production takes place in Burbank. Many ancillary companies are also located there. The following companies are headquartered in Burbank:
ABC
Arri
Cartoon Network
DIC Entertainment
Dick Clark Productions
NBC
Nickelodeon
The Walt Disn ...
See also:Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Early history, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - The City of Burbank, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Burbank Today, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Geography, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Demographics, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Economy, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Education, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Famous residents, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Reference Read more here: » Burbank, Los Angeles County, California: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Economy |
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| | | | Los Angeles County: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 100,316 people, 41,608 households, and 24,382 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,232.4/km² (5,782.4/mi²). There are 42,847 housing units at an average density of 953.5/km² (2,469.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 72.18% White, 2.06% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 9.15% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 9.88% from other races, and 6.04% from two or ...
See also:Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Early history, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - The City of Burbank, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Burbank Today, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Geography, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Demographics, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Economy, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Education, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Famous residents, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Reference Read more here: » Burbank, Los Angeles County, California: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Demographics |
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| | | | Los Angeles County: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Burbank Today A predominantly upper-middle class community, Burbank is home to many employees of the motion picture and television studios located in and around the city.
Entertainment has generally replaced the defense industry as the primary employer of its citizens, who are attracted by the relative safety and security offered by its own police and fire departments, highly rated schools and hospital. Other reasons cited are its small-town feel while located only 10 minutes away by car to the hip clubs and restaurants of Hollywood.
The convenience of a local airport and proximity to ...
See also:Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Early history, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - The City of Burbank, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Burbank Today, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Geography, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Demographics, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Economy, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Education, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Famous residents, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Reference Read more here: » Burbank, Los Angeles County, California: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Burbank Today |
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| | | | Los Angeles County: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Geography Burbank is located at 34°10'49" North, 118°19'42" West (34.180170, -118.328341)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 45.0 km² (17.4 mi²). 44.9 km² (17.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.12% water.
It is bordered by Glendale on the East, Tujunga on the Northeast, Shadow Hills and La Tuna Canyon on the North, Sun Valley, North Ho ...
See also:Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Early history, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - The City of Burbank, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Burbank Today, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Geography, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Demographics, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Economy, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Education, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Famous residents, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Reference Read more here: » Burbank, Los Angeles County, California: Encyclopedia II - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California - Geography |
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| | | | Los Angeles County: Encyclopedia II - Signal Hill California - History The hill that the city is named after is 365 feet (110 m) above the surrounding community of Long Beach. Because of this height, it was used by the local Tongva Indians for signal fires that could seen throughout the surround area and even out to Catalina Island 26 miles (42 km) away.
After the Spanish discovered Alta California (Northern California), Signal Hill eventually became part of a 300,000 acres (1,200 km²) land grant given to a soldier, Manuel Nieto, by King Carlos III of Spain in 1784 (later ...
See also:Signal Hill California, Signal Hill California - History, Signal Hill California - Miscellaneous information, Signal Hill California - Geography, Signal Hill California - Demographics, Signal Hill California - Education, Signal Hill California - Business Read more here: » Signal Hill California: Encyclopedia II - Signal Hill California - History |
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| | | | Los Angeles County: Encyclopedia II - Los Angeles California - People and Culture
Los Angeles California - Demographics.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,694,820 people, 1,275,412 households, and 798,407 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,041.3/km² (7,876.8/mi²). There were 1,337,706 housing units at an average density of 1,101.1/km² (2,851.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 46.93% White, 11.24% African American, 0.80% Native American, 15.89% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 25.70% from other races, and 5.18% from two or more races. 46.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino ...
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