Welcome to the County of Los Angeles!
Los Angeles County, one of California's original 27 counties, was established Feb. 18, 1850. Originally the County occupied a comparatively small area along the coast between Santa Barbara and San Diego, but within a year its boundaries were enlarged from 4,340 square miles to 34,520 square miles, an area sprawling east to the Colorado River.
During subsequent years, Los Angeles County slowly ebbed to its present size, the last major detachment occurring in 1889 with the creation of Orange County. Los Angeles County remains one of the nation's largest counties with 4,083 square miles, an area some 800 square miles larger than the combined area of the states of Delaware and Rhode Island.
Los Angeles County includes the islands of San Clemente and Santa Catalina. It is bordered on the east by Orange and San Bernardino Counties, on the north by Kern County, on the west by Ventura County, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. Its coastline is 76 miles long.
It has the largest population (9.8 million as of July, 1999) of any county in the nation, and is exceeded by only eight states. Approximately 29 percent of California's residents live in Los Angeles County.
Information provided by the County of Los Angeles.
Calendars and links to local information for communities in the San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley (Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena) and other parts of Los Angeles County. cwire.com
Utilizing the extensive archival resources available at the University of Southern California, this opens a window into L.A.'s rich past and its exciting present and future. www.usc.edu/isd/archives/la
Official information directory of the services, commissions and operations of the area. History, city guides, demographics and census statistics are included. www.co.la.ca.us
Local community business search, calendar, classifieds, classmates, elections, forums, jobs, lost and found, news. Bellflower, Covina, Diamond Bar, Glendora, Industry, La Puente, La Verne, Pomona, San Dimas, Walnut, West Covina. www.mainstreetcentral.com
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