El Segundo, California

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The El Segundo skyline, as seen from Sepulveda Boulevard (CA/SR-1)

El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. The population was 16,033 at the 2000 census.

The area was once a part of the El Rancho Sausal Redondo ("The Clump of the Willows"). The most common story of how the city received its current name is that it became the site of the second ("el segundo") Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast in 1911. ^{[citation needed]} In 2006 El Segundo was a finalist in a contest to honor the friendliest city in Los Angeles county.^{[citation needed]}

Many large aerospace companies have facilities in El Segundo, including Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and The Aerospace Corporation, which is headquartered there. It is also home to the Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), which is responsible for space-related acquisition for the military. In addition to the Chevron oil refinery, El Segundo is also home to the El Segundo power plant and adjacent to the Hyperion sewage treatment plant. Los Angeles International Airport is located immediately to the north of El Segundo. Dockweiler State Beach is partially located in El Segundo, including the only RV park on the beach in California. The North American headquarters to the Australian company Globe Shoes are located in El Segundo as well as Toy manufacturer Mattel, satellite TV provider DirecTV, IT services firm Computer Sciences Corporation, and power semiconductor company International Rectifier.

The El Segundo Unified School District is among the finest school systems in California. The school district is listed as one of the state's 29 academic outperformers by Standards and Poor's in 2005.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Location of El Segundo, California

El Segundo is located at 33°55′17″N, 118°24′22″W (33.921313, -118.406233)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.0 km² (10.8 mi²). 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 13.6 km² (5.3 mi²) of it (48.70%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

The El Segundo skyline, as seen from the Century Freeway (I-105)

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 16,033 people, 7,060 households, and 3,911 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,117.4/km² (2,894.6/mi²). There were 7,261 housing units at an average density of 506.0/km² (1,310.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.61% White, 1.17% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.41% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 3.51% from other races, and 4.55% from two or more races. 11.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,060 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $61,341, and the median income for a family was $74,007. Males had a median income of $52,486 versus $41,682 for females. The per capita income for the city was $33,996. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Trivia

The hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest sang about leaving their wallet in El Segundo on their album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The elderly landlady (Irma P. Hall as Marva Munson) in the "The Ladykillers (2004 film)" repeatedly complained about the inanity of this lyric.

Besides mentioning Watts, Redd Foxx often referred to El Segundo on the 1972 hit TV show "Sanford and Son". In one episode, he refers to his Ripple wine as coming from "the vineyards of El Segundo"

The alternative ending of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery states that subsequent to the crash-landing of Dr. Evil's Bob's Big Boy rocket, Dr. Evil found work as the night manager of a Denny's restaurant in El Segundo.