Gateway Cities

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This article is about the region in California. For the cities in Massachusetts, see Massachusetts gateway cities.
The Gateway Cities, shaded in blue (the boundary is generalized)

The Gateway Cities Region, or Southeast Los Angeles County (also shortened to Southeast Los Angeles and Southeast LA), is an urbanized region located in southeastern

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and has a population of approximately 2,000,000 residents.[2]

Despite a predominating urban fabric of

single-family homes and low-rise multifamily residential structures, Southeast LA County comprises some of the most densely populated municipalities in the United States.[3][4]
As with other regions of Los Angeles, Southeast LA's demographics are notable for ethnic and age diversity.

The Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG), the coordinating body for the Southeast LA Region, is located in the city of Paramount.[5]

Cities of Southeast LA

Gateway Cities

Area residents generally identify as being part of urban Los Angeles, despite technically living in separate, independent municipalities. The following cities are members of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments,

East Los Angeles Region, the South Los Angeles Region, and the Los Angeles Harbor Region
.

Also members of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments:

Higher education

Universities

The region hosts the following colleges and universities:

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Shorthand Nickname Primary Conference Division
Biola University
La Mirada
 1901 Private 4,011 Biola Eagles Pacific West Conference NCAA Division II
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach
 1949 Public 37,776 Cal State Long Beach
49ers
 Big West Conference NCAA Division I
Whittier College Whittier 1887 Private 2,259 Whittier Poets Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference NCAA Division III
Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier 1911
Graduate
 469 SCU None - -

Community colleges

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Primary Conference Division
Cerritos College Norwalk 1955 22,731 Falcons
South Coast Conference
 CCCAA
Compton College Compton 1927 7,018 Tartars
South Coast Conference
 CCCAA
Long Beach City College
Long Beach
 1927 24,650 Vikings
South Coast Conference
 CCCAA
Rio Hondo College Whittier 1963 19,948 Roadrunners
South Coast Conference
 CCCAA

Infrastructure

Air

Southeast LA County's Long Beach Airport (LGB) provides Southeast LA regular direct flights to and from approximately a dozen cities in the Western United States.[7]

Sea and heavy rail

The Port of Long Beach, located in Southeast LA, is the second busiest port in the United States,[8] Significant freight rail infrastructure runs through Vernon, Commerce, Industry, Santa Fe Springs, and Pico Rivera; as well as lines running between the Port of Long Beach and Vernon & Commerce.[9]

Commuter and light rail

The LA Metro connects Southeast LA County to Greater Los Angeles via the following commuter and light rail lines:

Freeways

Given its high population, Southeast LA is noticeably crisscrossed with regional freeway infrastructure, connecting it to other parts of Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Inland Empire. The following freeways directly service Southeast LA County:

References

  1. ^ Sonksen, Mike (March 13, 2015). "On Location: Cerritos". KCET. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Demographics of the Gateway Cities COG Region". Gateway Cities Site Selector.
  3. ^ List of United States cities by population density [circular reference]
  4. ^ https://www.census.gov [not specific enough to verify]
  5. ^ "Gateway Cities Council of Governments". Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Gateway Cities Council of Governments".
  7. ^ "Airlines and Destinations".
  8. ISSN 0458-3035
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  9. ^ "California Railroads".
  10. ^ Schlepp, Travis (2024-01-22). "Metro project with 'confusing' moniker gets new name". KTLA. Retrieved 2024-01-24.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gateway Cities.
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