Hawthorne, California

Coordinates: 33°55′2″N 118°20′55″W / 33.91722°N 118.34861°W / 33.91722; -118.34861
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Hawthorne, California
FIPS code
06-32548
GNIS feature IDs1652717, 2410720
Websitecityofhawthorne.org

Hawthorne is a city in the

Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. It is part of a seventeen-city region commonly called the South Bay. As of the 2020 US census, Hawthorne had a population of 88,083.[6]

History

Hawthorne was originally part of Rancho Sausal Redondo, granted in 1837 to Antonio Ygnacio Ávila, of the prominent Ávila family of California.

Hawthorne was once part of the Rancho Sausal Redondo (Round Willow-grove Ranch) of the 22,458-acre (91 km2)

Hawthorne was founded in 1905 as the "Hawthorne Improvement Company" by real estate developers B.L. Harding and H.D. Lombard. Harding's daughter shared her birthday—the

4th of July, American Independence Day—with New England author Nathaniel Hawthorne, and a decision was made to name the small village after him.[12]

Hawthorne was once a "whites only" settlement, commonly called a sundown town.[13] During the 1930s, signs warned African-Americans to be out of Hawthorne by sundown.[14]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 6.1 square miles (16 km2), over 99% of it land.[citation needed]

To the north of Hawthorne is the

El Camino Village, and the cities of Lawndale and Redondo Beach. Manhattan Beach is at the southwest corner of Hawthorne. To the west is the city of El Segundo, and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westchester is to the northwest of Hawthorne. Hawthorne surrounds the unincorporated community of Del Aire on three sides. It also shares a small border on the northeast along Imperial Highway with the unincorporated community of Westmont
.

The

, and Van Ness Avenue.

Hawthorne is five miles (8 km) from the Los Angeles International Airport.[15]

Hawthorne comprises

323 area code
.

Climate

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Hawthorne, like the rest of the Los Angeles basin, has a Mediterranean climate:

  • On average, the warmest month is August.
  • The highest recorded temperature was 111 °F (44 °C) in 1961.
  • On average, the coolest month is January.
  • The lowest recorded temperature was 15 °F (−9 °C) in 1963.
  • Most rainfall occurs during winter and spring.

Hawthorne has a Mediterranean climate or dry-summer subtropical (Köppen climate classification Csb on the coast, Csa inland), enjoying plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and only 35 days with measurable precipitation annually.[16]

The period of April through November is warm to hot and dry with average high temperatures of 71–79 °F (22–26 °C) and lows of 50–62 °F (10–17 °C). Due to the moderating effect of the ocean, temperatures are cooler than more inland areas of Los Angeles, where temperatures frequently exceed 90 °F (32 °C) and occasionally reach 100 °F (38 °C).[citation needed]

The Los Angeles area is also subject to the phenomena typical of a microclimate. As such, the temperatures can vary as much as 18 °F (10 °C) between inland areas and the coast, with a temperature gradient of over one degree per mile (1.6 km) from the coast inland. California has also a weather phenomenon called "June Gloom or May Grey", which sometimes brings overcast or foggy skies in the morning at the coast, but usually gives way to sunny skies by noon, during late spring and early summer.[citation needed]

The Los Angeles region averages 15 inches (385 mm) of precipitation annually, which mainly occurs during the winter and spring (November through April) with generally light rain showers, but sometimes as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. On November 6, 1966, the first-ever documented tornado touched down within city limits. It caused significant damage, running for about one-half mile (0.80 km), from 132nd Street and Ramona Avenue to 140th Street and Ramona Avenue. Snowfall is extremely rare but not impossible in the city basin.[citation needed]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
19306,596
19408,26325.3%
195016,31697.5%
196033,035102.5%
197053,30461.4%
198056,4375.9%
199071,34926.4%
200084,11217.9%
201084,2930.2%
202088,0834.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]

2020

Hawthorne, California – Racial and Ethnic Composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[18] Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[20] % 2010 % 2010 % 2020
White
alone (NH)
10,397 8,642 9,147 13.00% 10.25% 10.38%
Black or African American
alone (NH)
27,208 22,579 20,763 32.35% 26.79% 23.57%
Alaska Native
alone (NH)
199 172 128 0.24% 0.20% 0.15%
Asian alone (NH) 5,567 5,492 6,552 6.62% 6.52% 7.44%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 685 919 683 0.81% 1.09% 0.78%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 256 397 773 0.30% 0.47% 0.88%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 2,033 1,520 2,727 2.42% 1.80% 3.10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 37,227 44,572 47,310 44.26% 52.88% 53.71%
Total 84,112 84,293 88,083 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010

At the

2010 census Hawthorne had a population of 84,293. The population density was 13,835.7 inhabitants per square mile (5,342.0/km2). The racial makeup of Hawthorne was 27,678 (32.8%) White (10.3% Non-Hispanic White),[6] 23,385 (27.7%) African American, 565 (0.7%) Native American, 5,642 (6.7%) Asian, 974 (1.2%) Pacific Islander, 22,127 (26.3%) from other races, and 3,922 (4.7%) from two or more races. There were 44,572 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (52.9%).[21]

The census reported that 83,754 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 208 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 331 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 28,486 households, 12,330 (43.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 10,833 (38.0%) were

same-sex married couples or partnerships
. Of the households, 7,125 (25.0%) were one person and 1,430 (5.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.94. There were 19,559 families (68.7% of households); the average family size was 3.54.

The age distribution was 23,157 people (27.5%) under the age of 18, 9,487 people (11.3%) aged 18 to 24, 27,035 people (32.1%) aged 25 to 44, 18,395 people (21.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,219 people (7.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 31.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

There were 29,869 housing units at an average density of 4,902.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 7,623 (26.8%) were owner-occupied and 20,863 (73.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%. 25,869 people (30.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 57,885 people (68.7%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009–2013, Hawthorne had a median household income of $44,649, with 19.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[6]

2000

As of the census

racial makeup
of the city was 29.3% White, 39.0% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 7.7% Asian, 0.9% Pacific Islander, 24.2% from other races, and 5.2% from two or more races. 44.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 28,536 households, 43.7% included children under the age of 18, 38.6% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. Of all households 24.5% were one person and 4.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.50.

The age distribution was 31.7% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median household income was $31,887 and the median family income was $35,149. Males had a median income of $29,481 versus $27,427 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,022. About 18.4% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Mexican (27.1%) and Filipino (2.6%) are the most common ancestries in the city. Mexico (45.1%) and Guatemala (9.3%) are the most common foreign places of birth in the city.[23]

Homelessness

In 2022, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count counted 173 homeless individuals in Hawthorne.[24]

Homeless population
YearPop.±%
2016 106—    
2017 95−10.4%
2018 149+56.8%
2019 108−27.5%
2020 208+92.6%
2022 173−16.8%
Source: Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

Economy

SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne.

As of 2022 the city is known as a center for the space industry and hosts numerous space related private companies, industries and startups.

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[26]
the top employers in the city are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 SpaceX 6,094
2 Amazon Fulfillment Center 1,500
3 Hawthorne School District 900
4 Wiseburn Unified School District 394
5 City of Hawthorne 360
6
Home Depot
340
7 OSI Systems 280
8 Expeditors 260
9
Teledyne Relays
253
10 Target 250
P-61s being built by Northrop Corp. during World War II in Hawthorne[27]

Besides the current top employers, the following businesses are currently located in Hawthorne:

  • Century Media Records, independent rock label.
  • Tesla, Inc. has its design center at the Hawthorne Municipal Airport.
  • Konami Digital Entertainment
    has its US offices in Hawthorne.
  • ARCH Motorcycle is headquartered in Hawthorne.
  • Mynaric has an office and laboratory in Hawthorne.

Previously in Hawthorne:

  • Mattel (formerly), toy manufacturer; originally started in Hawthorne in 1945 and moved to their current facility in nearby El Segundo, California by 1991.[28]
  • Hawthorne Plaza
    , a regional shopping center, now closed
  • The Boring Company, infrastructure and tunnel construction services company.
  • P-61 Black Widow fighter in its Hawthorne plant, which was on the south side of Northrop Field (present-day Hawthorne Airport). The facility was, for some time, used as an aircraft plant, producing fuselage sections for Boeing 747s and 787s.[29] The building is currently used as the headquarters and main factory of SpaceX.[30]

Government

Municipal government

Hawthorne has an elected city council composed of a mayor elected every four years and four city council members elected on four year terms.

Current City Council Members[31]
OFFICE OFFICE HOLDER TERM ENDS
Mayor Alex Vargas December 2024
Mayor Pro Tem Angie Reyes-English December 2024
Councilmember L. David Patterson December 2024
Councilmember Alex Monteiro December 2026
Councilmember Katrina Manning December 2026
Elected Officials[32]
OFFICE OFFICE HOLDER TERM ENDS
City Treasurer Marie Poindexter-Hornback December 2026
City Clerk Dayna Williams-Hunter December 2026

According to the city's most recent[when?] "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report," its various funds had $126.1 million in revenues, $113.2 million in expenditures, $220.2 million in total assets, $152.7 million in total liabilities, and $29.6 million in cash and investments.[33] The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:[34] The city manager is Vontray Norris.[3]

State and federal representation

In the

the 35th Senate District, represented by Democrat Steven Bradford, and in the 62nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Anthony Rendon.[35]

In the United States House of Representatives, Hawthorne is in California's 43rd congressional district, represented by Democrat Maxine Waters.[36]

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Hawthorne is served by multiple school districts.[37] Schools that include portions of Hawthorne include:[38]

Centinela Valley Union High School District[37]
Hawthorne School District
Lawndale Elementary School District[37]
Lennox School District[37]
Wiseburn Unified School District[37]
  • Juan Cabrillo Elementary School (Kindergarten-2nd grade)
  • 138th St School (3rd-5th grade) (To Be Renamed)
  • Richard Henry Dana Middle School (6th-8th grade)
  • Da Vinci Schools (9th-12th grade)
Los Angeles Unified School District[37]
  • Cimarron Elementary School (Hawthorne)
  • Clay Middle School (Unincorporated area)
  • Washington Preparatory High School
    (Unincorporated area)

In addition

Los Angeles County Office of Education
operates Southwest Day (5th-12th grade).

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy is a charter high school in Hawthorne associated with the Hawthorne School District.[42]

Private schools

  • Saint Joseph's Parish School (Catholic)
  • Trinity Lutheran School
  • Al Huda Islamic School

Colleges and universities

Los Angeles Community College District

Media

The Hawthorne Press Tribune is the community newspaper for the City of Hawthorne.[43]

Infrastructure

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Curtis Tucker Health Center in Inglewood, serving Hawthorne.[44]

The United States Postal Service Hawthorne Post Office is located at 12700 Inglewood Avenue.[45]

Notable people

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