Artesia, California Artesia, California City of Artesia Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia, California Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia, California Official seal of Artesia, California Location of Artesia in Los Angeles County, California Location of Artesia in Los Angeles County, California Artesia, California is positioned in the US Artesia, California - Artesia, California City Clerk / City Treasurer Gloria Considine Artesia is a town/city in southeast Los Angeles County, California.
Artesia was incorporated on May 29, 1959 and is one of Los Angeles County's Gateway Cities.
The town/city has a 2010 census populace of 16,522.
Artesia is surrounded on the west, south, and east sides by Cerritos, with Norwalk to the north.
2.1 Artesia water fortress The village of Artesia was established upon the culmination of the Artesia School District on May 3, 1875.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Dutch and Portuguese farmers advanced Artesia into one of the most meaningful dairy districts in Southern California.
After World War II, as with many other metros/cities in the region, Artesia was pressured by developers to build residentiary tracts.
The town/city of Dairy Valley was incorporated in 1956, and later became the town/city of Cerritos.
Artesia finally incorporated on May 29, 1959.
In 1993, the Artesia Historical Society was formed, with the mission of preserving and protecting the archives and historic sites of the city.
Artesia water fortress One of the more familiar landmarks in the town/city is the Artesia water tower.
The City of Artesia is presently trying to have the fortress declared as a Historical Landmark and is asking its people for historical knowledge and photos of the tower.
The water fortress can hold 50,000 gallons of water and was once owned by the Southern California Water Company before being sold to the City of Artesia in 1988.
Shortly after its purchase, the then green fortress was quickly painted to its current color with the addition of the name Artesia painted on two sides.
The Artesia water fortress was also featured in the motion picture Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare in 1991 and was known in the film as the Springwood water tower. Even with this concentration of Indian-owned businesses, Asian Indians made up only 7.9% of the populace of Artesia in the 2010 Census. According to the LA Times article "Artesia Thinks the World of Itself," four of five City Council members were outraged at Assemblyman Rudy Bermudez's attempt to make the designation without consulting the small-town council.
Mayor Larry Nelson said that Indian Americans constituted less than 1% of the city's populace and that East Asian markets outnumber Indian ones 3 to 1.
Artesia is positioned at 33 52 2 N 118 4 50 W (33.867215, -118.080622). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Artesia had a populace of 16,522.
The ethnic makeup of Artesia was 6,446 (39.0%) White (21.3% Non-Hispanic White), 589 (3.6%) African American, 94 (0.6%) Native American, 6,131 (37.1%) Asian, 40 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 2,630 (15.9%) from other competitions, and 592 (3.6%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 15,909 citizens (96.3% of the population) lived in homeholds, 69 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 544 (3.3%) were institutionalized.
There were 4,535 homeholds, out of which 1,933 (42.6%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 2,673 (58.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 670 (14.8%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 334 (7.4%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 3,719 citizens (22.5%) under the age of 18, 1,680 citizens (10.2%) aged 18 to 24, 4,421 citizens (26.8%) aged 25 to 44, 4,454 citizens (27.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,248 citizens (13.6%) who were 65 years of age or older.
8,930 citizens (54.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6,979 citizens (42.2%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Artesia had a median homehold income of $59,845, with 13.5% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. There were 4,470 homeholds out of which 40.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The City Council is composed of five members propel at large by the people of Artesia to serve for four-year overlapping terms.
The City Council is responsible to the inhabitants of Artesia for the implementation of all programs and services provided by the city. There are four commissions serving the City of Artesia, composed of five individuals who serve voluntarily.
The Disaster Council is an advisory body to the City Council which provides policies and suggestions to the City Council to adopt for emergency circumstances like earthquakes, fires, flooding, or terrorist attack. In the California State Legislature, Artesia is in the 32nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Tony Mendoza, and in the 58th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Cristina Garcia. In the United States House of Representatives, Artesia is in California's 38th congressional district, represented by Democrat Linda Sanchez. Fire protection in Artesia is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service. The United States Postal Service Artesia Post Office is positioned at 11721 183rd Street. Artesia inhabitants are served by the ABC Unified School District.
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