Canoga Park, Los Angeles Canoga Park, Los Angeles Neighborhood of Los Angeles Canoga Park, Los Angeles is positioned in San Fernando Valley Canoga Park, Los Angeles - Canoga Park, Los Angeles Canoga Park 1931 Canoga Park is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States.
It joined Los Angeles in 1917 and was retitled Canoga Park on March 1, 1931, thanks to the accomplishments of small-town prominent civic prestige Mary Logan Orcutt.
The region of present-day Canoga Park was the homeland of Native Americans in the Tongva-Fernandeno and Chumash-Venturano tribes, that lived in the Simi Hills and along to the tributaries of the Los Angeles River.
After the Mexican War of Independence from Spain the 'future Canoga Park' territory became part of Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando.
In 1869 Alfred Workman acquired the westernmost ranch, a 13,000 acres (50 km2) wheat farm in future Canoga Park (for more: See Landmarks section below). Eucalyptus trees were introduced into the San Fernando Valley by Albert Workman, who imported seedlings from his native Australia and planted them on the Workman Ranch.
In time they spread though the Canoga Park region ranches, farms and beyond.
The entire south San Fernando valley, from Roscoe Blvd south to the hills, with certain exceptions, were to be subdivided in anticipation of the Los Angeles aqueduct's culmination in 1913.
The purchasers of the territory included Harry Chandler and Harrison Gray Otis of the 'Los Angeles Times', Moses Sherman (a Los Angeles Pacific Railroad streetcar line builder), and Hobart Johnstone Whitley, an all purpose real estate developer who, from a start in the Land Rush of 1889 in Oklahoma to platting out 140 towns, including Hollywood.
1920 Sherman Way in downtown Owensmouth, with Los Angeles Pacific Railroad lines The region was originally titled Owensmouth by Los Angeles Suburban Home Company by general manager Hobart Johnstone Whitley as a revenue tactic in that the town would be the new mouth of the Owens River, after the Los Angeles Aqueduct would be instead of the next year.
The lack of an autonomous waterworks made annexation to the City of Los Angeles inevitable, and on February 26, 1917, it joined with its larger neighbor.
The name was changed to Canoga Park in 1931.
The Canoga Park Airstrip occupied the region now known as "Warner Center" (as shown on the street map 1955 Thomas Guide).
In 1987 much of the precinct of Canoga Park was retitled West Hills and a portion of the easterly precinct was retitled Winnetka.
On June 25, 2005, Canoga Park was titled an All-America City.
Canoga Park is bordered by Woodland Hills on the south, West Hills on the west, Chatsworth on the north, and Winnetka on the east.
Bell and Dayton Creeks flowing from the Simi Hills, and Arroyo Calabasas (Calabasas Creek) from the Santa Monica Mountains are a several of the headwaters of the Los Angeles River that originate in the San Fernando Valley that flow through Canoga Park.
The Los Angeles River itself begins at the confluence of Calabasas Creek and Bell Creek behind Canoga Park High School.
These and other small creeks supply stormwater and suburban runoff water to the Los Angeles River, and a several are considered year round creeks.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Canoga Park has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Climate data for Canoga Park, Los Angeles, CA (1981 2010 normals) census counted 53,227 inhabitants in the 4.35-square-mile Canoga Park neighborhood or 12,240 citizens per square mile, about an average populace density for the city.
Mexico (45.8%) and El Salvador (11.6%) were the most common places of birth for the 42.8% of the inhabitants who were born abroad which was about an average percentage for Los Angeles as a whole. The average homehold size of three citizens was average for Los Angeles.
CDI Early Learning Center, originally the Canoga Park Branch Library Los Angeles Police Department Topanga Community Police Station serves inhabitants in Canoga Park, parts of Winnetka, West Hills and Woodland Hills.
The department originally prepared to name it the Northwest Station, but inhabitants preferred a name linking to the town's history. Prior to the opening of the Topanga station, the Devonshire Community Police Station served addresses north of Roscoe Boulevard while the West Valley Police Station served addresses south of Roscoe Boulevard. The United States Postal Service operates the Canoga Park Post Office at 8201 Canoga Avenue and the Challenger Post Office at 21801 Sherman Way.
The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Canoga Park Branch Library at 20939 Sherman Way. Lanark Recreation Center, formerly Orcutt Park, is an LA City park in Canoga Park (21816 Lanark Street and Topanga Canyon Boulevard, 91304).
It also serves as a Los Angeles Police Department drop-in site. Eighteen percent of Canoga Park inhabitants age 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by 2000, an average figure for the town/city and the county. Schools inside the Canoga Park borders are: Canoga Park High School Los Angeles Unified School District serves the community.
Canoga Park High School, 6850 Topanga Canyon Boulevard Academy Canoga Park, 21425 Cohasset Street Canoga Park Preschool and Kindergarten, 7839 Topanga Canyon Boulevard Canoga Park Lutheran School, elementary, 7357 Jordan Avenue.
Formed by the consolidation of Trinity Lutheran High School and Canoga Park Lutheran School Los Angeles portal Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County Climate Summary for Canoga Park a b c d e "Canoga Park," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times.
"Canoga Park Police Stations." Los Angeles Police Department.
"Post Office Location CANOGA PARK." "Canoga Park Branch Library." Los Angeles Public Library.
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"Canoga Park Schools," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times "BTTF# 19: The Tragic Death of Child Actress Judith Barsi in Canoga Park Remembered 25 Years Later".
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