La Mirada, California City of La Mirada Official seal of La Mirada, California Location of La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California Location of La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California La Mirada, California is positioned in the US La Mirada, California - La Mirada, California La Mirada is a town/city in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The populace was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census.
The town/city of La Mirada was listed on CNN Money Magazine's "Best Place to Live" list.
La Mirada placed 34th on the list, with the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and the Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center as two of its chief attributes. It is also the home of Biola University, an evangelical Christian institution of higher education.
La Mirada (Spanish for the look) was the creation of two men, Andrew Mc - Nally, a printer and mapmaker from Chicago (see Rand Mc - Nally) and his son-in-law Edwin Neff.
Mc - Nally and Neff formed the La Mirada Land Company, which presented a booklet entitled "The Country Gentleman in California", advertising parcels of territory for sale including pictures, a map and descriptions of the scenic olive, alfalfa, lemon and grapefruit groves.
In 1946, "Along Your Way", a "Station by Station Description of the Santa Fe Route Through the Southwest," describes La Mirada with a populace of 213, surrounded by orange, lemon, walnut and olive groves; petroleum wells; olive petroleum factory; and fruit packing homes.
Referred to as "the Nation's completely prepared city" amid the early 1950s, the town/city of La Mirada received a lot of consideration from the State Fair. The Fair praised the town/city for planning for the future while still maintaining practicality for today.
By 1960, the year the town/city was incorporated, La Mirada had grown from a mere 100 homes to over 8,000. The town/city was incorporated as "Mirada Hills" on March 23, 1960.
On November 8, 1960, voters allowed a change of name to the current La Mirada, which was officially certified on December 15, 1960.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.9 square miles (20 km2).
The town/city is on the border between Orange and Los Angeles Counties.
The metros/cities that border it on the Los Angeles County side are Santa Fe Springs to the west and Cerritos to the southwest; and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County East Whittier, and South Whittier to the North.
Then the metros/cities which border it on the Orange County side are Fullerton and La Habra on the east; Buena Park on the south; also a small portions of unincorporated Orange County to the northeast.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that La Mirada had a populace of 48,527.
The ethnic makeup of La Mirada was 29,462 (60.7%) White (38.0% Non-Hispanic White), 1,099 (2.3%) African American, 394 (0.8%) Native American, 8,650 (17.8%) Asian, 142 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 6,670 (13.7%) from other competitions, and 2,110 (4.3%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 10,246 citizens (21.1%) under the age of 18, 7,092 citizens (14.6%) aged 18 to 24, 11,609 citizens (23.9%) aged 25 to 44, 12,203 citizens (25.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 7,377 citizens (15.2%) who were 65 years of age or older.
During 2009 2013, La Mirada had a median homehold income of $81,961, with 7.0% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The town/city is governed by a five-member council-manager government, each propel at-large (i.e., by the entire city's voting population, not by districts) to four year terms.
In the California State Legislature, La Mirada is in the 32nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Tony Mendoza, and in the 57th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Ian Calderon. In the United States House of Representatives, La Mirada is in California's 38th congressional district, represented by Democrat Linda Sanchez. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Whittier Health Center in Whittier, serving La Mirada. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Norwalk Station in Norwalk, serving La Mirada. In addition the department operates the La Mirada Substation. The Norwalk Station is also responsible for providing contracted police services to the town/city of Norwalk as well as unincorporated South Whittier.
The department has a substation in La Mirada positioned adjoining to City Hall.
Many deputies assigned to La Mirada drive patrol cars marked with the La Mirada logo, but wear Los Angeles County deputy uniforms. The department maintains Station #49 in La Mirada adjoining to City Hall, provides coverage to the central parts of the city.
The site was chosen as it provides first-in coverage to the town/city of La Habra, which funded half of the cost of the assembly project.
In return for investment towards the assembly of Station 194, La Habra now appreciates the benefits of having a fourth Paramedic Assessment Fire Engine serving the town/city at no cost to La Habra taxpayers for a 20-year reconstruction(La Habra signed a ten-year fire service agreement extension in 2015).
The entire cost of the four-person crew is funded by the County Fire District which La Mirada belongs.
Neighborhoods in easterly La Mirada that once experienced six-minute response times (travel time) can now be reached in three minutes or less today.
Crews from two close-by stations also include parts of La Mirada as their first-in district.
Station 15 positioned in East La Mirada on Santa Gertrudes Avenue handles the north and northeast sections of town.
Prior to the 2005 reduction of staff at the La Mirada Blvd station there was a truck staffed as well as the engine and paramedic squad presently staffed.
Public education in a majority of La Mirada is governed by the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, headquartered in neighboring Norwalk.
La Mirada has one enhance secondary school, La Mirada High School The Creek Park and Granada Heights neighborhoods in northern La Mirada are inside the boundaries of the East Whittier City School District K - 8th grade, the Whittier Union High School District, and Rio Hondo College District all with campuses in close-by Whittier.
Several private schools are positioned in La Mirada: La Mirada's chief arterial streets are Rosecrans Avenue and Imperial Highway.
Valley View Avenue, La Mirada Boulevard, and Santa Gertrudes Avenue are other meaningful arterials.
Freight barns traffic through the town/city is handled by BNSF Railway on its right-of-way in the southwest portion of the city.
Metrolink operates commuter rail service on this right-of-way; the nearest stations to La Mirada are Buena Park and Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs.
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