Norwalk, California City of Norwalk Norwalk Square sign Norwalk Square sign Official seal of Norwalk, California Seal Official logo of Norwalk, California Location of Norwalk in Los Angeles County, California Location of Norwalk in Los Angeles County, California Norwalk is positioned in the US Norwalk - Norwalk Norwalk is a suburban town/city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Founded in the late 19th century, Norwalk was incorporated as a town/city in 1957.
It is positioned 17 miles (27 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles and is part of the Greater Los Angeles area.
Norwalk is a member of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments.
Norwalk's sister metros/cities are Morelia, Michoacan, and Hermosillo, Sonora, in Mexico. 10 Movies and TV shows filmed in Norwalk Norwalk Grammar School class in 1890.
The Norwalk Grammar School on Walnut Avenue in Norwalk, California in the 1920s.
The region known as "Norwalk" was first home to the Shoshonean Native American tribe.
Manuel Nieto, a Spanish soldier, received a Spanish territory grant (Rancho Los Nietos) in 1784 that encompassed Norwalk.
While a majority of the Norwalk countryside remained undeveloped amid the 1880s, the Norwalk Station allowed potential inhabitants the opportunity to visit the "country" from athwart the nation.
What are known as the "first families" to Norwalk (including the Sprouls, the Dewitts, the Settles, and the Orrs) settled in the region in the years before 1900.
Johnston pioneered the first school fitness in Norwalk in 1880.
Norwalk's prosperity was evident in the 1890s with the assembly of a number of fine homes that were positioned in the middle of orchards, farms and dairies.
Norwalk was also the home of some of the biggest sugar beet farms in all of Southern California amid this era.
After the 1950s, the Hispanic populace in Norwalk interval decidedly as the region became increasingly residentiary.
The Hargitt House Museum, positioned at 12426 Mapledale, was donated to the citizens of Norwalk by Charles ("Chun") and Ida Hargitt.
Norwalk is positioned at 33 54 25 N 118 5 0 W (33.906914, -118.083398). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 25.243 km2 (10 sq mi).
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Norwalk had a populace of 105,549.
The ethnic makeup of Norwalk was 52,089 (49.4%) White (12.3% Non-Hispanic White), 4,593 (4.4%) African American, 1,213 (1.1%) Native American, 12,700 (12.0%) Asian (5.3% Filipino, 2.5% Korean, 0.9% Chinese, 0.8% Indian, 0.8% Vietnamese, 0.6% Cambodian, 0.3% Thai, 0.3% Japanese), 431 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 29,954 (28.4%) from other competitions, and 4,569 (4.3%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 29,164 citizens (27.6%) under the age of 18, 12,026 citizens (11.4%) aged 18 to 24, 30,138 citizens (28.6%) aged 25 to 44, 23,790 citizens (22.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 10,431 citizens (9.9%) who were 65 years of age or older.
70,180 citizens (66.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 33,754 citizens (32.0%) lived in rental housing units.
During 2009 2013, Norwalk had a median homehold income of $60,770, with 12.9% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. In the city, the populace was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
Norwalk City Hall Norwalk operates under a Council/Manager form of government, established by the Charter of the City of Norwalk which was drafted in 1957.
Every two years, Council members are propel by the people of Norwalk to serve four-year, overlapping terms.
Norwalk is a contract city, in which the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provides police services.
At one time the station also provided contracted police services to Santa Fe Springs, but those services ended when the town/city entered into a contract with the Whittier Police Department.
Fire protection in Norwalk is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service.
Norwalk is the home of the Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder.
The Los Angeles County Registrar's Office is responsible for the registration of voters, maintenance of voter files, conduct of federal, state, small-town and special elections and the verification of initiative, popular vote and recall petitions.
In the California State Senate, Norwalk is in the 32nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Tony Mendoza. In the California State Assembly, it is split between the 57th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Ian Calderon, and the 58th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Cristina Garcia. In the United States House of Representatives, Norwalk 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 Norwalk. The United States Postal Service operates the Norwalk Post Office at 14011 Clarkdale Avenue and the Paddison Square Post Office at 12415 Norwalk Boulevard. The Southeast District of the Los Angeles County Superior Court is positioned in Norwalk.
The 162-acre (0.66 km2) Metropolitan State Hospital, a psychiatric and mental community facility directed by the California Department of Mental Health, is positioned in Norwalk.
Norwalk has no severaler than three freeways that cross into town/city boundaries.
Norwalk Transit serves Norwalk and its adjoining communities. Five bus lines operate in Norwalk and adjoining cities, including Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, La Mirada and Whittier.
The Los Angeles MTA ("Metro") provides both bus and rail service from Norwalk.
The Metro Green Line light rail line provides service from the Norwalk Green Line station to LAX (via shuttle from Aviation Station) and Redondo Beach.
Metro bus routes furnish service to the west on Florence Avenue, Firestone Boulevard, Imperial Highway, and Rosecrans Avenue from the Norwalk Green Line Station.
The Metrolink Orange County Line and 91 Line (which operate on the same track in this area) trains connect Norwalk (the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station) with Orange County, Riverside County, and Downtown Los Angeles.
6 City of Norwalk 409 Founded in 1955, Cerritos College is a enhance community college serving an region of 52 square miles (130 km2) of southeastern Los Angeles county.
Norwalk is served by the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, headquartered at 12820 Pioneer Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 as well as the Little Lake City School District, headquartered in Santa Fe Springs.
Certain areas of Norwalk are served by the ABC Unified School District, based in Cerritos and the rest by the Whittier Union High School District.
Among the a several parochial schools in Norwalk are Saint John of God School (Roman Catholic), Pioneer Baptist School (Baptist Christian), and Saint Linus School (Roman Catholic).
KCAL-TV channel 9, a CBS owned and directed tv station, is originally licensed to Norwalk (formerly KHJ-TV not to be confused with subsidiary KHJ-AM airways broadcast), but it represents Los Angeles and the entire Southern California region. Shirley Babashoff, Norwalk High School graduate, 1973, and Olympic swimmer, 1972 and 1976 Bob Kevoian, radio host, The Bob & Tom Show, Norwalk High Class of 1969 Alexandra Nechita, artist, considered the youngest cubist ever identified (at the age of 8) and nicknamed "petite Picasso"; attended Moffit Elementary School before to her fame when she relocated outside of Norwalk Norwalk High Class of 1970 The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946): Includes scene filmed on locale at the Norwalk train depot near Front Street and Funston Avenue CHi - Ps (1983): Episode filmed in various parts of Norwalk Cutting Class (1989 Horror Film): Filmed in Norwalk, the movie was Brad Pitt's first primary part in a movie.
Monk (2004): The scenes in the Mega-Mart storage region were recorded in the Big Lots at Norwalk Town Square.
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