Rancho Palos Verdes, California Rancho Palos Verdes, California City of Rancho Palos Verdes Official seal of Rancho Palos Verdes, California Location of Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles County, California Location of Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles County, California Rancho Palos Verdes, California is positioned in the US Rancho Palos Verdes, California - Rancho Palos Verdes, California Rancho Palos Verdes (also known by the abbreviation RPV) is a town/city in Los Angeles County, California up on the Palos Verdes Hills and bluffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Rancho Palos Verdes is interpreted as "Ranch of Green Sticks", probably referring to the willows in the northeastern part of Bixby Slough (now known as Machado Lake) shown on earlier maps.

The history of Rancho Palos Verdes dates back to the Tongva or Gabrielino Indians, who inhabited the site before the Age of Discovery.

Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was credited as the first European to navigate the California Coast in 1542, which encompassed the hills of Rancho Palos Verdes.

Rancho de los Palos Verdes was established by a Mexican territory grant given in 1846 by Governor Pio Pico to Jose Loreto and Juan Capistrano Sepulveda.

The city's most notable geographic features are the Palos Verdes Hills and cliffs, with grand vistas of the Pacific Ocean and of Santa Catalina Island.

Point Vicente lighthouse, near the Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes The center opened in 1984 with a mission to present and interpret the unique features and history of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Together with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy in 2009, the town/city instead of the acquisition of a total of two square miles of open space, the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve, the biggest preserve of coastal open space north of San Diego and south of Santa Barbara.

The Salvation Army's School for Officer Training is positioned in Rancho Palos Verdes.

As with other metros/cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the town/city has had to find ways to control the populace of wild peafowl.

Rancho Palos Verdes is positioned at 33 45 30 N 118 21 51 W (33.758216, -118.364256). The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Rancho Palos Verdes had a populace of 41,643.

The ethnic makeup of Rancho Palos Verdes was 25,698 (61.7%) White (56.0% Non-Hispanic White), 1,015 (2.4%) African American, 80 (0.2%) Native American, 12,077 (29.0%) Asian, 41 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 748 (1.8%) from other competitions, and 1,984 (4.8%) from two or more competitions.

The populace was diverse in age terms, with 9,248 citizens (22.2%) under the age of 18, 2,352 citizens (5.6%) aged 18 to 24, 7,045 citizens (16.9%) aged 25 to 44, 13,344 citizens (32.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 9,654 citizens (23.2%) aged 65 or older.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Rancho Palos Verdes had a median homehold income of $118,893, with 4.5% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. The town/city is served by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD), which includes Palos Verdes Peninsula High School and Palos Verdes High School, and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD, in the Eastview region of the city).

Marymount California University, a private liberal arts institution offering bachelor's and master's degrees, is positioned in Rancho Palos Verdes.

News, in 2013, reports that the PVPHS rates 156th in the country and 24th in the state, while Palos Verdes High School (PVHS) in Palos Verdes Estates trails closely behind, at 269th in the country and 43rd in the state. The Palos Verdes Library District operates three libraries on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, with Miraleste Library in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Rancho Palos Verdes is a General Law town/city (it has no charter).

He was also propel to the initial city council when the town/city was established in 1973 and has served as mayor twice previously.

As outlined in the City's Municipal Code, the town/city council hires a town/city manager to manage the day-to-day operation of the City and its staff.

In the County of Los Angeles, Rancho Palos Verdes is positioned in the 4th Supervisoral District, represented by Don Knabe.

In the California State Legislature, Rancho Palos Verdes is in the 26th Senate District, represented by Democrat Ben Allen, and in the 66th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Al Muratsuchi. In the United States House of Representatives, Rancho Palos Verdes is in California's 33rd congressional district, represented by Democrat Ted Lieu. 1 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District 1,970 Fire protection in Rancho Palos Verdes is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, and ambulance transport by Mc - Cormick Ambulance Service. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department operates the Lomita Station in the City of Lomita and provides law enforcement services for Rancho Palos Verdes. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, near Torrance and serving Rancho Palos Verdes. Notable inhabitants of Rancho Palos Verdes include experienced poker player Barry Greenstein and artist John Van Hamersveld. Also, the You - Tube personalities Barry Kramer of Game Grumps and Jon - Tron (Jon Jafari) were born in Rancho Palos Verdes.

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