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The Harbor Gateway is a neighborhood in southern part of the city of Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood had a population of 39,860 [1].

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Description

The Harbor Gateway is a two-mile wide north-south corridor between Western and Normandie Avenues. The territory was acquired by the city of Los Angeles in a shoestring annexation, to specifically connect San Pedro, Wilmington and the Port of Los Angeles with the rest of the city (note the vertical red line on the map to the right.)

Despite being part of the city of Los Angeles, some parts of Harbor Gateway have a "Torrance, CA", "Gardena, CA" or "Carson, CA" address because they are serviced by those cities' post offices.

The Harbor Gateway is often referred to by locals as "The Strip". Most residents who live in this peculiar arrangement are not even aware of itcitation needed, which has led to problems with city services, such as police, fire, and trash. The Los Angeles Police Department has had difficulties patrolling the area as it is served by the Harbor Division (headquartered in San Pedro), and Southeast (headquartered on Broadway and 108th), respectively.

Demographics

As of the census1 of 2000, there were 39,860 people and 11,994 housing units in the neighborhood. The population density was 7,988.8/mi². The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 31.99% White, 16.33% African American, 0.82% Native American, 15.25% Asian, 0.71% Pacific Islander, 29.36% from other races, and 5.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54.17% of the population.

In 2009, the Los Angeles Times's "Mapping L.A." project supplied these Harbor Gateway neighborhood statistics: population: 39,684; median household income: $47,849.

Furthermore, the ethnic compision is White (11.8%), Asian (15.7%), African American (16.3%), Latino (53.4%) and Other (2.8%).

Economy

The headquarters of National Stores (Fallas Paredes) is in Harbor Gateway, near Gardena.2 Yoshinoya America's headquarters are in Harbor Gateway, near Torrance.3

Education

The area is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District. Gardena High School is located in Harbor Gateway, near Gardena.4

Los Angeles Public Library operates the Harbor Gateway-Harbor City Branch.5

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "Contact Us." National Stores. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
  3. ^ "Company Contact Information." Yoshinoya America. Retrieved on February 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "Gardena city, CA." United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 21, 2009.
  5. ^ "Harbor City-Harbor Gateway." Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved on March 6, 2010.

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