Page Contents for Bellflower, California

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Libraries.

Schools.

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Statistics & Facts

The California state capital is Sacramento.
The population of Bellflower is approximately 66,640 (1998), 76616 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 26,606 (1998), 23651 (2010).
The amount of land area in Bellflower is 15.746 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Bellflower is 6.1 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0.104 sq kilometers.
The distance from Bellflower to Washington DC is 2423 miles.
The distance to the California state capital is 372 miles. (as the crow flies)
Bellflower is positioned 33.88 degrees north of the equator and 118.12 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Bellflower elevation is 34 feet above sea level.
Bellflower median income is $ 32,711 (median).
Bellflower average annual rainfall is 15 inches per year
The average winter temperature is 67 degrees F.
The average summer temperature is 79 degrees F.

Location

near the city of Los Angeles in southern California in southeast Los Angeles County.
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History & History Related Items

A history page for Bellflower.

Lands grants were given to some Spanish soldiers in 1784 so they could graze livestock. What is now Bellflower was one of these land grants. The name comes from the Bellefleure apple. One of the early setlers, William Gregory, had an orchard of these type of trees. The name, when translated from French, means "beautiful flower."

Bellflower was incorporated in 1957

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The incorporation of Bellflower

Sept. 3, 1957

Attractions

Things to see & do in Bellflower.
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Bellflower City Government

City of Bellflower

City Clerk
16600 Civic Center Dr
Bellflower, CA 90706-5447
Phone: 562-804-1424

The City of Bellflower has a City Council/City Administrator form of government. The mayor is elected from within the council by its members. The Administrator is appointed by the council.

Bellflower Chamber

Bellflower Chamber of Commerce
16730 Bellflower Blvd., Suite A
Bellflower, CA 90706
E-mail: elsie@bellflowerchamber.org - Executive Director
E-mail: nathan@bellflowerchamber.org - Webmaster
Phone: (562) 867-1744
FAX: (562) 866-7545

Bellflower Organizations

Bellflower Chamber of Commerce
16730 Bellflower Blvd., Suite A
Bellflower, CA 90706
E-mail: elsie@bellflowerchamber.org - Executive Director
E-mail: nathan@bellflowerchamber.org - Webmaster
Phone: (562) 867-1744
FAX: (562) 866-7545

Bellflower Libraries

Clifton M Brakensiek Library
9945 Flower St
Bellflower, CA 90706-5438
Phone: 562-925-5543

Bellflower Schools

Bellflower Unified School District
16703 S. Clark Ave.
Bellflower, CA 90706
Phone: (562) 866-9011