Page Contents for Huntington Park, California

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Government

Libraries.

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The California state capital is Sacramento.
The population of Huntington Park is approximately 61,348 (2000), 58114 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 14,515 (1990), 14597 (2010).
The amount of land area in Huntington Park is 7.901 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Huntington Park is 3.003 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Huntington Park to Washington DC is 2427 miles.
The distance to the California state capital is 364 miles. (as the crow flies)
Huntington Park is positioned 33.98 degrees north of the equator and 118.21 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Huntington Park elevation is 170 feet above sea level.
The Huntington Park city flower is the Poinsettia.
Huntington Park median income is $ 27,000.
Huntington Park average annual rainfall is 15 inches per year
The average winter temperature is 65 degrees F.
The average summer temperature is 84 degrees F.

Location

about 6 1/2 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles
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History & History Related Items

Here is a history page for Huntington Park.

The area which is now Huntington Park was part of the old land grants of early California. The prominent Lugo family held the land where the city is located now. Their holdings were among the last of the old ranchos to break up. The land went from the Lugos to various developers, farmers, etc. who came into the area. Some of the early settlers, who could be considered founders of the city, are A. L. Burbank and E. V. Baker. They came in 1899 and within two years developed land they called Sunrise Track. Once it was subdivided, they changed the name to La Park. The two men wanted the Pacific Electric Railway to come through the area so they offered owner, Henry Huntington, a right-of-way along what would become Randolph Street. They also changed the name of the town to Huntington Park from La Park. The name didn't officially change until the city was incorporated later on. The two men, Burbank and Baker, were not really interested in developing a city, but, rather, wanted a commercial center for the transportation of goods between Los Angeles and San Diego.

Several other men, among them, George A. Garlow, Dr. Louis Weber, Dr. Clinton W. Hubbard, A.E. Walters, O.G. Jones, A.A. weber, D.B. Lyons, William Linsey and Frank Tate, helped to create the official City of Huntington Park. The city was incorporated on 1 September 1906 with a population of just 526 residents.
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Huntington Park City Government

City of Huntington Park
6550 Miles Avenue
Huntington Park, CA 90255
Phone (323) 582-6161
Fax (323) 588-4577
Hours: (as of 11-02)
Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CLOSED EVERY FRIDAY

Huntington Park Libraries

Huntington Park Regional Library
6518 Miles Ave
Huntington Park, CA 90255-4318
Phone: 323-583-1461

Huntington Park Schools

District 5 - Los Angeles Unified School District in Huntington Park.

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Miles Avenue Elementary School
6720 Miles Ave.
Huntington Park, CA
Phone: 323-588-8296

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Middleton Street Elementary School
6537 Malabar
Huntington Park, CA
Phone: 323-582-6387

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San Antonio Elementary School
6222 State Street
Huntington Park, CA
Phone: 323-587-5271

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Gage Middle School
2880 E. Gage Avenue
Huntington Park, CA
Phone: 323-587-5271

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Huntington Park High School
6020 Miles Avenue
Huntington Park, CA
Phone: 323-583-3333 Huntington Park

Miscellany

The population of Huntington Park was:
1990 - 56,065
2000 - 61,348