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City
of Santa Monica Information.
Santa
Monica was founded in 1875 and become
an incorporated city in 1886. Up until
WW II, Santa Monica was a small beachside
community connected to distant Los
Angeles by the Red Trolley line. The
war and the subsequent years of commercial
development brought exceptional growth
as housing construction surged to
accommodate an amazing influx of people.
Despite decades of some of the most
intense concentration of commercial
and residential development, Santa
Monica remains today a beachside community
whose diverse residents strongly identify
with the neighborhoods and community
they live in.
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Motto:
"Fortunate people in a fortunate
land" |
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Incorporated:
November 30, 1886 |
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Land
Area:
8.3 square miles |
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Population:
2000 census: 84,084
46% of population concentrated
in 22-44 age group
1/3 population resides in the
90405 zip code |
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Industry:
10,000 licensed businesses generate
nearly $7.3 billion of sales
68,000 jobs
Greater than 50% of employed work
in managerial, professional and
technical positions
Median household income in 1998:
$48,934 |
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Housing:
49,500 housing units in Santa
Monica
69% are occupied by renters |
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Median
Home Prices:
Single Family:
From $390,000 in 90404 zip code
to $1,425,000 in 90402 zip code
Condominiums:
From $321,000 in 90404 zip code
to $600,000 in 90402 zip code |
The
above statistical information was
taken from the City of Santa Monica
website. For a more fascinating look
at the people of Santa Monica, please
visit the recently published Rand
Corporation 2000 Report. http://www.rand.org/publications/DRU/DRU2211.pdf.
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