HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CALIFORNIA

'Hawaiian Gardens' is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the smallest city in the county (approximately 1.0 mi²) and was incorporated on April 9, 1964. The population was 14,779 at the 2000 census.
The town's unusual name originated in a 1920s-era refreshment stand that was decorated with palm fronds and bamboo. It was the then-rural area's main landmark for many years, and its name stuck as the small town grew up around it.
As one of seven Los Angeles County cities that allow casino gambling, more than 9.2 million dollars (65%) of the city's revenues come from Hawaiian Gardens Casino, a card club.^[1] Irving Moskowitz, owner of the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, wields considerable political influence in the city due to the high amount of city revenue derived from the Casino.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Emergency services

Education

References

External links

Geography

Hawaiian Gardens is located at (33.828565, -118.073646). It is bounded by the Los Angeles County cities of Long Beach and Lakewood, and by the Orange County city of Cypress.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.04%) is water. Hawaiian Gardens is the smallest city in area in Los Angeles County.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,779 people, 3,507 households, and 2,868 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,944.0/km² (15,389.5/mi²). There were 3,624 housing units at an average density of 1,457.5/km² (3,773.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 38.24% White, 4.45% Black or African American, 1.28% Native American, 8.80% Asian, 0.74% Pacific Islander, 41.65% from other races, and 4.85% from two or more races. 73.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,507 households out of which 52.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.21 and the average family size was 4.52.
In the city the population was spread out with 36.8% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,500, and the median income for a family was $31,840. Males had a median income of $21,074 versus $20,643 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,728. About 19.8% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

Emergency services

Fire protection in Hawaiian Gardens is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provides law enforcement, utilizing the Lakewood Sheriff's Station.
In the early 1990s, the City of Hawaiian Gardens grew tired of having one deputy coming all the way from Lakewood, so it created its own police department, which lasted four years due to increasing pressure from the casino's owner, who preferred the sheriff's contract over local control.

Education

Hawaiian Gardens is within the ABC Unified School District.
Elementary schools within Hawaiian gardens include:

★ Venn W. Ferguson Elementary School

★ Hawaiian Elementary School
Middle schools within Hawaiian Gardens include:

★ Pharis F. Fedde Middle School
Residents are zoned to the following high schools:

★ Artesia High School in Lakewood

References

1. Budget Summary City of Hawaiian Gardens

External links

★ Hawaiian Gardens city homepage

★ LA County Disaster Communications Service ( DCS ) Lakewood Sheriff Station

★ Hawaiian Gardens Casino

★ 2006 Capital Weekly article about Dr. Irving Moskowitz

★ 2000 Mother Jones article about Dr. Irving Moskowitz

★ 1997 article about Dr. Irving Moskowitz from The Jewish News weekly

★ 2000 article about Dr. Irving Moskowitz from The Jewish News weekly

★ Stop Moskowitz website