WINNETKA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

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The 'Winnetka' is a suburb district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.
Winnetka is bordered by Canoga Park on the west, Woodland Hills on the south, Chatsworth to the north, and Reseda to the east. Major throughfares include Winnetka Avenue, Roscoe Boulevard, Sherman Way, Saticoy Avenue and Vanowen Street. Corbin Avenue is the East boundary, and DeSoto Avenue is the West Boundary.

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History

Facts

Education

Trivia

References

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History

Named by Charles Weeks for his local poultry business that he named after another that he owned in Winnetka, Illinois.
Before World War II, this area was rural (as was Chatsworth).
The district of Winnetka was originally part of Canoga Park, but later it was separated into its own district of the city of Los Angeles.

Facts

★ Population in 2004: 49,154 (In 1990: 39,261)

★ Racial components: 42.1% Latino, 35.6% White, 14.2% Asian, 5.9% African American, 2.9% Multi-Racial, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander

★ ZIP postal code: 91306

★ USPS Deliveries

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★ Residential: 13,839

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★ Business: 450

★ Median household income: $49,064

★ Dun & Bradstreet businesses: 1,002

★ L.A. city parks: 2

★ Location: 34.2092 N, 118.57492 W

★ Telephone Area Code: 818

★ California Congressional District: 27

★ Representative to the United States House of Representatives: Congressman Brad Sherman

Education

Winnetka residents are zoned to Los Angeles USD schools [1].
Elementary schools that serve portions of the Winnetka area include:

★ Winnetka Elementary School

★ Sunny Brae Elementary School

★ Limerick Elementary School

★ Fullbright Elementary School
Middle schools that serve portions of the Winnetka area include:

★ Northridge Middle School

★ Sutter Middle School
High schools that serve portions of the Winnetka area include:

★ Canoga Park High School

★ Cleveland High School

★ Taft High School
AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School is a private school located in the area.

Trivia

Winnetka, California is mentioned in the song “June on the West Coast” by the band Bright Eyes.
Winnetka has also been mentioned by the underground rap group Styles of Beyond in their song "Winnetka Exit"

References

★ United States Census Bureau's 2000 census

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