Hawthorne, California

Hawthorne Local Services

86K Residents
11.2 mi from DTLA
6 mi² Area

Hawthorne at a Glance

👥 85,933 Population
💰 $72,719 Median Household Income
🎂 33.6 Median Age
📐 6.09 mi² Total Area
🏙️ 14,110 People per sq mile
⛰️ 72 ft Elevation
🚗 11.2 mi 11 miles from Downtown LA
🌊 Coastal City 🏞️ River Access ⛰️ Mountain Area

Hawthorne Weather

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84°F
clear sky
Hawthorne, CA
Feels Like 87°
Humidity 59%
Wind 16 mph
Visibility 6.2 mi
Updated at 1:37 AM
4-Day Forecast
Sunday few clouds 70° 70°
Monday clear sky 🌙 72° 72°
Tuesday clear sky ☀️ 76° 76°

About Hawthorne

History

Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. It is part of a seventeen-city subregion of the Los Angeles metropolitan area commonly known as the South Bay.

Hawthorne was once part of the Rancho Sausal Redondo (Round Willow-grove Ranch) of the 22,458-acre (91 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California given in 1837 to Antonio Ygnacio Ávila by Juan Alvarado the Mexican Governments Governor of Alta California. Rancho Sausal Redondo covered the area that now includes Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Lawndale, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Hawthorne, and Redondo Beach. Hawthorne was founded in 1905 as the "Hawthorne Imp

City Facts

Incorporated 1837
Government Council-manager

Economy

As of 2022 the city is known as a center for the space industry and hosts numerous space related private companies, industries and startups. The relatively large number of aerospace engineers and technicians, history of established aerospace companies, and the presence of SpaceX has facilitated the development of space engineering industry cluster in the city. According to the city's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Besides the current top employers,

manufacturing aerospace retail entertainment finance construction

Landmarks & Attractions

All of the original members of the Beach Boys grew up in Hawthorne—Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine—as did early member David Marks. The Wilsons' childhood home is commemorated by the Beach Boys Historic Landmark. Carl Boenish, base jumper NFL players Curtis Conway, Jason Simmons, and Dennis Northcutt have all resided in Hawthorne.

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