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Manhattan Beach, CA

Manhattan Beach, California
City
City of Manhattan Beach
The Manhattan Beach Pier on a typical fall afternoon
The Manhattan Beach Pier on a typical fall afternoon
Official seal of Manhattan Beach, California
Seal
Motto: "Sun, Sand, Sea"
Location of Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles County, California
Location of Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles County, California
Manhattan Beach, California is located in the US
Manhattan Beach, California
Manhattan Beach, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°53′20″N 118°24′19″W / 33.88889°N 118.40528°W / 33.88889; -118.40528
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
Incorporated December 12, 1912
Named for Manhattan
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • City council Mayor David Lesser
Amy Howorth
Steve Napolitano
Nancy Hersman and
Richard Montgomery
 • City treasurer Tim Lilligren
Area
 • Total 3.94 sq mi (10.21 km2)
 • Land 3.94 sq mi (10.20 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.1%
Elevation 66 ft (20 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 35,135
 • Estimate (2016) 35,741
 • Density 9,078.23/sq mi (3,504.92/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 90266, 90267
Area codes 310/424
FIPS code 06-45400
GNIS feature IDs 1660985, 2411020
Website www.citymb.info

Manhattan Beach is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the Pacific coast south of El Segundo, and north of Hermosa Beach. Manhattan Beach is one of the three Beach Cities that make up the South Bay. Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach is ranked in the top 1% of high schools nationally.

In 1863, a Scottish immigrant, Sir Robert Burnett, purchased Rancho Sausal Redondo and Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela from Avila's heirs for $33,000. Ten years later in 1873, Burnett leased the ranch to a Canadian, Daniel Freeman (not the American Daniel Freeman, who was the first to file a claim under the Homestead Act of 1862). Burnett returned to Scotland. Freeman moved his wife and three children onto the ranch and started growing various crops. On May 4, 1885, Freeman bought the ranch from Burnett for $140,000.

George H. Peck owned a lot of the land that became part of the north section of Manhattan Beach. A coin flip decided the town's name. Around 1902, the beach suburb was named "Manhattan" after developer Stewart Merrill's home, the New York City borough of Manhattan. "Beach" was appended to the city's name in 1927 at the behest of the postmaster.

The land in Manhattan Beach was formerly sand dunes. During the 1920s and 1930s, builders leveled uneven sandy sites and some excess sand was sold and shipped to Waikiki, Hawaii, to convert their reef and rock beach into a sandy beach. The sand was also used to build the Los Angeles Coliseum and portions of the Pacific Coast Highway.


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