Norwalk, California
| Norwalk, California | |||
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| City of Norwalk | |||
Norwalk Square sign
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 Location of Norwalk in Los Angeles County, California |
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| Coordinates: 33°54′25″N 118°05′00″W / 33.90694°N 118.08333°WCoordinates: 33°54′25″N 118°05′00″W / 33.90694°N 118.08333°W | |||
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 United States
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 California
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 Los Angeles
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| Incorporated | August 26, 1957 | ||
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| • Type | Council/Manager | ||
| • City council | Mike Mendez (mayor) Cheri Kelley (vice mayor) Leonard Shyrock Luigi Vernola |
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| • City manager | Michael J. Egan | ||
| • Finance Director/ Treasurer |
Jana Stuard |
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| • City Clerk | Theresa Devoy | ||
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| • Total | 9.746 sq mi (25.243 km2) | ||
| • Land | 9.707 sq mi (25.141 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.102 km2) 0.40% | ||
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) | ||
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |||
| • Total | 105,549 | ||
| • Estimate (2014) | 107,096 | ||
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14th in Los Angeles County 64th in California |
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| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,200/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
| ZIP codes | 90650–90652, 90659 | ||
| Area code(s) | 562 | ||
| FIPS code | 06-52526 | ||
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661123, 2411281 | ||
| Website | www |
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Norwalk is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population is estimated to be 107,096 as of 2014. It is the 58th most densely-populated city in California.
Founded in the late 19th century, Norwalk was incorporated as a city in 1957. It is located 17 miles (27 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles and is part of the Greater Los Angeles area.
Norwalk is a member of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments. Norwalk's sister cities are Morelia, Michoacán, and Hermosillo, Sonora, in Mexico.
The area known as "Norwalk" was first home to the Shoshonean Native American tribe. They survived primarily on honey, an array of berries, acorns, sage, squirrels, rabbits and birds. Their huts were part of the Sejat Indian village.
In the late 1760s, settlers and missions flourished under Spanish rule with the famous El Camino Real trail traversing the area. Manuel Nieto, a Spanish soldier, received a Spanish land grant (Rancho Los Nietos) in 1784 that included Norwalk.
After the Mexican-American War in 1848, the Rancho and mining days ended. Portions of the land were subdivided and made available for sale when California was admitted into the union of the United States. Word of this land development reached the Sproul Brothers in Oregon. They recalled the fertile land and huge sycamore trees they saw during an earlier visit to the Southern California area. In 1869, Atwood Sproul, on behalf of his brother, Gilbert, purchased 463 acres (1.87 km2) of land at $11 an acre ($2700/km²) in an area known as Corazon de los Valles, or "Heart of the Valleys".
By 1873, railroads were being built in the area and the Sprouls deeded 23 acres (93,000 m²) stipulating a "passenger stop" clause in the deed. Three days after the Anaheim Branch Railroad crossed the "North-walk" for the first time, Gilbert Sproul surveyed a town site. In 1874, the name was recorded officially as Norwalk. While a majority of the Norwalk countryside remained undeveloped during the 1880s, the Norwalk Station allowed potential residents the opportunity to visit the "country" from across the nation.
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