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Wilmington, California

Wilmington, Los Angeles
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
The Banning House in August 2008
The Banning House in August 2008
Wilmington as outlined by the Los Angeles Times
Wilmington as outlined by the Los Angeles Times
Wilmington, Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles
Wilmington, Los Angeles
Wilmington, Los Angeles
Location within Southern Los Angeles
Coordinates: 33°46′48″N 118°15′42″W / 33.78°N 118.26167°W / 33.78; -118.26167
Country  United States of America
State  California
County Los Angeles
City Los Angeles
Named for Wilmington, Delaware
Area
 • Total 23.7 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 53,815
 • Density 2,273/km2 (5,887/sq mi)
Time zone Pacific (GMT -08:00)
ZIP-code 90744
Area code(s) 562 / 310 / 323 / 424
Website http://www.wilmington-chamber.com/

Coordinates: 33°46′48″N 118°15′42″W / 33.78°N 118.26167°W / 33.78; -118.26167

Wilmington is a neighborhood in the Los Angeles Harbor Region area of Los Angeles, California, covering 9.14 square miles.

Featuring a heavy concentration of industry and the third-largest oil field in the United States, it is considered sparsely populated in comparison with the city as a whole and within the city it is distinguished by its youthful population and high percentage of Latino and foreign-born residents.

It is the site of Los Angeles Harbor College, Banning High School and ten other primary and secondary schools. Wilmington has six parks, including one on the waterfront.

Wilmington dates its history back to a 1784 Spanish land grant. It became a separate city in 1863, and it joined the city of Los Angeles in 1909. Places of interest include the U.S. Army headquarters for Southern California and the Arizona territory during the Civil War.

Wilmington shares borders with Carson to the north, Long Beach to the east, San Pedro to the south and west and Harbor City to the northwest.

A total of 53,815 people were living within Wilmington's 9.14 square miles, according to the 2010 U.S. census—averaging 5,887 people per square mile, among the lowest population densities in the city as a whole. The median age was 28. The percentages of people from birth through age 34 were among the county's highest. Population was estimated at 54,512 in 2008.


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