Bell, California

Los Angeles County

06-04870

Bell is a city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. It has about 38,100 inhabitants ( as of 2004). The city lies at the geographic coordinates 33.98 ° N, 118.18 ° West. The metropolitan area has a size of 6.8 km ².

History

Lugo Family

By the year 1860 the city of Bell was part of the 121 -acre " Rancho San Antonio " the Spanish settler Don Antonio Maria Lugo. Don Antonio Maria Lugo was a Spanish aristocrat and former soldier, whose father, Francisco Lugo, in 1771 came to California. As of 1860, the huge ranch was divided into several small and there was a settlement, which developed into the city Bell over the next few decades.

Bell Family

James George Bell and his family were pioneers who gave the city its name. The Bell family then bought a 1.4 km ² piece of land. They lived in the townhouse on 4th Breed Street until they moved in 1876. 1898, the city got the name Bell.

Demographic data

The average income of a household is $ 29,946, the median income for a family at $ 30,504. Males have a median income of $ 22,596 compared to women with an average of $ 17,025. The per capita income is 9905 USD. 21.2 % of the population and 24.1 % of families are below the poverty line. 29.7% of the population is under 18 years old and 100 females aged 18 and over, there are 99.3 men statistically. The average age is 26 years. (As of 2000).

Most residents are Hispanics ( 90.90 %). Only 1.28 % of the population are people of color.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Stan Kenton, jazz pianist
• Ed Roth, artist, car customizer and cartoonist.

• Location in California
• Location in North America
• Los Angeles County