Cerritos, California

Los Angeles County

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Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California with 53,100 inhabitants ( 2004).

The city has an area of 23.0 km ². The city has access to Interstate 5, Interstate 605 and California State Route 91

History

The place was still as " City of Dairy Valley " was officially registered on 24 April 1956, 3,439 inhabitants and was dominated purely agricultural at this time, with priority given to dairy and poultry production was operated (English dairy: Dairy ). In the 1960s, agriculture has become increasingly unprofitable, and in 1965 it was decided that residential buildings may be erected on land less than 5 acres of land to achieve in this way a more compact and less agricultural colonization.

On 10 January 1967, the city was renamed in Cerritos. The name comes from the nearby existing before the establishment of the State of California estate Rancho Los Cerritos. It further steps were taken towards a accompanied by business and industrial settlements growth of the city. The half of the metropolitan area was planned as a residential area. In fact, the population grew at significantly in the sequence; after 15,856 inhabitants in 1970 Cerritos in 1972 already 37 738 inhabitants.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Chad Allen, actor
• Eddie Lewis, Football Player
• Morris Chestnut, actor