Winnetka, Los Angeles, California
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The Winnetka is a suburb district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California.
Winnetka is bordered by Canoga Park on the west, Woodland Hills on the south, Chatsworth to the north, and Reseda to the east. Major throughfares include Winnetka Avenue, Roscoe Boulevard, Sherman Way, Saticoy Avenue and Vanowen Street. Corbin Avenue is the East boundary, and DeSoto Avenue is the West Boundary.
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[edit] History
Named by Charles Weeks for his local poultry business that he named after another that he owned in Winnetka, Illinois.
Before World War II, this area was rural (as was Chatsworth).
The district of Winnetka was originally part of Canoga Park, but later it was separated into its own district of the city of Los Angeles.
[edit] Facts
- Population in 2000: 43,774 (In 1990: 39,261)
- Racial components: 39.1% Latino, 37.6% White, 16.2% Asian, 3.7% African American, 2.9% Multi-Racial, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander
- ZIP postal code: 91306
- USPS Deliveries
- Residential: 13,839
- Business: 450
- Median household income: $49,064
- Dun & Bradstreet businesses: 1,002
- L.A. city parks: 2
- Location: 34.2092 N, 118.57492 W
- Telephone Area Code: 818
- California Congressional District: 27
- Representative to the United States House of Representatives: Congressman Brad Sherman
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[edit] Trivia
Winnetka, California is mentioned in the song June On The West Coast by the band Bright Eyes.
[edit] References
- United States Census Bureau's 2000 census
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
