Winnetka, Los Angeles

Winnetka
Neighborhood of Los Angeles

Winnetka as mapped by the Los Angeles Times
Winnetka

Location within Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley

Coordinates: 34°12′30″N 118°34′31″W / 34.20833°N 118.57528°W / 34.20833; -118.57528

Winnetka is a neighborhood in the west-central San Fernando Valley in the city of Los Angeles. It is a highly diverse area, both for the city and for Los Angeles County, with a relatively large percentage of Hispanic and Asian people.

Winnetka was founded in 1922 as a small farming community. Today there are six public and three private schools in the area, a recreation center, two pocket parks and a city-operated child-care center.

Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 40,943 residents in the 4.78-square-mile Winnetka neighborhood, or 9,286 people per square mile, about an average population density for the city. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 54,825. In 2000 the median age for residents was 32, considered average for city and county neighborhoods.[1]

The neighborhood was considered "highly diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles. The breakdown was Latinos, 40.6%; whites, 36.1%; Asians, 15.5%; blacks, 4.3%; and others, 3.5%. Mexico (34.5%) and the Philippines (10.9%) were the most common places of birth for the 41.4% of the residents who were born abroad—an average percentage for Los Angeles.[1]

The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $62,435, considered average for the city and county. The percentage of households earning $40,000 to $60,000 in 2000 was high for the county. Renters occupied 48.3% of the housing stock and house- or apartment-owners held 51.7%.[1]

Geography

Winnetka is bounded on the north by Chatsworth, on the northeast by Northridge, on the east by Reseda, on the south by Woodland Hills and on the west by Canoga Park.[2][3]

Education

A total of 21.9% of Winnetka residents aged 25 and older have earned a four-year degree, which is considered an average figure for both the city and the county.[1] Schools located in the neighborhood are:[4]

Public

Private

History

Platt Building, also known as The Victorian, 19725 Sherman Way, Winnetka

In 1920, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce requested that Charles Weeks come to the San Fernando Valley to establish a series of one-acre egg farms. The farms would be based on the successful formula Weeks developed in East Palo Alto, California. The "poultry colony" Weeks created in the Winnetka area of the valley eventually developed into a small farming community named Weeks Poultry Colony. Later Weeks renamed the colony Winnetka, after a farm he owned in Winnetka, Illinois.[5]

Parks and recreation centers

Government and services

Government

Services

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Winnetka," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  2. ↑ Colored map, Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  3. ↑ San Fernando Valley, Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  4. ↑ "Winnetka Schools," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  5. ↑ CSUN digital-library
  6. ↑ "Winnetka Recreation Center." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Quimby Park." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
  8. ↑ "." City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. Retrieved on May 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Winnetka Child Care Center." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Post Office Location - WINNETKA." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
  11. ↑ LAPD online, Devonshire
  12. ↑ LAPD online, West San Fernando Valley,

Coordinates: 34°12′30″N 118°34′31″W / 34.20833°N 118.57528°W / 34.20833; -118.57528

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