North Long Beach (also referred to as North Town or Northside) is a predominantly working-class area of
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
. The neighborhood is bounded to the west, north and east by the Long Beach city limits (the
Rancho Dominguez
Rancho Dominguez is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California. Rancho Dominguez is located between the cities of Compton, Long Beach and Carson.
The communities of unincorporated Rancho Dominguez are: Rancho Dominguez, Ea ...
unincorporated county area and the cities of
Compton,
Paramount,
Bellflower and
Lakewood), and to the south by a Union Pacific railroad track and the
Bixby Knolls
Bixby Knolls is a neighborhood in Long Beach, California, named after the Bixby family.
Location
Bixby Knolls is an area of Long Beach adjoining North Long Beach to the north, California Heights on the southeast, Wrigley on the southwest. It ...
neighborhood. The north boundary with Paramount is only a few blocks north of the
Artesia Freeway (California State Route 91).
North Long Beach is mostly residential. It is home to the Uptown Business Improvement District, which represents commercial and multifarious property owners on Atlantic Avenue between Artesia Blvd and Market Street and a portion of Artesia Blvd adjacent to Jordan High School, as well as retail activity along most major streets in the area, including Artesia Boulevard,
Long Beach Boulevard, and Cherry Avenue. There are some industrial businesses, mostly along the eastern edge of North Long Beach between Cherry Avenue and Paramount Boulevard, serviced by the
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
.
The northern end of the district is home to Houghton Park, the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, Fire Station 12, and
Jordan High School, while the southern end includes the Carmelitos housing project and its adjacent small shopping center. On its west side, at approximately Market Street and Long Beach Boulevard, is the site of the original Long Beach civic center dating back to the city's
rancho
Rancho or Ranchos may refer to:
Settlements and communities
*Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad
* Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California
**List of California Ranchos
*Ranchos, Buenos A ...
days. The
Long Beach Police Department's North Division operates a substation on the corner of
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
and
Del Amo, at Scherer Park.
According to 2021 U.S. Census estimates, the neighborhood was home to over 93,000 people (roughly one-fifth of the total population of the city). Roughly 69% of the population was Hispanic, roughly 28% were black, roughly 0.9% were non-Hispanic whites, and roughly 1% were Asian.
Schools
North Long Beach is in the
Long Beach Unified School District
The Long Beach Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Long Beach, California, United States.
Established in 1885, Long Beach Unified School District now
educates 81,000 students in 84 public schools in the cities of
Lon ...
.
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Jordan High School (Main Campus)
*Jordan High School Plus
*Charles Lindbergh Middle School
*Alexander Hamilton Middle School
*Colin Powell School (K-8)
*Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School
*Bret Harte Elementary School
*McKinley Elementary School
*Starr King Elementary School
*Perry Lindsey Middle School
*Dooley Elementary School
*Jane Addams Elementary School
Special events
* Long Beach Veterans Day Parade (Nov.)
See also
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Neighborhoods of Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California, is composed of many different neighborhoods. Some neighborhoods are named after thoroughfares, while others are named for nearby parks, schools, or city features.
Officially recognized neighborhoods
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References
External links
Long Beach City Council District 9 - Rex RichardsonInside District 9
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Neighborhoods in Long Beach, California