Rolling Hills is a city on the
Palos Verdes Peninsula
The Palos Verdes Peninsula (''Palos Verdes'', Spanish for "Green Sticks") is a landform and a geographic sub-region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, within southwestern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. Located in the Sou ...
, in
Los Angeles County, California
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, United States. Rolling Hills is a
gated community
A gated community (or walled community) is a form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences ...
with private roads with three entry gates. Homes are single-story 19th century California ranch or Spanish haciendas exemplified by architect
Wallace Neff
Edwin Wallace Neff (January 28, 1895 – June 8, 1982) was an architect based in Southern California and was largely responsible for developing the region's distinct architectural style referred to as "California" style. Neff was a student of ...
. Incorporated in 1957, Rolling Hills maintains a
rural
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and
equestrian
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Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
Examples of this are:
*Equestrian sports
*Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...
character, with no
traffic light
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s, multi-acre lots with ample space between homes, and wide equestrian paths along streets and property lines.
Rolling Hills has the third highest median house value in the United States.
Homes are required to have white exterior paint.
Homeowners are also required to maintain horse property on their lots, or at minimum keep land where stalls could be built.
The community was developed by
A. E. Hanson, who also developed
Hidden Hills
''Hidden Hills'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2002 to January 21, 2003, during the 2002 fall line up. Based on the book ''Surviving Suburbia'', the series was created by Peter Segal and Ric Swart ...
.
Residents work, shop, attend school, and obtain other services in the other towns on the
Palos Verdes Peninsula
The Palos Verdes Peninsula (''Palos Verdes'', Spanish for "Green Sticks") is a landform and a geographic sub-region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, within southwestern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. Located in the Sou ...
as the only commercially zoned land within the city is occupied by the Rolling Hills City Hall, Rolling Hills Community Association, and
LA County Fire Department
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, hazardous materials response services and emergency medical response services for the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County ...
Station 56. As of the
2020 census, the city population was 1,739, down from 1,860 at the
2010 census.
Geography
![José Loreto Sepúlveda](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Jos%C3%A9_Loreto_Sep%C3%BAlveda.jpg)
The city borders
Rolling Hills Estates
Rolling Hills Estates is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. On the northern side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, facing Torrance, Rolling Hills Estates is mostly residential. Incorporated in 1957, Rolling Hills Estates has ...
to the north and
Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes (Spanish for "Green Sticks Ranch") is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California atop the bluffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, neighboring other cities in the Palos Verdes Hills, including Palos Verdes Estate ...
on all other sides (including the empty
Portuguese Bend
The Portuguese Bend region is the largest area of natural vegetation remaining on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, in Los Angeles County, California.
Though once slated for development including the projected route of Crenshaw Boulevard, the area ...
landslide area to the south).
Rolling Hills is located at (33.759350, −118.341550).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
At the 2000 census, Rolling Hills was the 21st richest place in the United States (based upon per capita income), and 4th richest for places with a population of at least 1,000.
2010
At the
2010 census Rolling Hills had a population of 1,860. The population density was . The racial makeup of Rolling Hills was 1,437 (77.3%) White (74.1% Non-Hispanic White), 29 (1.6%) African American, 5 (0.3%) Native American, 303 (16.3%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 24 (1.3%) from other races, and 60 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 102 people (5.5%).
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 663 households, 199 (30.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 491 (74.1%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 27 (4.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 21 (3.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 11 (1.7%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 9 (1.4%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 98 households (14.8%) were one person and 66 (10.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.81. There were 539 families (81.3% of households); the average family size was 3.08.
The age distribution was 404 people (21.7%) under the age of 18, 109 people (5.9%) aged 18 to 24, 191 people (10.3%) aged 25 to 44, 643 people (34.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 513 people (27.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 51.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
There were 663 occupied housing units at an average density of , of which 635 were owner-occupied, and 28 were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%. 1,778 people (95.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 82 people (4.4%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the
2000 census there were 1,871 people in 645 households, including 554 families, in the city. The population density was 607.7 inhabitants per square mile (234.5/km). There were 682 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup
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of the city was 79.8% White, 2.0% African American, 14.0% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5%.
Of the 645 households 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.6% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 12.4% of households were one person and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.11.
The age distribution was 25.9% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% 65 or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median household income was in excess of $200,000, as was the median family income. Males had a median income in excess of $100,000 versus $52,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $111,031. None of the families and 1.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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. No one under 18 or older than 65 was living below the poverty line.
Education
The city is served by
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) is a school district headquartered in Palos Verdes Estates, California with facilities in all four cities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
History
The Palos Verdes School District (PVSD) form ...
. PVPUSD schools have constantly ranked among the best in California and the nation. Since 2013, the ''
Washington Post
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'' has consistently recognized Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in the publication's list of "America's Most Challenging Schools" and once listed it as the 8th best public or private high school in the nation. School data website, niche.com ranked Palos Verdes Peninsula High School #9 of California's best public high schools of 2016. The prestigious
Chadwick School
Chadwick School is a nonsectarian independent K-12 day school located in an unincorporated area on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Specifically it is located at the top of the neighborhood referred t ...
is an independent 45 acre, K-12 private school that also serves the area. According to Business Insider, in 2014 niche.com named Chadwick as one of the top private high schools in America.
Politics
In 2009, Rolling Hills had the third highest percentage of registered Republicans of any city in California, with 61.3% of its 1,441 registered voters registered as Republicans. 19.4% of voters were registered Democrats, and 16.3% "declined to state."
As of February 10, 2021, there were 1,577 registered voters in Rolling Hills, California. Of these voters, 737 (46.73%) were registered with the Republican party, 388 (24.60%) were registered with the Democratic Party, 357 (22.64%) were not affiliated with a political party, and 95 (6.02%) were registered with a third party. According to that same report, Rolling Hills is one of only ten incorporated municipalities in Los Angeles County that has more registered Republicans than registered Democrats, out of 87 total.
Rolling Hills has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential and gubernatorial election since its incorporation, often by large margins. In 2016, Los Angeles County gave
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
roughly 21% of the vote, and Rolling Hills was one of only five cities in Los Angeles County that was carried by Trump.
In 2020, the city supported Trump's re-election bid by a margin of 11.84%. This was the lowest margin of victory for a Republican presidential candidate since Rolling Hills's formal incorporation as a city.
Government
Rolling Hills was incorporated in 1957. It has a
council-manager form of government. The
city council
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consists of five members, one of whom is appointed mayor on an annual basis.
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State and federal representation
In the California State Legislature
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, Rolling Hills is in , and in .
In the United States House of Representatives
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, Rolling Hills is in .
Services
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), officially the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, is a law enforcement agency serving Los Angeles County, California. LASD is the largest sheriff's department in the United States a ...
(LASD) operates the Lomita Station in Lomita
Lomita (Spanish for "Little hill") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,921 at the 2020 census, up from 20,256 at the 2010 census.
History
The Spanish Empire had expanded into this area when the ...
, serving Rolling Hills.
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (abbreviated DHS and LADHS) operates the public hospitals and clinics in Los Angeles County, and is the United States' second largest municipal health system, after NYC Health + Hospitals.
DHS op ...
operates the Torrance Health Center in Harbor Gateway
The Harbor Gateway is a in the Los Angeles Harbor Region, in the southern part of the city. The neighborhood is narrow and long, running along a north-south axis. Its unusual shape has given it the alternative name of "the Shoestring Strip". T ...
, Los Angeles, near Torrance and serving Rolling Hills.
Notable people
* Tracy Austin
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, former world #1 tennis player and two-time US Open winner
* Colin Baxter
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He has also ...
, professional football player
* Brandon Holt
Brandon Holt (born April 6, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. Holt has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 211, achieved on 7 November 2022. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 473, achieved on 10 Febr ...
, professional tennis player and son of Tracy Austin
Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born December 12, 1962) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. She won three Grand Slam titles: the women's singles titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens, and the mixed doubles title at the 1980 Wimbledon ...
.
* Parnelli Jones
Rufus Parnell Jones (born August 12, 1933) is an American former professional racing driver and racing team owner. He is notable for his accomplishments while competing in the Indianapolis 500 and the Baja 1000 desert race. In 1962, he became the ...
, former professional race car driver and Indy car team owner
* Erik Lorig
Erik Lorig (born November 17, 1986) is a former American football Fullback who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
He played defensive end in college football at Stanford, where he sometimes played both ways as a Tight End ...
(born 1986), NFL football player
* Alex McLeod, TV personality and host of Trading Spaces
''Trading Spaces'' is an hour-long American television reality program that originally aired from 2000 to 2008 on the cable channels TLC and Discovery Home. The format of the show was based on the BBC TV series ''Changing Rooms''. The first ...
* Greg Popovich, founder and owner of Castle Rock Winery
* Frank D. Robinson, founder of Robinson Helicopter Company
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* Steve Sarkisian
Stephen Sarkisian (born March 8, 1974)Stephens, Ken. – "QB GENEALOGY – Steve Sarkisian is latest in long line of talented BYU quarterbacks". –
FUN FACT, Sarkisian’s father is actually Texas Tech Head Coach, Joey McGuire.
''Dallas Mo ...
, former University of Southern California
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head football coach
* John Tu, co-founder of Kingston Technology
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, a privately held, multinational computer technology corporation.
* Ethan Walden Brown, founder, president, and CEO of Beyond Meat
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Ethan Brown founded the company in ...
.
See also
* List of largest houses in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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* List of largest houses in the United States
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References
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