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Del Rey (
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for "of the King") is a neighborhood in the
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, surrounded on three sides by
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. Within it lie a police station, the largest public housing complex on the Westside, a public
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and six public elementary schools. It is served by a
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and a
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. Del Rey, with a 32,000+ population, has a large number of military veterans.


Geography

According to the
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project of the ''Los Angeles Times,'' Del Rey is surrounded on the northwest, north, northeast and east by
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, on the southeast by
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, on the southwest and west by
Marina del Rey Marina del Rey (Spanish language, Spanish for "Marina of the King") is an unincorporated area, unincorporated seaside community in Los Angeles County, California, with an eponymous harbor that is a major boating and water recreation destination ...
and on the northwest by
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. Its southern bound touches the northeast corner of
Playa del Rey Playa del Rey (Spanish for "Beach of the King") is a seaside community in the Santa Monica Bay and the Westside region of Los Angeles, California. It has a ZIP code of 90293 and area codes of 310 and 424. As of 2018, the community had a populat ...
and a small unincorporated residential area called
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.
"Westside," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''

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Street and other boundaries are: the
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line on the northwest, and northeast,
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and Centinela Creek on the southeast and Lincoln Boulevard on the southwest."Del Rey," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''
/ref>''The Thomas Guide: Los Angeles County,'' 2004, pages 671 and 672 It is further divided into 8 census tracts that form the Del Rey Neighborhood Council's Areas A through H.


History

The neighborhood was developed as a result of the Redondo Beach via Playa Del Rey streetcar line that was established in 1902 from Culver City to the new beach resort of Playa Del Rey. Well into the 1950s, Del Rey was centered around market gardens. Summer celery was a successful crop. The old streetcar/freight line was redeveloped into
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in the 1990s.


Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 28,010 residents in the 2.45-square-mile Del Rey neighborhood—an average of 11,420 people per square mile, about the norm for Los Angeles; in 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 32,976. The median age for residents was 35, considered the average for Los Angeles; the percentage of residents aged 19 through 34 was among the county's highest. The neighborhood was highly diverse ethnically. The breakdown was
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, 44.3%;
whites White is a racialized classification of people and a skin color specifier, generally used for people of European origin, although the definition can vary depending on context, nationality, and point of view. Description of populations as " ...
, 34.0%; Asians, 14.1%;
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, 4.4%, and others, 3.2%. Mexico (53.3%) and the Philippines (7.0%) were the most common places of birth for the 37.9% of the residents who were born abroad—about an average figure for Los Angeles. Since its inception, the neighborhood has been home to large communities of Mexican-American and Japanese-American residents. This was noted in
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plans in the 1930s, which gave the neighborhood a low rating due to the lack of enforced racial segregation. Many residents of Japanese descent were forced to leave as part of the Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. A monument has been installed on the corner of Venice and Lincoln Boulevards in nearby Venice, where Japanese residents were ordered to board buses to the internment camps. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $62,259, an average figure for Los Angeles. The average household size of 2.5 people was about the same as the city as a whole. Renters occupied 55.2% of the housing stock and house- or apartment owners held 44.8%. The percentages of never-married men (42.9%) and divorced women (12.7%) were among the county's highest. In 2000, there were 1,846 veterans, or 8.4%, a high rate for Los Angeles.


Police service

The
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operates the Pacific Community Police Station at 12312 Culver Boulevard, 90066, serving the neighborhood as well as Westchester and Venice.


Fire service

Del Rey is served by the
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. Station 67 is located within Del Rey on Playa Vista Drive. Parts of Del Rey are also served by LAFD Station 63 (Venice) and Station 62 (Mar Vista).


Education

Thirty percent of Del Rey residents aged 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by 2000, an average figure for both the city and the county. The schools within Del Rey are as follows:
"Del Rey Schools," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''
* Culver City Christian School, private elementary, 11312 Washington Boulevard * Stoner Avenue Elementary School,
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, 11735 Braddock Drive * ICEF Vista Elementary Academy,
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, 4471 Inglewood Boulevard * Braddock Drive Elementary School, LAUSD, 4711 Inglewood Boulevard * Short Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 12814 Maxella Avenue * Marina del Rey Middle School, LAUSD, 12500 Braddock Drive * Ocean Charter School, charter elementary, 12606 Culver Boulevard * Goethe International Charter School, charter elementary, 12500 Braddock Drive


References and notes


External links


Del Rey Neighborhood Council

Del Rey Residents Association


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