Encino is a neighborhood in the

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region of

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History

Etymology

The name Encino is the misspelling in masculine of Encina, the Spanish word for "holm oak” (

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). The Spanish name reflects the original Tongva-language name for the village of Siutcanga, which can be translated to "the place of the oaks."

Early history

In 1769, the Spanish

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, first Europeans to see inland areas of California, traveled north through

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into the San Fernando Valley on August 5 and stayed two nights at the Tongva village of Siutcanga ("the place of the oaks") near what is now Los Encinos State Historic Park. Fray

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, a Franciscan missionary traveling with the expedition, named the valley "El Valle de Santa Catalina de Bolonia de Los Encinos" (The Valley of St. Catherine of Bologna of the Oaks). All of Crespi's name was later dropped except "Encino". Rancho Los Encinos (''Ranch of Holm Oaks'') was established in 1845 when a large parcel of former Mission San Fernando land was granted to three

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by governor

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. Many ranchos were created after the secularization of the California missions, which began in 1834. Encino derives its name from the rancho.

Geography

Encino is situated in the central portion of the southern

and on the north slope of the

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. It is flanked on the north by Reseda,

Lake Balboa Lake Balboa is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. The area was previously part of Van Nuys.Sepulveda Basin, on the east by Sherman Oaks, on the south by Brentwood, and on the west by Tarzana.
Colored map, Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''

Climate

Demographics

The 2000 U.S. census counted 41,905 residents in the Encino neighborhood — , among the lowest population density, population densities for the city but average for the county. In 2008, the city estimated that the resident population had increased to 44,581. In 2000, the median age for residents was 42, considered old for city and county neighborhoods; the percentages of residents aged 50 and older were among the county's highest.
"Encino," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times'' The neighborhood demographic breakdown was Non-Hispanic Whites, Whites, 80.1%;

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, 8.5%; Asians, 4.9%; Blacks, 2.4%; and others, 4.1%.

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(30.1%) and

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(6.4%) were the most common places of birth for the 32.8% of the residents who were born abroad—an average percentage for Los Angeles. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $78,529, considered high for the city. The percentage of households that earned $125,000 and up was high for

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. The average household size of 2.3 people was low when compared to the rest of the city and the county. Renters occupied 38.4% of the housing stock and house- or apartment-owners held 61.6%. The percentages of divorced residents and of widowed men and women were among the county's highest. In 2000 military veterans amounted to 10.6% of the population, a high rate for the county.

Economy

The local economy provides jobs primarily in health care (including one of two Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center hospitals), social services, and professional services (accounting and financial services, real estate, and legal) sectors. There are approximately 3,800 businesses employing about 27,000 people at an annual payroll of $1.4 billion.

Arts and culture

Attractions

The Encino

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has provided an outdoor oval bicycle racing track since 1961. Los Encinos State Historic Park features historic buildings, a small museum, and picnic grounds. In 2009 it faced closure due to California's budget crisis. The Park remains open today. The Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area is a large area with multiple golf courses, tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, bike paths, and a lake bordered by about 2,000 Pink Cloud cherry trees that blossom in the spring. Encino Park was founded around 1937 and has a playground, as well as basketball courts and two lighted tennis courts. For over a millennium, the area known as Encino was the home of a massive California live oak known as the Encino Oak Tree. It is possible that Encino is named because of this particular tree. (''Encino'' is the Spanish word for "evergreen" or "holm oak.") It was known for its size and longevity. The tree died on February 7, 1998, after an

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storm felled it. Today there is a monument to the tree at the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Louise Avenue where the Encino Oak once stood.

Parks and recreation

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operates the Los Encinos State Historic Park in Encino. The park includes the original nine-room de la Ossa Adobe, the Garnier Building, a blacksmith shop, a pond, and a natural spring. The Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, located in Encino, includes the Woodley Worel/Magnus Cricket Complex. Also included in the basin is the Encino Golf Course and the Balboa Golf Course. The Balboa Sports Complex in Encino includes a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, a lighted football field, a lighted handball court, an indoor gymnasium without weights and with a capacity for 400 people, an unlighted soccer field, lighted tennis courts which can be used as Pickleball courts, and lighted volleyball courts. The Sepulveda Basin Off-leash Dog Park is a

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in Encino. The dog park has of leash-free dog area, a small dog area, an on-leash picnic area, 100 parking spots, and public telephones. The Sepulveda Garden Center, a community garden area in Encino, has about of land and 420 garden plots.

Government

Encino is in

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district 3 and Los Angeles City Council District 4. It is also represented within the city of

by the Encino Neighborhood Council, an advisory body.

Education

Schools within the Encino boundaries are:

Public

Encino is served by the

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. * Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter School (K-8 school) * Encino Charter Elementary School * Emelita Street Elementary School * Fred E. Lull Special Education Center * Lanai Road Elementary School

Private

* Westmark School * Holy Martyrs Armenian High School/Ferrahian * Crespi Carmelite High School * Valley Beth Shalom

Media

The movie '' Fast Times At Ridgemont High'' filmed several scenes in Encino

Notable people

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Bud Abbott William Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello. Early life Abbott was born in Asbury Park, New Jer ...

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Steve Allen Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American television and radio personality, comedian, musician, composer, writer, and actor. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-creator and ...

, actor, author *

Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 19 ...

, actor * Daniel Amen, psychiatrist, born in Encino *

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-tim ...

, singer-songwriter * Gilbert Arenas, former NBA player * David Arquette, actor * Catherine Bach, actress *

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, actor * Colleen Ballinger, actress, comedian, singer *

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, comedian *

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, author * Reggie Bush, former NFL player * Richard Carlson, actor and film director * Jack Carson, actor *

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

, country singer *

Dana Carvey Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, screenwriter and producer. Carvey is best known for his seven seasons on ''Saturday Night Live'', from 1986 to 1993, which earned him five consecutive Pri ...

, actor-comedian * Richard Crenna, actor * James Charles, makeup artist, influencer * Kelly Carlson, singer and talk-show host * Marie Currie, singer and actress, born in Encino * Sondra Currie, actress *

Olivia Culpo Olivia Frances Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American model, actress, and media personality. Culpo has won Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA 2012, and Miss Universe 2012. Early life and education Olivia Frances Culpo was born on May 8, 1992, ...

, model * Lenny Dykstra, professional athlete *

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, bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor * Alice Faye, actress * David Forst, general manager of Oakland Athletics *

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, actress *

Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American actor often referred to as the "King of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". He appeared in more than 60 Film, motion pictures across a variety of Film genre, genres dur ...

, actor * David Gregory, television journalist"David Gregory's Jewish roots, and how they define him" by Steve North
Jewish Journal. November 5, 2015. *

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, musician *

Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman. Gomez began her career as a child actress, appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), a ...

, singer and actor * Alyson Hannigan, actress * Phil Harris, musician *

Phil Hartman Philip Edward Hartman (; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, and his family moved to the United States when he w ...

, actor *

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musician. * David Hasselhoff, actor and singer * Chick Hearn, sportscaster * Edward Everett Horton, actor *

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, actor, director and producer *

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, rapper and actor * Jackson family, musical group * Izza, singer and rapper * Samuel L. Jackson, actor and producer * Kelly Johnson, engineer, Lockheed Aircraft executive *

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, singer and actor *

Victoria Justice Victoria Justice (born February 19, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She rose to fame on Nickelodeon, playing Lola Martinez on the comedy drama series '' Zoey 101'' (2005–2008) and Tori Vega on the sitcom '' Victorious'' (2010–20 ...

, actress and singer * Daren Kagasoff, actor, born in Encino *

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, rapper *

Lisa Kudrow Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( ; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom ''Friends'', which aired from 1994 to 2004. The series earned her Primetime Emmy A ...

, actress *

Ted Greene Theodore Greene (September 26, 1946 – July 23, 2005) was an American fingerstyle guitarist, columnist, session musician and educator in Encino, California, Encino, California. Career Greene began his own guitar studies at the age of 11, and w ...

, jazz guitarist, music educator

L–Z

Nick Lachey Nicholas Scott Lachey ( ; born November 9, 1973) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, producer, TV personality and host. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling boyband 98 Degrees and later starred in the reality ser ...

, singer * Tim Laker, professional baseball player * Robin Lane, rock singer/songwriter *

Martin Lawrence Martin Fitzgerald LawrenceStated in interview on '' Inside the Actors Studio'' (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. Lawrence began his career doing comedy shows, including in '' The Improv''. After his first acting role in t ...

, actor and comedian *

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, actress *

Julie London Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch song, torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty album ...

, actress * Sean McVay, head coach of the

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* Jayne Meadows, actor, author * Leighton Meester, actress and singer *

Idina Menzel Idina Kim Menzel ( ; ; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in Musical theatre, musicals on Broadway theatre, Broadway, she has been Honorific nicknames in popular music, nicknamed the "Queen of ...

, singer *

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, financier; born in Encino *

Mahbod Moghadam Mahbod Moghadam ( – March 25, 2024) was an American internet entrepreneur. In 2009, he, Tom Lehman and Ilan Zechory co-founded Rap Genius (now Genius), a website on which users can submit annotations and interpretations of song lyrics and othe ...

, internet entrepreneur *

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, singer *

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, actress *

Stephanie Niznik Stephanie Lynne Niznik (May 20, 1967 – June 23, 2019) was an American film, television, and theatre actress, most famous for her role as Nina Feeney on '' Everwood''. Early life and career Niznik grew up in Brewer, Maine, and was co-valedicto ...

, actress *

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, race car driver * Kelly Paris, baseball player; born in Encino * Candace Parker and Shelden Williams, basketball stars *

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, NBA player *

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, YouTuber, actor, and director *

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, journalist *

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, singer-songwriter *

Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded ...

, actor and comedian"Comedian Richard Pryor Dead at 65 — Groundbreaking Black U.S. Comedian Richard Pryor Has Died after Almost 20 Years with Multiple Sclerosis"
December 10, 2005. ''

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''. Retrieved January 11, 2010. * Jeff Rake, producer and screenwriter * Billy Ray (born 1971), screenwriter and film director *

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, physicist and astronaut; born in Encino *

Jenni Rivera Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and producer known for her work within the regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda (music), ...

, singer *

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, musician * Kenny Smith, NBA player and TNT host * Kader Sylla, professional skateboarder * Joy Taylor, media personality and television host for

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* Bob Thomas, Hollywood reporter and author *

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, actor *

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, actor *

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, guitarist *

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, singer *

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, former

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player and coach *

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, actor and director * Deryck Whibley,

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member *

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, actor and director *

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, pianist *

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, member of

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, basketball coach

In popular culture

*The 1992 movie '' Encino Man'' revolves around two geeky teenagers from Encino who discover a caveman in their backyard, frozen in a block of ice where he has to learn to live in the 20th century while teaching the teenagers about life *

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's 2021 movie '' Licorice Pizza'' is largely set in 1970s Encino

Gallery

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, Encino Executive Plaza, Ventura Blvd. and Hayvenhurst Statuary, Ventura Boulevard.JPG,

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on Ventura Boulevard Lake Balboa.jpg, Lake Balboa, an artificial lake in Encino's Balboa Park Garnier House, Rancho Encino, 1900.jpg, Rancho Los Encinos, part of the town's original namesake, 1900

References

Works cited

* * * * * * * * * * Johnson, Clarence L.; Smith, Maggie (1985). ''More than My Share of It All''. Smithsonian Institution.

External links

"A history rooted in farms and film stars", ''Los Angeles Times'', Real Estate section, Neighborly Advice column, 17 July 2005
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