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Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay (southwestern) region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has 1.5 miles of shorefront beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on Santa Monica Bay, such as those of its neighbors Redondo Beach on the North and Palos Verdes Estates on the South. Torrance enjoys a moderate year-round climate with warm temperatures, sea breezes, low humidity and an average rainfall of 12.55 inches per year.

The Torrance population was 149,111 as of the 2009 California Population Estimate, the eighth largest city in Los Angeles County, and the 35th largest in the state of California. This residential and light-high tech.industries city has 90,000 street trees and 30 city parks. Torrance is the birthplace of the AYSO - American Youth Soccer Organization.

Torrance Economy
Torrance is home to the U.S. headquarters of two of the three largest Japanese automakers, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (overseas office of Toyota), and American Honda Motor Company. Robinson Helicopters are designed and built in Torrance as are Honeywell's Garrett turbochargers, used on automobile engines worldwide.

As a major oil-producing region, Torrance was once dotted with thousands of oil wells and oil derricks. Though the oil wells are not as common as they once were, the ExxonMobil refinery in the north end of the city is responsible for much of Southern California's gasoline supply. Torrance was also an important hub and shop site of the Pacific Electric Railway.

Torrance has a busy general aviation airport, originally named simply "Torrance Airport" and since renamed Zamperini Field after local track star, World War II hero and Torrance High graduate Louis Zamperini. The airport handles approximately 175,000 annual take-offs and landings (473 per day), down from the 1974 record of 428,000 operations. Airport noise abatement is a major local issue. In 2007 the Western Museum of Flight moved to Zamperini Field.

Torrance is also home to the world headquarters of Sunrider International, as well as the U.S. Headquarters of numerous leading automotive aftermarket companies, including: Alpine Electronics, Speed Star Racing Wheels, Tanabe Racing Development, Koyo radiators, Stoptech brakes, Cosworth, and Edelbrock.

Torrance is also home to the main bakery facility for King's Hawaiian, the dominant brand of Hawaiian bread in North America.

The footwear companies Lakai and Globe also have headquarters in Torrance. Electronics manufacturer Panasonic has a plant manufacturing DVD-RAM and Blu-Ray media in Torrance. The United States division of Japanese videogame company Tecmo is also headquartered in Torrance. TabletKiosk, manufacturer of Tablet PCs, UMPCs and Mobile Computing Accessories is headquartered in Torrance.

Torrance Education
Public schools Torrance Unified School District (TUSD) was established as a school district in 1947 and unified in 1948. The district encompasses all of the City of Torrance, bordered by the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the south, the cities of Redondo Beach and Gardena on the north, the City of Carson on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The district's jurisdiction includes approximately 21 square miles, and it operates 17 elementary schools, eight middle schools, five high schools (one of which is a continuation school), three adult education centers, and a child development center.

The Torrance Unified School District's five high schools are Torrance High, North High, South High, West High, and Shery High. Area districts have created the Southern California Regional Occupational Center (SCROC) to teach technical classes to their students and to local adults. TUSD is a participant feeder district of the California Academy of Mathematics and Science or CAMS, a mathematics and science magnet high school, administered by the Long Beach Unified School District.

Private schools Two private high schools are also located in Torrance: Bishop Montgomery High School (administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles) and Pacific Lutheran High School. Eight private elementary/middle schools are in Torrance: Ascension Lutheran School, Riviera Hall Lutheran School, Riviera Methodist School, South Bay Junior Academy, Nativity Catholic School, First Lutheran School, St James Catholic School and St Catherine Laboure Catholic School.

Colleges and universities Torrance lies within the El Camino Community College District and El Camino College uses a Torrance mailing address, but the campus is actually located just outside the city limits in the unincorporated Los Angeles county area known as El Camino Village.


Torrance CA Area Information

Torrance CA Community Characteristics and Facts
  • Total Crime Risk: 84.0 (100 = National Average)
  • Population: 135,180
  • Population Growth Since 2000: -2.01%
  • Annual Max Avg. Temperature: 75 F
  • Annual Min Avg. Temperature: 57 F
  • Male Median Age: 39 years
  • Female Median Age: 41.1 years
  • Median Household Income: $73,088
  • Highest Education Level Attained: High School 20.39%, Bachelors 26.4%, Grad School 12.34%

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2010 Population Growth and Population Statistics Torrance, CA California
Total Population 135,180 37,173,104
Square Miles 20.60 155,959.34
Population Density 6,561.00 238.40
Population Change Since 1990 0.97% 24.95%
Population Change Since 2000 -2.01% 9.75%
Forecasted Population Change by 2014 1.12% 5.33%
Population Male 65,992 48.82% 18,634,277 50.13%
Population Female 69,188 51.18% 18,538,827 49.87%
Median Age 40.10 33.40

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2010 Weather Summary Torrance, CA California
Weather Index 199 196
Annual Maximum Avg. Temperature 75.0 °F 72.0 °F
Annual Minimum Avg. Temperature 57.0 °F 51.0 °F
Annual Avg. Temperature 66.0 °F 61.5 °F
Annual Heating Degree Days (Tot Degrees < 65) 1,154 2,502
Annual Cooling Degree Days (Tot Degrees > 65) 1,537 1,229
Percent of Possible Sunshine 73 74
Mean Sky Cover (Sunrise to Sunset - Out of 10) 4 5
Mean Number of Days Clear (Out of 365 Days) 186 167
Mean Number of Days Rain (Out of 365 Days) 35 55
Mean Number of Days Snow (Out of 365 Days) 0 0
Avg. Annual Precipitation (Total Inches) 15.00" 17.00"
Avg. Annual Snowfall (Total Inches) 0.00" 1.00"

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