About HARBOR CITY, CA
Harbor City is a community within Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 24,640. Harbor City is part of the Los Angeles region known as the South Bay, and is a perfect illustration of the great contrast that exists within the region: Harbor City is nestled at the foot of the wealthy region of Palos Verdes and the upper middle class suburb of Torrance, but also borders the distinct working class city of Lomita and the more diverse working class areas of Wilmington and San Pedro. Harbor City is a small subdivision of the city of Los Angeles with a mix of race, class, and social status. Some parts of Harbor City, notably those that border Torrance and Palos Verdes, are home to upper middle class suburbs, while other regions, particularly those bordered by Lomita Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway north and south and by Normandie Avenue and Vermont Avenue on the east/west, are particularly are low middle class.
Recently, the community has been heavily featured in statewide and national news for the discovery of an alligator within the heavily urban community's Machado Lake.
Harbor City is located in the southern part of the city of Los Angeles, and part of the South Bay region. It is bordered on the north by Sepulveda Boulevard, the east by Figueroa Street, the south by Anaheim Street/Palos Verdes Drive North, and to the west by Western Avenue. A smaller, more affluent section of Harbor City referred to as "Harbor Hills" is bordered by Anaheim Street to the north/northeast, Western Avenue to the west and Palos Verdes Drive North to the south near the Wilmington border. Although the city has been described as high in poverty and rate before, recent years have shown that the city's security has increased due to police enforcement. Also, the construction of condominiums, houses, apartments and renovations of old buildings have brought in new citizens, which make the city feel safer.
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City of Harbor City, CA official site
City of Harbor City, CA Chamber of Commerce
City of Harbor City, CA newspaper
County of Harbor City, CA official site
State of California official site