Winnetka, Los Angeles, California
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The Winnetka district of Los Angeles, California, is a suburb in the Western part of the San Fernando Valley. Winnetka is bordered by Canoga Park on the west, Woodland Hills on the south, Chatsworth to the north, and Reseda to the east. Major throughfares include Winnetka Avenue, Roscoe Boulevard, Sherman Way, Saticoy Avenue and Vanowen Street.
History
Named by Charles Weeks for his local poultry business that he named after another that he owned in Winnetka, Illinois.Before World War II, this area was rural (as was Chatsworth).
The district of Winnetka was originally part of Canoga Park, but later it was separated into its own district of the city of Los Angeles.
Facts
- Population in 2000: 43,774 (In 1990: 39,261)
- Racial components: 39.1% Latino, 37.6% White, 16.2% Asian, 3.7% African American, 2.9% Multi-Racial, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander
- ZIP postal code: 91306
- USPS Deliveries
- *Residential: 13,839
- *Business: 450
- Median household income: $49,064
- Dun & Bradstreet businesses: 1,002
- L.A. city parks: 2
- Location: 34.2092 N, 118.57492 W
- Telephone Area Code: 818
- California Congressional District: 27
- Representative to the United States House of Representatives: Congressman Brad Sherman
References
- United States Census Bureau's 2000 census
External links
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- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Windows Live Local]
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