Los Angeles Almanac - Demographics, History, Statistics

Latest Population Estimates

Los Angeles County: 10,363,850
City of Los Angeles: 4,045,873
January 1, 2008 estimates

Source: California Dept. of Finance; Demographic Research Unit

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Did You Know?

Fort Tejon Earthquake

The most intense earthquake experienced in the Los Angeles area (and one of the most intense in the nation, for that matter) was the Fort Tejon earthquake that exploded along the San Andreas Fault north of Los Angeles on February 9, 1857. The quake was believed to have measured 7.9 to 8.0 on the Richter Magnitude Scale! This magnitude ranks as a "Great Quake" where, in heavily populated areas, tremendous destruction and loss of life occurs. Despite the magnitude of this monster, only two people were reported to have lost their lives. The Los Angeles area was sparsely populated at the time.

Significant L.A. Earthquakes

Know what to do before, during and after an earthquake.

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�[We found] a delightful place among the trees on the river. There are all the requisites for a large settlement.� Father Juan Crespi, August 2, 1769	�Perhaps no city in modern times has been so universally envied, imitated, ridiculed, and, because of what it may portend, feared.� Encyclopedia Britannica, 2000



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