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General Population by City
Los Angeles County

1910 - 1950 U.S. Census

Morales Family of Los Angeles, circa 1945. Courtesy of the Moya Family.


Also see:
-- Historical Resident Population for Spanish & Mexican Period, 1781-1840
-- Historical General Population of City & County of Los Angeles, 1850 to 2010
-- General Population by City in Los Angeles County 1850-1900
-- General Population by City in Los Angeles County 1960-2010

For 2010 & later Census figures, see Population of Los Angeles County Cities & Unincorporated Communities, 1990-Most Recent Census


Note: Present-day cities in Los Angeles County not listed below were not yet incorporated during this time period. See period 1960-2000. Population figures here for communities prior to their incorporation years were collected prior to their incorporation.

City Incorp. 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950
Alhambra 1903 5,021 9,096 29,472 38,935 51,359
Arcadia 1903 696 2,239 5,216 9,122 23,066
Avalon 1913 --- 586 1,897 1,637 1,506
Azusa 1898 1,477 2,460 4,808 5,209 11,042
Bell 1927 --- --- 7,884 11,264 15,430
Beverly Hills 1914 --- 674 17,429 26,823 29,032
Burbank 1911 --- 2,913 16,662 34,337 78,577
Claremont 1907 1,114 1,728 2,719 3,057 6,327
Compton 1888 922 1,478 12,516 16,198 47,991
Covina 1901 1,652 1,999 2,774 3,049 3,956
Culver City 1917 --- 503 5,669 8,976 19,720
El Monte 1912 --- 1,283 3,479 4,746 8,101
El Segundo 1917 --- 1,563 3,503 3,738 8,011
Gardena 1930 --- --- --- 5,909 14,405
Glendale 1906 2,746 13,536 62,736 82,582 95,702
Glendora 1911 --- 2,028 2,761 2,822 3,988
City Incorp. 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950
Hawthorne 1922 --- --- 6,596 8,263 16,316
Hermosa Beach 1907 679 2,327 4,796 7,197 11,826
Huntington Park 1906 1,299 4,513 24,591 28,648 29,450
Inglewood 1908 1,536 3,286 19,480 30,114 46,185
La Verne 1906 954 1,698 2,860 3,092 4,198
Lancaster 1977 --- --- --- --- 3,594
Long Beach 1897 17,809 55,593 142,032 164,271 250,767
Los Angeles 1850 319,198 576,673 1,238,048 1,504,277 1,970,358
Lynwood 1921 --- --- 7,323 10,982 25,823
Manhattan Beach 1912 --- 859 1,891 6,398 17,330
Maywood 1924 --- --- 6,794 10,731 13,292
Monrovia 1887 3,576 5,480 10,890 12,807 20,186
Montebello 1920 --- --- 5,498 8,016 21,735
Monterey Park 1916 --- 4,108 6,406 8,531 20,395
Palos Verdes Estates 1939 --- --- --- 987 1,963
Pasadena 1886 30,291 45,354 76,086 81,864 104,577
City Incorp. 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950
Pomona 1888 10,207 13,505 20,804 23,539 35,405
Redondo Beach 1892 2,935 4,913 9,347 13,092 25,226
San Dimas 1960 --- --- --- --- 1,840
San Fernando 1911 --- 3,204 7,567 9,094 12,922
San Gabriel 1913 --- 2,640 7,224 11,867 20,343
San Marino 1913 --- 584 3,730 8,175 11,230
Santa Monica 1886 7,847 15,252 37,146 53,500 71,595
Sierra Madre 1907 1,303 2,026 3,550 4,581 7,273
Signal Hill 1924 --- --- --- 3,184 4,040
South Gate 1923 --- --- 19,632 26,945 51,116
South Pasadena 1888 4,649 7,652 13,730 14,356 16,935
Torrance 1921 --- --- 7,271 9,950 22,241
Vernon 1905 772 1,005 1,269 850 432
West Covina 1923 --- --- 769 1,072 4,499
Whittier 1898 4,550 7,997 14,822 16,115 23,433

Source: U.S. Census Bureau