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78-710: Corey was born in Dracut, Massachusetts , the son of Milton Rothwell Corey (October 24, 1879 – October 23, 1951) and Julia Etta McKenney (April 11, 1882 – June 16, 1947). His father was a Congregationalist clergyman and an actor who appeared in Rawhide as Dr Tucker. Wendell was educated in Springfield, Massachusetts . His ancestors included U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams . After graduating from high school in Springfield, Corey sold washing machines and refrigerators at

156-618: A 200,000 gallon cistern that collects filtered stormwater from the roof. The water is used for landscape irrigation. Since 2009, Santa Monica has been developing the Zero Waste Strategic Operations Plan by which the city will set a goal of diverting at least 95% of all waste away from landfills, and toward recycling and composting, by 2030. The plan includes a food waste composting program, which diverts 3 million pounds of restaurant food waste away from landfills annually. As of 2013 , 77% of all solid waste produced citywide

234-425: A 2009 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $ 71,095, and the median income for a family was $ 109,410. Males had a median income of $ 55,689 versus $ 42,948 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 42,874. 10.4% of the population and 5.4% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.9% of those under the age of 18 and 10.2% of those 65 and older were living below

312-459: A Climate Action and Adaptation Plan aimed at achieving an 80% cut in carbon emissions by 2030, and reaching community-wide carbon neutrality by 2050 or sooner. An urban runoff facility (SMURFF), the first of its kind in the US, catches and treats 3.5 million US gallons (13,000 m ) of water each week that would otherwise flow into the bay via storm-drains and sells it back to end-users within

390-587: A Community Energy Independence Initiative, with a goal of achieving complete energy independence by 2020 (vs. California's already ambitious 33% renewables goal ). The city exceeded that aspiration when, in February 2019, it switched over to electricity from the Clean Power Alliance, with a citywide default of 100% renewably sourced energy . That same year, the Santa Monica City Council adopted

468-616: A Springfield department store, when he stopped by to see a friend who was acting at the Springfield Repertory Theater. The group needed an actor to play the role of a Swedish janitor in Street Scene . Corey took the role and stayed with the theater group for a year, working in the department store during the day and acting at night. Following that, he went into acting full-time with a theater group in Holyoke . He went on to serve

546-450: A female householder with no husband present, 1,327 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,867 (6.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 416 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 22,716 households (48.4%) were made up of individuals, and 5,551 (11.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87. There were 17,929 families (38.2% of all households);

624-543: A few days, claiming he was miscast. He was replaced by Ray Milland . Corey had one of his most memorable roles when he played Lt. Thomas Doyle in Alfred Hitchcock 's Rear Window (1954) starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly . He toured the US on stage in The Caine Mutiny Court Martial in 1954. Corey portrayed Lou Gehrig in "The Lou Gehrig Story" for the television series Climax! (1955). He

702-837: A gangster in Wallis's Desert Fury (1947) starring Burt Lancaster , John Hodiak , Lizabeth Scott , and Mary Astor . In 1947 he appeared in The Voice of the Turtle on stage with Margaret Sullavan in England. Wallis promoted him to co-star status in The File on Thelma Jordon (1950) in which he appeared opposite Barbara Stanwyck . Corey had a good part in Columbia's No Sad Songs for Me (1950) playing Margaret Sullavan's husband. He co-starred with Lana Turner in A Life of Her Own but pulled out after only

780-609: A long apprenticeship in the theater, producing, directing and acting in hundreds of plays in summer stock. Corey also was employed by the Federal Theatre Project . While appearing as the cynical newspaperman in Elmer Rice 's comedy Dream Girl (1945), he was seen by producer Hal Wallis , who persuaded him to sign a contract with Paramount and pursue a motion picture career in Hollywood . Corey's feature film debut came as

858-767: A pair of springs, the Kuruvungna Springs , that were reminiscent of the tears Saint Monica shed over her son's early impiety. In 1839, Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado granted Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica to Francisco Sepúlveda II, of the Sepúlveda family of California . As the definitions of the rancho grant were not precise, the Sepúlveda family came into conflict with the neighboring Rancho Boca de Santa Mónica , owned by Ysidro Reyes and Francisco Márquez. A small Californio community grew up on Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, made up primarily of vaqueros working on

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936-539: A problem for Santa Monica than elsewhere around Los Angeles. However, from September through November, the Santa Ana winds sometimes blow from the east, bringing smoggy and hot inland air to the beaches. The hottest temperature ever reported in Santa Monica was 100 °F (38 °C) on November 1, 1966, while the lowest is 33 °F (1 °C) on March 1, 1945, and again on March 21, 1952. The highest minimum temperature

1014-519: A rebate for those who convert lawns to drought-tolerant gardens that require less water. Santa Monica has also instituted a green building-code whereby merely constructing to code automatically renders a building equivalent to the US Green Building Council's LEED Silver standards . The city's Main Library is one of many LEED certified or LEED equivalent buildings in the city. It is built over

1092-519: A total of 17.82 inches (453 mm) of rainfall. The wettest year on record is 1998, with a total of 25.4 inches (650 mm) of rainfall; the driest is 1989, with a total of 4.04 inches (103 mm) of rainfall. The city first proposed its Sustainable City Plan in 1992 and in 1994, was one of the first cities in the nation to formally adopt a comprehensive sustainability plan, setting waste reduction and water conservation policies for both public and private sector through its Office of Sustainability and

1170-547: A town manager, superintendent of schools, and library director respectively to execute their various duties. The town of Dracut has its own full-time police department, the Dracut Police Department, which employs 39 police officers who utilize 15 various types of police vehicles to perform their duties . As of January 2014, the Department has a K-9 unit . The Department's headquarters is located at 110 Loon Hill Road in

1248-424: Is Woodlawn Memorial . Santa Monica has several local newspapers including Santa Monica Daily Press , Santa Monica Mirror , and Santa Monica Star . Santa Monica rests on a mostly flat slope that angles down toward Ocean Avenue and toward the south. High bluffs separate the north side of the city from the beaches. Santa Monica borders the L.A. neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades to the north and Venice to

1326-456: Is 72 °F (22 °C) on October 24, 2007, and the lowest maximum temperature is 51 °F (11 °C) on 4 dates in February 2001 and again March 10, 2006. The snowiest months on record are January 1954 and March 1955, both with trace amounts. They are the only months to ever report snowfall. Many months have reported no rainfall at all. Conversely, the wettest month on record is January 1995 with

1404-601: Is a city in Los Angeles County , situated along Santa Monica Bay on California 's South Coast . Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town , owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu , Activision Blizzard , Universal Music Group , Starz Entertainment , Illumination and The Recording Academy . Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica , granted in 1839 to

1482-471: Is a common phenomenon in May, June, July and early August (caused by ocean temperature variations and currents). Like other inhabitants of the greater Los Angeles area, residents have a particular terminology for this phenomenon: the "May Gray", the " June Gloom " and even "Fogust". Overcast skies are common on June mornings, but usually the strong sun burns the fog off by noon. In the late winter/early summer, daily fog

1560-507: Is a great difficulty & eamiot be attended by their children & several others by reason of the distance thereof) but will also be of considerable benefit to the Publick, and be a great strengthening of the Frontier parts by reason of the people which will be desirous to settle at said place when made a Township because of the convenient positionship thereof. Your Petitioners humbly pray that by

1638-511: Is a phenomenon too. It happens suddenly and it may last some hours or past sunset time. Nonetheless, it will sometimes stay cloudy and cool all day during June, even as other parts of the Los Angeles area experience sunny skies and warmer temperatures. At times, the sun can be shining east of 20th Street while the beach area is overcast. As a general rule, the beach temperature is from 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (3 to 6 degrees Celsius) cooler than it

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1716-1265: Is an increasing challenge, and will become worse due to sea level rise . Starting in 2016, local environmental groups began dune and beach restoration projects. The 2020 United States Census reported Santa Monica had a population of 93,076. This corresponds to density of 11,067.3 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Santa Monica was 63,383 (68.1%) white , 8,602 (9.2%) Asian , 3,776 (4.1%) Black or African American , 539 (0.6%) American Indian and Alaska Native , 123 (0.1%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander , 5,347 (5.7%) some other race , and 11,306 (12.1%) people were of two or more races. Including all responses for people of two or more races, 73,996 (79.5%) were white alone or in combination with one or more other races, 11,864 (12.7%) were Asian alone or in combination with one or more other races, 5,459 (5.9%) were Black or African American alone or in combination, 1,877 (2.0%) were American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination, 415 (0.4%) were Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone or in combination, and 11,619 (12.5%) were some other race alone or in combination with one or more other races. 13,544 (14.6%) were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of those, 2,729 (2.9% of

1794-447: Is diverted from landfills. Environmentally focused initiatives include curbside recycling, curbside composting bins (in addition to trash, yard-waste, and recycle bins), farmers' markets, community gardens, garden-share, an urban forest initiative, a hazardous materials home-collection service, and a green business certification. As in other coastal beach communities, coastal erosion due to coastal infrastructure and high human usage

1872-540: Is in proximity to many major area highways. Interstate 93 , Interstate 495 , and U.S. Route 3 are among the most traveled. Interstate 95 is not far from Dracut either (roughly 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) to the south), and the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) is only 30 to 35 miles (48 to 56 km) to the southeast, in Boston. Massachusetts Route 38 , Route 110 and Route 113 run directly through

1950-509: Is inland during summer days, and 5 to 10 degrees warmer during winter nights. It is also in September that the highest temperatures tend to be reached. It is winter, however, when the hot, dry winds of the Santa Anas are most common. In contrast, temperatures exceeding 10 degrees below average are rare. The rainy season is from late October through late March. Winter storms usually approach from

2028-588: The 1964 United States presidential election . Corey died on November 8, 1968, aged 54, at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California . Initial reports stated the cause of death was liver disease; however, the likely cause was cirrhosis of the liver as Corey's alcoholism was well-known. Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica, California ., and he

2106-629: The Douglas Aircraft Company . In 1924, four Douglas-built planes took off from Clover Field to attempt the first aerial circumnavigation of the world. Two planes returned after covering 27,553 miles (44,342 km) in 175 days, and were greeted on their return September 23, 1924, by a crowd of 200,000. The Douglas Company (later McDonnell Douglas ) kept facilities in the city until the 1970s. The Great Depression hit Santa Monica deeply. One report gives citywide employment in 1933 of just 1,000. Hotels and office building owners went bankrupt. In

2184-524: The Merrimack River and abundant game in the surrounding marsh areas . From the late 16th to mid-17th centuries, the powerful Sachem , Passaconaway and his family spent much of their lives on this land. Europeans began to settle in the area around 1653, and established the town of Chelmsford , incorporated in 1655, on the opposite side of the Merrimack River from modern Dracut. In October 1665, Bess, wife of Nobb How and daughter of Passaconaway, sold

2262-541: The Santa Monica Freeway ) experiences some gang activity. The city estimates there are about 50 gang members based in Santa Monica, although some community organizers dispute this claim. Gang activity has been prevalent for decades in the Pico neighborhood. In October 1998, alleged Culver City 13 gang member Omar Sevilla of Culver City was killed. A couple of hours after the shooting of Sevilla, German tourist Horst Fietze

2340-618: The Santa Monica Pier , Ocean Park , and the Hotel Casa del Mar . The Tongva are Indigenous to the Santa Monica area. The village of Comicranga was established in the Santa Monica area. One of the village's notable residents was Victoria Reid , who was the daughter of the chief of the village. During the Spanish period, she was taken to Mission San Gabriel from her parents at the age of six. The first non-indigenous group to set foot in

2418-409: The Sepúlveda family of California . The rancho was later sold to John P. Jones and Robert Baker , who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker , founded Santa Monica, which incorporated as a city in 1886. The city developed into a seaside resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the creation of tourist attractions such as Palisades Park ,

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2496-535: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 21.4 square miles (55 km ), of which 20.9 square miles (54 km ) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km ) (2.15%) is water. Dracut is located in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts , zip code 01826, 30 miles (48 km) northwest of the state capital, Boston . The southern end of Dracut is on the Merrimack River , and

2574-685: The Warner Brothers Studios prepared elaborate camouflage that disguised the factory and airfield. The RAND Corporation began as a project of the Douglas Company in 1945, and spun off into an independent think tank on May 14, 1948. RAND acquired a 15-acre (61,000 m ) campus across the street from the Civic Center and is still there today. The completion of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1958 eliminated Belmar,

2652-506: The 1930s, corruption infected Santa Monica (along with neighboring Los Angeles ). The federal Works Project Administration helped build several buildings, most notably City Hall. The main Post Office and Barnum Hall ( Santa Monica High School auditorium) were also among other WPA projects. Douglas's business grew with the onset of World War II , employing as many as 44,000 people in 1943. To defend against air attack, set designers from

2730-564: The 19th century industries of paper making and cotton textile manufacturing, including the Beaver Brook Mill . These mills attracted Irish and French-Canadian immigrants. There has been intense modern development in Dracut with suburban residential pressures from Lowell . Twice in the 19th century, Lowell annexed large sections of Dracut into its borders. However, some rural landscapes remain intact, as do some handsome historic houses. One of

2808-508: The 2020–2021 school year: The school department also uses the former Parker Elementary School for a small portion of its special education activities. There are about 45 public school students attending out of district SPED programs and approximately 120 public school students attending out of town charter schools, as of FY14. In addition, about 440 Dracut students attend the Greater Lowell Technical High School. Dracut

2886-609: The Augumtoocooke land to Captain John Evered , also known as Webb of Draucutt of Norfolk County (the Webb family is associated closely with the town of Dreycot Foliat in Wiltshire, England ) for four yards of duffill and one pound of tobacco . Webb had months earlier sold 11,000 acres (45 km ) of the land — which he did not then own — to Samuel Varnum for 400 four hundred pounds ;

2964-510: The Environment. Eighty-two percent of the city's public works vehicles run on alternative fuels, including most of the municipal bus system, making it among the largest such fleets in the country. Santa Monica fleet vehicles and buses source their natural gas from Redeem, a Southern California-based supplier of renewable and sustainable natural gas obtained from non-fracked methane biogas generated from organic landfill waste. Santa Monica adopted

3042-959: The General Court to lay out their own township. To the Hon. Council & Representatives of his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England in General Court assembled February 1701. The petition of Samuel Sewall Esq., Benjamin Walker, John Hunt & Jonathan Belcher, proprietors of part of the Tract of Land called Dracut beyond Chelmsford in the County of Middlesex on the North Side of Merrimack River and of Samuel Varnum, ..., Thomas Colburne, ..., James Richardson, ..., Ezra Colburn,... Inhabitants and Proprietors of

3120-464: The Hispanic population respectively. The Census reported 87,610 people (97.6% of the population) lived in households, 1,299 (1.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 827 (0.9%) were institutionalized. There were 46,917 households, out of which 7,835 (16.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13,092 (27.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,510 (7.5%) had

3198-895: The Parker Village section of the town. The town of Dracut is also secondarily protected by the Massachusetts State Police and is periodically patrolled by troopers from the A-1 barracks in Andover. The Dracut Fire Department is a 24/7 career fire department of approximately 40 firefighters. It responds from three fire stations located throughout the town. Station 1 – Headquarters: 488 Pleasant Street Station 2: 15 Jones Avenue Station 3: 539 Nashua Road The Dracut School Department consists of six public schools: one high school, one middle school (grades 6–8), and four elementary schools (grades K–5). They are, with enrollment figures from

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3276-658: The Santa Monica Police Department has suggested the actual per-capita crime rate is much lower, as tourists, workers, and beachgoers can increase the city's daytime population to between 250,000 and 450,000 people. Hate crime has typically been minimal in Santa Monica, with only one reported incident in 2007. The city experienced a spike of anti-Islamic hate crime in 2001 after the September 11 attacks , but hate crime levels returned to their minimal 2000 levels by 2002. The Pico neighborhood of Santa Monica (south of

3354-531: The Town. There is an elected board of selectmen and school committee with five members each elected for three-year staggered terms. The voters also elect a town moderator, library trustees, and some members of the housing authority. Those who live in the Dracut Water Supply District also elect a district moderator and water commissioners. The board of selectmen, school committee, and library trustees hire

3432-414: The area was the party of explorer Gaspar de Portolá , which camped near the present-day intersection of Barrington and Ohio Avenues on August 3, 1769. There are two different accounts of how the city's name came to be. One says it was named in honor of the feast day of Saint Monica (mother of Saint Augustine ), but her feast day is May 4. Another version says it was named by Juan Crespí on account of

3510-655: The average family size was 2.79. The population was spread out, with 12,580 people (14.0%) under the age of 18, 6,442 people (7.2%) aged 18 to 24, 32,552 people (36.3%) aged 25 to 44, 24,746 people (27.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 13,416 people (15.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. There were 50,912 housing units at an average density of 6,049.5 units per square mile (2,335.7 units/km ), of which 13,315 (28.4%) were owner-occupied, and 33,602 (71.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

3588-486: The better known is the 290-year-old Colburn/Cutter House, with its massive beams, huge center chimney and fireplaces. The building, dating back from about 1717, has served as the site of the annual Dracut Craft Fair. In addition, Dracut holds an annual Old Home Day every September starting in 2001 [1] . As of 2020, Dracut remains the only town in the world with its exact name and spelling. Other municipalities do exist with similar names but different spellings. According to

3666-411: The city for reuse as gray-water, while bioswales throughout the city allow rainwater to percolate into and replenish the groundwater . The groundwater supply plays an important role in the city's Sustainable Water Master Plan, whereby Santa Monica has set a goal of attaining 100% water independence by 2020. The city has numerous programs designed to promote water conservation among residents, including

3744-430: The city. The population density was 10,178.7 inhabitants per square mile (3,930.0 inhabitants/km ). There were 47,863 housing units at an average density of 5,794.0 units per square mile (2,237.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 78.29% White , 7.25% Asian , 3.78% African American , 0.47% Native American , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 5.97% from other races , and 4.13% from two or more races. 13.44% of

3822-618: The deed for "Drawcutt upon Mirrimack" was dated 1664. Webb also sold land to Richard Shatswell, who traded it to Edward Colburn (also spelled "Coburn" or "Colborne") for his home and land in Ipswich, Massachusetts . Colburn and his family were probably the first settlers in Dracut who owned land with the intention of permanently living on it. (Samuel Varnum lived on the Chelmsford side of the Merrimack River.) Even though this area, now known to

3900-469: The first African American community in the city, and the Santa Monica Freeway in 1966 decimated the Pico neighborhood that had been a leading African American enclave on the Westside . Beach volleyball is believed to have been developed by Duke Kahanamoku in Santa Monica during the 1920s. Santa Monica has two hospitals: Saint John's Health Center and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center . Its cemetery

3978-501: The grant of this Honorable Court, the Tract of land aforesaid may be made a Township, and that the Inhabitants, which are or shall settle thereupon, may have and enjoy all Libertys, Privileges & Immunities as the Inhabitants of other Towns within this Province have & do enjoy. And ... the Tract of Land therein described be made a Township & called by the name of Dracut, ... Sent up by concurrence Nehemiah Jewett, Speaker. Dracut

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4056-645: The name. The districts are titled: Bridge Street, Broadway, Collinsville, Dracut Center, East Dracut, Hovey Square, Kenwood, Lakeview, and Navy Yard Districts. Dracut is bordered by Tyngsboro to the west and the city of Lowell to the south and west in Middlesex County, Methuen to the east in Essex County , and Pelham , New Hampshire , to the north in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire . Tewksbury (Middlesex County) and Andover (Essex County) border

4134-544: The new settlers as Dracut (Draucutt), was across the Merrimack River from the Chelmsford town center, they agreed to pay taxes and relied on Chelmsford for protection, according to 1667 Middlesex Court documents. By summer 1669, however, protection became too costly and difficult, so the Chelmsford Mayor Henchman declared: Wherefore, Honorable and Worshipful, I judge it highly needful and necessary that we have relief, and that speedily of about twenty men or more for

4212-461: The northwest and pass quickly through the Southland. There is very little rain during the rest of the year. Yearly rainfall totals are unpredictable as rainy years are occasionally followed by droughts. There has never been any snow or frost, but there has been hail. Santa Monica usually enjoys cool breezes blowing in from the ocean, which tend to keep the air fresh and clean. Therefore, smog is less of

4290-404: The occupied units were owner-occupied and 34,582 (72.9%) were renter-occupied. Of the vacant units, 2,540 (4.8% of total) were for rent, 230 (0.4%) were rented but not occupied, 183 (0.3%) were for sale only, 205 (0.4%) were sold but not occupied, 693 (1.3%) were for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use, and 1,100 (2.1%) were otherwise vacant. The median household income between 2017 and 2021

4368-415: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 44,497 households, out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18, 27.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 62.3% were non-families. 51.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

4446-502: The poverty line. In 2006, crime in Santa Monica affected 4.41% of the population, slightly lower than the national average crime rate that year of 4.48%. The majority of this was property crime, which affected 3.74% of Santa Monica's population in 2006; this was higher than the rates for Los Angeles County (2.76%) and California (3.17%), but lower than the national average (3.91%). These per-capita crime rates are computed based on Santa Monica's full-time population of about 85,000. However,

4524-630: The rancho and their families. After the American conquest of California , Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , which gave Mexicans and Californios living in state certain unalienable rights. U.S. government sovereignty in California began on February 2, 1848. In the 1870s, the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad connected Santa Monica with Los Angeles, and a wharf out into the bay. The first town hall

4602-568: The repulsing of the enemy and guarding some outplaces, which are considerable on each side of the Merrimac, as Messrs. Howard, Varnum, Coburn & company who must otherwise come in to us, and leave what they have to the enemy, or be exposed to the merciless cruelty of bloody and barbarous men. On the morning of March 18, 1676, the Wamesit Indians burned down four of Edward Colburne's buildings, then attacked Samuel Varnum and family as they crossed

4680-432: The river to milk the cows grazing in the Dracut pastures. The Indians fired upon their boat, killing Samuel's two sons, and one died in his daughter's arms as she sat behind him. The accompanying soldiers and Samuel fired back, but the Indians fled. By the late 17th century the Varnum, Coburn, Richardson, and other families of the Dracut section of Chelmsford, dissatisfied with the protection provided, began to petition to

4758-423: The said Tract of Land called Dracut, ... lyes very commodious for a Township & hath about twenty families already settled thereupon in which are about Eighty Souls & Forasmuch as the making said place a Township will not only be a great Encouragement to the Inhabitants thereof & be the means for a settlement of the Ministry among them (for the benefit of which they are now obliged to go to Chelmsford, which

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4836-435: The south. To the west, Santa Monica has a 3-mile coastline fronting Santa Monica Bay , and to the east of the city are the L.A. communities of West Los Angeles and Brentwood . Santa Monica has a coastal Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ). It receives an average of 310 days of sunshine a year. It is in USDA plant hardiness zone 11a. Because of its location, nestled on the vast and open Santa Monica Bay, morning fog

4914-446: The total population) were white alone, 153 (0.2%) were Black or African American alone, 410 (0.4%) were American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 136 (0.1%) were Asian alone, 14 (0.0%) were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 4,542 (4.9%) were some other race alone, and 5,560 (6.0%) were two or more races. The census reported that Santa Monica had 52,389 housing units. Of those, 47,438 (90.5%) were occupied. 12,856 (27.1%) of

4992-419: The town is bisected by Beaver Brook . As part of a plan titled 'Make It Dracut', the town's Economic Development Committee designated nine Business Districts. With a couple exceptions, district names mirror those of historic neighborhoods within the town. Each district is visually identified by strategically placed street signage bearing the district name and a stylized symbol incorporating the initial letter of

5070-404: The town to the south over the Merrimack River . There are no bridges connecting Dracut to Tewksbury or Andover directly, forcing travel through Lowell via several crossings or I-93 in Methuen. The earliest census data shows the town of Dracut having a population of 1,173 residents in 1765. As of the census of 2010, there were 29,457 people, 10,451 households, and 7,733 families residing in

5148-413: The town was $ 23,750. About 2.7% (U.S. Average: 9.2%) of families and 3.7% (U.S. Average: 12.4%) of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over. Dracut is one of the largest towns in Massachusetts to still be governed by an open town meeting, whereby every registered voter is entitled to gather at stated times to conduct the business of

5226-468: The town. The LRTA 10 bus connects to the Lowell train station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line . The Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline terminates in Dracut, connecting to the North American natural gas pipeline grid. The Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS)), Tennessee Gas and the TransQuebec interconnect here. Santa Monica, California Santa Monica ( Spanish for ' Saint Monica '; Spanish : Santa Mónica )

5304-407: The town. The population density was 1,366.7 inhabitants per square mile (527.7/km ). There were 10,643 housing units at an average density of 509.3 per square mile (196.6/km ). The racial makeup of the town was: Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population (U.S. Average: 12.5%). There were 10,939 households with the average household size was 2.69 and the average family size

5382-783: Was $ 99,847 (2021 dollars), with 10.6% of people living in poverty. 94.8% of households had a computer between 2017 and 2021, and 91.0% had broadband internet access. The 2010 United States Census reported Santa Monica had a population of 89,736. The population density was 10,662.6 inhabitants per square mile (4,116.9/km ). The racial makeup of Santa Monica was 69,663 (77.6%) White (70.1% Non-Hispanic White), 3,526 (3.9%) African American , 338 (0.4%) Native American , 8,053 (9.0%) Asian , 124 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 4,047 (4.5%) from other races , and 3,985 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,716 persons (13.1%), with Mexican Americans , Spanish Americans , and Argentine Americans making up 64.2%, 6.4%, and 4.7% of

5460-445: Was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 30,067 people (33.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 57,543 people (64.1%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, Santa Monica had a median household income of $ 73,649, with 11.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the census of 2000, there were 84,084 people, 44,497 households, and 16,775 families in

5538-505: Was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.80. The city of Santa Monica is consistently among the most educated cities in the United States, with 23.8 percent of all residents holding graduate degrees. The population was diverse in age, with 14.6% under 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 40.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. According to

5616-454: Was 3.17. In the town, the population had a median age of 41.1 years (U.S. Average: 35.3). For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 57,676 (U.S. Average: $ 41,994), and the median income for a family was $ 65,633 (U.S. Average: $ 50,046). Males had a median income of $ 41,873 versus $ 31,396 for females. The per capita income for

5694-469: Was 32,617, making it the second most populous town in Massachusetts with an open town meeting system of governance. The town covers a total area of 21.36 square miles, 0.5 square miles of which are water. Before Europeans arrived in the mid-17th century, Dracut and the surrounding area were known as Augumtoocooke . Important Pennacook Indian settlements were served by fishing at Pawtucket Falls on

5772-698: Was a series lead in Harbor Command (1957–1958), starring alongside Casey Walters . Corey was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1961 to 1963 and was a member of the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild . A Republican campaigner in national politics since 1956, Corey was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in April 1965. Corey supported Barry Goldwater in

5850-696: Was an 1873 brick building, later a beer hall, and now part of the Santa Monica Hostel . By 1885, the town's first hotel was the Santa Monica Hotel. Amusement piers became popular in the first decades of the 20th century and the extensive Pacific Electric Railway brought people to the city's beaches from across the Greater Los Angeles Area . Around the start of the 20th century, a growing population of Asian Americans lived in and around Santa Monica and Venice. A Japanese fishing village

5928-497: Was granted separation from Chelmsford, and was officially incorporated as a town on February 26, 1701. Parts of the community were part of the Wamiset Praying Town, one of the preserves set aside by the colonists for Christianized Indians . The town has several large ponds, bogs and swamps, and numerous brooks (most notably Beaver Brook ). Dracut's early economy relied on fishing, lumbering and milling, which led in turn to

6006-610: Was interred at North Becket Cemetery in Becket, Massachusetts . Wendell Corey has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , awarded for his work in TV, at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood , Los Angeles. Dracut, Massachusetts Dracut / ˈ d r eɪ k ə t / is a town in Middlesex County , Massachusetts , United States. At the 2020 census , the town's population

6084-667: Was near the Long Wharf while small numbers of Chinese lived or worked in Santa Monica and Venice. The two ethnic minorities were often viewed differently by White Americans, who were often well-disposed toward the Japanese but condescending to the Chinese. The Japanese village fishermen were an integral economic part of the Santa Monica Bay community. Donald Wills Douglas Sr. built a plant in 1922 at Clover Field ( Santa Monica Airport ) for

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