Vermont Avenue is one of the longest running north–south streets in City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County , California . With a length of 23.3 miles (37.5 km), is the third longest of the north–south thoroughfares in the region. For most of its length between its southern end in San Pedro and south of Downtown Los Angeles , it runs parallel to the west of the Harbor Freeway (I-110).
22-804: Westmont may refer to: Places [ edit ] Westmont, California Westmont, Illinois Westmont, New Jersey Westmont, Pennsylvania Westmont Historic District Schools [ edit ] Westmont College , a private interdenominational Christian liberal arts college in Santa Barbara, California, USA Westmont Community Unit School District 201 , Westmont, Illinois, USA; school district Westmont High School (disambiguation) See also [ edit ] Westmont station (disambiguation) Mount West , Antarctica Mountain west (disambiguation) West Mountain (disambiguation) Westmount (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
44-507: A bus rapid transit line to operate along the corridor. In the future, Measure M funding is expected to become available for an extension of the B Line subway down Vermont Avenue at least as far as the neighborhood of Athens (just south of the 105 Freeway ), possibly as a combination of both underground and elevated heavy rail. Bus rapid transit implementation is expected as part of the Twenty-eight by '28 initiative, in anticipation of
66-631: A census-designated place (CDP). Westmont has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km ), all land. It adjoins the Vermont Vista neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles. In 2009, Westmont was the subject of a feature story by Hector Tobar in the Los Angeles Times who wrote that the community was "officially (but rarely) called Westmont" but that it had "no "'mont,' not even a hill. It got its name, it seems, from being west of Vermont Avenue ." Tobar noted that Westmont's unemployment rate
88-583: A six-lane road with a wide median. From 164th Street, an abandoned railway runs through the median to a point just north of Redondo Beach Boulevard, afterwards the median becomes tree-lined. From 88th Street to Gage Avenue, Vermont Avenue includes adjacent frontage roads. North of Gage, Vermont thins down to 4 lanes. Vermont Avenue then passes at the western end of the University of Southern California and Exposition Park in South Los Angeles . In August 2012,
110-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Westmont, California Westmont is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California , a part of the South Los Angeles area, just east of Inglewood . The population was 33,913 at the 2020 census , up from 31,853 at the 2010 census . For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Westmont as
132-691: Is in California's 43rd congressional district , represented by Democrat Maxine Waters . Law enforcement is provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department . The area is within the Los Angeles Unified School District . Areas considered to be in Westmont are generally zoned to: LAUSD schools in Westmont include: Charter schools in Westmont include: Vermont Avenue Vermont Avenue's southern point
154-458: Is just north of San Pedro at a five-point intersection with Anaheim Street, Gaffey Street and Palos Verdes Drive . After a short distance, Normandie Avenue branches off due north while Vermont turns northeast towards its intersection with Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) . Afterwards, it travels roughly in a straight line north for 22 miles (35 km), parallel to the Harbor Freeway (I-110) to
176-577: The Children's Hospital Los Angeles , and Hollywood Boulevard , to the east of the Barnsdall Art Park . At the intersection with Los Feliz Boulevard, it becomes a divided road with one lane in each direction as it heads to Griffith Park . Entering the park, it then becomes signed as Vermont Canyon Road before it passes by the Greek Theatre . The road then ends at the intersection with Observatory Road,
198-704: The United States Census Bureau has designated the unincorporated area as a census designated place (CDP). In the 2010 census , Westmont had a population of 31,853. The population density was 17,239.9 inhabitants per square mile (6,656.4/km ). The racial makeup of Westmont was 16,262 (51.1%) African American, 5,037 (15.8%) white (including 1.0% non-Hispanic white), 188 (0.6%) Native American, 126 (0.4%) Asian, 31 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 9,180 (28.8%) from other races, and 1,029 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14,871 persons (46.7%). The census reported that 31,693 people (99.5% of
220-720: The City of Los Angeles designated a portion of Vermont Avenue in Pico-Union as the "El Salvador Community Corridor." Between the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) and the Hollywood Freeway ( US 101 ), Vermont Avenue crosses Wilshire Boulevard and passes through Koreatown . It then forms the eastern boundary of the East Hollywood district of Hollywood as it passes through Little Armenia . It intersects Sunset Boulevard , next to
242-467: The age of 18 living with them, 33.9% were married couples living together, 34.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.2% of households were one person and 5.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.85. The age distribution was 37.8% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% 65 or older. The median age
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#1732854656724264-625: The east. North of PCH, it passes through the unincorporated area of West Carson before crossing the San Diego Freeway (I-405). Between a point south of the intersection with Artesia Boulevard /western end of the Gardena Freeway ( SR 91 ), and El Segundo Boulevard , Vermont marks the eastern boundary of the City of Gardena . At 164th Street in Gardena, Vermont widens from a four-lane thoroughfare to
286-565: The main route to the Griffith Observatory . Vermont Avenue has the most Metro Rail stations of any street in the Metro subway and light rail system, that include: Metro lines 204 and 754 use 60-foot (18 m) NABI & New Flyer buses (9500-9594) & (8700-8834) Metro is planning to rebuild the roadway between the Sunset B Line station and 120th Street. Initial plans call for
308-534: The most common ancestries according to Mapping L.A. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common foreign places of birth. In the California State Legislature , Westmont is in the 30th Senate District , represented by Democrat Bob Archuleta , and in the 62nd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Anthony Rendon . In the United States House of Representatives , Westmont
330-465: The occupied units 3,012 (31.1%) were owner-occupied and 6,683 (68.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%. 10,864 people (34.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 20,829 people (65.4%) lived in rental housing units. In the 2000 census , there were 31,623 people, 9,255 households, and 7,089 families living in the CDP. The population density
352-617: The population) lived in households, 119 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 41 (0.1%) were institutionalized. There were 9,695 households, 4,750 (49.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,995 (30.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,194 (32.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 904 (9.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 776 (8.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 52 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 2,141 households (22.1%) were one person and 669 (6.9%) had someone living alone who
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396-432: Was 17,103.0 inhabitants per square mile (6,603.5/km ). There were 10,186 housing units at an average density of 5,509.0 per square mile (2,127.0/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 11.8% White, 58.0% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 25.8% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.5%. Of the 9,255 households 47.3% had children under
418-512: Was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 78.5 males. The median household income was $ 23,323 and the median family income was $ 23,712. Males had a median income of $ 24,682 versus $ 25,775 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 9,765. About 35.3% of families and 36.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 46.7% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over. Mexican and Unspecified African were
440-586: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.27. There were 7,093 families (73.2% of households); the average family size was 3.78. The age distribution was 9,860 people (31.0%) under the age of 18, 3,759 people (11.8%) aged 18 to 24, 8,577 people (26.9%) aged 25 to 44, 6,979 people (21.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,678 people (8.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 29.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 80.3 males. There were 10,588 housing units at an average density of 5,730.6 per square mile, of
462-509: Was at the time "a staggering 23.6%, the highest in Los Angeles County." Five years later, the strip of Vermont Avenue which is shared between Westmont and Vermont Vista was called "death alley" by the newspaper because during the past seven years sixty people had been killed by violence on that two-mile stretch. It remained at the highest rate of killings of any neighborhood in Los Angeles County. The 2014 article stated that "The area
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#1732854656724484-483: Was long been controlled by a gang named the Underground Crips , whose members would, in more violent days, walk across Normandie Avenue to shoot at rivals." According to the Los Angeles Times , fewer than six percent of residents held bachelor's degrees in 2000. The neighborhood is fraught with gang and police-related violence, as well as structural racism and entrenched poverty. For statistical purposes,
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