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Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is surrounded by the City of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles and Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the south.



As of the 2005 census, the city had a population of 96,500, but an early 2006 estimate has the population at 103,255. Santa Monica is named for Saint Monica of Hippo because the area on which the city is now located was first visited by Spaniards on her feast day. In the skateboard and surfing communities, Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood and adjacent parts of Venice are sometimes called Dogtown. Santa Monica is sometimes referred to with the colloquial abbreviation "SaMo," a precursor to similar terms such as NoHo and WeHo.



Because of its agreeable weather, Santa Monica had become a famed resort town by the early 20th century. The city has experienced a boom since the late 1980s through the revitalization of its downtown core with significant job growth and increased tourism.



History



The Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome (carousel) is a National Historic Landmark. It sits on the Santa Monica Pier, which was built in 1909. The La Monica Ballroom on the pier was once the largest ballroom in the US, and the source for many New Year's Eve national network broadcasts. The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was an important music venue for several decades and hosted the Academy Awards in the 1960s. McCabe's Guitar Shop is still a leading acoustic performance space, as well as retail outlet. Bergamot Station is a city-owned art gallery compound that includes the Santa Monica Museum of Art. The city is also home to the Santa Monica Heritage Museum.



Santa Monica is also the home of the Third Street Promenade, a major outdoor pedestrian-oriented shopping district that stretches for three blocks between Wilshire Blvd. and Broadway Blvd. Third Street has been closed for those three blocks and converted to a pedestrians-only stretch to allow people to congregate, shop and enjoy street performers.



The oldest movie theater in the city is the Majestic. Also known as the Mayfair Theatre, the theater which opened in 1912 has been closed since the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The Aero Theater (now operated by the American Cinematheque) and Criterion Theater were built in the 1930s and still show movies. The Santa Monica Promenade alone supports more than a dozen movie screens.



Palisades Park stretches out along the crumbling bluffs overlooking the Pacific and is a favorite walking area to view the ocean. It features a camera obscura. For 48 years local churches and the Police Association assembled a 12-tableau story of Christmas in Palisades Park. The sheds were open on the street side, protected by chain-link fencing. Inside were dioramas of the Holy Family made from store mannequins; critics argued that many of them did not resemble real people, were damaged, or were otherwise inappropriate. In 2001 the city decided to temporarily end the practice of allowing private groups to place displays in city parks, but in 2004 the Christmas displays returned.



Santa Monica is known for having a large population of British and Irish expatriates, which accounts for the numerous pubs in the city. Some bars are as likely to show English Premiership games as they are American football games.



Natives and tourists alike have enjoyed the Santa Monica Rugby Club since 1972. The club has been very successful since its conception, most recently winning back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006. Santa Monica defeated the Boston Irish Wolfhounds 57-19 in the Division 1 final, convincingly claiming its second consecutive American title on June 4, 2006, in San Diego. They offer Men's, Women's and a thriving children's programs. The club recently joined the Rugby Super League.



Every fall the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts The Taste of Santa Monica on the Santa Monica Pier. Visitors can sample food and drinks from Santa Monica restaurants.



Santa Monica is an international mecca for skateboarding culture.



Its two hospitals are Saint Johns and the Santa Monica Medical Center. Its cemetery is Woodlawn Memorial.



Demographics



As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 84,084 people, 44,497 households, and 16,775 families in the city. The population density is 3,930.4/km² (10,178.7/mi²). There are 47,863 housing units at an average density of 2,237.3/km² (5,794.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 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 the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 44,497 households, out of which 15.8% have children under the age of 18, 27.5% are married couples living together, 7.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 62.3% are non-families. 51.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.83 and the average family size is 2.80.



The city of Santa Monica is consistently among the most educated cities in the United States, as measured by the number of residents with graduate degrees, although this status is declining as gentrification continues.



The population is 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 is 39 years. For every 100 females, there are 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males.



The median income for a household in the city is $50,714, and the median income for a family is $75,989. Males have a median income of $55,689 versus $42,948 for females. The per capita income for the city is $42,874. 10.4% of the population and 5.4% of families are 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 are living below the poverty line.

Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID	Tree
1	Middel, Alberdina Wilhelmina	Tue 09 Feb 1915	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I356534	Nederlandse voorouders

Death

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID	Tree
1	Barron, Mary-Adelaide	Sun 20 Nov 1966	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I671167	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Beedle, William Franklin	Mon 16 Nov 1981	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I258209	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Blondell, Joan	Tue 25 Dec 1979	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I671299	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Fawcett, Ferrah Leni	Thu 25 Jun 2009	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I685692	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Goldsmith, George Alexander	Sat 02 Feb 1957	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I322174	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Grable, Elizabeth Ruth	Mon 02 Jul 1973	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I684616	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Graham, Robert	Sat 27 Dec 2008	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I681380	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Haley, John Joseph	Sat 21 Apr 2001	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I691177	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Hilton, Conrad Nicholson	Wed 03 Jan 1979	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I671165	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Johnstone, Justine	Fri 03 Sep 1982	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I739694	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Maxwell, Margaret Lovina	Mon 20 Jan 1941	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I451906	Nederlandse voorouders
12	Phillips, Mary	Tue 22 Apr 1975	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I192233	Nederlandse voorouders
13	Shakman, Amalia S.	Sun 15 Sep 1957	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I322177	Nederlandse voorouders
14	Shean, George Royal	Wed 22 Aug 1973	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I447889	Nederlandse voorouders
15	Smith, Gladys Marie	Tue 29 May 1979	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I684478	Nederlandse voorouders
16	Ullman, Douglas Elton Thomas	Tue 12 Dec 1939	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I684468	Nederlandse voorouders
17	Ulman, Douglas Elton	Tue 12 Dec 1939	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I670950	Nederlandse voorouders
18	Willat, Irvin	Sat 17 Apr 1976	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I673716	Nederlandse voorouders
19	van Zimmer, Roland	Mon 31 Mar 1952	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	I670705	Nederlandse voorouders

Marriage

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	Family	Marriage		Family ID	Tree
1	Witmer / Thompson	Fri 31 Mar 1944	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA	F175325	Nederlandse voorouders