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Welcome to La Palma, CA

La Palma Community

BEDROOM COMMUNITY, one of the smallest in the county, about two miles square. Upscale middle class, a town for strivers. Located on border of L.A. County (separated by Coyote Creek) and just west of Buena Park and compared against that town a good illustration of how Orange County grew. Children attend Cypress and Centralia Elementary School districts. La Palma rankings in the 7Oth to 9Oth percentile, indicating good community support of education. Older kids go on to Kennedy High in the Anaheim Union High School District. Kennedy rankings are in the 60th-80th percentiles.

Overall crime rate low, suburban average.

The state in 2000 counted 5,072 housing units, of which 3,643 were single-family detached, 366 single attached, 1,060 multiples and 3 mobile homes. Population in 2000 was estimated at 16,537.

"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." Spoken by John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address, the words decorate the exterior of John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma. The high school was one of probably hundreds built across the nation shortly after JFK was assassinated, and it effectively dates La Palma.

The city was incorporated in 1955 and got its great growth spurts in the mid-1960s and in the 1970s. The 1990 census reported that 45 percent of all of La Palma's residential units were built in the first decade and 46 percent in the second.

The U.S. emerged from World War II fearful that the Depression would return. When it didn't, developers cautiously began expanding the size of  homes. Buena Park, whose building boom started in the 1950s, demonstrates the growing confidence; for example, one-car garages initially, then the ascent to two-car.

By 1960, a move-up market had come into existence, created in part by the
equity people had built up in their homes. La Palma walked into this market.
Among owner-occupied units, four-bedroom homes outnumber three-bedroom, the 1990 census reported. One-story homes gave way, in many instances, to two-story. The two-car garage expanded a bit, then blossomed into three-car. The landscaping became a little more accomplished. More trees were planted.

Many of the first residents had college educations (the G.I. Bill). The children at home got a strong push to succeed at school -the scores in the higher percentiles. The result: what you see today. A disciplined, peaceful city: low crime, high academics, appearances kept up. Pretty in a suburban way.

One library. Community center. Typical sports and activities. Choir popular at high school; draws 350 kids. Town celebrates itself in November with La Palma Days. Short drive to two community colleges.

Many residents work in the job centers of Los Angeles County and are forced to travel freeways that often jam. On its north side, La Palma has a nice chunk of offices (Honeywell, Arco) and light industry. Local jobs.

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