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| Coordinates:33°57′51″N118°10′57″W / 33.96417°N 118.18250°W /33.96417; -118.18250 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | November 10, 1960[1] |
| Named after | Michael Cudahy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council Manager |
| • Mayor | Elizabeth Alcantar |
| • Vice Mayor | Cynthia Gonzalez |
| • City Council[2] | Daisy Lomelí Martin U. Fuentes Amanda Gomez |
| • City Manager | Alfonso Noyola |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.23 sq mi (3.18 km2) |
| • Land | 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.050 sq mi (0.13 km2) 4.15% |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,811 |
| • Density | 19,393.1/sq mi (7,487.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 90201 |
| Area code | 213/323 |
| FIPS code | 06-17498 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652694 |
| Website | www |
Cudahy (/ˈkʌdəheɪ/KUD-ə-hay) is a city located in southeasternLos Angeles County, California, United States. Cudahy has one of the highest population densities of any incorporated city in the United States. It is part of theGateway Cities region[5] and had a population of 22,811 as of the2020 U.S. census.[6]
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Cudahy is named for its founder,meat-packing baronMichael Cudahy,[7] who purchased the original 2,777acres (1,124hectares) ofRancho San Antonio in 1908 to resell as 1-acre (44,000 sq ft; 4,000 m2; 0.40 ha) lots.[8][9][10][verification needed] These "Cudahy lots" were notable for their size—in most cases, 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) in width and 600 to 800 feet (183 to 244 m) in depth, at least equivalent to acity block in most American towns. Such parcels, often referred to as "railroad lots", were intended to allow the new town's residents to keep a largevegetable garden, a grove offruit trees (usually citrus), and achicken coop orhorse stable.[11][12][better source needed] This arrangement, popular in the towns along the lowerLos Angeles andSan Gabriel rivers, proved particularly attractive to the Southerners and Midwesterners who were leaving their struggling farms in droves in the 1910s and 1920s to start new lives inSouthern California.[12][better source needed]
As late as the 1950s, some Cudahy residents were still riding into the city's downtown areas on horseback. AfterWorld War II the city was aWhite American blue collar town with steel and automobile plants in the area.[7]
By the late 1970s, the factories closed down and thewhite residents of Cudahy left for jobs and housing in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. Stucco apartment complexes were built on former tracts of land. The population density increased; in 2007 the city was the second-densest in California, afterMaywood.[13]
The city was subjected to a major political corruption incident when the former mayor and the one-time city manager were indicted on bribery and extortion charges for supporting the opening of a medicalmarijuana dispensary. As a result of these charges, on July 12, 2012, ex-mayor David Silva, councilman Osvaldo Conde, and former City Manager Angel Perales, 43, each pleaded guilty to one count of bribery and extortion; according to plea agreements they each face up to 30 years in prison.[14]
On January 14, 2020,Delta Air Lines Flight 89 dumped jet fuel onto Cudahy, while making an emergency landing atLos Angeles International Airport. Park Avenue Elementary School suffered the brunt of this dumping.[15] This incident sparked outrage because of the city's previous history of environmental damage, including the construction of the same school on top of an old dump site that contained contaminated soil with toxic sludge, andpollution from the Exide battery plant.[16] The mayor, Elizabeth Alcantar, pushed for better compensation from Delta for the impact on residents and the city.[17]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.175 square kilometers (1.226 sq mi), over 95% of it land.[18]
Cudahy is bordered byBell on the north,Bell Gardens on the east,South Gate on the south and southwest, andHuntington Park on the west.
In 2007, of the 5,800 housing units, 5,000 were rentals.[13]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,998 | — | |
| 1980 | 18,275 | 7.5% | |
| 1990 | 22,817 | 24.9% | |
| 2000 | 24,208 | 6.1% | |
| 2010 | 23,805 | −1.7% | |
| 2020 | 22,811 | −4.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[19] 1860–1870[20][21] 1880-1890[22] 1900[23] 1910[24] 1920[25] 1930[26] 1940[27] 1950[28] 1960[29][30] 1970[31] 1980[32] 1990[33]2000[34] 2010[35] 2020[36] | |||
Cudahy first appeared as a city in the1970 U.S. census as part of the Southeast census county division.[31]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[37] | Pop 2010[38] | Pop 2020[36] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 872 | 505 | 401 | 3.60% | 2.12% | 1.76% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 184 | 193 | 167 | 0.76% | 0.81% | 0.73% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 65 | 46 | 37 | 0.27% | 0.19% | 0.16% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 166 | 110 | 157 | 0.69% | 0.46% | 0.69% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 24 | 8 | 26 | 0.10% | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 20 | 41 | 64 | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.28% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 87 | 52 | 87 | 0.36% | 0.22% | 0.38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 22,790 | 22,850 | 21,872 | 94.14% | 95.99% | 95.88% |
| Total | 24,208 | 23,805 | 22,811 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The2020 United States census reported that Cudahy had a population of 22,811. The population density was 19,397.1 inhabitants per square mile (7,489.3/km2). The racial makeup of Cudahy was 16.3%White, 0.9%African American, 3.1%Native American, 0.8%Asian, 0.2%Pacific Islander, 60.5% fromother races, and 18.1% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 95.9% of the population.[39]
The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.[39]
There were 5,745 households, out of which 56.3% included children under the age of 18, 46.7% were married-couple households, 10.7% werecohabiting couple households, 28.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 8.8% of households were one person, and 3.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.97.[39] There were 4,953families (86.2% of all households).[40]
The age distribution was 28.2% under the age of 18, 12.3% aged 18 to 24, 29.2% aged 25 to 44, 22.4% aged 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males.[39]
There were 5,854 housing units at an average density of 4,977.9 units per square mile (1,922.0 units/km2), of which 5,745 (98.1%) were occupied. Of these, 17.7% were owner-occupied, and 82.3% were occupied by renters.[39]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $52,748, and theper capita income was $17,618. About 25.1% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line.[41]
At the2010 census Cudahy had a population of 23,805. The population density was 19,417.5 inhabitants per square mile (7,497.1/km2). The racial makeup of Cudahy was 11,708 (49.2%) White (2.1% Non-Hispanic White),[42] 333 (1.4%) African American, 246 (1.0%) Native American, 137 (0.6%) Asian, 24 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 10,339 (43.4%) from other races, and 1,018 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22,850 persons (96.0%).[43]
The census reported that 23,797 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 8 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 5,607 households, 3,712 (66.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,941 (52.5%) wereopposite-sex married couples living together, 1,362 (24.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 686 (12.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 589 (10.5%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 42 (0.7%)same-sex married couples or partnerships. 399 households (7.1%) were one person and 176 (3.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.24. There were 4,989 families (89.0% of households); the average family size was 4.32.
The age distribution was 8,325 people (35.0%) under the age of 18, 2,858 people (12.0%) aged 18 to 24, 7,279 people (30.6%) aged 25 to 44, 4,121 people (17.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,222 people (5.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
There were 5,770 housing units at an average density of 4,706.5 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,011 (18.0%) were owner-occupied and 4,596 (82.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.3%. 4,355 people (18.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 19,442 people (81.7%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Cudahy had a median household income of $38,267, with 31.8% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[42]
Latino communitiesThese were the tencities orneighborhoods in Los Angeles County with the largest percentage ofLatino residents, according to the 2000 census:[44]
As of 2000,Mexican (70.0%) andSalvadoran (5.7%) were the most common ancestries.Mexico (74.5%) andEl Salvador (12.0%) were the most common foreign places of birth.[45]
In theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Cudahy is in the Fourth District, represented byJanice Hahn.[46]
In theCalifornia State Legislature, Cudahy is inthe 33rd senatorial district, represented byDemocrat Lena Gonzalez, and inthe 64th Assembly district, represented byDemocrat Blanca Pacheco.[47]
In theUnited States House of Representatives, Cudahy is inCalifornia's 42nd congressional district, represented byDemocrat Robert Garcia.[48]
Cudahy's council is elected through at-large elections with four-year seats.
In March 2015, Measure A, which proposed aterm limit of two four-year terms for City Council members, with partial terms of any length counting as a full term, was put to a vote.[49] The measure was approved, with 672 "yes" votes to 133 "no" votes.[50]
In that same election, five people (Christian Hernandez, Cristian Markovich, Adam Ochoa, Diane Oliva, and Baru Sanchez) ran for three city council seats.[51] Hernandez, Markovich, and Sanchez won the election.[52]
Police Services used to be contracted through the City ofBell, but now contracts with theLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department.[53]
TheLos Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Whittier Health Center inWhittier, serving Cudahy.[54]
TheUnited States Postal Service Cudahy Post Office is located at 4619 Elizabeth Street.[55]
Several bus routes operate through the town includingLos Angeles Metro Bus routes 260/261 and 611. Route 111 operates on nearby Florence Ave.[56]
After World War II the population of Cudahy worked for plants operated byGeneral Motors,Chrysler,Firestone, andBethlehem Steel.[7] In 2007 the largest employers in Cudahy were theKmart/Big Lots Center and the Superior Super Warehouse.[13]
Cudahy is a part of theLos Angeles Unified School District. Cudahy is served by several schools, including Teresa Hughes Elementary School, Park Avenue Elementary School,Elizabeth Learning Center (a neighborhood school for grades K-8 and a high school for grades 9 through 12), Ochoa Learning Center (K-8), andBell High School inBell.
All residents are zoned to Bell High School.[57][58] Any student who lives in the Bell orHuntington Park High School zones may apply toMaywood Academy High School; Maywood Academy, which opened in 2005 and moved into its permanent campus in 2006, does not have its own attendance boundary because it lacks American football, track and field, and tennis facilities.[59]
Jaime Escalante Elementary School opened in Cudahy on August 16, 2010,[60] named afterJaime Escalante, who was an East Los Angeles-high school educator.[61]
An analysis based on census data, classified Cudahy as the 4th least educated city in California with 37.9 of its population not having completed the ninth grade.[62]
TheCounty of Los Angeles Public Library operates the Cudahy Library at 5218 Santa Ana Street.[63]
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