Long Beach has long been known for its youth culture, and in California it is ranked fifth after Los Angeles San Diego San Jose San Francisco and 34th in the U.S. It is the largest suburban city in the U.S., surpassing the major urban centers of major urban areas such as New Orleans, Louisiana (462,269) and Cleveland, Ohio (458,684). Other examples of large-scale suburban cities include Mesa in Arizona (437,454) and Arlington in Texas (359,467).

In the 19th century, Native American Tonva formed and lived in several villages. These villages all disappeared in the mid-1800s. It was in 1827 that settlers from the east set foot on this land. It became an official city in 1888, and the name of the city was determined as 'Long Beach.'

From the early period to the 1960s, it grew as a resort area on the coast. It was called 'Iowa on the coast' because there were many immigrants from Iowa and other Midwest states. Later, oil fields were found and developed into military and port cities.

It was Long Beach that many silent films were shot in the early stage of the history of the film. In 1933, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit the area, causing the city to suffer catastrophic damage. Many buildings, including schools, collapsed and killed as many as 120 people.

It is now one of the largest medium-sized cities in southern California, with its features not only as a port city, but also as an economic city, as well as a sightseeing city, and its main offices, hotels, tourist facilities and residential areas of large companies are adjacent to each other.

Long Beach is about 30km south of Los Angeles, latitude 33 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds north, longitude 118 degrees 9 minutes 29 seconds west, latitude 33.80417 degrees north, longitude 118.15806 degrees west/ 33.80417 degrees west; -118.15806 coordinates: 33 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds north latitude 118 degrees 9 minutes 29 seconds west longitude / 33.80417 degrees north latitude 118.15806 degrees west longitude / 33.80417; -118.15806.

According to the United States Statistical Bureau, Long Beach City has a total area of 170.6km² (65.9 mi²). 130.6km² (50.4mi²) is land and 40.0km² (15.4mi²) is water area. The area accounts for 23.42% of the total area.

climate

The climate of Keppenh is Mediterranean, but it has a low annual rainfall and is characterized by a step climate. Most of the precipitation is seen in winter, and in summer it is dry and rarely precipitation. In winter, it is mild and it seldom cools down to below zero temperature.

The city has important ports, oil fields, naval bases and tourist facilities, and Long Beach, which is a major transportation center, is a major economic city, with the development of the air, transport and freight industries including Boeing Co., Ltd., as well as the head office of banks, advertising agencies and cable television stations.

In recent years, the function of the head office of foreign companies is often established, and TABC, a Toyota Motor Corporation in the United States, and Seiko Epson's American base are also located in Long Beach. In addition, he is a well-developed medical care provider and an important employer of the city.

shipping

Long Beach Port

Long Beach is an important port between the United States and the Pacific Rim. It ranks fifth among the Pacific coast and the United States in total freight handling at the Long Beach, the fourth largest in the U.S. combined with neighboring Los Angeles ports. Foreign cargo volume is ranked fifth in the U.S. alone at Long Beach Port, and second in total to Los Angeles after Houston Port.

Container freight from Asia and other sources are transported to the United States via train networks and trailers such as the Union Pacific Railway from Long Beach and the Los Angeles port container terminal. To speed up transportation and ease traffic congestion, a high speed cargo route called the Alameda Corridor was built at a huge expense between Long Beach Port and Los Angeles Port and the Los Angeles Railway Terminal.

aviation

Long Beach Airport

Buses and trains

"The Passport" is a free bus that connects sightseeing spots on Long Beach.

Long Beach Airport, which has a factory of Boeing Co., Ltd. (formerly McDonnell Douglas Corporation), is a base airport on the west coast of Jet Blue Airlines and operates Delta Airlines and Frontier Airlines. However, because the capacity of passenger terminals is small for the size of the city, major airlines such as American Airlines and Southwest Airlines and the international lines use their neighboring Los Angeles International Airport.

Many major airlines also use neighboring John Wayne Airport. An Amtrak bus runs to Union Station in Los Angeles, from which you can take a long-distance train or a suburban train.

road

The freeways that travel horizontally and vertically across the Los Angeles metropolitan area also reach Long Beach. The interstate highway, called the San Diego Highway, runs east-west through the city on a branch line of I-5 running north-south along the Pacific coast to reach the high-tech San Fernando Valley, the resort area Santa Monica and Los Angeles International Airport. Long Beach Highway, I-710, a branch of I-10, which crosses the continent and leads to Florida, runs north to south in the city and joins I-10 in the east suburb of Los Angeles.

railroad

Long Beach is the end of the Los Angeles light rail, the blue line, which was completed in 1990. The station is near the downtown city hall and is accessible. However, security needs attention to the traffic in the slums of Watts and Compton. If you change to the red line at the end, you can go to Union Station or Hollywood. At Imperial Wilmington Station on the way, you can change to the green line that leads to Los Angeles International Airport. In addition, there is a station called Long Beach Station on the green line, but this is 'Long Beach Boulevard,' so it is not in Long Beach City, so be careful not to confuse them.

Bus

As for traffic in the city, the route bus operated by the Long Beach Transportation Bureau runs vertically and horizontally in the city. There is also a Greyhound bus terminal in downtown, where buses connecting Los Angeles and San Diego stop.

Queen Mary

Long Beach City Course

Sightseeing facilities are scattered mainly along the coast. The most famous of them are "Queen Mary", a luxury liner used as a hotel and mooring, and "Long Beach Grand Prix," a city race held every spring.

There are large aquariums and convention centers in the downtown area, attracting visitors. In recent years, the 'The Pike' has opened in the redevelopment area, which straddles downtown and marina, with the restaurant, the cine complex, and the shopping mall and hotels in the center, making the area more crowded, especially on weekends.

Long Beach Grand Prix

The Long Beach Grand Prix, a city race, is held every spring using the downtown street (Long Beach Urban Course). F1 America West GP was held from 1976 to 1983, and the layout was changed to a minute, and it is used as a course for the CART (later Champ Car) (until 2008) and the Indy Car Series (from 2009).

Marina

It has a marina, and many yachts and cruises are used.

It has the image that it is not safe because it is adjacent to the port area, but in reality, the crime rate is not very high. Never appeared in the Worst 25 ranking of "Dangerous Cities in the United States" at Morgan Quitno. In the 2001 rankings of the crime rate for all 327 cities, Long Beach ranked 122nd, below San Francisco (116th), which is considered to be a good public order.

downtown perspective

Marina Area

The Marina Area Over the Queen Mary Boats

THE MARINA AREA DESIRED FROM THE QUEEN MARY SHIP (NIGHT)

The following is demographic data for the population census as of 2000.

fundamental data

• Population - 461,522
• Number of households - 163,088
• Number of Families - 99,646 Family
• Population density - 3,532.8 people/km² (9,149.8 people/mi²)
• Number of houses - 171,632
• Dwelling density - 1,313.8 doors/km² (3,402.6 houses/mi²)

demographic structure

• Under 18 years of age - 29.2%
• 18-24 years old - 10.9%
• 25-44 years old - 32.9%
• 45-64 years old - 18.0%
• 65 years of age or older - 9.1%
• Median Age - 31
• Sex ratio (male population per 100 women)
  • Total Population - 96.6
  • 18 years of age and older - 93.5 people

Households and families (number of households)

• Children under 18 are present - 35.0%
• Married and living together - 39.2%
• Those who are unmarried, divorced, or deceased are the householders - 16.1%
• Non-family - 38.9%
• Single-family - 29.6%
• Elderly people aged 65 and over living alone - 7.4%
• average number of constituent members
  • Households - 2.77
  • Family - 3.55

income and family

• median income
  • Household - $37,270
  • Family - $40,002
  • gender
    • Man - $36,807
    • Woman - $31,975
• Per-capita income - $19,040
• below poverty line
  • Population to population - 22.8%
  • Number of Family Members - 19.3%
  • Under 18 years of age - 32.7%
  • 65 years of age or older - 11.0%

race

Long Beach is the most diverse city in the country. [1] The population composition of the city is as follows.

• White - 45.16%
• African American - 14.87%
• Native American - 0.84%
• Asians - 12.05%
• Pacific Islands - 1.21%
• Other races - 20.61%
• Mixed Blood - 5.27%
• Hispanic Latino - 35.77%

The city has the second largest Cambodian community in the world after Paris. There are also many Middle American people such as Mexicans and Salvadoran, and many Filipinos, Vietnamese, and Samoan people.

In the past, many Japanese worked at canned factories in Artificial Island Terminal Island, which is adjacent to Long Beach Port, but due to international marriages, the number of Japanese now decreased to less than 1%. However, there are Japanese community centers and Buddhist temples in the city even today.

gay lesbian

Long Beach is also generous with LGBT, and has many gay and lesbian customers. In May or June every year, a parade called Long Beach Pride is held. The event, which started in 1984, attracted 125,000 people in two days, is the second biggest event in Long Beach. The parade is the third largest pride parade in the United States.

• Avengde Sevenfold-Band
• Kirk Salou - former professional baseball player
• Cameron Diaz - Actress
• Sublime - Band
• Jennet McCardy - Actress
• Snoop Dog - Hip Hop MC
• Nat King Call - Jazz
• Nicolas Cage - Hollywood actor
• Mike Carp-Pro Baseball players
• Russell Westbrook-NBA players
• Juju Smith Star - NFL players

It is a member of the Sister Cities International Association of America.

• Battle of Los Angeles
• Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas)

• City of Long Beach (English)
• Historical Society of Long Beach (English)