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Santa Fe Springs – is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Santa Fe Springs is largely industrial, making up 87% of the city. The city of Santa Fe Springs has a total area of 22.9 km² or 8.9 mi². Santa Fe Springs has a total land area of 22.7 km² and about 0.3 km² of it is water. Santa Fe Springs is elevated 145 feet above sea level.

As of the year 2000, Santa Fe Springs had a population of 17,438. This figure could be subdivided to 4,834 households, which could be further subdivided to 3,780 families. The population of Santa Fe Springs is speculated to have declined by 2.2% as of July 2005, dropping to 17,058. But this residential population figure makes up only 7% of people in Santa Fe Springs. The people in Santa Fe Springs are dominantly non-resident employees, as the city’s business population make up 93% of people in Santa Fe Springs. Majority of Santa Fe Springs’ residents have Hispanic or Latino ancestry, comprising 71.38% of the city’s population. Another dominant group in people residing in Santa Fe Springs are the White Americans, making up 51.22% of the city’s population. The rest of the city are from other racial descent namely: 3.89% African American, 1.43% Native American, 3.95% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 34.99% from other races, and 4.31% from two or more races. Residents of Santa Fe Springs have a median age of 33 years.

Residents of Santa Fe Springs have a median income of $44,540 per household. Families in Santa Fe Springs have a median income of $49,867. Male residents of Santa Fe Springs have a median income of $33,413 as compared to $27,279 for females.

The original residents of the Santa Fe Springs area are the Tongva, a Native American tribe. The Santa Fe Springs area was once part of the Rancho Santa Gertrudes, a Spanish land grant. Back then, the Santa Fe Springs area was generally used as a pasture for cattle and sheep. When California became a state in 1850, Rancho Santa Gertrudes was consequently broken down due to escalating taxes. The pastures of Santa Fe Springs’ area were cultivated for farming. During that time, the Santa Fe Springs area produced grapes, corn, wheat, barley, beans, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, alfalfa, and sugar beets. Oranges, walnuts, apples, peaches, and plums were the tree crops.

During the late 19th century, stage coach passengers en route from Los Angeles to San Diego often stopped over the Santa Fe Springs area for refreshments. In the mid 1970's, Dr. J. W. Fulton had built his resort hotel, attractively landscaped, on the north side of Telegraph Road, two blocks east of the intersection of Telegraph Road and Norwalk Boulevard. During the early part of the twentieth century, oil was discovered in Santa Fe Springs: first on the Marius Meyer property, where mechanical difficulties forced abandonment of the well, then late in gusher quantities on the Alphonzo Bell property. The center of this prolific field was in the vicinity of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue.

The first railroad line to pass through Santa Fe Springs was completed in 1888. The line was built by The Los Angeles and Anaheim Railroad, now known as The Southern Pacific Railroad. Another railroad line was completed through Santa Fe Springs in 1889 by The California Southern Railroad, now known as the Santa Fe Railroad.

After the Second World War, the Santa Fe Springs area experienced a rapid population growth in conjunction to California’s population boom. Land value in the Santa Fe Springs area rose sharply as developers looked for lands to develop residential areas. The Santa Fe Springs area’s solitary elementary school during the time, Little Lake School on Florence Avenue, had to do double sessions to accommodate children of school age.

The name of Santa Fe Springs was derived from the name on the freight station depot beside the Santa Fe Railroad tracks on the tiny post office at the Four Corners, Norwalk Boulevard and Telegraph Road

The Santa Fe Springs was incorporated in May 1957. Five councilmen were elected to represent Santa Fe Springs’ five districts. During that time, Santa Fe Springs incorporated with 4.9 square miles. Santa Fe springs now comprises 8.67 square miles and is largely industrial.

The city of Santa Fe Springs is a pro-businesses community with 90% of its land zoned for commercial and industrial use. Santa Fe Springs' progressive local government practices are designed to avoid red tape while maintaining a safe and productive environment. That is why 3,500 businesses call Santa Fe Springs home and eight out of ten businesses have operated in the community for more than 15 years. Yet, Santa Fe Springs isn't all about business. It is a city with great civic participation and 98 acres of attractive recreation space, at 19 park sites, with miles of green belts. The Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce and Industrial League, Inc. boasts nearly 1,000 members making it the 7th largest Chamber of Commerce in the Los Angeles County.

Schools
Santa Fe Springs have a number of institutions to facilitate education in the city namely:
Collegiate level
UNITEC

Public Highs Schools
Santa Fe High

Public primary/middle schools
Lake Center Elementary
Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary
Lakeview Elementary
Jersey Avenue Elementary

Santa Fe Springs also has a public library, the Santa Fe Springs City Library. The Santa Fe Spring City Library has a collection of 73,515 books; 2,600 audio materials; 4,200 video materials; and subscribes to 225 serial publications. The Santa Fe Springs City Library is open everyday except Sundays. The Santa Fe Springs City Library is open from 10 am to 9 pm on from Mondays to Thursday, 10 am to 6 pm on Fridays, and 10 am to 5 pm on Saturdays. The Santa Fe Springs City Library can be found at 11700 Telegraph Rd., Santa Fe Springs.

There are also a number of shopping centers in Santa Fe Springs. The Santa Fe Springs Promenade Shopping Center, Santa Fe Springs Promenade Shopping Center, Santa Fe Springs Market Place Shopping Center, and Santa Fe Springs Mall Shopping Center cater to the shopping needs of residents and tourists alike.

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