Area: 20.49 sq. mi.; 12,312 acres
Latitude: 33 48' North, Longitude: 118 20' West (Torrance Airport)
Altitude: 87 feet above Sea Level at City Hall
Annual rainfall: 12.55 inches (Average)
Temperature: Min. 54.20o
Mean: 64.60o
Max: 75.00o
Prevailing winds: Westerly
Mean hourly wind speed: 7.2 mph
City Founded: 1913
City Incorporated: May 12, 1921
Named All American City in 1957
City tree: Cork Oak (Quercus Suber)
City flower: Hybrid delphinium
RESOURCES
NOAA Southern California Climate -- Historical
Irving Gill and Early Torrance History
POPULATION OF TORRANCE, 1920-2000
The following chart lists the decimal population of Torrance from 1920 to 2000. Since Torrance was established in 1912, the first decimal census was taken in 1920. Torrance was incorporated in 1921, one year after the 1920 census. The population for 1920 comes from Alanna Noyes "The Population of Torrance in 1920 as Depicted in the Federal Census." All other population numbers are from the Los Angles Almanac (http://www.laalmanac.com/population/po26.htm, http://www.laalmanac.com/population/po27.htm).
Other current statistical information about the city: land area, current population, city employees, number of police and fire personnel, largest employers etc. may be found each year in the "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" located at the reference desk.
Year | Population |
1920 | 1,649 |
1930 | 7,271 |
1940 | 9,950 |
1950 | 22,241 |
1960 | 100,991 |
1970 | 134,968 |
1980 | 129,881 |
1990 | 133,107 |
2000 | 137,946 |
Revised 1/20/09