Population
Lynwood's population has numbered to 69,899. Of that population, 51.4% (35,939) are male and 48.6% (33,960) are female. Lynwood's population is a young and mature one however. The median age is 24.4. Most are ages 25-34 years old, 16.8% of the population. On the other hand 41.6% of the population are youth ages 0-19. Those ages 35 and older number 31.9% of the population.
For more details visit: http://www.lynwood.ca.us/about/demographics
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| Some old friends of mine and my family display their Lynwood pride with hand signs representing "LWD" at Lynwood Park. This image is also reflective of diverse unified groups in our community. Mayra in the upper left is Salvadorean, Crystal in the middle is mixed Mexican and White, Yeya to the upper right is Mexican) |
Ethnicity and Language
According to the 2000 Census, the racial makeup of the city was 38.42% white, 10.20% African American, 1.32% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, 49.04% were from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. Those who identified as Hispanic or Latino were 86.36% of the population. Languages spoken include English, Spanish, Samoan, Vietnamese, Thai, and Tagalog.
Government Structure
As mentioned before, Lynwood is part of Los Angeles County but it does not fall under the jurisdiction of the LA city council, school disctrict, nor fire department. Lynwood even has its own hospital, St. Francis Medical Center. It also has a jail, the Lynwood Jail which was home for a day (or a few hours) to such celebrities as Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton
Lynwood has its own city council as well as its own school district, the Lynwood Unified School District (LUSD).
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