Florence, Los Angeles

The Florence district of Los Angeles is a 2.8-square-mile area in Los Angeles, California. With 46,000+ residents, it is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in both the city and the county of Los Angeles. The neighborhood, part of the South Los Angeles area, is notable for its low household income, its youthful population and its high average household size.

The Florence neighborhood touches South Park on the north, Central-Alameda on the northeast, Florence-Firestone on the east, Green Meadows and Broadway-Manchester on the south and southeast and Vermont Knolls and Vermont-Slauson on the west. It is bounded by East Slauson Avenue on the north, Central Avenue on the east, Firestone Boulevard on the south and Interstate 110 on the west.

Relation of Florence to other communities:

A total of 43,815 residents lived on Florence's 2.8 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census — averaging 15,661 people per square mile, among the highest population densities in both the city and the county. In 2008 the city estimated that Florence's population had grown to 46,610.

The median age was 23, young for the city and the county, and the percentages of residents younger than age 34 were among the county's highest. There were 2,441 families headed by single parents; the rate of 28.1% was considered high for both the city and the county.

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