Rolling Hills Estates
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Promenade on the Peninsula mall, Rolling Hills Estates
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 Location of Rolling Hills Estates in Los Angeles County, California |
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 Rolling Hills Estates, California
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| Coordinates: 33°46′25″N 118°21′39″W / 33.77361°N 118.36083°WCoordinates: 33°46′25″N 118°21′39″W / 33.77361°N 118.36083°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 California
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 Los Angeles
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| Incorporated | September 18, 1957 | |
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| • Mayor | Steve Zuckerman | |
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| • Total | 3.613 sq mi (9.359 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.569 sq mi (9.244 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.044 sq mi (0.115 km2) 1.22% | |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 8,067 | |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (860/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP Code | 90274, 90275 | |
| Area code(s) | 310 | |
| FIPS code | 06-62644 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661326, 2410987 | |
| Website | www |
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Rolling Hills Estates is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 8,067 at the 2010 census, up from 7,676 at the 2000 census.
On the northern side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, facing Torrance, Rolling Hills Estates is mostly residential. Incorporated in 1957, Rolling Hills Estates tries to maintain a fairly bucolic character with a large number of horse paths. The history of Rolling Hills Estates actually dates back to the establishment of the first Spanish rancho land grant in California.
It was Los Angeles County’s 60th municipality, incorporated on September 18, 1957.
The incorporation of other areas, especially between the years of 1959 and 1982, into the city lines of Rolling Hills Estates began in the city’s early years. At the time, such expansion seemed to threaten the atmosphere its citizens cherished and wanted to preserve.
Today, the city has thirty distinct neighborhoods, each with its own style and architecture. As there are individual neighborhood Homeowners' Associations as well every citizen and social organization is directly represented.
Rolling Hills Estates is located at 33°46′25″N 118°21′39″W / 33.77361°N 118.36083°W (33.773738, -118.360788).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.359 square kilometers (3.6 sq mi), 0.115 km2 (0.04 sq mi) of it (1.22%) is water.
The 2010 US Census reported that Rolling Hills Estates had a population of 8,067. The population density was 2,232.4 people per square mile (862.0/km²). The racial makeup of Rolling Hills Estates was 5,463 (67.7%) White (63.6% Non-Hispanic White), 109 (1.4%) African American, 19 (0.2%) Native American, 2,007 (24.9%) Asian, 8 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 120 (1.5%) from other races, and 341 (4.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 499 persons (6.2%).
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