Editing Hawthorne, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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| established_date3  = July 12, 1922<ref>{{Cite web |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017052413/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s |format=Word |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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| government_type    = [[Council-Manager]]
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| leader_name        = Alex Vargas
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| leader_name3       = Vontray (Von) Norris
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| named_for          = [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]

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'''Hawthorne''' is a city in the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area]], located in southwestern [[Los Angeles County, California]]. It is part of a seventeen-city region commonly called the [[South Bay (Los Angeles County)|South Bay]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 US census]], Hawthorne had a population of 88,083.<ref name="quif" />

==History==
[[File: Antonio Ygnacio Ávila (Rancho Sausal Redondo) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hawthorne was originally part of [[Rancho Sausal Redondo]], granted in 1837 to Antonio Ygnacio Ávila, of the prominent [[Ávila family of California]].]]

Hawthorne was once part of the ''Rancho Sausal Redondo'' (Round Willow-grove Ranch) of the {{convert|22458|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} [[Ranchos of California|Mexican land grant]] in present-day [[Los Angeles County, California]] given in 1837 to [[Ávila family of California|Antonio Ygnacio Ávila]] by [[Juan Bautista Alvarado|Juan Alvarado]] the Mexican Governments Governor of [[Alta California]].<ref>Ogden Hoffman, 1862, ''Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California'', Numa Hubert, San Francisco</ref>  ''Rancho Sausal Redondo'' covered the area that now includes [[Playa Del Rey, California|Playa Del Rey]], [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]], [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]], [[Lawndale, California|Lawndale]], [[Hermosa Beach, California|Hermosa Beach]], [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], Hawthorne, and [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=[Diseño del Rancho Sausal Redondo : Calif.] |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb8h4nb562/?layout=metadata&brand=calisphere |website=oac.cdlib.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County |url=http://digarc.usc.edu/assetserver/controller/view/search/CHS-13060 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727105850/http://digarc.usc.edu/assetserver/controller/view/search/CHS-13060 |archive-date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref>

Hawthorne was founded in 1905 as the "Hawthorne Improvement Company" by real estate developers B.L. Harding and H.D. Lombard. Harding's daughter shared her birthday—July 4, American Independence Day—with New England author [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]], and a decision was made to name the small village after him.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Dixon |first1=Walt |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qaCZmC905agC&pg=PP1 |title=Hawthorne |last2=Roberts |first2=Jerry |publisher=Arcadia |year=2005 |isbn=9780738529714 |pages=10 |via=[[Google Books]] |access-date=October 17, 2020 |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921081607/https://books.google.com/books?id=qaCZmC905agC&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hawthorne was once a "whites only" settlement, commonly called a [[sundown town]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaplan |first=Erin Aubry |date=January 24, 2007 |title=Sun Hasn't Set on 'Sundown Towns' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jan-24-oe-kaplan24-story.html |access-date=December 2, 2017 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921081608/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jan-24-oe-kaplan24-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 1930s, signs warned African-Americans to be out of Hawthorne by sundown.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wexler |first=Laura |date=October 23, 2005 |title=Book Review: Darkness on the Edge of Town (A review of ''Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism'' by James W. Loewen) |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/20/AR2005102001715.html |access-date=December 2, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |page=BW03}}</ref>

==Geography==
To the north of Hawthorne is the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] community of [[Lennox, California|Lennox]] and the city of [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. To the east is the unincorporated community of [[Athens, California|Athens]] and the city of [[Gardena, California|Gardena]]. To the south is the unincorporated community of [[El Camino Village, California|El Camino Village]], and the cities of [[Lawndale, California|Lawndale]] and [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]]. [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]] is at the southwest corner of Hawthorne. To the west is the city of [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]], and the [[Los Angeles]] neighborhood of [[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]] is to the northwest of Hawthorne. Hawthorne surrounds the unincorporated community of [[Del Aire, California|Del Aire]] on three sides. It also shares a small border on the northeast along [[Imperial Highway]] with the unincorporated community of [[Westmont, California|Westmont]].

The [[Century Freeway]] ([[Glenn Anderson Freeway]], [[Interstate 105 (California)|I-105]]) runs along the northern boundary of Hawthorne, with the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] [[light rail]] line running down the center of the Century Freeway. The [[Interstate 405 (California)|San Diego Freeway]] ([[Interstate 405 (California)|I-405]]) runs along the western boundary of Hawthorne. Major east–west streets in Hawthorne include Rosecrans Avenue, El Segundo Boulevard, and [[Imperial Highway]]. Major north–south streets include [[Aviation Boulevard]], Inglewood Avenue, [[Hawthorne Boulevard (Los Angeles County)|Hawthorne Boulevard]], Prairie Avenue, [[Crenshaw Boulevard]], and Van Ness Avenue.

Hawthorne is five miles (8&nbsp;km) from the [[Los Angeles International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=international+airport&near=Los+Angeles,+CA&fb=1&cid=0,0,9285121272480581238&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=image |access-date=June 25, 2012 |publisher=Google Maps |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629015301/http://maps.google.com/maps?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=international+airport&near=Los+Angeles,+CA&fb=1&cid=0,0,9285121272480581238&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=image |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hawthorne comprises [[ZIP code]]s 90250 and 90251. It is in the [[Area code 310|310 area code]], except for a small portion of northeastern Hawthorne, which is located in the [[Area code 323|323 area code]].

===Climate===
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|48|68|3.01
|50|69|2.43
|53|73|0.60
|58|74|0.23
|61|78|0.08
|65|83|0.02
|66|85|0.10
|64|83|0.24
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|50|73|1.12
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Hawthorne, like the rest of the Los Angeles basin, has a Mediterranean climate:
* On average, the warmest month is August.
* The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|111|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1961.
* On average, the coolest month is January.
* The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|15|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1963.
* Most rainfall occurs during winter and spring.

Hawthorne has a [[Mediterranean climate]] or dry-summer subtropical ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csb'' on the coast, ''Csa'' inland), enjoying plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and only 35 days with measurable precipitation annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Los Angeles, California, United States of America |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=159227&refer= |access-date=January 8, 2009 |publisher=Weatherbase.com |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111084326/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=159227&refer= |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Surrounding areas===

<div style= width:7800px;">
:{{pad|16em}} [[Lennox, California|Lennox]] / [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]
:{{pad|11.4em}} [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|30px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Westmont, California|Westmont]]
:{{pad|6.7em}} [[Del Aire, California|Del Aire]] / [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]][[Image:Left.svg|30px]] {{pad|2.5em}} [[Image:Right.svg|30px]] [[Gardena, California|Gardena]] / [[West Athens, California|West Athens]]   
:{{pad|1em}} [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]] / [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]] [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|30px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Gardena, California|Gardena]] 
:{{pad|15em}} [[Lawndale, California|Lawndale]] / [[Alondra Park, California|Alondra Park]]
</div>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 6596
|1940= 8263
|1950= 16316
|1960= 33035
|1970= 53304
|1980= 56437
|1990= 71349
|2000= 84112
|2010= 84293
|2020= 88083
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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Hawthorne first appeared as a city in the [[1930 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1930CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Hawthorne, California – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP004">{{Cite web |title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Hawthorne city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US0632548 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hawthorne city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0632548&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 18, 2024 |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921081610/https://data.census.gov/akam/13/6c19b636 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hawthorne city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0632548&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 18, 2024 |archive-date=February 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218134032/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0632548&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,397
|8,642
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,147
|13.00%
|10.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.38%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|27,208
|22,579
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20,763
|32.35%
|26.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.57%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|199
|172
|style='background: #ffffe6; |128
|0.24%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5,567
|5,492
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,552
|6.62%
|6.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.44%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|685
|919
|style='background: #ffffe6; |683
|0.81%
|1.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.78%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|256
|397
|style='background: #ffffe6;|773
|0.30%
|0.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.88%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,033
|1,520
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,727
|2.42%
|1.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.10%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|37,227
|44,572
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47,310
|44.26%
|52.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53.71%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''84,112'''
|'''84,293'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''88,083'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Hawthorne had a population of 84,293. The population density was {{convert|13,835.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Hawthorne was 27,678 (32.8%) White (10.3% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name=quif/> 23,385 (27.7%) African American, 565 (0.7%) Native American, 5,642 (6.7%) Asian, 974 (1.2%) Pacific Islander, 22,127 (26.3%) from other races, and 3,922 (4.7%) from two or more races. There were 44,572 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (52.9%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Hawthorne city |url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0632548 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715114814/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0632548 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |access-date=July 12, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

The census reported that 83,754 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 208 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 331 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 28,486 households, 12,330 (43.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 10,833 (38.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 6,369 (22.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,357 (8.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,309 (8.1%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 191 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. Of the households, 7,125 (25.0%) were one person and 1,430 (5.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.94. There were 19,559 families (68.7% of households); the average family size was 3.54.

The age distribution was 23,157 people (27.5%) under the age of 18, 9,487 people (11.3%) aged 18 to 24, 27,035 people (32.1%) aged 25 to 44, 18,395 people (21.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,219 people (7.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 31.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

There were 29,869 housing units at an average density of 4,902.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 7,623 (26.8%) were owner-occupied and 20,863 (73.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%. 25,869 people (30.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 57,885 people (68.7%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009–2013, Hawthorne had a median household income of $44,649, with 19.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name=quif/>

===2000===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/ |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-date=May 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512074548/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html |url-status=live }}</ref> of 2000, there were 84,112 people in 28,536 households, including 19,775 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|13,879.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 29,629 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,889.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 29.3% White, 39.0% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 7.7% Asian, 0.9% Pacific Islander, 24.2% from other races, and 5.2% from two or more races. 44.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 28,536 households, 43.7% included children under the age of 18, 38.6% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. Of all households 24.5% were one person and 4.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.50.

The age distribution was 31.7% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median household income was $31,887 and the median family income was $35,149. Males had a median income of $29,481 versus $27,427 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,022. About 18.4% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

[[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] (27.1%) and [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]] (2.6%) are the most common ancestries in the city. [[Mexico]] (45.1%) and [[Guatemala]] (9.3%) are the most common foreign places of birth in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hawthorne Profile – Mapping L.A. |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/hawthorne/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202172015/https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/hawthorne/index.html |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

===Homelessness===

In 2022, [[Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority]]'s Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count counted 173 homeless individuals in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homeless Count by City/Community |url=https://www.lahsa.org/data?id=54-homeless-count-by-city-community |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=LAHSA |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414071047/https://www.lahsa.org/data?id=54-homeless-count-by-city-community |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Historical populations
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|2016 | 106
|2017 | 95
|2018 | 149
|2019 | 108
|2020 | 208
|2022 | 173
}}

==Economy==
{{more citations needed section|date=January 2015}}
[[File:Iridium-4 Mission (25557986177).jpg|thumb|SpaceX's former headquarters in Hawthorne before its move to [[SpaceX Starbase]] in [[Brownsville, Texas]] in 2024.]]
As of 2022 the city is known as a center for the space industry and hosts numerous space related private companies, industries and startups.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sarah |first=McBride |date=May 12, 2022 |title=A Sleepy California City Gets the Elon Musk Makeover |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-05-12/a-sleepy-california-city-gets-the-elon-musk-makeover |access-date=May 25, 2022 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en }}</ref> The relatively large number of aerospace engineers and technicians, history of established aerospace companies, and the presence of [[SpaceX]] has facilitated the development of [[space engineering]] [[Business cluster|industry cluster]] in the city.<ref name=":0" /> According to the city's 2021 [[Comprehensive Annual Financial Report]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Hawthorne FY2021 CAFR |url=https://www.cityofhawthorne.org/home/showpublisheddocument/4623/637818109667030000 |access-date=May 15, 2022 |page=189}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

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! Employer
! # of Employees
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|1
|[[SpaceX]]
|6,094
|-
|2
|[[List of Amazon locations#Fulfillment and warehousing|Amazon Fulfillment Center]]
|1,500
|-
|3
|[[Hawthorne School District]]
|900
|-
|4
|[[Wiseburn Unified School District]]
|394
|-
|5
|City of Hawthorne
|360
|-
|6
|[[Home Depot]]
|340
|-
|7
|[[OSI Systems]]
|280
|-
|8
|[[Expeditors International|Expeditors]]
|260
|-
|9
|[[Teledyne|Teledyne Relays]]
|253
|-
|10
|[[Target Corporation|Target]]
|250
|}
[[File:P-61bs on assembly line - Northrop - 1944.jpg|thumb|P-61s being built by Northrop Corp. during World War II in Hawthorne<ref>Parker, Dana T. ''Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II,'' p. 94, Cypress, CA 2013. {{ISBN|978-0-9897906-0-4}}.</ref>]]
Besides the current top employers, the following businesses are currently located in Hawthorne:
* [[Century Media Records]], independent rock label.
* [[Tesla, Inc.]] has its design center at the [[Hawthorne Municipal Airport (California)|Hawthorne Municipal Airport]].
* [[Konami Digital Entertainment]] has its US offices in Hawthorne.
* [[ARCH Motorcycle]] is headquartered in Hawthorne.
* [[Mynaric]] has an office and laboratory in Hawthorne.

Previously in Hawthorne:
* [[Mattel]] (formerly), toy manufacturer; originally started in Hawthorne in 1945 and moved to their current facility in nearby [[El Segundo, California]] by 1991.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 20, 1989 |title=Mattel Toys to Move Its Headquarters to El Segundo Site |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-20-me-273-story.html |access-date=March 9, 2017 |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312043324/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-20/local/me-273_1_el-segundo |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Hawthorne Plaza]], a regional shopping center, now closed
* [[The Boring Company]], infrastructure and tunnel construction services company.
* [[Northrop Corporation]], founded in 1939 and headquartered in Hawthorne, became a major manufacturer of aircraft during World War II, as well as a major subcontractor to other aircraft companies. [[Jack Northrop]] developed his famous flying wings, which ultimately led to the [[B-2 stealth bomber]]. Northrop also produced the [[P-61 Black Widow]] fighter in its Hawthorne plant, which was on the south side of Northrop Field (present-day Hawthorne Airport). The facility was, for some time, used as an aircraft plant, producing fuselage sections for [[Boeing]] 747s and 787s.<ref>Parker, Dana T. ''Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II'', pp. 93–106, Cypress, CA, 2013. {{ISBN|978-0-9897906-0-4}}.</ref> The building is currently used as the headquarters and main factory of [[SpaceX]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belfiore |first=Michael |date=January 20, 2012 |title=Inside SpaceX: We Visit the Company's California Headquarters |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/rockets/inside-spacex-we-visit-the-companys-california-headquarters |access-date=January 7, 2019 |website=Popular Mechanics |language=en-US |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706135702/http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/rockets/inside-spacex-we-visit-the-companys-california-headquarters |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Government==
===Municipal government===
Hawthorne has an elected city council composed of a mayor elected every four years and four city council members elected on four year terms.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Current City Council Members<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of hawthorne |url=http://www.cityofhawthorne.org/ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=HAWTHORNE CALIFORNIA |language=en-US}}</ref>
!OFFICE
!OFFICE HOLDER
!TERM ENDS
|-
|Mayor
|Alex Vargas
|December 2024
|-
|Mayor Pro Tem
|Angie Reyes-English
|December 2024
|-
|Councilmember
|L. David Patterson
|December 2024
|-
|Councilmember
|Alex Monteiro
|December 2026
|-
|Councilmember
|Katrina Manning
|December 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Elected Officials<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Hawthorne |url=http://www.cityofhawthorne.org/ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=HAWTHORNE CALIFORNIA |language=en-US}}</ref>
!OFFICE
!OFFICE HOLDER
!TERM ENDS
|-
|City Treasurer
|Marie Poindexter-Hornback
|December 2026
|-
|City Clerk
|Dayna Williams-Hunter
|December 2026
|}
According to the city's most recent{{when|date=January 2015}} "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report," its various funds had $126.1&nbsp;million in revenues, $113.2&nbsp;million in expenditures, $220.2&nbsp;million in total assets, $152.7&nbsp;million in total liabilities, and $29.6&nbsp;million in cash and investments.<ref>[http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=5726 City of Hawthorne CAFR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214204742/http://cityofhawthorne.com/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=5726 |date=December 14, 2010 }}. Retrieved August 18, 2009.</ref> The city manager is Vontray Norris.<ref name="Manager" />

===State and federal representation===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Hawthorne is in {{Representative|casd|35|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|62|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statewide Database |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |access-date=October 14, 2014 |publisher=UC Regents}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Hawthorne is in {{Representative|cacd|43|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|43|access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
Hawthorne is served by multiple school districts.<ref name="LACountycensusSDmap2020">{{Cite web |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf |access-date=November 23, 2023 |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |page=10 (PDF p. 11/19) |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121194221/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf |url-status=live }} - This map overlays Hawthorne's city boundaries with the boundaries of various school districts.</ref> Schools that include portions of Hawthorne include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zoning Map |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52ec83cee4b032691e28b3ce/t/5ac554b5aa4a99455406fbb6/1522881723871/plan_Zone+Map+010118.pdf |access-date=April 13, 2019 |publisher=City of Hawthorne |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413155000/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52ec83cee4b032691e28b3ce/t/5ac554b5aa4a99455406fbb6/1522881723871/plan_Zone+Map+010118.pdf |url-status=live }} Compare this map to boundary maps issued by school districts.</ref>
;[[Centinela Valley Union High School District]]<ref name=LACountycensusSDmap2020/><!--SEC 07920-->
* [[Hawthorne High School (Hawthorne, California)|Hawthorne High School]]
* [[Leuzinger High School]] ([[Lawndale, California]])
* [[Lawndale High School]] ([[Lawndale, California]])
;[[Hawthorne School District]]<!--ELM 16680-->
;[[Lawndale Elementary School District]]<ref name=LACountycensusSDmap2020/><!--ELM 21210-->
* Franklin D. Roosevelt-Kit Carson Elementary School ([[Alondra Park]])<ref>"[http://apps.schoolsitelocator.com/?districtcode=22972 School Site Locator]" ([https://archive.today/20170101194300/http://apps.schoolsitelocator.com/?districtcode=22972 Archive]). [[Lawndale Elementary School District]]. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.</ref>
* Will Rogers Middle School ([[Lawndale, California|Lawndale]])<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20120226095748/http://www.lawndale.k12.ca.us/aboutLESD/boundarymap.jsp?rn=1089715 Elementary School & Middle School Boundaries as of September 2008]." [[Lawndale Elementary School District]]. Retrieved on May 5, 2010.</ref>
;[[Lennox School District]]<ref name=LACountycensusSDmap2020/><!--ELM 21420-->
* Elementary schools with boundaries coinciding include: Buford, Felton, Jefferson, Dolores Hutera and Moffett<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boundary map |url=https://1.cdn.edl.io/sOEB1mvwAmJDQf15HyxnWz2UTTHkvbzAkdgi4vo2gqcDpiWi.pdf |access-date=April 13, 2019 |publisher=[[Lennox School District]] |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413153419/https://1.cdn.edl.io/sOEB1mvwAmJDQf15HyxnWz2UTTHkvbzAkdgi4vo2gqcDpiWi.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* All district residents are zoned to Lennox Middle School (grades 6–8)
;[[Wiseburn Unified School District]]<ref name=LACountycensusSDmap2020/><!--UNI 01428-->
* Juan Cabrillo Elementary School (Kindergarten-2nd grade)
* 138th St School (3rd-5th grade) (To Be Renamed)
* Richard Henry Dana Middle School (6th-8th grade)
* Da Vinci Schools (9th-12th grade)
;[[Los Angeles Unified School District]]<ref name=LACountycensusSDmap2020/><!--UNI 22710-->
* Cimarron Elementary School (Hawthorne)
* Clay Middle School (''Unincorporated area'')
* [[Washington Preparatory High School]] (''Unincorporated area'')

In addition [[Los Angeles County Office of Education]] operates Southwest Day (5th-12th grade).

[[Hawthorne Math and Science Academy]] is a charter high school in Hawthorne associated with the Hawthorne School District.<ref>[http://www.hawthorne.k12.ca.us/Schools/HMSA/indexHMSA.htm Hawthorne.k12.ca.us] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061021151550/http://www.hawthorne.k12.ca.us/Schools/HMSA/indexHMSA.htm |date=October 21, 2006 }}</ref>

===Private schools===
* Saint Joseph's Parish School (Catholic, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles]])
* Trinity Lutheran School
* Al Huda Islamic School

===Colleges and universities===

;[[Los Angeles Community College District]]
* [[Los Angeles Southwest College]] (in an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County)
* [[El Camino College]]

==Media==
The ''Hawthorne Press Tribune'' is the community newspaper for the City of Hawthorne.<ref>[http://www.heraldpublications.com/herald/hawthorne-press-tribune Hawthorne Press Tribune] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921081726/http://www.heraldpublications.com/herald/hawthorne-press-tribune |date=September 21, 2024 }}. Herald Publications. Retrieved on August 18, 2013.</ref>

==Infrastructure==
The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Curtis Tucker Health Center in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], serving Hawthorne.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/inglewood.pdf Curtis Tucker Health Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921082108/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/inglewood.pdf |date=September 21, 2024 }}." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] Hawthorne Post Office is located at 12700 Inglewood Avenue.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120717170743/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/36419?p=4&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Hawthorne Post Office Location – HAWTHORNE]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

==Notable people==
* All of the original members of [[the Beach Boys]] grew up in Hawthorne—[[Brian Wilson|Brian]], [[Dennis Wilson|Dennis]] and [[Carl Wilson]], [[Mike Love]], and [[Al Jardine]]—as did early member [[David Marks]]. The Wilsons' childhood home is commemorated by the [[Beach Boys Historic Landmark]].<ref name="broowaha.com">{{Cite web |title=The History of Hawthorne |url=http://www.broowaha.com/article.php?id=2465 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Broowaha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2000 |title=City of Hawthorne, CA – Beach Boys |url=http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/about/welcome/beach_boys.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708160325/http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/about/welcome/beach_boys.asp |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Cityofhawthorne.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Selvin |first=Joel |date=May 31, 2005 |title=For the Beach Boys, fun, fun, fun began in humble Hawthorne |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/For-the-Beach-Boys-fun-fun-fun-began-in-humble-2630805.php |access-date=October 17, 2016 |work=[[SF Gate]] |archive-date=August 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806180223/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/For-the-Beach-Boys-fun-fun-fun-began-in-humble-2630805.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Carl Boenish]], base jumper<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parachutists Flock To Bridge For Day Of Legal Jumping |url=https://apnews.com/article/da079a68d13b9046093bf98c026dc51a |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419165300/https://apnews.com/article/da079a68d13b9046093bf98c026dc51a |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[NFL]] players [[Curtis Conway]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Statistics |title=Curtis Conway – No.&nbsp;81 – WR – Southern California – Profile |url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/165-curtis-conway |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203222545/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/165-curtis-conway |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Newyorkjets.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube – Hawthorne vs. Leuzinger (11/4/1988) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi_ZQR8IItQ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219040721/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi_ZQR8IItQ&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Ca.youtube.com}}</ref> [[Jason Simmons]],<ref>[https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2755/jason-simmons#stories_tab Jason Simmons News, Stats, Photos | Houston Texans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505021952/http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2755/jason-simmons#stories_tab |date=May 5, 2017 }}. Sbnation.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2013.</ref> and [[Dennis Northcutt]] have all resided in Hawthorne.
* [[Fred Dryer]], defensive end in the [[NFL]], actor and producer, was born in Hawthorne in 1946<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fred Dryer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004885/ |website=IMDb |access-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921082233/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004885/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Domo Genesis]] of [[OFWGKTA]] was born in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Domo Genesis – The Vogue |url=https://thevogue.com/artists/domo-genesis/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411160626/https://thevogue.com/artists/domo-genesis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Singer-songwriter [[Cuco (musician)|Cuco]] grew up and currently resides in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Randall |date=November 10, 2017 |title=Cuco rising: How a teen romantic from Hawthorne is becoming the buzz of the biz |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-cuco-20171108-htmlstory.html |access-date=September 6, 2019 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* NEA chairman [[Dana Gioia]] was born and reared in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2019 |title=Dana Gioia inducted to Hawthorne Hall of Fame |url=https://music.usc.edu/dana-gioia-inducted-to-hawthorne-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=USC Thornton School of Music |language=en-US |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125130618/https://music.usc.edu/dana-gioia-inducted-to-hawthorne-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Jazz critic and music historian [[Ted Gioia]] was born and raised in Hawthorne and graduated from Hawthorne High.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ted Gioia bio |url=http://www.tedgioia.com/TedGioiaBio.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429165128/http://www.tedgioia.com/TedGioiaBio.html |archive-date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |website=www.tedgioia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Classmate Information |url=http://cougartown.com/student-list.php |access-date=May 1, 2016 |website=cougartown.com |archive-date=May 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504214141/http://cougartown.com/student-list.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Tracy Jones]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player and [[700 WLW]] radio host, was born in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tracy Jones Minor Leagues Statistics & History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-001tra |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425172217/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-001tra |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Rapper [[Kurupt]] lived in Hawthorne after moving from Philadelphia.<ref name="Kurupt">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121212062010/http://www.mtv.com/artists/kurupt/ MTV], Kurupt.</ref>
* [[Scott Laidlaw]], running back for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and the [[New York Giants]] of the NFL, was born in Hawthorne, grew up in Hawthorne, and went to Hawthorne High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Laidlaw Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaidSc00.htm |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Michael Marsh (athlete)|Michael Marsh]], Olympic gold medalist, attended Hawthorne High<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Marsh |url=https://www.legacy.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/1997/marsh.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223064501/http://legacy.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/1997/marsh.asp |archive-date=December 23, 2019 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |website=www.usatf.org}}</ref>
* [[Mike McDermott (politician)|Mike McDermott]], former member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], was born in Hawthorne.<ref name="msa">{{Cite web |title=MICHAEL A. McDERMOTT |url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa15459.html |access-date=January 20, 2015 |website=HOUSE OF DELEGATES FORMER DELEGATES |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |archive-date=March 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302200715/http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa15459.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Keyla Monterroso Mejia]], actress and comedian
* Actress [[Marilyn Monroe]] lived in the city from infancy until she was 6.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour Location: 459 E Rhode Island Street, Hawthorne, California |url=http://www.movielanddirectory.com/tour-location.cfm?location=18748 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621033704/http://www.movielanddirectory.com/tour-location.cfm?location=18748 |archive-date=June 21, 2009 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=The Movieland Directory}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia II – Marilyn Monroe – Early life |url=http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Marilyn_Monroe_-_Early_life/id/1203502 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710211955/http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Marilyn_Monroe_-_Early_life/id/1203502 |archive-date=July 10, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Experiencefestival.com}}</ref>
* Singer [[Chris Montez]] grew up in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Official Chris Montez website |url=http://www.chrismontez.com/pages/home_frames.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205063046/http://www.chrismontez.com/pages/home_frames.html |archive-date=February 5, 2008 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Chrismontez.com}}</ref>
* [[Jack Northrop]] founded and managed Northrop Corporation, which was headquartered in Hawthorne (see Economy section above).<ref>Parker, Dana T. ''Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II,'' p. 93, Cypress, CA, 2013. {{ISBN|978-0-9897906-0-4}}.</ref>
* Actor [[Butch Patrick]] of TV's ''[[The Munsters]]'' lived in Hawthorne for a short time.<ref name="broowaha.com" />
* [[Red Cloud (rapper)|Red Cloud]], American rapper of indigenous Mexican descent, was born in Hawthorne.
* Musician [[Emitt Rhodes]] lived in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2020 |title=Emitt Rhodes, a one-man 1970s cult band from Hawthorne, dies at 70 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-21/emmit-rhodes-power-pop-dies-obituary |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425171658/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-21/emmit-rhodes-power-pop-dies-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] ([[New York Mets]] and [[Houston Astros]]) and [[Cy Young Award]] winner [[Mike Scott (baseball)|Mike Scott]] grew up in Hawthorne and graduated from [[Hawthorne High School (Hawthorne, California)|Hawthorne High School]] in 1973.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 12, 1987 |title=Video |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126859/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620084028/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126859/index.htm |archive-date=June 20, 2009 |access-date=May 4, 2010 |publisher=CNN}}</ref>
* Film and stage actress [[Betta St. John]] was born in Hawthorne.
* Rapper [[Big Syke]] lived in Hawthorne<ref name="tmz">{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2016 |title=Rapper Big Syke Dead at 48 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2016/12/06/tupac-rapper-big-syke-dead |website=TMZ.com |access-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326053505/https://www.tmz.com/2016/12/06/tupac-rapper-big-syke-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Sports figure [[Jim Thorpe]] resided in Hawthorne during part of his life, and there is a park named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2000 |title=City of Hawthorne, CA – Thorpe |url=http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/about/welcome/thorpe.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228110555/http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/about/welcome/thorpe.asp |archive-date=December 28, 2008 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Cityofhawthorne.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Hawthorne, CA – Jim Thorpe |url=http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/depts/publicworks/commservices/park_locations/jim_thorpe.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502084400/http://www.cityofhawthorne.com/depts/publicworks/commservices/park_locations/jim_thorpe.asp |archive-date=May 2, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Cityofhawthorne.com}}</ref>
* Rapper [[Tyler, the Creator]] grew up in Hawthorne. The name of the city is seen on the cover of his album ''[[Call Me If You Get Lost]]''.
* [[Russell Westbrook]] of the [[Denver Nuggets]] grew up in Hawthorne.<ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/player/russell-westbrook/1362427 Fox Sports]. Msn.foxsports.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2013.</ref><ref name="Player Bio: Russell Westbrook">{{Cite web |title=Russell Westbrook - 2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster - UCLA |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208185204 |website=www.uclabruins.com |access-date=February 25, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063942/http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208185204 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Dorell Wright]] of the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] grew up in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2017 |title="I Believe that Khelcey's Energy Is Inside Russell": The Legacy of Khelcey Barrs |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/russell-westbrook-the-legacy-of-khelcey-barrs/ |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Vice.com |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425172021/https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xzq49/russell-westbrook-the-legacy-of-khelcey-barrs |url-status=live |author-first1=Mike|author-last1=Piellucci}}</ref>
* [[Gyasi Zardes]] of the [[Columbus Crew SC]] grew up in Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite news |title=American Gyasi Zardes acquired by Colorado from Columbus |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/american-gyasi-zardes-acquired-by-colorado-from-columbus/2022/04/22/dc40e49a-c294-11ec-b5df-1fba61a66c75_story.html |access-date=April 25, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}{{dead link|date=November 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of sundown towns in the United States]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Dixon, Walt, and Jerry Roberts (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=qaCZmC905agC ''Hawthorne'']. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. {{ISBN|9780738529714}}. {{oclc|61163282}}.

==External links==
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