Editing Lomita, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Lomita, California
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| image_skyline      = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = Flag of Lomita, California.gif
| flag_size          = 
| image_seal         = Seal of Lomita California.png
| seal_size          = 
| nickname           = "The Friendly City"<ref>{{Cite news
 | url = http://www.lomita.com/cityhall/newsline/2003-spring.pdf
 | title = City receives grant for smog-free electric vehicles
 | author =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
 | newspaper = Lomita Newsline
 | date =Spring 2003
 | access-date = January 22, 2015}}</ref>
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
| established_title  = <!-- Founded -->
| established_date   = 
| established_title3 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date3  = June 30, 1964<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date 
 |format=Word 
 |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s 
 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |archive-date=November 3, 2014 }}</ref>
| government_type    = [[Council-Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = William Uphoff
| leader_title1      = [[Mayor Pro Tem]]
| leader_name1       = Mark A. Waronek
| leader_title2      = [[City council]]<ref>{{Cite web 
 | url = http://www.lomita.com/cityhall/government/index.cfm?p=council/City_Council.cfm&h=l 
 | title = City of Lomita Officials
 | publisher = City of Lomita 
 | access-date = October 21, 2014}}</ref>
| leader_name2       = James Gazeley <br /> Barry Waite <br /> Cindy Segawa
| leader_title3      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name3       = Andrew Vialpando
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.91
| area_total_km2     = 4.95
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.91
| area_land_km2      = 4.95
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| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_water_percent = 0
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| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1660937|Lomita|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 95
| elevation_m        = 29
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| population_total   = 20921
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;8
| timezone_DST       = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;7
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 90717<ref>{{cite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp?visited=1&pagenumber=0&state=ca&city=Lomita | title = USPS - ZIP Code Lookup - Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results | access-date = January 18, 2007}}</ref>
| area_code          = [[Area codes 310 and 424|310/424]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=Lomita | title = Number Administration System - NPA and City/Town Search Results | access-date = January 18, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120205182341/http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=Lomita | archive-date = February 5, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|06|42468}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS 4|1660937}}, {{GNIS 4|2410859}}
| website            = {{URL|www.lomitacity.com}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
}}

'''Lomita''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "Little hill")<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Brian C |date=2021-10-08 |title=History - City of Lomita |url=https://lomitacity.com/history/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=lomitacity.com |language=en-US}}</ref> is a city in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]], [[United States]]. The population was 20,921 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up slightly from 20,256 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
[[File:Manuel Domínguez of California.jpg|thumb|left|Don [[Manuel Dominguez|Manuel Domínguez]], a signer of the [[Californian Constitution]] and owner of [[Rancho San Pedro]], which included all of modern-day Lomita.]]
The [[Gabrielino]] were the first to settle in the area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lomitacity.com/history/ | title=History - City of Lomita | date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref>

The [[Spanish Empire]] had expanded into this area when the Viceroy of [[New Spain]] commissioned [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]] to explore the Pacific Ocean in 1542–1543. In 1767, the area became part of the [[The Californias|Province of the Californias]] ({{langx|es|Provincia de las Californias}}).

In 1784, the [[Charles III of Spain|Spanish Crown]] deeded [[Rancho San Pedro]], a tract of over {{convert|75,000|acre|km2}}, to soldier Juan José Domínguez. The rancho changed in size over the years, as Domínguez's descendants partitioned the land amongst family members, sold parcels to newly arriving settlers, or relinquished some when validating their legal claim with the Mexican government in 1828, and with the United States government in 1858. The Domínguez family name is still applied throughout the area, including the [[Dominguez Rancho Adobe]] historical landmark, in the [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] of [[Rancho Dominguez, California|Rancho Dominguez]], located northeast of Lomita.

Lomita was incorporated as a city on June 30, 1964, to prevent further annexation by neighboring cities and in an attempt to curtail the development of high-rise apartment buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lomita.com/cityhall/about_lomita/index.cfm?p=history/index.cfm&h=l|title=City of Lomita - About Lomita|website=www.lomita.com|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>

Lomita established a [[sister city]] relationship with [[Takaishi, Osaka]], Japan, in October 1981.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}}, all of which is land.

Lomita originally spanned {{convert|7|sqmi|km2}}. However, over time, much of this area was annexed by neighboring cities. A notable example is "Lomita Fields", now [[Zamperini Field]] (the Torrance Municipal Airport).

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Lomita has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=722975&cityname=Lomita%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Lomita, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |work=Weatherbase}}</ref>

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| location    = Lomita, California
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| Jan record high F = 91
| Feb record high F = 92
| Mar record high F = 96
| Apr record high F = 104
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 101
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| Oct record high F = 106
| Nov record high F = 98
| Dec record high F = 94
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| Jan high F = 66.0
| Feb high F = 66.0
| Mar high F = 67.0
| Apr high F = 70.0
| May high F = 71.0
| Jun high F = 74.0
| Jul high F = 77.0
| Aug high F = 78.0
| Sep high F = 78.0
| Oct high F = 75.0
| Nov high F = 70.0
| Dec high F = 65.0
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| Jan low F = 46.0
| Feb low F = 48.0
| Mar low F = 49.0
| Apr low F = 51.0
| May low F = 55.0
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| Oct low F = 57.0
| Nov low F = 50.0
| Dec low F = 46.0
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| Jan record low F = 25
| Feb record low F = 27
| Mar record low F = 23
| Apr record low F = 25
| May record low F = 38
| Jun record low F = 36
| Jul record low F = 34
| Aug record low F = 44
| Sep record low F = 36
| Oct record low F = 28
| Nov record low F = 29
| Dec record low F = 27
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| Jan precipitation inch = 3.26
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.91
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.22
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.76
| May precipitation inch = 0.22
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.07
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.05
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.02
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.16
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.62
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.19
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.09
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| source 1 = The Weather Channel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/USCA1153:1:US|title=Monthly Averages for Los Angeles (90028)|website=www.weather.com|access-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref>
| date     = January 2018
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 14983
|1970= 19784
|1980= 18807
|1990= 19382
|2000= 20046
|2010= 20256
|2020= 20921
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|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=1960CensusCA1>{{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><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.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/>
}}

Lomita was first listed as an unincorporated place in the [[1960 U.S. Census]]<ref name=1960CensusCA1/> as part of the Palos Verdes census community division;<ref name=1960CensusCA2/> and as a city in the [[1970 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1970CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lomita city, 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 – Lomita city, California  |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0642468&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</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) – Lomita city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0642468&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</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) – Lomita city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0642468&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,735
|8,797
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,269
|53.55%
|43.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.74%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|821
|964
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,129
|4.10%
|4.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.40%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|92
|76
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57
|0.46%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,241
|2,850
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,456
|11.18%
|14.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.42%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|102
|112
|style='background: #ffffe6; |128
|0.51%
|0.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.61%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|44
|60
|style='background: #ffffe6; |133
|0.22%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|759
|745
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,078
|3.79%
|3.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.15%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,252
|6,652
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,691
|26.20%
|32.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''20,046'''
|'''20,256'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''20,921'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Lomita had a population of 20,256. The population density was {{convert|10,601.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Lomita was 11,987 (59.2%) White (43.4% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0642468.html|title=Lomita (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau}}</ref> 1,075 (5.3%) African American, 174 (0.9%) Native American, 2,923 (14.4%) Asian, 140 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 2,680 (13.2%) from other races, and 1,277 (6.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,652 persons (32.8%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0642468|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715075355/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0642468|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Lomita city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 20,089 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 57 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 110 (0.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 8,068 households, 2,479 (30.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,409 (42.3%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,160 (14.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 481 (6.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 491 (6.1%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 55 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 2,420 households (30.0%) were one person and 822 (10.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49. There were 5,050 families (62.6% of households); the average family size was 3.12.

The age distribution was 4,378 people (21.6%) under the age of 18, 1,743 people (8.6%) aged 18 to 24, 5,699 people (28.1%) aged 25 to 44, 5,904 people (29.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,532 people (12.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

There were 8,412 housing units at an average density of 4,402.5 per square mile, of the occupied units 3,738 (46.3%) were owner-occupied and 4,330 (53.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%. 9,183 people (45.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 10,906 people (53.8%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Lomita had a median household income of $60,398, with 12.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 20,046 people in 8,015 households, including 5,033 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|10,572.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,295 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,375.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 66.16% White, 4.18% African American, 0.70% Native American, 11.41% Asian, 0.52% Pacific Islander, 10.79% from other races, and 6.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.20%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 8,015 households 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 30.6% of households were one person and 9.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.13.

The age distribution was 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median household income was $51,360 and the median family income was $53,003. Males had a median income of $41,582 versus $31,353 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,748. About 9.3% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Mexican (19.4%) and German (10.3%) were the most common ancestries. Mexico (35.0%) were Korea (11.2%) are the most common foreign places of birth.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/lomita/ | title=Lomita }}</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==
Fire protection in Lomita is provided by the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]] with ambulance transport by McCormick Ambulance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://southbayhomeinspections.com/lomita-ca/|title=Lomita, CA {{!}} South Bay Home Inspections|date=June 5, 2015|work=South Bay Home Inspections|access-date=October 18, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] (LASD) operates the Lomita Station in Lomita.<ref>"[http://www.lomitasheriff.com Lomita Station]." [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]]. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.</ref>

The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Torrance Health Center in [[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, California|Harbor Gateway]], [[Los Angeles]], near [[Torrance, California|Torrance]] and serving Lomita.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf Torrance Health Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201202645/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/torrance.pdf |date=February 1, 2015 }}." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>

In the [[California State Legislature]], Lomita is in {{Representative|casd|26|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|66|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
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In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Lomita is in {{Representative|cacd|43|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|43}}</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] Lomita Post Office is located at 25131 Narbonne Avenue.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120718163958/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/7090?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=lomita Post Office Location - LOMITA]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

==Politics==

The city of Lomita supported the Republican candidates for president in 1984 and 1988, but has since become a predominantly Democratic city in more recent years.
The city of Lomita has supported the Democratic candidate in the past seven consecutive presidential elections. In the eight presidential elections since 1988, the percentage of the vote received by the Democrat has increased from the previous election.
{| border = “2”
|+ Lomita city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf|title=Election data |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov|access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.93%''' ''4,529''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.67% ''3,050''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.40% ''518''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Election data |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov|access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.43%''' ''4,352''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.67% ''3,272''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.90% ''228''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2008-general/ssov/5-pres-by-political-districts.pdf|title=Election data |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov|access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.41%''' ''4,433''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.26% ''3,525''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.33% ''190''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2004-general/ssov/pres_general_ssov_all.pdf|title=Election data |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov|access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.77%''' ''3,106''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.07% ''2,941''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.16% ''71''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2000-general/ssov/pol-dis.pdf|title=Election data |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov|access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.13%''' ''2,775''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.79% ''2,586''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.08% ''287''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref name="elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov">{{cite web |url= https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/ssov/president-pol-district.pdf|title=Election data |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov|access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''44.62%''' ''2,573''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.38% ''2,329''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|15.00% ''865''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1992-general/ssov/ssov-complete.pdf |title=Election data |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov|access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''39.47%''' ''2,575''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.15% ''2,228''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|26.38% ''1,721''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali|title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming|website=Internet Archive|date=February 16, 1968 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.44% ''2,496''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.10%''' ''3,902''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.46% ''95''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali|title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming|website=Internet Archive|date=February 16, 1968 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.20% ''1,927''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.45%''' ''4,367''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.35% ''86''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali|title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming|website=Internet Archive|date=February 16, 1968 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.08% ''1,892''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.38%''' ''3,615''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|9.54% ''581''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote1976cali|title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming|website=Internet Archive|date=February 16, 1968 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.33% ''2,721''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.27%''' ''3,011''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.40% ''141''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote197072cali|title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming|website=Internet Archive|date=February 16, 1968 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.04% ''2,505''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.51%''' ''4,325''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.45% ''318''
|}

== Landmarks ==
[[File:Lomita Railroad Museum.jpg|thumb|[[Lomita Railroad Museum]]]]

* [[Lomita Railroad Museum]], opened in 1966 by Irene Lewis, is a small museum in Lomita devoted to the steam-engine period of railroading. Mrs. Lewis, along with her husband Martin, operated "Little Engines of Lomita", which sold kits for live steam-engine locomotives. Her engines also appeared in movies, including [[The Greatest Show on Earth (film)|"The Greatest Show on Earth"]] (1952) and [[Von Ryan's Express|"Von Ryans Express"]] (1965). This operation inspired Mrs. Lewis to earn a mechanical engineering degree late in life and to build the museum as a showplace for her products. When built, the museum was the first of its kind West of Denver. The museum was designed to replicate the Boston & Maine's Greenwood Station in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The Museum was donated by Mrs. Lewis to the City of Lomita in honor of her late husband, Martin Lewis, in 1967. On display are a 1901 Baldwin Locomotive, a whaleback Southern Pacific tender, a 1910 Union Pacific [[caboose]], and a 1949 Santa Fe caboose.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lomita-rr.org/exhibits | title=Exhibits }}</ref> The Museum also houses a full-size replica of a 1920s water tower that was constructed in 2000. The museum also incorporates a small public park, which accommodates a 1913 Union Pacific boxcar and a 1923 Union Oil tank car. The Museum is open Friday through Sunday, from 10 AM to 5 PM. Mrs. Lewis's little engines were featured on a Lawrence Welk show saluting senior citizens. Mary Lou Metzger operated the train, and a song about railroading.

==Education==
Lomita residents are within the [[Los Angeles Unified School District]] (LAUSD).<ref name=LACountycensusSDmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=12 (PDF p. 13/19)|access-date=November 23, 2023}}</ref> The area is within Board District 7.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/board/secretary/BoardDistrictMaps/2007-08%20Board%20District%207.pdf |title=Board District 7 Map |publisher=[[Los Angeles Unified School District]] |access-date= November 24, 2008}}</ref> As of 2008 Dr. Richard Vladovic represents the district.<ref>"{{cite web |url=http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/board/secretary/ |title=Board Members |publisher=[[Los Angeles Unified School District]] |access-date= November 24, 2008}}</ref>

Elementary schools that serve Lomita include:
* Eshelman Avenue Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Eshelman_Ave_EL|title=Eshelman Avenue's Web Site}}</ref>
* Lomita Math/Science Magnet<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Lomita_Magnet/ |title=Lomita Math/Science Magnet School 2006-07 |access-date=January 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209055206/http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Lomita_Magnet/ |archive-date=December 9, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Kindergarten zoned only - 1-5 is magnet only)
* President Avenue Elementary School (1–5) (in Los Angeles)

For a two-year period prior to 1991 Lomita attempted to secede from the LAUSD, but by that year abandoned its efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-09-cb-2999-story.html|title=Lawndale: Schools Plan Called a Loser|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 9, 1987|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref>

[[Nishiyamato Academy of California]], a Japanese elementary and junior high school, is located in Lomita.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacus.org/gaiyou.html |title=平日校学園概要 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214213519/http://www.nacus.org/gaiyou.html |archive-date=February 14, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacus.org/gaiyou.html |title=WebCite query result |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214213519/http://www.nacus.org/gaiyou.html |archive-date=February 14, 2014 }}</ref> The school opened in April 1993; at the time it was located in [[Rolling Hills Estates, California|Rolling Hills Estates]]. It was founded by [[Ryotaro Tanose]], a former [[Japanese Diet]] member, as a sister school of the [[Nishiyamato Gakuen Junior and Senior High School]] (Nishiyamato Academy) in [[Kawai, Nara|Kawai]], [[Nara Prefecture]], Japan.<ref name=Hillinger>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-29-cb-44446-story.html|title=Students Get a Japanese Education at 2 Palos Verdes Schools|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 29, 1994 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[Ted Lilly]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] pitcher
*[[Nikki Hornsby]], musician
*[[Deane McMinn]], figure skating judge and [[U.S. Figure Skating|USFS]] team manager, killed in the crash of [[Sabena Flight 548]]
*[[Erv Palica]], Major league pitcher, born to Montenegrin Serb parents
*[[Chad Qualls]], [[Colorado Rockies]] pitcher
*[[Jim Thorpe]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[sportsperson|athlete]]
*[[Edward O. Thorp]], mathematics professor, author, hedge fund manager, and blackjack player
*[[Milo Aukerman]], Punk rock

==References==
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==External links==
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