Winnetka, Los Angeles, California

The Winnetka is a suburb district in the San Fernando Valley region of the County of Los Angeles, California. It is part of the City of Los Angeles.

Winnetka is bordered by Canoga Park on the west, Woodland Hills on the south, Chatsworth to the north, and Reseda to the east. Major throughfares include Winnetka Avenue, Roscoe Boulevard, Sherman Way, Saticoy Avenue and Vanowen Street. Corbin Avenue is the East boundary, and DeSoto Avenue is the West Boundary.

History

Named by Charles Weeks for his local poultry business that he named after another that he owned in Winnetka, Illinois.

Before World War II, this area was rural (as was Chatsworth).

The district of Winnetka was originally part of Canoga Park, but later it was separated into its own district of the city of Los Angeles. Since the Sexual Revolution, Winnetka has become a major hub of the pornography industry.

Facts

*Population in 2004: 49,154 (In 1990: 39,261)
*Racial components: 42.1% Latino, 35.6% Caucasian, 14.2% Asian, 5.9% Black, 2.9% Multi-Racial, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander
*ZIP postal code: 91306
*USPS Deliveries
**Residential: 13,839
**Business: 450
*Median household income: $49,064
*Dun & Bradstreet businesses: 1,002
*L.A. city parks: 2
*Location: 34.2092 N, 118.57492 W
*Telephone Area Code: 818
*Los Angeles City Council District 3, Councilman Dennis P. Zine
*California Congressional District: 27
*Representative to the United States House of Representatives: Congressman Brad Sherman

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Winnetka residents are zoned to Los Angeles USD schools [http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/printedition/la-re-guide16nov16,1,4261293.story?page=2] .

Elementary schools that serve portions of the Winnetka area include:
* Fullbright Elementary School
* [http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Limerick_EL Limerick Elementary School]
* Sunny Brae Elementary School
* Winnetka Elementary School

Middle schools that serve portions of the Winnetka area include:
* [http://www.sutterms.org/ Sutter Middle School]
* [http://www.lausd.net/Northridge_MS/ Northridge Middle School] (in Northridge)

High schools that serve portions of the Winnetka area include:
* Canoga Park High School (in Canoga Park)
* Cleveland High School (in Reseda)
* Taft High School (in Woodland Hills)

Private schools

The area is also served by several private schools, including:
*AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School
*Chatsworth Hills Academy

Trivia

Winnetka, California is mentioned in the song “June on the West Coast” by the band Bright Eyes.

Winnetka has also been mentioned by the underground rap group Styles of Beyond in their song "Winnetka Exit"

References

* United States Census Bureau's 2000 census

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