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Demographic
Information
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Land Area (Sq. Mi.):
31.3 |
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Population:
41,379 |
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African American:
3.2%
Asian American:
20.2%
Hispanic:
14.2%
White:
62.0%
Other:
0.4% |
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Median Housing Value:
$589,000
(average of west north valley as per Southland Regional
Association of Realtors) |
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Number of Households:
13,221 |
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In 1867, Chatsworth became the site of a stagecoach
relay station that connected Los Angeles and Santa Barbara through the Santa Susana
Pass. Today, there are still parts of Chatsworth that recall its Wild West past,
including craggy Stoney Point. The rock is scaled by scores of novices and
experienced climbers on any given weekend and is one of the most accessible peaks of its
kind for training anywhere in Los Angeles.
More than 2,000 films have taken advantage of Chatsworth's
quintessential Western terrain. Legendary director Cecil B. De Mille was the first,
shooting his 1913 epic, "The Squaw Man," here. After World War I, other
film makers followed suit. Laurel and Hardy and Hopalong Cassidy plied their trade
in Chatsworth, and such popular TV shows as "Gunsmoke" and the "Lone
Ranger" were also shot in this northwestern section of the Valley. Many
consider this ruggedly beautiful area "God's country," including the Hollywood
producers who chose it to film the Academy Award-winning epic, "Ben Hur."
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