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'''Manhattan Beach''' is a city in southwestern [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States, on the [[Pacific
Together with [[
==History==
[[File:Manuel Domínguez of California.jpg|thumb|left|Don [[Manuel Dominguez|Manuel Domínguez]], owner of [[Rancho San Pedro]], which included modern-day Manhattan Beach]]
The sandy coastal area was likely inhabited by the [[Tongva]] tribe of Native Americans. Archeological work in the nearby [[
In the mid-18th century, the [[Portolá expedition]] was the first European land exploration of present-day California. It traveled north from San Diego to the San Gabriel Valley, [[Los Angeles Basin]], San Fernando Valley, Monterey Bay, and San Francisco Bay. 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. It included what is today the entire [[Port of Los Angeles]]; [[San Pedro, Los Angeles]]; [[Harbor City, Los Angeles]]; [[Wilmington, Los Angeles]]; [[Carson, California|Carson]]; [[Compton, California|Compton]]; the [[
In 1863, a Scottish immigrant, Sir Robert Burnett, purchased [[Rancho Sausal Redondo]] and [[Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela]] from [[Cornelio Avila#Antonio Ygnacio Avila|Avila]]'s heirs for $33,000. Ten years later in 1873, Burnett leased the ranch to a Canadian, Daniel Freeman (not the American [[Daniel Freeman|of the same name]], who was the first to file a claim under the [[Homestead Act]] of 1862). Burnett returned to Scotland. Freeman moved his wife and three children onto the ranch and started growing various crops. On May 4, 1885, Freeman bought the ranch from Burnett for $140,000. At some point after this the location was informally called "Shore Acres." Shortly thereafter, in 1888 the area's first freight and passenger railroad tracks were built by the Santa Fe Railroad company. The tracks ran through Manhattan Beach and spanned all the way to Redondo Beach with a substation constructed in later years at Center Street, which today is Manhattan Beach Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brianpetruzzelli.com/history-of-manhattan-beach-california/|title=The History of Manhattan Beach|date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref>
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Incorporation of the City of Manhattan Beach won in a vote held on November 26, 1912.<ref name= togs>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/380219491/ Manhattan Beach Dons New Municipal Togs]". ''The Los Angeles Times''. November 27, 1912. p. 26.</ref> {{citation needed span |text=Peck himself was opposed to incorporation. |date=August 2023}}
Mrs. W. A. Bruce, a landowner of property near the coast, created the first beach resort for Black Americans in Southern California, [[
The land in Manhattan Beach was formerly sand dunes. During the 1920s and 1930s, Kuhn Brothers Construction Company leveled uneven sandy sites and some excess sand was sold and shipped to [[
The [[McMartin preschool trial]]s, allegedly an example of [[day care sex abuse hysteria]], started with investigations of a Manhattan Beach preschool in 1983. The trials ran from 1987 to 1990 and resulted in no convictions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained|title=The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet|last=Romano|first=Aja|date=October 30, 2016|work=Vox|language=en|access-date=November 25, 2019}}</ref> [[HBO]] dramatized this case in the [[Emmy]]-winning ''[[Indictment: The McMartin Trial]]'',<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/indictment-mcmartin-trial |title = Indictment: The McMartin Trial}}</ref> which was partially filmed in Manhattan Beach.<ref name=I95>{{cite AV media |title=Indictment: The McMartin Trial |year=1995 |people=Jackson, Mick (Director} |medium=docudrama |publisher=HBO}}</ref><ref name=imdb>{{IMDb title|0113421|Indictment: The McMartin Trial}}</ref>
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A majority of the land in Manhattan Beach was once exposed sand dunes, which now lie beneath the city's buildings and streets. The underlying dunes afford residents ocean views throughout western portions of the city. The tallest hill is 244 feet high, and it is located in the city's southwest region. The only remaining exposed sand dune is at [[Sand Dune Park]], where sand resembling the original landscape can also be found. In the late 1920s, excess sand from Manhattan Beach was purchased by Hawai{{okina}}ian developers, who negotiated a deal with the Kuhn Brothers Construction Company to ship the sand across the [[Pacific Ocean]] from Manhattan Beach via Los Angeles Harbor to [[Waikiki Beach]] over a ten-year period.{{r|HM 2009-02-20}}
The beach is approximately 2.1 miles long and 400 feet wide. In the early part of the last century, the beach was narrow (approximately 150 feet) and sloping. From 1938 to 1989, it more than doubled in width when large quantities of sand were placed on beaches to the north during construction of the [[Hyperion sewage treatment plant|Hyperion Treatment Plant]], [[
Every August, the city hosts the Manhattan Beach Open Volleyball Tournament and the International Surf Festival.
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The Census reported that 35,107 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 28 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 14,038 households, out of which 4,735 (33.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 7,583 (54.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 892 (6.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 438 (3.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 695 (5.0%) [[
There were 8,725 people (24.8%) under the age of 18, 1,740 people (5.0%) aged 18 to 24, 9,532 people (27.1%) aged 25 to 44, 10,681 people (30.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,457 people (12.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. There were 14,929 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,787.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 9,420 (67.1%) were owner-occupied, and 4,618 (32.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 25,587 people (72.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 9,520 people (27.1%) lived in rental housing units.
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The city of Manhattan Beach is governed by a five-member City Council. City Council members are elected every four years. The office of the Mayor of Manhattan Beach rotates every nine months among the members of the City Council, so that each City Council member serves one term as Mayor. A City Manager is appointed by the City Council. An elected City Treasurer serves a four-year term.
The [[Beach Cities Health District]],<ref>[http://bchd.org Beach Cities Health District] Retrieved December 27, 2017.</ref> provides [[health]] and wellness services to the residents of [[
===County government===
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*The [[Fox Network]] series ''[[The O.C.]]''
*The scenes set inside Governor Swan's mansion in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' were shot here.
*''[[
*''[[Starsky and Hutch (film)|Starsky and Hutch]]'' (2004) In the movie, Starsky (Ben Stiller), can be seen stretching under the pier.
*''[[Tequila Sunrise (film)|Tequila Sunrise]]'' (1988) [[Mel Gibson]]'s character lives on the beach near the pier.
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*The movie ''[[Airborne (1993 film)|Airborne]]''.
*The video for the song "[[White Walls]]" by [[Macklemore]].
*The movie ''[[
'''Other'''
*Manhattan Beach is mentioned in the song "[[
*The [[Manhattan Beach Open]] volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach is known as "The Championships, Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball." The names of the tournament champions are inscribed in plaques along [[Manhattan Beach Pier]]. This event usually takes place in August and airs on national TV.
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|North = [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]]
|Northeast = [[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]]
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|Southeast = [[Torrance, California|Torrance]]
|Northwest = [[Pacific Ocean]]
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|Southwest = [[Pacific Ocean]]
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