Hyde Park on a map of Los Angeles County published October 1893 for the
World's Columbian ExpositionNorth is at the top of this map from the Los Angeles Times, August 20, 1916. A
Santa Fe Railroad track runs northeast-southwest through Hyde Park. Southwest from Mesa Drive (now
Crenshaw Boulevard) lies a paved boulevard (now Florence Avenue) to
Redondo Beach.
Manchester Avenue (now Boulevard) is at the bottom. The “Proposed Road” at the top (signaled by an arrow) and Mesa Drive are now part of Crenshaw Boulevard. The
Baldwin Hills (mountain range) are at top left.Three annexations of
Angeles Mesa areas to Los Angeles are noted, at top, as is the small annexation of the View Park
residential tract. The city of Hyde Park, which was consolidated with Los Angeles, is at the bottom of the map.
It was incorporated as a city in 1922 and had its own
government. However, on May 17, 1923, its 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) was consolidated with the larger city of Los Angeles after a favorable vote by Hyde Park residents. The city of Hyde Park was bordered by 60th Street on the north, Van Ness (now 8th Avenue) on the east,
Florence Avenue on the south, and West Boulevard on the west.[5]
Geography
Hyde Park's street and other boundaries are: West Vernon Avenue on the north, South Arlington/Van Ness Avenues on the east and the Los Angeles
city boundary on the south and west.[6][7]
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2000
A total of 36,635 people lived in the 2.88 square miles (7.5 km2) neighborhood, according to the 2000 U.S. census—averaging 12,700 inhabitants per square mile (4,900/km2), about the same as the
population density in the city as a whole. The median age was 31, also about the same as the rest of the city.[6]
In 2000, there were 2,474 families headed by single parents, or 28.5%, a rate that was high for the county and the city. There were 2,237 veterans, or 8% of the population, considered high when compared with the city overall.[6]
Hyde Park residents aged 25 and older holding a four-year degree amounted to 12.2% of the population in 2000, considered low when compared with the city and the county as a whole, but the percentages of residents aged 25 and older with a high school diploma and college
bachelor's degree was considered high for the county.[6]
Mexican was the most common ancestry.
Mexico and
El Salvador were the most common foreign places of birth.[9]
2008
The median household income in 2008 dollars was $39,460, considered average for both the city and county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 2.8 people was also average. Renters occupied 53.3% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest.[6]