La Habra, California#Demographics

The name referred to the "Pass Through the Hills,"{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10362|title= Profile for La Habra, California, CA|publisher= ePodunk|access-date= September 12, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130131233522/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10362|archive-date= January 31, 2013}} the natural pass through the hills to the north first discovered and used by Spanish explorers of the Portola expedition on July 30, 1769.

In 1839, when the area was part of Alta California, vast herds of cattle and horses grazed over the hills and valleys of Southern California. Mariano Reyes Roldan was granted {{convert|6698|acre|km2|0}} in that year and named his land Rancho Cañada de La Habra. In the 1860s, Abel Stearns purchased Rancho La Habra.

La Habra was founded in 1896.{{cite news|last=Haire|first=Chris|title=Blurred Boundary|newspaper=The Orange County Register|date=August 31, 2013|page=News 35}} The first post office in the town was established in 1898 in a corner of Coy's Store at Central (now La Habra Boulevard) and Euclid Street.

The city was incorporated under general law on January 20, 1925, with a population of 3,000. The police force was organized in 1926 and employed a chief, traffic officer and patrolman. By 1928, the city was the largest avocado center in Southern California. In 1930, the first fire department building was constructed followed by the original City Hall in 1935. By 1950, the population reached nearly 5,000. The Civic Center took shape when the existing County Library was dedicated in 1966, followed by the present administration building in 1969.

For more than 70 years, La Habra was known as the city just south of La Habra Heights, where the 'Hass' avocado, of the 'Hass' avocado mother tree, was planted by Rudolph Hass in the 1920s.{{cite web|url=http://www.californiaavocadosociety.org/motherhass.html|author=|title=The Hass Mother Tree: 1926–2002|pages="Mother Hass Tree" section|publisher=California Avocado Society|location=Irvine, CA|date=2008|access-date=September 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513115409/http://www.californiaavocadosociety.org/motherhass.html|archive-date=May 13, 2008}} The fruit from this tree has since become one of the most popular avocado cultivars worldwide. The 'Hass' mother tree succumbed to root rot in 2002.

The La Habra Stakes, run since 1973 at the Santa Anita Park Thoroughbred race track, is named for La Habra.

The city contracts with the Los Angeles County Fire Department for EMS and fire protection.

Law enforcement is provided by the La Habra Police Department, which in 2008 employed about 70 officers. From 2004 to 2008, they ranked third in the number of officer-involved shootings among twenty Orange County municipal police departments. One case among these, the 2007 death of Michael Cho, resulted in a wrongful death lawsuit against the city which was settled in September 2010 for $250,000.{{citation|last1=Kim|first1=Kenneth|last2=Kim|first2=Sangjin|title=Gone in 41 Seconds — Police Quick to Kill Korean Artist|date=February 24, 2008|access-date=February 26, 2008|periodical=New America Media|url=http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=ad58d8b8031a47854d3676200f5c5be5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525090957/http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=ad58d8b8031a47854d3676200f5c5be5|archive-date=May 25, 2011}}{{citation|url=http://articles.ocregister.com/2010-09-15/crime/24627858_1_police-officers-tire-iron-civil-trial|periodical=The Orange Country Register|date=September 15, 2010|access-date=May 8, 2011|title=Lawsuit in deadly La Habra police shooting is settled|last=Ponsi|first=Lou|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707090844/http://articles.ocregister.com/2010-09-15/crime/24627858_1_police-officers-tire-iron-civil-trial|archive-date=July 7, 2012}}

A shopping plaza and post office were built in the 1970s on the site of a lake built by a rancher with Monkey Island where he let feral monkeys roam.{{Cite web |last=San Román |first=Gabriel |date=August 15, 2023 |title=La Habra condo owners see a gaping chasm where their greenbelt used to be |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-15/la-habra-orange-county-coyote-village-condominiums-greenbelt-flood-channel-collapse-winter-storms |access-date=August 15, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|7.4|sqmi|km2}}, with 0.08% covered by water.

It is bordered by La Habra Heights on the north, Brea on the east, Fullerton on the south and southeast, La Mirada on the west and southwest, East Whittier on the west, Whittier on the northwest, and a small unnamed section of unincorporated Los Angeles County on the northeast.

According to the Köppen climate classification, La Habra has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, Csa on climate maps.{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=450140&cityname=La+Habra,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=La Habra, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}

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| Jan mean C = 12.5

| Feb mean C = 12.8

| Mar mean C = 14.4

| Apr mean C = 16.1

| May mean C = 18.0

| Jun mean C = 20.5

| Jul mean C = 23.2

| Aug mean C = 23.6

| Sep mean C = 22.7

| Oct mean C = 19.3

| Nov mean C = 15.5

| Dec mean C = 12.2

| year mean C =

| Jan high C = 18.3

| Feb high C = 18.4

| Mar high C = 20.0

| Apr high C = 21.8

| May high C = 23.6

| Jun high C = 26.4

| Jul high C = 29.6

| Aug high C = 30.3

| Sep high C = 29.3

| Oct high C = 25.6

| Nov high C = 21.8

| Dec high C = 17.7

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| Jan low C = 7.8

| Feb low C = 8.1

| Mar low C = 9.7

| Apr low C = 11.2

| May low C = 13.5

| Jun low C = 15.8

| Jul low C = 18.3

| Aug low C = 18.6

| Sep low C = 17.7

| Oct low C = 14.5

| Nov low C = 10.7

| Dec low C = 7.7

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| Jan precipitation mm = 44.5

| Feb precipitation mm = 49.7

| Mar precipitation mm = 25.9

| Apr precipitation mm = 12.3

| May precipitation mm = 6.8

| Jun precipitation mm = 1.8

| Jul precipitation mm = 1.9

| Aug precipitation mm = 2.1

| Sep precipitation mm = 3.7

| Oct precipitation mm = 9.5

| Nov precipitation mm = 14.1

| Dec precipitation mm = 36.2

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{{US Census population

|1930= 2273

|1940= 2499

|1950= 4961

|1960= 25136

|1970= 41350

|1980= 45232

|1990= 51266

|2000= 58974

|2010= 60239

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1860–1870{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907072108/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|url-status=live}}{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828190324/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|url-status=live}} 1880-1890{{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}}
1900{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164053/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|url-status=live}} 1910{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=live}} 1920{{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}}
1930{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828162810/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}} 1940{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918190408/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}} 1950{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921120611/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|url-status=live}}
1960{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|url-status=live}} 1970{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|url-status=live}} 1980{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823052400/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|url-status=live}}
1990{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814213918/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}

2000{{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}} 2010{{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|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204210903/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}
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La Habra first appeared as a city in the 1930 U.S. Census. Prior to 1930, the area was part of Brea Township (pop 2,515 in 1920).

At the 2010 census, La Habra had a population of 60,239. The population density was {{convert|8,166.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of La Habra was 35,147 (58.3%) White (30.2% non-Hispanic White),{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0639290.html|title={title}|access-date=December 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120113841/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0639290.html|archive-date=November 20, 2013}} 1,025 (1.7%) African American, 531 (0.9%) Native American, 5,653 (9.4%) Asian, 103 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 15,224 (25.3%) from other races, and 2,556 (4.2%) from two or more races. There were 34,449 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (57.2%).{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0639290|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715035841/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0639290|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - La Habra city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}

The census reported that 59,899 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 169 (0.3%) lived in noninstitutionalized group quarters, and 171 (0.3%) were institutionalized.

Of the 18,977 households, 7,937 (41.8%) had children under 18 living in them, 10,078 (53.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,905 (15.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,327 (7.0%) had a male householder with no wife present, 1,158 (6.1%) were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 119 (0.6%) were same-sex married couples or partnerships; 3,651 households (19.2%) were one person and 1,440 (7.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.16. There were 14,310 families (75.4% of households); the average family size was 3.58.

The age distribution was 16,062 people (26.7%) under 18, 6,353 people (10.5%) 18 to 24, 17,349 (28.8%) 25 to 44, 13,926 people (23.1%) 45 to 64, and 6,549 people (10.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 33.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The 19,924 housing units had an average density of 2,701.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 10,941 (57.7%) were owner-occupied and 8,036 (42.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.2%. About 33,609 people (55.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units, and 26,290 people (43.6%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, La Habra had a median household income of $60,954, with 14.0% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

At the 2000 census, 58,974 people in 18,947 households, including 14,020 families, lived in the city. The population density averaged 8,045.8 inhabitants per square mile (3,106.4/km{{sup|2}}). The 19,441 housing units had an average density of {{convert|2,652.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the city was 41.4% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 1.0% Native American, 6.0% Asian, 2.4% from other races, and 4.7% from two or more races. About 49.0% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}

Of the 19,042 households, 39.3% had children under 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were not families. About 21.0% of households were one person and 8.0% were one person 65 or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.56.

The age distribution was 29.1% under 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median household income was $47,652 and the median family income was $51,971. Males had a median income of $36,813 versus $30,466 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,923. About 19.1% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line.

According to the city's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,{{Cite web|url=https://www.lahabraca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14480/2023-Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-ACFR?bidId= |archive-url= |title=City of La Habra ACFR|archive-date= }} the top employers in the city are:

La Habra's mayor is rotated among current city council members. The mayor for 2024/2025 is Rose Espinoza.{{cite web | title = City Council | publisher = City of La Habra, California | url=http://www.lahabraca.gov/153/City-Council | access-date = April 5, 2021}} Current council members include Mayor Pro-Tem Jose Medrano, James Gomez, Daren Nigsarian and Delwin Lampkin.

In the California State Legislature, La Habra is in {{Representative|casd|34|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|64|fmt=adistrict}}.{{Cite web

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In the United States House of Representatives, La Habra is in {{Representative|cacd|38|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|38}}

According to the California secretary of state, as of October 22, 2018, La Habra has 27,439 registered voters. Of those, 10,369 (37.79%) were registered Democrats, 8,745 (31.87%) were registered Republicans, and 7,150 (26.06%) have declined to state a political party/are independents.{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/15day-gen-2018/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – October 22, 2018|website=ca.gov|access-date=February 16, 2019}}

The city of La Habra is mainly served by the La Habra City School District for elementary and middle-school students and the Fullerton Joint Union High School District for high-school students, but portions of La Habra are also redirected to other school districts closer to homes of some residents.

Public schools:

• La Habra City School District
• Brea Olinda Unified School District
• Fullerton School District
• Lowell Joint School District
• Fullerton Joint Union High School District
• Sonora High School
• La Habra High School

Private schools:

• Whittier Christian High School

Though La Habra has no freeways and three California state highways; SR 39 (covers Whittier and Beach Boulevards), SR 90 (Imperial Highway), and SR 72 (Whittier Boulevard) serve the city. The four major thoroughfares include Whittier Boulevard, Beach Boulevard, Imperial Highway, and Harbor Boulevard. Idaho Street, Euclid Street, and Palm Street are local north–south arterials and La Habra Boulevard and Lambert Road are local west–east arterials.

{{More citations needed|date=January 2015}}

• Rusty Anderson - a guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer, was born and raised in La Habra.
• Librado Andrade - a Mexican boxer in the super middleweight division and older brother of Enrique, was raised in La Habra.
• Brent Boyd - a graduate of Lowell HS 1975, played football at UCLA, Minnesota Vikings 1980–86, considered the "father of concussion awareness"
• Boyd Coddington - hot rod builder
• Cathy Cooper - stylist, artist, model
• Jack Cooper - composer, arranger, woodwind player
• Jeanette Dimech - Spanish singer
• Jesse Sandoval Flores - a Major League Baseball pitcher (1942–50), played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Indians.
• The Funeral Pyre - Blackened death metal band
• Greg Gaines- LA Rams Super Bowl LVI-winning NFL player
• Natalie Golda - water polo player, Olympian
• Jennifer Hanson - country music singer
• Jenna Haze - adult film actress
• Ronnie Hillman - NFL running back
• William Hodgman - lawyer and prosecutor known for his work in the O. J. Simpson murder case
• Daniel Hoffman - musician, film producer
• Mark Kostabi - modern artist and composer
• John N. Lotz - Air National Guard brigadier general
• Ann Meyers - basketball player, Olympian, first player to be part of the U.S. National team while still in high school
• Dave Meyers - basketball player, two-time NCAA Champion teams at UCLA, played for Milwaukee Bucks 1975-80
• Margarita McCoy - urban planner
• Alan Newman - Major League Baseball (MLB) player
• Richard Nixon - U.S. President, opened a law office in La Habra in 1938{{Cite book

| last = Black

| first = Conrad

| year = 2007

| author-link = Conrad Black

| title = Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full

| publisher = PublicAffairs Books

| location = New York

| isbn = 978-1-58648-519-1

| page = 44

}}

• Enrique Ornelas - Mexican boxer in the middleweight division and younger brother of Librado; raised in La Habra.
• Anne Ramsay - actress
• Cruz Reynoso - first Latino Justice on California Supreme Court
• Bubby Rossman - MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Josh Staumont - MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
• Nadya Suleman - mother of the longest-living octuplets, also known as the "Octomom"
• Diane Wakoski - poet and essayist, winner of the William Carlos Williams award for her book Emerald Ice
• Jonwayne - rapper and producer, previously signed to Stones Throw Records, more recently released music via his Authors Recording Company imprint
• Zebrahead - punk rock/pop punk band
• Norma Zimmer - honorary mayor of the City of La Habra in 1975 and featured singer and "Champagne Lady" of the Lawrence Welk Show

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• [https://www.lahabracity.com/ Official website]
• [http://lahabrachamber.com La Habra Chamber of Commerce]

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|East = Brea

|Southeast = Fullerton

|South = Fullerton

|Southwest = La Mirada

|West = East Whittier
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