Census
Data (by U.S. Census Bureau)
- Location
- Burbank is located in the eastern
part of the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles County, 12 miles
from the downtown area of the City of Los Angeles.
- Founded
- May 1, 1887
- Incorporated
- July 8, 1911
- Population
- 100,316 (per 2000 U.S. Census)
- 108, 029 (per 2008 California Dept.
of Finance)
- City Tree
- Crape Myrtle
-
- City Flower
- California Lilac (Ceanothus)
-
- Housing
- Housing units 42,847 (April 2000 U.S.
Census data)
- Average household size 2.27 (1990
Census data)
- City Government
- City Charter adopted in January
13,1927
- Council/Manager form of government
-
- Number of City Employees:
approximately 1,400
- City Council
-
Dave
Golonski, Mayor
- Gary Bric, Vice Mayor
Dr. David Gordon, Council Member
Marsha
Ramos, Council Member
-
Anja Reinke, Council Member
- City Manager
- Mary
Alvord
- Climate
- 63 degrees average yearly
temperature. Average yearly rainfall is 12.1 inches based on a
100-year average. Average humidity is 61%. Prevailing winds are in
the southwesterly direction with a mean hourly speed of 2 to 4 MPH.
- Altitude
- Elevation is 484 to 957 feet above
sea level.
- Area
- 17.155 Square miles
- Assessed Valuation (1995)
- 100% of real cash value,
$8,309,501,279.
- Registered voters
- 55,878 (April 10, 2001)
- Transportation
-
- Air
- Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena Airport
caters to 4.9 million travelers per year on six major carriers, with
more than 70 flights daily. Nearby Los Angeles International,
Ontario, and El Monte (small aircraft) provide additional hubs for
travel.
- Bus
- Southern California Metro Transit
Authority
- Rail
- Metro and Amtrak
-
- Water
- Ports of Los Angeles (San Pedro) and
Long Beach are 20 miles south.
- Highways and Freeways
- The Golden State Freeway (5) bisects
Burbank, connecting the city to the metropolitan freeway system and
transcontinental highways. The 134 Freeway cuts through the
south tip of the City.
- Facilities
- Churches - 55
- Economic
Development statistics
-
- Educational
- Please see the school sites on the
Burbank
Unified School District web site
- Financial
- Twelve banks, one savings and loan.
- Health
- Saint Joseph Medical Center, LA
County health center.
- Parks and
Recreation
- 22 parks totaling 2,199.57 acres, of
which 141.13 are developed, including: 2 municipal swimming pools
20 tennis courts
3 community/gymnasium facilities
2 senior citizen centers
13 ballfields
1 outdoor concert amphitheater
1 municipal golf complex, including regulation 18 holes - 113.29
acres, driving range, 3-par course, 9-hole course.
- Utilities
- Water - Burbank Water & Power
- 26,277 meters
- 17,564,900 gallons - average daily
- 262.14 miles of water mains (plus
5.36 miles of reclaimed water mains)
- Electric - Burbank Water &
Power
- 50,702 meters
- 398 miles of transmission and
distribution lines
- 246,400 KW - generating capacity
- 246,000 KW - annual peak demand
- Gas - Southern California Gas
Company
- Telephone - Pacific Bell
- Burbank
Demographics
- Demographics & socio-economic
characteristics (from the 2000 Census except as noted):
- Population
- 1970............................................88,871
- 1990............................................93,643
- 1996............................................99,880
- 2000..........................................100,316
- Sex
- Male.............................................48,346
(1996)
- Female..........................................51,534
(1996)
- Race
- White...................................................72,409
- Black or African
American........................2,066
- American Indian & Alaska
Native.................549
- Asian.....................................................9,181
- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific
Islander......142
- Other
race..............................................9,908
- Two or more
races...................................6,061
- Hispanic origin (of any
race).................24,953
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