El Segundo, California

El Segundo is a city located in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,033.

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City - Los Angeles County, California - Santa Monica Bay - 2000

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The area was once a part of the El Rancho Sausal Redondo ("The Clump of the Willows"). The most common story of how it received its current name is that it became the second (el segundo) Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast in 1911.

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El Rancho Sausal Redondo - Standard Oil - West Coast - 1911

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Many large aerospace companies have facilities in El Segundo, including Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and The Aerospace Corporation, which is headquartered there. It is also home to the Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), which is responsible for space-related acquisition for the military. In addition to the Chevron oil refinery, El Segundo is also home to the El Segundo power plant and adjacent to the Hyperion sewage treatment plant. Los Angeles International Airport is located immediately to the north of El Segundo. Dockweiler State Beach is partially located in El Segundo, including the only RV park on the beach in California. Toy manufacturer Mattel is also headquartered in El Segundo.

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Aerospace - Boeing - Raytheon - Lockheed Martin - Northrop Grumman - The Aerospace Corporation - Los Angeles Air Force Base - Chevron - Oil refinery - Power plant - Hyperion sewage treatment plant - Los Angeles International Airport - Dockweiler State Beach - RV park - California - Mattel

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The city was incorporated on January 18, 1917.

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January 18 - 1917

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