Bellflower

Bellflower

Bellflower is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and is a suburb of Los Angeles. It was incorporated on September 3, 1957. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,616, up from 72,878 at the 2000 census. The city derives its name from the bellefleur apple, which was grown in local orchards during the early 1900s. Originally settled by small communities of dairy farmers of Dutch, Japanese, and Portuguese descent, Bellflower and neighboring Paramount served first as the apple and later the milk production centers for Southern California until soaring post-World War II...
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quick facts
County:Los Angeles County
State:California
Country:United States of America
Population:76,616
Area:6.2 sq. mi.
Time zone:Pacific Time Zone
Also known as:Bellflower, California, Los Angeles County / Bellflower city

Population history for Bellflower

YearEstimated Population
2010 76,616
2009 72,862
2008 73,033
2007 72,465
2006 73,433
2005 73,647
2004 74,228
2003 74,191
2002 73,871
2001 73,400
April 1, 2000 72,878
2000 72,993
1999 64,239
1998 63,632
1997 63,055
1996 62,597
1995 62,466
1994 62,638
1993 62,886
1992 62,620
1991 61,977
1990 61,910
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Colleges and universities in Bellflower

American Beauty College
American Beauty College
InfoTech Career College
InfoTech Career College

Famous people born in Bellflower

Chris Carter
Chris Carter
TV Actor, Film Actor

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Jeff Kent
Jeff Kent
Baseball Player, TV Actor

Jeffrey Franklin Kent is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman. Kent won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 2000 with the...
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Kimberly McCullough
Kimberly McCullough
TV Actor, Film Actor

Kimberly Anne McCullough is an American actress singer and dancer. She is best known for her longtime role as Robin Scorpio on the soap opera...
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Malcolm David Kelley
Malcolm David Kelley
Film Actor, TV Actor

Malcolm David Kelley is an American teen actor. He starred in the 2004 film You Got Served as "Li'l Saint". He also appears in the television series...
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Robby Gordon
Robby Gordon
TV Actor

Robert W. "Robby" Gordon is an American racecar driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as an owner-driver, driving the No. 7...
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Trevor Hoffman
Trevor Hoffman
Baseball Player, TV Actor

Trevor William Hoffman is an American former baseball relief pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2010. A long-time...
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Angela Haynes
Angela Haynes
TV Actor

Angela Haynes is a professional tennis player from the United States. Haynes's top WTA singles ranking is World No. 95 which she attained in August,...
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Airports in or near Bellflower

Long Beach Municipal Airport
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Airport code:LGB
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Airport code:LAX
Bob Hope Airport
Bob Hope Airport
Airport code:BUR
Brackett Field
Brackett Field
Airport code:POC

U.S. state

California
California
Population:92,597 (1850)

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third most extensive . It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas , and eight of the nation's fifty most populated cities . The capital city is Sacramento. California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west, to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east – from the...
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