Topanga Demographics
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Demographics
As of the Census 2000 for the zip code 90290 the following demographics are applicable.
Population
The population of the Topanga is 5441, of which 2,754 (50.6%) are male and 2,687 (49.4%) female.
- The median age is 41.2 years.
- 90.9% of the population is white.
- Average household size is 2.45 persons.
- Average family size is 2.90 persons.
Housing
There are 2332 housing units of which
- 1680 are occupied by the owners.
- 535 are occupied by renters.
- 117 are vacant.
Education demographics
- 3952 (97.2%) of residents have a high school graduate degree.
- 2480 (61.0%) of residents have a Bachelor's degree or higher.
Economics
- Median household income in 1999 was $88,661.
- Median family income in 1999 was $118,489.
- Per capita income in 1999 was $46,834.
- Mean Travel Time to work is 39.3 minutes.
Government and infrastructure
The Los Angeles County Fire Department operates Fire Station #69 in Topanga as a part of Battalion 5.[10]
The United States Postal Service Topanga Post Office is located at 101 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard.[11]ducation
Natural disasters
- November 6, 1961, The Santa Ynez Fire began, the same day as the Bel-Air–Brentwood Fire further east. It burned nine structures and 9,720 acres (39 km2) of watershed.
- Topanga Creek causes occasional flooding and extensive road erosion, requiring the closure of Topanga Canyon Boulevard. In 1980, severe flooding washed out large sections of the road at the bottom of the "s" curves. Traffic was severely restricted during the six months of repairs. However, the heavy rains also produced beautiful waterfalls on the mountains east of the creek for a few months.
- November 2, 1993, The Old Topanga Fire. Within an hour, had burned 1,000 acres (4 km2). It resulted in the largest mobilization of emergency resources in a 24-hour period in California history. By the time it was extinguished 10 days later, 16,516 acres (67 km2) of watershed and at least 388 structures were burned in Topanga and adjoining areas.
- In 1997–8 Topanga Canyon received over 58" of rainfall resulting in extensive flood damage.
- In 2005, a fire referred to as the "Topanga Fire" burned in Chatsworth and points south and west of Chatsworth. This fire did not burn any areas in Topanga Canyon, but was named due to its origin near the intersection of Topanga Canyon Boulevard (SR 27) and the Ronald Reagan Freeway (SR 118) in Chatsworth.
