Here are Census Statistics on the cities I’ll be focusing on in my thesis…
Carson
Total Population of the city: 89,730
Population Claiming One Race: 94.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 3,680 (3%)
Native Hawaiian: 125 (0.1%)
Population Claiming Two or More Races: 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 3,401 (3.8%)
source: U.S. Census. Carson census and demographics. City of Carson. http://www.ci.carson.ca.us/content/department/eco_dev_service/census.asp (accessed September 15, 2008)
Gardena
Total Population of the city: 57,746
Population Claiming One Race: 94.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 424 (0.7%)
Native Hawaiian: 143 (0.2%)
Population Claiming Two or More Races:
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 758 (1.3%)
source: U.S. Census. Gardena census and demographics. City of Gardena. http://www.ci.carson.ca.us/discover.demographics.asp (accessed September 15, 2008)
Torrance
Total Population of the city: 137,946
Population Claiming One Race: 95.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 481 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian: 161 (0.1%)
Population Claiming Two or More Races:
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander:1106 (0.8%)
source: U.S. Census. Census 2000 Summary. City of Torrance. http://www.torrnet.com/library/10242.htm (accessed September 15, 2008)
