| The early wave of LA suburbs like Alhambra and Compton fizzles out since those cities tend to be tiny boxes a few miles across that get built up in a single decade, then hold steady as the suburbs sprawl outward. Another interesting appearance is Richmond's 1950 cameo; the ship building center explodes in World War II (1940 population is 23,642), only to become one of the first cases of urban decline in California (1960 population of 71,854). Lastly, I expected Redding to show up on the early lists. Turns out it never even comes close, getting started too late and growing far too slowly until the late 1900s. |
L.A. Dodgers' Retired Numbers
California Cities
Counties of California
