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City of Los Angeles Population by Area from 1950

POPULATION 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Central 1,333,300 1,279,996 1,335,949 1,450,135 1,710,968 1,752,024
San Fernando Valley 311,016 739,580 967,128 1,017,365 1,216,851 1,354,957
West 232,560 339,333 355,467 346,338 375,525 394,671
Harbor 93,532 122,696 153,257 153,012 182,058 191,219
Total 1,970,408 2,481,605 2,811,801 2,966,850 3,485,402 3,692,871
             
CHANGE IN POPULATION 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Central   (53,304) 55,953 114,186 260,833 41,056
San Fernando Valley   428,564 227,548 50,237 199,486 138,106
West   106,773 16,134 (9,129) 29,187 19,146
Harbor   29,164 30,561 (245) 29,046 9,161
Total   511,197 330,196 155,049 518,552 207,469
             
POPULATION DENSITY 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Central 10,399 9,984 10,420 11,311 13,345 13,665
San Fernando Valley 1,410 3,352 4,384 4,612 5,516 6,142
West 2,600 3,794 3,975 3,872 4,199 4,413
Harbor 3,284 4,308 5,381 5,372 6,392 6,713
Total 4,222 5,317 6,024 6,357 7,468 7,912
             
SHARE OF POPULATION 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Central 67.7% 51.6% 47.5% 48.9% 49.1% 47.4%
San Fernando Valley 15.8% 29.8% 34.4% 34.3% 34.9% 36.7%
West 11.8% 13.7% 12.6% 11.7% 10.8% 10.7%
Harbor 4.7% 4.9% 5.5% 5.2% 5.2% 5.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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