SOUTH BAY FACTS
CITY INCORPORATION:
City Date Redondo Beach 1892 Hermosa Beach 1907 Inglewood 1908 Manhattan Beach 1912 Avalon 1913 El Segundo 1917 Torrance 1921 Hawthorne 1922 Gardena 1930 Palos Verdes Estates 1939 Rolling Hills 1957 Rolling Hills Estates 1957 Lawndale 1959 Lomita 1964 Carson 1968 Rancho Palos Verdes 1973
Source: city clerks
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