Cypress

City of Cypress, California
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Location of Cypress within Orange County, California.
Coordinates: 33°49′6″N 118°2′21″W / 33.81833°N 118.03917°W / 33.81833; -118.03917
Country	United States
State	California
County	Orange
Government
- City Council	Mayor Douglas A. Bailey Dr. Prakash Narain, M.D. Phil Luebben Leroy Mills Todd W. Seymore[1]
- City Manager	John Bahorski
- City Clerk	Denise Basham
Area
- Total	6.6 sq mi (17.1 km2)
- Land	6.6 sq mi (16.9 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	39 ft (12 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	46,229
- Density	6,993.7/sq mi (2,700.3/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	90630
Area code(s)	562, 714
FIPS code	06-17750
GNIS feature ID	1652696
Website	http://www.ci.cypress.ca.us/

Cypress City Hall

Cypress is a small suburban city located in the northern region of Orange County within southern California .

History

The first people living in the area now known as Cypress were the Gabrieleno, a Native American tribe of the Tongva people. They were displaced soon after the arrival of the Europeans. The government of Spain then possessed the land until Mexico gained its independence in 1821. Mexico then lost Alta California to the United States during the period following the Bear Flag Revolt and then the Mexican-American War.

The original Spanish dons held immense tracts of land throughout California, which were given in lieu of pay to Spanish soldiers. Manuel Nieto was one of the early Spanish dons or landowners in the area. After his death in 1804, his sons retained title to Rancho Los Nietos, but these lands were eventually broken up and distributed among them in 1833 by a grant from the Mexican governor José Figueroa. Manuel's son, Juan José Nieto, retained the title to a large portion of his father's original properties in southern California that included the present-day area of Cypress. That land and other Rancho properties were finally sold to the American Abel Stearns, then acquired by the Robinson Trust, a group of investors, which eventually parlayed their holdings into a vast land speculation business.

Cypress was originally nicknamed "Waterville" due to the preponderance of artesian wells in the area, but was incorporated under the name Dairy City in 1956 by local dairy farmers as a way to stave off developers and to preserve their dairies, much like the then-neighboring cities of Dairy Valley in Cerritos and Dairyland in La Palma. However, after World War II the land became too valuable for farming or ranching, and one-by-one, the dairies sold out to housing developers during the 1960s. By the 1970s, no dairies remained. (Many of the dairymen moved their operations to Chino, California, where development is once again pushing them out of the area.

In 1957, local residents voted to change the name of Dairy City to "Cypress". The name was taken from Cypress Elementary School, originally built in 1895, which took its name from the Cypress trees planted to protect the schoolhouse from the seasonal Santa Ana winds. Cypress Elementary School also provided the name for new Pacific Electric Railroad station on Walker Street at Lincoln Avenue when the Santa Ana Line was completed in 1906, as "Waterville" had already been used elsewhere in the system.

Geography

Cypress is bounded to the north by the city of La Palma, then, clockwise, by Buena Park, Anaheim, Stanton,Garden Grove, Los Alamitos, Long Beach, Hawaiian Gardens, and Lakewood.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.1 square kilometers (6.6 square miles). 17.1 square kilometers (6.6 square miles) of it is land and 0.15% is water. Its Geographical coordinates are 33°49′6″N 118°2′21″W / 33.81833°N 118.03917°W / 33.81833; -118.03917.

Cypress is approximately 13 miles (21 km) north of Bolsa Chica. The closest beach to Cypress is Seal Beach, which is roughly 7.8 miles (12.6 km) away from the center of Cypress. Cypress is less than a 20 minute drive from Long Beach Airport.

Climate

The Los Angeles basin is well-known for its year-round pleasant weather:
-On average, the warmest month is August.
-The highest recorded temperature was 111°F in 1955.
-On average, the coolest month is December.
-The lowest recorded temperature was 25F in 1963
-The maximum average precipitation occurs in February.

Cypress has a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical (Köppen climate classification Csb on the coast, Csa inland). Cypress enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and only 35 days with measurable precipitation annually.^[2]

The period of April through November is warm to hot and dry with average high temperatures of 71 - 79°F and lows of 50 - 62°F. Due to the moderating effect of the ocean, temperatures are cooler than more inland areas of Los Angeles, where temperatures frequently exceed 90°F (32°C) and occasionally reach 100°F (38°C) in inland areas (due to the moderating effect of the ocean).

The period of November through March is somewhat rainy, as shown in the table to left.^[3]

The Los Angeles area is also subject to the phenomena typical of a microclimate. As such, the temperatures can vary as much as 18°F (10°C) between inland areas and the coast, with a temperature gradient of over one degree per mile (1.6 km) from the coast inland. California has also a weather phenomenon called "June Gloom or May Grey", which sometimes bringss overcast or foggy skies in the morning on the coast, but usually gives way to sunny skies by noon, during late spring and early summer.

The Los Angeles region averages 15 inches (385 mm) of precipitation annually, which mainly occurs during the winter and spring (November through April) with generally light rain showers, but sometimes as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. Coastal areas receive slightly less rainfall, while the mountains receive slightly more. Snowfall is extremely rare in the city basin, but the mountains within city limits typically receive snowfall every winter.

The greatest snowfall recorded in downtown Los Angeles was 2 inches (5 cm) in 1932.^[4][5]

Demographics

Median income^[6][7]

Age distribution

As of the census^{[8][page needed]} of 2000, there were 46,229 people, 15,654 households, and 12,241 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,700.3/km² (6,991.1/mi²). There were 16,028 housing units at an average density of 936.2/km² (2,423.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.61% White, 20.81% Asian, 0.40% Pacific Islander, 2.77% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 5.44% from other races, and 4.38% from two or more races. 15.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

There were 15,654 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $64,377, and the median income for a family was $70,060 (these figures had risen to $80,331 and $86,286 respectively as of a 2007 estimate^[9]). Males had a median income of $50,781 versus $36,337 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,798. About 4.6% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

The 2008 population estimated by the California Department of Finance was 49,541.^[10]

Government and infrastructure

In the state legislature Cypress is located in the 35th Senate District, represented by Republican Tom Harman, and in the 67th Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Silva. Federally, Cypress is located in California's 40th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +8^[11] and is represented by Republican Ed Royce.

The United States Postal Service Cypress Post Office is located at 5762 Lincoln Avenue.^[12]

Education

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The city is a part of the Anaheim Union High School District and the Cypress Elementary School District. Cypress College (Official Web Site) is also in the city. Oxford High School, in the Anaheim Union High School District, is currently ranked as the second best public high school in the nation by US News and World Report. For the complete list, click (here)

Public schools

• Oxford Academy (Official Web Site)
• Cypress High School (Official Web Site)
• Lexington Junior High (Official Web Site)
• Christine P. Swain Elementary (Official Web Site)
• Margaret Landell Elementary (Official Web Site)
• A.E. Arnold Elementary (Official Web Site)
• Elizabeth Dickerson Elementary (Official Web Site)
• Juliet Morris Elementary (Official Web Site)
• Frank Vessels Elementary (Official Web Site)
• Robert C. Cawthon Elementary (Official Web Site)
• Clara J. King Elementary (Official Web Site)
• Steve Luther Elementary (Official Web Site)

Private schools:

• St Irenaeus Parish School (Official Web Site)

Notable natives and residents

Notable natives and residents include actor Matthew Morrison.^[13]

References

External links

• City of Cypress official website
• Cypress Police Department
• Cypress Parks & Recreation Department
• 2005 Population estimates
• City history

• Cypress, California is at coordinates 33°49′06″N 118°02′21″W / 33.818315°N 118.039045°W / 33.818315; -118.039045 (Cypress, California)Coordinates: 33°49′06″N 118°02′21″W / 33.818315°N 118.039045°W / 33.818315; -118.039045 (Cypress, California)

	Lakewood Hawaiian Gardens Long Beach	La Palma	Buena Park
	Los Alamitos		Buena Park Anaheim Stanton Garden Grove
		Cypress
	Los Alamitos Garden Grove	Los Alamitos Garden Grove	Garden Grove Stanton

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