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Torrance, located in Los Angeles County near the Pacific Coast line, is an ideal location for real estate. Torrance offers new and older homes, economic as well as luxurious. You can be close to the ocean or inland. View or no view. Torrance offers a wide variety of homes.
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Torrance Education
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Torrance has an excellent school system, separate from Los Angeles Unified and is ranked very high in the school system and national averages.
The Torrance Unified School District is made up of 17 Elementary Schools, 8 Middle Schools, 5 High Schools, and 3 Schools of higher education.
Also, check out the Torrance Public Library. This facility was built for the educational and recreational needs of the community. Take a look at their website for activities taking place soon. You can even check to see if your favorite book is their before you leave your home with their online catalog.
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Torrance History
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Incorporated in 1921, the present population is 133,000, making Torrance the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County and the 12th largest city in California.
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Torrance Lifestyle
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Torrance also offers fine dining, shopping (Del Amo Mall is one of the largest in the world) and entertainment. Torrance climate is usually pleasant year round. It is only a few hours a way from the mountains, the dessert and beautiful Catalina Island, as well as many major attractions such as Disneyland, Universal Studios and Magic Mountain.
Torrance is a major financial and retail center with outstanding medical care facilities, excellent schools, fine dining and a wide range of hotels. Residents enjoy tennis, golf, swimming, and over 350 acres of open space and parkland which includes the Madrona Marsh, a fresh-water habitat.
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Torrance Recreation
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The city of Torrance has 24 parks, including th e 44-acre Wilson Park and the 52-acre Columbia Park one golf course a swimming pool and numerous public tennis courts. In all, Torrance has 300 acres of parkland or about 2 acres for every 1000 residents. Torrance parks and recreation is outstanding and offers local groups such as the YMCA, boys and girls scout.
One of Torrance's special recreational features is its outstanding beach with facilities for swimming, surfing and volleyball. It is the site of the annual Daily Breeze International Surf Festival which attracts thousands each summer. Torrance also hosts the nation's largest and longest running Armed Forces Day Observance celebrations each May, the annual Mobil 10k run each spring and the Torrance Beach Cities Team Triathlon in September.
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Torrance Transportation
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Area and Location: 21 square miles, 12,312 acres, situated halfway between Los Angeles and Orange Counties and bound by the Pacific Ocean on the west, Torrance has 1.5 miles of lifeguard patrolled beach, bath house facilities and public parking.
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Torrance Weather
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Torrance enjoys a pleasant year-round climate with warm temperatures, sea breezes, low humidity and an average rainfall of 12.55 inches per year.
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