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The coastal city of Torrance is located in Los Angeles County.
Torrance was incorporated May 12, 1921.
The community of Torrance is 80 feet [24.38 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: Torrance lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Communities that are also named Torrance can be found in:
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At the time of the 2000 Census, Torrance had a population of 137,946 people<3> (or 1.45% of the total population of Los Angeles County). The population of Torrance represented 0.41% of the total of California, making it the state's 31st most populous community.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Torrance had a population of 140,820 people. This is an increase of 2.08% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau. More information can be found on the Census Page for Torrance.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 140,820 | +2.08% | +0.3% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 140,399 | +1.78% | -0.29% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 140,805 | +2.07% | -0.35% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 141,304 | +2.43% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 137,946 | The Last Census |
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Websites for Torrance
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Footnotes
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Torrance - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Torrance, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Torrance. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Torrance and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation |
| <5> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
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