July 28, 1988 *City official name :Long Beach *Founded date : *Location :California State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Long Beach is a city located in southern Los Angeles County, California, on the Pacific coast. It borders Orange County on its southeast edge. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 461,522. By 2006 its population is estimated to have increased to 490,166. It is the 34th-largest city in the nation, 5th in California and 2nd in Los Angeles County (after Los Angeles). Long Beach is also the largest U.S. city that is not a county seat. According to the 2000 US Census, Long Beach is one of the most ethnically diver
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