<h1 style="text-align: center;">Hacienda Heights, <em>Los Angeles</em></h1>
<p>Los Angeles County, California, located in the United States, is home to an area called Hacienda Heights. The location is continuously monitored by the Census Bureau, which reported that there was a total population of 54,038 people residing in the Hacienda Heights community in 2010. In 2000, there were 53,122 people living there. Originally, this area was under the dominion of Spain in a larger area called Rancho La Puente. It was under the authority of Mission San Gabriel out of San Gabriel. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Though the area&rsquo;s primary purpose was agriculture, Hacienda Heights began shifting into a residential location in the 1940s. The southern region of the town became populated and spread into the northern areas as well during the 1950s. The residents received their own library that stemmed from the Los Angeles Public Library in 1961. Their community was officially name Hacienda Heights in 1962. They launched their own newspaper by 1964, called the Hacienda Heights Highlander.&nbsp;</p>
<p>There are five other communities that surround Hacienda Heights that all rest inside of the eastern San Gabriel Valley. The City of Industry and West Covina are to the South, Whittier is to the East, La Habre Heights is to the North, and Rowland Heights is to the West. The Pomona Freeway, or Route 66, runs between it and Rowland Heights.</p>
<p>Part of the landscape of Hacienda Heights are the Puente Hills. These hills run adjacent to the southern region of the community and are used for recreational use under the &ldquo;Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation Authority.&rdquo;</p>