Carthay is a half-square-mile neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. It contains Carthay Circle, Carthay Square and South Carthay. There are three Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones in Carthay.

Geography

The neighborhood of Carthay comprises Carthay Circle, Carthay Square and South Carthay.

It is flanked by Beverly–Fairfax to the north, Mid-Wilshire to the east, Mid-City to the south, and Pico–Robertson to the west, and Beverly Hills to the northwest.

thumb|Map of Carthay, Los Angeles, as delineated by the Los Angeles Times

thumb|Carthay Circle

Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 4,866 residents in the half-square-mile neighborhood—amounting to 9,642 people per square mile, about an average population density for the city and the county. In 2008 the city estimated that the population had increased to 5,120. The median age for residents was 37, older than the city's average. South Carthay HPOZ, and the Carthay Square HPOZ.

Education

thumb|Carthay Center School

There is one school within Carthay's boundaries—Carthay Center Elementary, a K–6 school at 6351 West Olympic Boulevard. Starting in Fall 2014, Carthay Center Elementary became Carthay School of Environmental Studies Magnet, a residential full-school magnet. Spaces are reserved for students in the traditional attendance boundaries, but the school is also open to magnet school applicants from throughout LAUSD. The Environmental Studies program will be building on programs such as the celebrated Garden Science program at the school.

See also

  • Carthay Circle Theatre

References

  • Pico Neighborhood Council
  • South Carthay Neighborhood Association
  • LA Times: Carthay crime map and statistics

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