{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Countywide Statistical Areas (CSA) provide a common geographic boundary for reporting departmental statistics for unincorporated areas to the Board of Supervisors. They are not designed to perfectly represent communities, nor jurisdictional boundaries such as the Angeles National Forest.", "description": "

In 2014 and 2015, The LA County Enterprise GIS team under the Geographic Information Officer worked with the Unincorporated Area Deputies and Field Deputies of each Board Office to establish names that reflect the desires of residents. <\/SPAN><\/P>

CSAs differ from the more informal Community geographies because:<\/SPAN><\/P>

  1. They are focused on broad statistics and reporting, not mapping of communities.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  2. They represent board approved names assigned to Census block groups and city boundaries.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  3. They cover the entire unincorporated County (no gaps).<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  4. There are not overlapping areas. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI><\/OL>

    Additionally, CSAs use the following naming conventions:<\/SPAN><\/P>

    1. All names are assumed to begin with Unincorporated (e.g. Unincorporated El Camino Village) which will not be part of the CSA Name (so the name of the Statistical Area would be El Camino Village).<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

    2. Names will not contain \u201cIsland.\u201d Beginning each name with Unincorporated will distinguish an area from any surrounding cities. There may be one or more exceptions for certain small areas (e.g. Bandini Islands)<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

    3. A forward slash implies an undetermined boundary between two areas within a statistical geography (e.g. Westfield/Academy Hills or View Park/Windsor Hills)<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

    4. Certain established names may include hyphens (e.g. Florence-Firestone)<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

    5. Aliases may be defined in parentheses (e.g. Unincorporated Long Beach (Bonner/Carson Park))<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI><\/OL>

      The original set of names were derived from community names used in the 2011 Redistricting process, chosen with the assistance of the Board of Supervisors.<\/SPAN><\/P>

      Updates: <\/SPAN><\/P>