Hidden Hills, California


Hidden Hills is a city and gated community in Los Angeles County, California. It is located next to the city of Calabasas and is located in the west San Fernando Valley. It is notable for being home to many actors and celebrities. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,856.

Geography and history

Hidden Hills is in the southern Simi Hills Transverse range near the Santa Monica Mountains, and is located at.
The community was designed and developed in the 1950s by A.E. Hanson, a Southern California landscape architect and planned community developer. His earlier projects included Rolling Hills and Palos Verdes Estates, and the 1920s Beverly Hills Harold Lloyd Estate 'Greenacres.' It is a gated residential community with a total all land area of. An elementary school is publicly accessible at one of the three gates to the community. The city has a summer camp for children, community and children's theatre programs, annual parades, carnivals, parties, welcome wagon, snow days, and weekly community-wide barbecues all summer long.
Hidden Hills is bordered on the north by the nature reserve and greenbelt of the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve, a park with miles of equestrian, hiking, and mountain biking trails. Nearby to the south is the pioneer Leonis Adobe National Historic Landmark, with gardens and a historical Museum. It's across the historic El Camino Real of the Spanish Las Californias and Mexican Alta California eras, now U.S. Route 101.
The city was the setting of a short-lived NBC sitcom Hidden Hills, which aired in 2002–2003.

Demographics

2000

At the 2000 census there were 1,875 people in 568 households, including 506 families, in the city. The population density was 1,135.0 inhabitants per square mile. There were 592 housing units at an average density of 358.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 88.70% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.71% Asian, 1.55% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race 6.24%.
Of the 568 households 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.7% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.9% were non-families. 7.6% of households were one person and 3.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.39.
The age distribution was 33.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
Females had a median income of $95,667. The per capita income for the city was $194,096. No families and none of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

At the 2010 census Hidden Hills had a population of 1,856. The population density was 1,099.1 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Hidden Hills was 1,713 White, 37 African American, 3 Native American, 42 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, 30 from other races, and 30 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 123 people.
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 593 households, 269 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 453 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 40 had a female householder with no husband present, 24 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 9 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 6 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 61 households were one person and 39 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.13. There were 517 families ; the average family size was 3.30.
The age distribution was 531 people under the age of 18, 125 people aged 18 to 24, 245 people aged 25 to 44, 660 people aged 45 to 64, and 295 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 45.8 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. There were 626 housing units at an average density of 370.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 552 were owner-occupied and 41 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.7%. 1,743 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 113 people lived in rental housing units.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Hidden Hills has a median household income of $203,199. No families and none of the population were below the poverty line.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Hidden Hills is located within, and in.
In the United States House of Representatives, Hidden Hills is located within.
Hidden Hills has traditionally been won by Republican candidates for public office. However, the 2016 United States Presidential election represented a substantial swing toward the Democratic Party in Hidden Hills, with Hillary Clinton carrying the town.
In the 2004 United States Presidential Election, incumbent Republican President George W. Bush received 52% of the vote in Hidden Hills, while then-Senator John Kerry received 46%.
In California's 2006 Gubernatorial Election, incumbent Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger received more than 72% of votes cast, while his Democratic opponent, Phil Angelides, received approximately 25%.
In the 2012 United States Presidential Election, the Republican candidate, Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts received 54.5% of votes cast, compared to the incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama who received 44.4% of votes cast.

Services

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department operates the Malibu/Lost Hills Station in Calabasas, serving Hidden Hills. Calabasas City Library containing the Kathleen Beachy Collection, is located in the community.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department handles fire service calls for Hidden Hills.

Notable people