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Long Beach is the fifth most populous city in the state of California. According to the United States Census Burea the population in 2000 was 461,522. It is the among the forty largest cities in the United States. The census bureau esimated the population to be 475,460 in 2003. According to this estimate, the city is gaining population at a rate of 0.73% per year.
The city is a part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metro area. It is the in Los Angeles county. It has an area of 50.4 square miles. According to the US Geologic Survey, the city is at 33°46'01" north and 118°11'18" west. The Federal Information Processing Standards location code (FIPS55) for this city is 0643000.
California State University-Long Beach and Long Beach City College are in Long Beach. Los Cerritos Ranch House is a local site listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ airport serves the city. Interstate Highways 110 and 710 pass through Long Beach. The Pacific Ocean, San Pedro Bay and Long Beach Harbor are near the city.
The city has an arid steppe climate with an annual precipitation of 12.94 inches. Winters are generally mild with some rain and summers are warm with almost no rain.
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