Encino, Los Angeles, California
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Encino is a district of Los Angeles, California, located in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley.
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Geography
Encino is bordered by Tarzana on the west, the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area on the north, Sherman Oaks on the east, and the Encino Reservoir of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on the south. The district's boundaries are roughly Mulholland Drive on the south, Lindley Avenue on the west, Victory Boulevard on the north, and the San Diego Freeway on the east.
Census data
As of the 2000 Census, the population of Encino was 40,946, with a population density 3,864.9 per square mile. 18.25% of the population was under 18, and 20.08% was over 64. The district contained 18,159 housing units in a land area of 10.59 square miles (27.44 square kilometers). Water covers 0.13 square miles (0.33 square kilometers) of the district.
Popular culture
Encino is mentioned in Frank Zappa's 1982 hit, "Valley Girl." It is the setting of the 1992 Pauly Shore comedy, Encino Man.
"The Point" from Fast Times at Ridgemont High was located in Encino (Encino Little League Field).
Encino was where Ali's family lived (Elisabeth Shue) in the movie "The Karate Kid". Their country club was Encino Oaks.
Encino is where specials on the popular cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants take place.
David Grohl of the Foo Fighters and Nirvana currently lives in Encino.
Encino is the setting of the first half of Chilean author Alberto Fuguet's novel Las películas de mi vida (The Movies Of My Life)
American comedian Richard Pryor died at the age of 65 in an Encino hospital on December 10, 2005. He was brought to the hospital after his wife's attempts to resuscitate him failed.
Notable attractions
The Encino Velodrome has provided an outdoor oval bicycle racing track since 1963.
