Lawndale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

[8] The city is in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles Area.

[9] From the 1780s onward, the area that is now Lawndale was part of the Rancho Sausal Redondo, a land grant given by the Spanish colonial government that includes much of what is now the South Bayshore region.

After World War II, the immense demand for housing from returning veterans and California newcomers resulted in Lawndale's formation as a bedroom community.

For a time in the 1980s, with new cycle of expansion of defense industry nearby, many young people who wished to live in the Beach Cities found that they simply could not afford to do so, and settled in less glamorous inland cities such as Lawndale.

But with the contraction of this industry after the Cold War, Lawndale reverted to its previous pattern.

Lawndale has attempted to attract more owner–residents, as well as tourists, with the 2003 completion of the "Beautify Lawndale" urban renewal project along the city's stretch of Hawthorne Boulevard (State Route 107), a major South Bay thoroughfare.

According to the city's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[12] the top employers in the city are: Lawndale Community Cable Television on Channel 22 is a Public-access television cable TV station.

[13] The Lawndalian a citywide newsletter that informs the residents about programs and events happening in the City of Lawndale.

Harold Hofmann served as mayor for 23 years, due to there not being city term limits and running unopposed in most elections.

[21][22] In addition the agency operates the City of Lawndale Sheriff's Department Service Center.

[23] The United States Postal Service Lawndale Post Office is located at 4320 Marine Avenue.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land.

Lawndale is bordered by Redondo Beach on the west and southwest, Hawthorne on the north, Torrance on the southeast, and the unincorporated area of El Camino Village (also known as Alondra Park) on the east.

Lawndale is serviced by following public transit: the Lawndale Beat, the Gardena Bus 1, Metro Green Line and by Metro buses 211, 40 and 740, the latter two of which are operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Lawndale had a median household income of $47,769, with 16.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

The city also provides a meals on wheels program as well as a seniors travel club.