Explore Gardena local geography, civic resources and voter guides, with dated official population and registration facts for Los Angeles County.
At a glance: Gardena is an incorporated city in Los Angeles County. Population: 61,187 (California Department of Finance estimate as of January 1, 2026). Registered voters: 37,167 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
Gardena occupies an inland South Bay position east of the beach cities. Its relatively level neighborhoods and commercial corridors connect the western South Bay with the broader southern Los Angeles basin. The Gardena civic complex on West 162nd Street groups City Hall, police, fire, and nearby human-services functions. Rowley Park and the Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve offer contrasting public landscapes: active recreation and a remnant wetland environment. Gardena incorporated on September 11, 1930, and is a general-law city with council-manager government. Its elected City Clerk leads an office responsible for official records, municipal elections, legislative history, and campaign-disclosure transparency.
Yes. The city's clerk page states that residents elect the City Clerk to a four-year term.
City Hall is at 1700 West 162nd Street.
The City Clerk's Office is Gardena's official records keeper and provides access under the California Public Records Act.
37,167 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
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