Located in Los Angeles County in southern California, Manhattan Beach has a population of 32,000 residents. Manhattan Beach, with its rich past, exciting present and promising future, is primarily a residential community.  making you feel at home is one of the things Manhattan Beach does best.  With is small town living atmosphere, it will steal your heart, free your mind and warm your spirits.

In its earliest days, Manhattan Beach was part of the ten-mile ocean frontage of Rancho Sausal Redondo, which means "Round Clump of Willows." At one time the area was called "Shore Acres" by George Peck, who owned a section of the north end of town.  In 1901, Stewart Merrill bought the south portion and called his section Manhattan after his old home, New York City. Peck and Merrill, unable to agree on a city name, flipped a coin and Manhattan won.

Manhattan Beach boasts excellent recreational opportunities and has over 48 acres of major park as well as 40 acres of recreational beach property. The city has a private tennis club and a 9-hole public golf course.  The community provides a multitude of activities for its residents, including surfing and volleyball at the beach, and a variety of sports activities in its seven parks.  Polliwog park is the setting for Sunday afternoon concerts during the summer months and is the site of a "sunken galleon" for the children.