Hollywood Hills

The Hollywood Hills straddle the Cahuenga Pass within the Santa Monica Mountains. It is bisected southeast–northwest by US 101. The neighborhood is bounded on the northwest and north by the Los Angeles city line, on the east by a fireroad through Griffith Park, continuing on Western Avenue, on the south by Franklin Avenue and on the west by an irregular line that includes Outpost Drive. • Laurel Canyon (incl. Mount Olympus) • Beachwood Canyon • The Bird Streets • Cahuenga Pass • Franklin Village • Hollywood Dell • Hollywood Heights • Hollywoodland • Outpost Estates • Whitley Heights ==Demographics==

According to the 2000 U.S. census, 21,588 people lived in the neighborhood's 7.05 square miles, averaging 3,063 people per square mile. It is among the lowest population densities in the city and county. The population was estimated at 22,988 in 2008. The median age for residents was 37, considered old for the city and the county. The percentages of residents aged 19 to 64 were among the county's highest. The median household income in 2008 dollars was $69,277, considered high for the city but about average for the county. The percentage of households earning $125,000 or more was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 1.8 people was relatively low. Renters occupied 56.5% of the housing units, and homeowners the rest. In 2000, there were 270 families headed by single parents, or 6.9%, a rate that was low in both the county and the city. ==Arts and culture==

The neighborhood of Hollywood Hills includes the Hollywood Bowl and Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) as well as three private and two public schools. The neighborhood includes: • The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre • A portion of Griffith Park, including Hollywoodland Camp • Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery • The former Monastery of the Angels, closed 1922 ==Education==

In 2000, 54.8% of residents aged 25 and older held a four-year degree, considered high when compared with the city and the county as a whole. There are five secondary or elementary schools within the neighborhood's boundaries: • Immaculate Heart High and Middle School, private, 5515 Franklin Avenue • Valley View Elementary School, LAUSD, 6921 Woodrow Wilson Drive • The Neilson Academy, private, 2528 Canyon Drive • Cheremoya Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 6017 Franklin Avenue • The Oaks, private elementary, 6817 Franklin Avenue The American Film Institute is at 2021 North Western Avenue. ==Notable people==