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Torrance, city, Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. Located south of central Los Angeles along the Pacific Ocean, it lies in the South Bay area. Once part of Rancho San Pedro, a Spanish land grant of 1822, the city was founded in 1911 by Jared Sidney Torrance and promoted as a planned industrial community. After the discovery of oil, it developed diversified manufacturing led by iron, steel, aluminum, and petroleum products. While retaining its industrial character, it has emerged as a residential community of the greater Los Angeles–Long Beach area. Torrance is the seat of a community college established in ...(100 of 130 words)

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