Culver City, California

Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California. The city was named after its founder, Harry Culver. Originally founded as a whites-only city or sundown town, since the 1980s it has become fairly diverse with one of the most diverse school systems in the United States. As of the 2018 United States Census Estimates, the city had a population of 39,214, with 46.5% white, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 8.4% Black and 5.4% other. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Over the years, it has annexed more than 40 pieces of adjoining land and now comprises about five square miles.

Since the 1920s, Culver City has been a center for motion picture and later television production, best known as the home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. From 1932 to 1986, it was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company.