Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. A notable and historic suburb of Greater Los Angeles, it is in a wealthy area immediately southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately 12.2 miles (19.6 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Beverly Hills’ land Place totals to 5.71 square miles (14.8 km²), and along gone the smaller city of West Hollywood in the east, is almost entirely together with the city of Los Angeles. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 32,701; marking a decline of 1,408 from the 2010 census increase of 34,109.

In American popular culture, Beverly Hills has been known primarily as an affluent, upscale location within Greater Los Angeles, which corresponds to difficult property values and taxes in the area. Many every other high-end shops and goods are displayed in the city, and can be observed in the Rodeo Drive shopping district; the district houses many alternative luxury and designer brands, such as Versace, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Armani and Prada. Throughout its history, the city has found itself to be home to many celebrities and individuals of forward-looking social status, such as various actors and matter owners. Beverly Hills features many luxury hotels and resorts, such as the Beverly Hilton, due to numerous historical events, the L’Ermitage, an upscale hotel built in 1975 and the Beverly Hills Hotel, known for its seclusion and affiliation taking into consideration high-profile Hollywood stars. The city has been portrayed as the central location in many different movies, television series, music and media, in the United States and internationally. Some generally Famous examples augment the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, with a large ration of the Beverly Hills scenes bodily filmed within the city limits; Beverly Hills 90210, while containing the city’s broadcast in the title, was largely filmed outdoor of Beverly Hills, instead mammal shot in additional locations such as Van Nuys and Torrance. In 2005, American rock band Weezer released a vent titled “Beverly Hills” on their fifth studio album, Make Believe.

After its initial pact in 1828, Beverly Hills first developed primarily as an agricultural community, originally centered going on for a Mexican ranch where lima beans were grown, chosen due to fruitful land and soil in the brusque area. Beverly Hills was first incorporated as a city in September 1914, by a society of investors who had futile to locate oil, but found water on the other hand and eventually granted to build it into a town.

Gaspar de Portolá arrived in the area that would forward-looking become Beverly Hills on August 3, 1769, traveling along original trails which followed the present-day route of Wilshire Boulevard. The Place was arranged by Maria Rita Quinteros de Valdez and her husband in 1828. They called their 4,500 acres (18 km²) of property the Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas. In 1854, she sold the ranch to Benjamin Davis Wilson (1811–1878) and Henry Hancock (1822–1883). By the 1880s, the ranch had been subdivided into parcels of 75 acres (0.30 km) and was being rapidly bought happening by Anglos from Los Angeles and the East coast.