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Torrance
industrial and residential city (1990 pop. 133,107), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1921. It has large aircraft, electronics, and oil industries. Among the many other manufactures are aluminum products, iron, steel, chemicals, and oil-field equipment. Founded in 1911, Torrance was developed as a planned industrial city.