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• Other schools: Thelargest English as aSecond Languageschool in California,Language Systems,has a branch in the[citation needed]city.• Libraries: The City ofTorrance has one ofthe best librarysystems in LosAngeles County,including the mainKaty Geissert CivicCenter Library andfive branches [3].Health CareTwo major hospitals are located within the city -- Torrance Memorial Medical Center andLittle Company of Mary Hospital. A third hospital, Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLAMedical Center, lies just outside the city limits but also has a Torrance addressParksTorrance has 24 city parks; the focal point is 44-acre Wilson Park which has extensivepicnic and sports facilities, including a modern gymnasium, skatepark, and roller-hockeyrink. Wilson Park also hosts a Farmer's Market on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and is the siteof the city's annual Fourth of July fireworks display.Sister citiesIn 1973, Torrance established a sister-city relationship with Kashiwa, Chiba (Japan), aspart of the Sister Cities International program. Since then, citizens of Torrance haveregularly engaged in cultural exchange with Kashiwa through the guidance of theTorrance Sister City Association, which facilitates a Japanese cultural festival, a yearlystudent exchange program, and contact between officials of the two cities.DemographicsAs of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 137,946 people, 54,542 households, and 36,270families residing in the city. The population density was 2,593.1/km² (6,715.7/mi²). Therewere 55,967 housing units at an average density of 1,052.0/km² (2,724.7/mi²). The racialmakeup of the city was 59.16% White, 28.61% Asian, 4.72% from two or more races,