▁a ▁pres ervation ▁plan . ▁The ▁trust ▁c ited ▁the ▁site ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁historic ▁sites ▁saved ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Current ▁use ▁The ▁west ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Pedro ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Long ▁Beach . ▁The ▁island ▁has ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 5 6   km 2 ▁( 4 . 4 6 ▁sq ▁mi ), ▁or ▁, ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 4 6 7 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Port ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Long ▁Beach ▁are ▁the ▁major ▁land own ers ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁le ase ▁much ▁of ▁their ▁land ▁for ▁container ▁terminal s ▁and ▁bulk ▁terminal s . ▁The ▁island ▁also ▁hosts ▁can ner ies , ▁ship y ards , ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁facilities . ▁ ▁The ▁Federal ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution , ▁Terminal ▁Island , ▁which ▁began ▁operating ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁hosts ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 0 ▁low ▁security ▁federal ▁prisoners . ▁ ▁The ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Naval ▁Sh ip yard , ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁occupied ▁roughly ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁Sea ▁La unch ▁maintain s ▁dock ing ▁facilities ▁on ▁the ▁mole ▁that ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁naval ▁station . ▁ ▁A eros pace ▁company ▁Space X ▁is