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Compton is a city that is located in Southern Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.4 km² (10.2 mi²). 26.2 km² (10.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.69%) is water.

Important Information:

ZIP codes 90220-90224

Area code(s) 310

FIPS code 06-15044

GNIS feature ID 1652689

Population Factor

According to the Census that was held in the year 2000, “there were 93,493 people, 22,327 households and 18,620 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,563.5/km² (9,225.6/mi²). There were 23,795 housing units at an average density of 906.9/km² (2,348.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 40.31% Black or African American, 16.71% White, 0.70% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 1.05% Pacific Islander, 37.34% from other races and 3.62% from two or more races. 56.84% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 22,327 households out of which 50.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 27.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 16.6% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.16 and the average family size was 4.45.”

Attractions

• The Heritage House

• The Major League Baseball Academy is a youth baseball academy providing free baseball and softball instruction to Southern California youth.

• Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum