Compton history:

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city was incorporated in 1889. Its often considered part of the south side by residents of Los Angeles. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 93,493.

An inner suburb of Los Angeles, Compton has seen an increase of middle-class residents in the last few years, due to its affordable housing and the reduction of crime. Compton is still seen as a primarily African-American city, although in the 2000s Latinos became a majority as a result of immigration and shifts in ethnic populations.

Neighborhoods in Compton include: Sunny Cove, Leland, Downtown Compton, and the Richland Farms.

Compton is located at 33°53′48″N 118°13′30″W / 33.89667°N 118.225°W / 33.89667; -118.225 (33.896715, -118.225078). 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.

It is bordered by the unincorporated Willowbrook on the north and northwest, the unincorporated West Compton on the west, the city of Carson on the southwest, the unincorporated Rancho Dominguez on the south, the city of Long Beach on the southeast, the city of Paramount and the unincorporated East Compton on the east, and by the city of Lynwood on the northeast.

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