Map showing City of Compton with surrounding cities and communities.
Cutaway from Map of Los Angeles County.
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Charter City
Incorporated: May 11, 1888
City Hall: 205 S Willowbrook Ave, Compton, California 90220
Website: www.comptoncity.org
Population (2020 Census): 95,740 (Also see latest State Population Estimates and Earlier decennial Census Counts).
Population Under Age 18 (2020 Census): 27.8%
Population Density (2020 Census): 9,548.2 persons per square mile
Housing Units: 24,739
Persons Per Housing Unit: 3.9
Land Area: 10.03 square miles (25.97 square kilometers)
Water Area: 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometers)
Total Area: 10.12 square miles (26.21 square kilometers)
Geographic Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude): 33.894047 -118.227469
Originally a railroad station along the Los Angeles-San Pedro line. It was named after Griffith D. Compton, founder of the Methodist Temperance Colony on Rancho Dominguez and one the founders of USC.
City in red below. Click on map for more detailed color map of county.
