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|official_name = City of Compton
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| name = Compton, California
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| foot_montage = Clockwise from top: [[Martin Luther King Jr.|King]] Memorial, [[Compton station|Compton]] train platform, Compton [[obelisk]], [[Compton High School]]
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| foot_montage = Top: [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] Memorial (left) and [[Compton High School]] (right); bottom: [[Dominguez Rancho Adobe]].
 
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|nickname = Hub City<ref>{{Cite web
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  | url = http://www.comptoncity.org/index.php/About-Compton/hub-city.htm
 
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  | title = Hub City – About Compton
 
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|motto = Birthing a New Compton<ref>{{cite web|title=City Council Agenda|author=Compton City Council|date=March 5, 2013|access-date=February 16, 2015|page=17|url=http://www.comptoncity.org/agenda/2013/03_2013/130503/20778402272013062143181.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216214401/http://www.comptoncity.org/agenda/2013/03_2013/130503/20778402272013062143181.pdf|archive-date=February 16, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 
|motto = Birthing a New Compton<ref>{{cite web|title=City Council Agenda|author=Compton City Council|date=March 5, 2013|access-date=February 16, 2015|page=17|url=http://www.comptoncity.org/agenda/2013/03_2013/130503/20778402272013062143181.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216214401/http://www.comptoncity.org/agenda/2013/03_2013/130503/20778402272013062143181.pdf|archive-date=February 16, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 
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|subdivision_name2       = [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
 
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|established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 
|established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
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|established_date = May 11, 1888<ref>{{Cite web
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|established_date = May 11, 1888<ref>{{cite web
 
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|leader_title = [[City council]]<ref name=elected>{{Cite web
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| url = http://www.comptoncity.org/officials/default.asp
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| title = Elected Officials
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| publisher = City of Compton
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| access-date = February 12, 2016}}</ref>
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|leader_name = [[Mayor]]: [[Aja Brown]] <br /> Janna Zurita <br /> Isaac Galvan <br /> Tana McCoy <br /> Nandak Dhurjati
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|leader_title1 = [[City manager]]
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|leader_name1 = Cecil W. Rhambo, Jr.<ref>{{Cite web
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| url =http://www.comptoncity.org/depts/manager/cmanage.asp
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| title = City Manager
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|leader_title2 = City attorney
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|leader_name2 = Craig J. Cornwell<ref name=elected/>
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|leader_title3 = [[City treasurer]]
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|leader_name3 = Douglas Sanders<ref name=elected/>
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|leader_title4 = City clerk
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|leader_name4 = Alita Godwin<ref name=elected/>
   
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|area_total_sq_mi = 10.12
 
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|elevation_ft = 69
 
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|elevation_m = 21
 
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|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_footnotes = <ref name=quif>{{Cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0615044.html|title=Compton (city) QuickFacts|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=November 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112053414/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0615044.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|population_total = 96455
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|population_total = 95740
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|pop_est_as_of = 2016
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| population_rank        = [[List of largest California cities by population|78th]] in California
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|population_density_km2 = 3686
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|population_est = 97550
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|population_density_km2 = 3755.73
   
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|postal_code = 90220–90224
 
|postal_code = 90220–90224
 
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|website = {{URL|www.comptoncity.org}}
 
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'''Compton''' is a [[city]] in [[Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. It is southeast of [[Los Angeles]], and is on the right side of the [[Los Angeles River]]. One stream that flows through it is called [[Compton Creek]]. The city's total land area is 10.2 square miles (26.4 aquare kilometers).
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'''Compton''' is a [[city]] in [[Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. It is southeast of [[Los Angeles]], and is on the west side of the [[Los Angeles River]]. One stream that flows through it is called [[Compton Creek]]. The city's total land area is 10.2 square miles (26.4 square kilometers).
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The city, incorporated in 1888, now has a population of 94,425. Its current [[mayor]] is [[Aja Brown]]. The city was known for having one of the highest [[crime]] rates in the [[United States]].
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The city, incorporated in 1888, now has a population of 95,740 (as of 2020).<ref name="2020QF">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Compton city, California|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/comptoncitycalifornia|access-date=August 8, 2023|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The city was known for having one of the highest [[crime]] rates in the [[United States]].
    
Compton has been experiencing gentrification. Compton now has a large Latino and Mexican population.
 
Compton has been experiencing gentrification. Compton now has a large Latino and Mexican population.
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==References==
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== Compton, California Media ==
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File:Manuel Domínguez of California.jpg|Don [[Manuel Dominguez|Manuel Domínguez]], a signer of the [[Californian Constitution]] and owner of [[Rancho San Pedro]] (also known as Rancho Domínguez), which included all of modern-day Compton
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File:American Retreat after the Siege of Los Angeles.jpg|[[Battle of Dominguez Rancho]], 1846
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File:Compton-1914.jpg|Main Street of Compton, 1914
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File:Compton-1920.jpg|Aerial view of Compton, 1920
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File:Compton sign.jpg|Highway sign for Compton on State Route [[California State Route 91|91]]
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File:Map of Compton, California (c. 2001).gif|Map of Compton, California (c. 2001)
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File:Gateway Town Center.jpg|Compton Gateway Town Center
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File:Logo N.W.A grafit.JPG|Graffiti on wall: N.W.A. logo
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File:Centennial High School.jpg|[[Centennial High School (Compton, California)|Centennial High School]]
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File:HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Compton, Platform View.jpg|Compton station of the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|LA Metro]]
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== References ==
 
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