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General Demographic Information

Date of Incorporation…………………May 14, 1888

Compton was the 7th City to be incorporated in Los Angeles County. The original town was comprised of 2,250 acres.

Elevation………………………..……60-75 Feet Above Sea Level

Geographic Area……………………10.2 square miles (6,514 acres) General Plan Update December 3, 1991

Population:

United States Census

2000	93,493
1990	90,454
1980	81,286
1970	78,611
1960	71,816
1950	47,991
1940	16,198
1930	12,516
1920	1,478
1910	992

State Department of Finance Estimates

1970	78,547
1971	77,900
1972	77,000
1973	76,200
1974	75,000
1975	73,800
1976	73,600
1977	75,000
1978	74,860
1979	78,913
1980	81,877
1981	83,601
1982	84,581
1983	85,705
1984	87,045
1985	88,239

1986	90,258
1987	92,799
1988	93,070
1989	93,007
1990	93,352
1991	90,900
1992	91,700
1993	91,413
1994	91,609
1995	91,128
1996	93,268
1997	94,487
1998	95,452
1999	96,847
2000	95,381
2001	94,579
2002	95,926

* The population figures for 2000 and 2001 includes a readjustment by the State Department of Finance using the 2000 United States decennial census as the benchmark for the estimates.

Year	Total	Black	Hispanic	White	Pacific Islander	Other
2000	93,493	37,263 40.0%	53,143 56.8%	954 1.0%	953 1.0%	1,180 1.3%
1990	90.454	48,570 53.7%	38,316 42.4%	1,613 1.8%	1,186 1.3%	751 0.8%

 

                                             

Land Use	Acres	Percent

 

Residential:    

Low Density (0-8 du/acre)	2,417	37%
Medium Density (8.1 – 17 du/acre)	155	2%
High Density (17.1 – 34 du/acre)	61	0.1%
Total	2,633	39%

Commercial: 

General	362	6%
Office	11	0.1%
Total	373	7.0%

 

Industrial	1,165	18%
Public/Quasi Public	707	11%
Open Space	95	1%
Vacant	195	3%
Transportation	1,346	21%

 

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Total	6,514	100%