25 Facts About Compton California

Neighborhoods in Compton California include Sunny Cove, Leland, downtown Compton California, and Richland Farms.

Many in the Compton California party wanted to relocate to a friendlier climate and settle down, but as there were two general stores within traveling distance—one in the pueblo of Los Angeles, the other in Wilmington—they eventually decided to stay put.

Griffith D Compton donated his land to incorporate and create the city of Compton in 1889, but he did stipulate that a certain acreage be zoned solely for agriculture and named Richland Farms.

In January 1888, a petition supporting the incorporation of Compton California was forwarded to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, who in turn forwarded the petition to the State Legislature.

Compton California'srer filed suits to nullify the 1890 elections, which in turn restored Compton to a size of 600 acres.

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Compton California was reborn, with elections held to fill open positions.

One reason for this was Compton California was close to Watts, where there was an established black population.

Compton California's growing black population was still largely ignored and neglected by the city's elected officials.

Many years, Compton California was a much sought-after suburb for the black middle class of Los Angeles.

East Compton California, known as East Rancho Dominguez, is a mostly industrial unincorporated community and census-designated place .

Compton California experienced a drop in homicide in the late 1990s and 2000s.

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department began the annual "Gifts for Guns" program within that same year where the citizens of Compton California were given the option to turn in firearms and receive a $50–$100 check for various goods in an effort to combat gun violence.

In 1994, Compton California was designated as an "Entrepreneurial Hot Spot" by Cognetics, Inc, an independent economic research firm.

Compton California is surrounded by multiple freeways which provide access to destinations throughout the region.

Until recently, Compton California's population was dominated by a black demographic, but Latinos now represent the largest ethnic group in the city.

Compton California has been referred to on numerous occasions in gang affiliation, gangsta rap and g-funk songs, especially in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, and so has attained an association not only with gang violence and crime, but with hip hop music as well.

Compton California has evolved into a younger population; the median age of people living in Compton California was 25 at the time of the census survey in 2010; the United States average at the time was 35.

Compton California is home to the Compton California Cricket Club, the only all American-born exhibition cricket team.

However, with the passage of the property tax cutting initiative Proposition 13 by California voters, Compton was one of the cities hardest hit, since it had already eliminated most of the excess from its budget.

Compton California's policing needs are currently served by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Compton California had discharged its city manager, in 2010, the second time in three years.

Compton California Library offers adult, children's and Spanish language materials; reference services; a Literacy Center and a Homework Center; public computers with Internet access and word processing capabilities; public typewriters; and a bilingual story time every Saturday at 12:00 noon.

Compton California Station is centrally located in the Los Angeles area.

Compton California station is in the heart of the city, adjacent to the Renaissance Shopping Center.

From 1902 to 1961, Compton California was served by the Pacific Electric Long Beach Line.

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