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Compton, California

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 96,455. It is known as the "Hub City" due to its geographic centrality in Los Angeles County. Neighborhoods in Compton include Sunny Cove, Leland, Downtown Compton, and Richland Farms.

Located at 33.8967, -118.225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Florence-Graham, California

Florence-Graham (locally known as Florence-Firestone) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 63,387 at the 2010 census, up from 60,197 at the 2000 census. The census area includes separate communities of Florence, Firestone Park, and Graham.

Located at 33.9694, -118.244 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Los Angeles County, California, Populated places in California with Hispanic majority populations

Walnut Park, California

Walnut Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 15,966 at the 2010 census, down from 16,180 at the 2000 census.

Located at 33.9689, -118.224 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Los Angeles County, California, Populated places in California with Hispanic majority populations

West Athens, California

West Athens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 8,729 at the 2010 census, down from 9,101 at the 2000 census. It is an unincorporated area within the 2nd Supervisorial District of Los Angeles County. West Athens is served by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, operating out of the South Los Angeles Station.

Located at 33.9225, -118.301 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Los Angeles County, California, Populated places in California with African American majority populations, Unincorporated communities in California

Willowbrook, California

Willowbrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 35,983 at the 2010 census, up from 34,138 at the 2000 census. The community is located near the southeast edge of, and is often considered part of, South Los Angeles. Willowbrook is often mistaken to be the city of Compton because they share the zipcode 90222, and the majority of residents use Compton as their mailing address.

Located at 33.9175, -118.253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Los Angeles County, California, Populated places in California with Hispanic majority populations, Populated places established in 1903

Los Angeles metropolitan area

The Los Angeles metropolitan area, also known as Metropolitan Los Angeles or the Southland, is the 13th largest metropolitan area in the world and the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States. It is entirely located in the southern portion of the U.S. State of California.

Located at 33.9, -118.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Los Angeles metropolitan area, Metropolitan areas of California

Watts, Los Angeles

Watts is a mostly residential district in South Los Angeles, California.

Located at 33.9417, -118.242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places established in 1907, Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California, Populated places in California with Hispanic majority populations, 1926 disestablishments

Compton High School

Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, part of the Compton Unified School District.

Located at 33.8911, -118.227 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Compton/Woodley Airport

Compton/Woodley Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of the central business district of Compton, a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport. The airport opened on May 10, 1924.

Located at 33.89, -118.244 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Airports in the Greater Los Angeles Area, Airports in Los Angeles County, California, Compton, California

Nickerson Gardens

Nickerson Gardens is a 1054-unit public housing apartment complex at 1590 East 114th Street http://www. hacla. org/attachments/wysiwyg/10/dvmptsforpublichousing. pdf in Watts, Los Angeles, California. Nickerson Gardens consists of 156 buildings with townhouse style units ranging in size from one bedroom to five bedrooms. It was completed in the year 1955, and the original architect was Paul Revere Williams. It was named after William Nickerson, Jr.

Located at 33.9323, -118.248 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public housing in Los Angeles, California

Gonzaque Village

Gonzaque Village (formerly Hacienda Village), a public housing project located in Watts, Los Angeles, California, it's operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. It was built in 1942 in 17.6 acres (71,200 m²) of flat land. Its 71 one-story buildings have 182 units housing 437 residents. The projects is home to the Eastside Hacienda Village Bloods and Southside Watts Village Boys 13.

Located at 33.9408, -118.247 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public housing in Los Angeles, California

John C. Fremont High School

John C. Fremont Senior High School is a Title 1 co-educational public high school located in South Central, Los Angeles, California, United States. Fremont serves several Los Angeles neighborhoods and the unincorporated community of Florence-Graham; some sections of Florence-Graham are jointly zoned to Fremont and David Starr Jordan High School. The Avalon Gardens public housing project is zoned to Fremont. The school first opened in 1924 and is named after John C. Frémont.

Located at 33.9696, -118.268 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Los Angeles Unified School District schools, Educational institutions established in 1924, High schools in Los Angeles, California, Public high schools in California

Martin Luther King, Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center (MLK-MACC), formerly known as Martin Luther King Jr. /Drew Medical Center (King/Drew) and later Martin Luther King Jr. -Harbor Hospital (MLK-Harbor or King-Harbor), is a public urgent care center and outpatient clinic in Willowbrook, an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, California, north of the city of Compton and south of the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Located at 33.9238, -118.242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hospitals in California, Buildings and structures in Los Angeles County, California, Healthcare in Los Angeles, California, Hospitals established in 1972, Memorials to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Verbum Dei High School

Verbum Dei High School, colloquially referred to as "the Verb” is an all-male Catholic, Jesuit, college and career preparatory complemented by a corporate internship program, serving young men of Watts and the surrounding communities who are economically and academically under served.

Located at 33.9347, -118.253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Avalon Gardens

The Avalon Gardens is a public housing project with 80 units at 701 East 88th Place, Los Angeles, California http://www. hacla. org/housing_programs/pubhsg_addresses. htm. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles operates the complex.

Located at 33.9564, -118.263 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Public housing in Los Angeles, California

King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science

King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science is an alternative high school of the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in Willowbrook, unincorporated Los Angeles County, California. The school offers a very extensive medical magnet program, in teamwork with King Drew Medical Center, which is located adjacent to the school site.

Located at 33.9244, -118.246 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public high schools in California, Los Angeles Unified School District schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, High schools in Los Angeles County, California, , Magnet schools in California

South Los Angeles

South Los Angeles (often abbreviated as South L.A. and also known as South Central) is a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. It had a population of 749,453 in 2000, according to the U.S. Census with a density of 14,671 people per square mile. The area was formerly called South Central, and is still widely known as such. It borders the Westside on the northwest, and Downtown Los Angeles on the northeast.

Located at 33.9275, -118.277 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange

The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange is a stack interchange near the Athens and Watts communities of Los Angeles, California. It is the interchange of the following routes: I-105 (Glenn M.

Located at 33.9287, -118.281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Road interchanges in California, Southern California freeways

Lynwood, California

Lynwood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 69,772, down from 69,845 at the 2000 census. Lynwood is located near South Gate and Compton in the southern portion of the Los Angeles Basin. Incorporated in 1921, the city is named for Mrs. Lynn Wood Sessions, wife of a local dairyman, Charles Sessions. The local railroad siding and later Pacific Electric Railway station were named after the dairy.

Located at 33.9247, -118.202 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Nadeau, California

Nadeau is a former settlement in the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, California. It was located on the railroad 5 miles east of Cameron, and west of Tehachapi, California.

Located at 33.9656, -118.243 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mary Bethune Park

Mary Bethune Park is a public park located in south-central Los Angeles, California. The park is located at 1244 East 61st Street, near the intersection of Central and Gage avenues. It is managed by the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation. The Newton Division of the Los Angeles Police Department is responsible for law enforcement in Bethune Park.

Located at 33.984, -118.253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Parks in Los Angeles, California, Regional parks in California

Centennial High School (Compton, California)

Centennial High School (commonly referred to as The Apaches because of its mascot or The Big-10) is a public high school in Compton, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Construction of Centennial High School began in 1953, and it was erected in 1954, with its first graduating class in 1954. It is the smallest of the three high schools in the Compton Unified School District, which also includes Compton High School and Manuel Dominguez High School.

Located at 33.9156, -118.253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Rancho La Tajauta

Rancho Tajauta was a 3,560-acre Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Anastasio Avila. The grant was named for the Gabrielino/Tongva place name of Tajáuta. The grant encompassed present day Willowbrook and Watts.

Located at 33.93, -118.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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California ranchos, Ranchos of Los Angeles County, California, Tongva populated places, History of Los Angeles, California

Piedmont University

Piedmont University is an unaccredited non-profit Christian institution in Los Angeles. It emphasizes preparation for the evangelical ministry, along with education in traditional Asian medicine. It offers the degree programs of Bachelor of Arts in Theology (B.A. Th. ), Master of Arts in Missiology (M.A. Miss. ), Master of Arts in Church Music (M.A.C. M), Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (M.S.O. M), and Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.).

Located at 33.9372, -118.291 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Athens, Los Angeles

Athens (Also known as "Athens on the Hill") is a neighborhood located in South Los Angeles. Like most neighborhoods in South Los Angeles, Athens has transformed from an almost exclusively African-American neighborhood, to one that now houses a large Latino population. Still, African-Americans remain the majority at 54.3%, with Latinos representing 39.7% of the population.

Located at 33.924, -118.3 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California, Populated places in California with African American majority populations