Carson (California)

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Carson
View of the city center
View of the city center
Seal of Carson
seal
Location in California
LA County Incorporated Areas Carson highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1968
State : United States
State : California
County : Los Angeles County
Coordinates : 33 ° 50 ′  N , 118 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 50 ′  N , 118 ° 16 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
91,714 (status: 2010)
12,828,837 (status: 2010)
Population density : 1,879.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 49.12 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of
which 48.8 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 12 m
Postcodes : 90745-90747, 90749, 90810, 90895
Area code : +1 310, 424
FIPS : 06-11530
GNIS ID : 1660441
Website : ci.carson.ca.us
Mayor : Jim Dear
Carson California (119) .jpg
View over part of the city towards the stadium

Carson is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the total area is 49.12 km². 48.8 km² of this is land and 0.32 km² is water. Carson is bordered to the north by West Compton , to the northeast by Compton , to the east by Long Beach , to the south by Wilmington and West Carson, and to the west by Harbor Gateway .

Carson is the youngest city in the South Bay region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area .

population

The population is around 91,700 (as of the 2010 census ). Latinos make up the majority of the population , followed by whites of European descent. Asians and African Americans , on the other hand, are minorities.

education

Public schools

All public schools are in the Los Angeles United School District .

Libraries

Carson is home to the County of Los Angeles Public Library and the Dr. Martin Luther King Library.

university

Carson is home to California State University, Dominguez Hills . This belongs to the California State University System and was built in 1965 in the Dominguez Hills. Originally, this university was built to provide better educational opportunities for people of African-American background.

Infrastructure

The fire department operates under the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Ambulance transports are controlled from McCormick Ambulance Service Station 17. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) has an office in Carson.

Local public transport is controlled by the Carson Circuit Transit System.

Sports

In June 2003 the StubHub Center , at that time still the Home Depot Center, was opened in Carson . The 30,510-seat stadium is located on the grounds of California State University, Dominguez Hills . It has been used as the home stadium by the LA Galaxy ( MLS ) soccer team since it opened. From 2005 to 2014 the home games of the soccer team CD Chivas USA ( MLS ) were played there. Starting with the 2017/18 NFL season, the Los Angeles Chargers games will also take place in this stadium as long as the new stadium in Inglewood is not yet completed.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Carson (California)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. United States Census 2010 ( English ) census.gov. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2015.