Lynwood

Lynwood

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. Lynwood is located at 33°55′29″N 118°12′7″W /...
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quick facts
County:Los Angeles County
State:California
Country:United States of America
Population:69,772
Area:4.8 sq. mi.
Time zone:Pacific Time Zone
Also known as:Lynwood, California, Los Angeles County / Lynwood city

Population history for Lynwood

YearEstimated Population
2010 69,772
2009 69,755
2008 69,433
2007 69,313
2006 69,725
2005 70,264
2004 70,700
2003 70,848
2002 70,682
2001 70,375
2000 69,953
1999 63,935
1998 63,241
1997 62,639
1996 62,190
1995 62,040
1994 62,205
1993 62,418
1992 62,230
1991 61,767
1990 62,057
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Famous residents of Lynwood

"Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
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Famous people born in Lynwood

Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
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Shane Mosley
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Venus Williams
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Leon White
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Cristine Rose
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Airports in or near Lynwood

Long Beach Municipal Airport
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Airport code:LGB
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Airport code:LAX
Bob Hope Airport
Bob Hope Airport
Airport code:BUR
Brackett Field
Brackett Field
Airport code:POC

U.S. state

California
California
Population:92,597 (1850)

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third most extensive . It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas , and eight of the nation's fifty most populated cities . The capital city is Sacramento. California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west, to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east – from the...
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