Carson is a city in the South Bay and the

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regions of

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, located south of

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and approximately away from

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. It was incorporated on February 20, 1968. The city is locally known for its plurality of Filipino-Americans and immigrants. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a population of 95,558.

History

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Indians lived in the area. Carson lies on part of the Spanish land grant Rancho San Pedro, from the King of Spain in 1784. The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum on

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in Compton (not far from Carson's city limits) is the historic ranch home of the grantees Juan Dominguez and

Manuel Dominguez Don Manuel Domínguez e Ybáñez (1803–1882) was a Californio ranchero, politician, and a signer of the California Constitution in 1849. He served as two terms as Alcalde of Los Angeles (mayor). He was one of the largest landowners in South ...

. Carson was named after George Henry Carson, who married a daughter of the Dominguez family in 1857 and managed the rancho. The first oil drilling took place in 1921 at Dominguez Hill, on the northwest side of the Rancho San Pedro (also called Rancho Domínguez), site of the famous battle during the

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called the Battle of Rancho Domínguez in 1846. The mineral rights to this property were owned by Carson Estate Company, the Hellman family, the Dominguez Estate Company, and the Burnham Exploration Company of

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. On September 7, 1923, Burnham Exploration partnering with Union Oil brought in the first producer on the site: Callender No. 1-A well at a depth of and . In 2011, Shell was ordered by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board to clean up the Carousel Tract neighborhood after the discovery of

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and

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gas contamination, as well as soil and groundwater contamination. In 2021, Carson was subjected to an air pollution event as a result of

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emanating from the nearby Dominguez Channel.

Geography

According to the

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, Carson has an area of , of it being land and , or 1.29%, being water. Carson is bordered by West Rancho Dominguez on the north, Rancho Dominguez and

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on the southeast, West Carson on the southwest and Compton to the north. Bixby Marshland, a wetland habitat, is located in Carson.

Climate

Carson experiences a warm-summer

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(

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''Csb''), similar to that of the Los Angeles Basin with noticeably cooler temperatures during the summer due to the nearby Pacific Ocean, which is approximately away. Rainfall is scarce during the summer in Carson but receives enough rainfall throughout the year to avoid Köppen's BSh (semi-arid climate). Carson, like many of the Southern California coastal areas, is subject to a late spring/early summer weather phenomenon called "June Gloom." This involves overcast or foggy skies in the morning which yield to sun by early afternoon.

Demographics

2020

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, 22.76% (21,752)

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, 1.12% (1,066) Native American, 26.69% (25,501) Asian, 1.79% (1,713)

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, 23.61% (22,557) Other Race, and 12.19% (11,644)

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. When residents of Hispanic or Latino ancestry were counted in their own category, the population was 6.87% (6,569)

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, 22.25% (21,264) Non-Hispanic Black, 0.19% (185) Native American, 26.17% (25,011) Asian, 1.66% (1,585) Pacific Islander alone (non-Hispanic), 0.51% (484) Other Race alone (non-Hispanic), 2.95% (2,817)

and 39.39% (37,643) of Hispanic or Latino origin.

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Carson had a population of 91,714. The population density was . The racial makeup of Carson was 21,864 (23.8%)

(7.7% Non-Hispanic White), 21,856 (23.8%)

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, 518 (0.6%) Native American, 23,522 (25.6%) Asian (20.9% Filipino, 0.8% Japanese, 0.8% Korean, 0.5% Chinese, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.4% Asian Indian, 0.2% Cambodian, 0.1% Pakistani, 0.1% Thai), 2,386 (2.6%)

(2.2% Samoan, 0.2% Guamanian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian), 17,151 (18.7%) from other races, and 4,417 (4.8%) from two or more races. There were 35,417 residents of

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or Latino origin, of any race (38.6%); 32.6% of the population was of Mexican ancestry, 1.1% Salvadoran, 1.0% Guatemalan, 0.6% Puerto Rican, 0.3% Cuban, 0.2% Honduran, 0.2% Peruvian, and 0.2% Ecuadorian. The Census reported that 90,411 people (98.6% of the population) lived in households, 1,170 (1.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 133 (0.1%) were institutionalized. There were 25,432 households, out of which 10,980 (43.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 14,178 (55.7%) were married couples living together, 4,787 (18.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,761 (6.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. 3,776 households (14.8%) were made up of individuals, and 1,790 (7.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.56. There were 20,726

families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...

(81.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.90. There were 21,992 people (24.0%) under the age of 18, 9,964 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 23,105 people (25.2%) aged 25 to 44, 24,013 people (26.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 12,640 people (13.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. There were 26,226 housing units at an average density of , of which 19,529 (76.8%) were owner-occupied, and 5,903 (23.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.7%. 68,924 people (75.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 21,487 people (23.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 89,730 people, 24,648 households and 20,236 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 25,337 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 25.69% White, 25.41% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 22.27% Asian, 2.99% Pacific Islander, 17.98% from other races, and 5.09% from two or more races. 34.92% of the population were

or Latino of any race. According to a 2006 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $60,457, and the median income for a family was $66,468. Males had a median income of $33,579 versus $31,110 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,107. About 7.2% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. Carson has the distinction of being the only incorporated city in the United States where the black population has a higher median income than the white population.

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(43.7%) and

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(39.3%) are the most common foreign places of birth in Carson. Irish, German, English, Nigerian and African are the most common ancestries. The most common non-English languages spoken in Carson are Spanish and Tagalog.

Economy

Top employers

As of 2021, the top ten employers in the city were:

Former companies

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previously had its North American headquarters in Carson. The property consisted of 13 buildings, with a total of of office and light industrial space. One of the buildings, a nine-story tower, had the Nissan logo on it. Vincent Roger of the ''

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'' wrote that it "was a familiar sight to drivers passing the intersection of the Harbor and San Diego freeways."Vincent, Roger.
Nissan's old campus in South Bay gets 'flipped'
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. '' The World''.

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. May 16, 2014. Retrieved on May 27, 2015. In 2005 a leak revealed that Nissan planned to move its offices to

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. In the summer of 2006, the Nissan headquarters completed the move. Over half of the employees chose to stay in the Los Angeles area.

Arts and culture

County of Los Angeles Public Library operates the Carson Regional Library and the Dr. Martin Luther King Library. Both libraries are in Carson. Carson is the site of

California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH, CSU Dominguez Hills, or Cal State Dominguez Hills) is a public university in Carson, California. It was founded in 1960 and is part of the California State University (CSU) system. In 2020, ...

(CSUDH). CSUDH is a major commuter school, particularly for students from the surrounding cities of

, Compton, and the census-designated place of West Carson. It was founded as South Bay College and then renamed California State University at Palos Verdes. It moved to the City of Carson to meet a significant need for higher education opportunities in the largely black middle class suburbs of Los Angeles. Today it is among the most racially diverse campuses in the United States. The student body does not have a racial or ethnic majority. PrintMus 081

Carson is also the location of

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, a sports complex including a

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used by the

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and formerly the

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, C.D. Chivas USA, and the

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of the

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(NFL), a tennis stadium which hosted the

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, and a track and field facility. Carson Mall, now SouthBay Pavilion, opened in 1973 and is located at the

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exit off the San Diego Freeway ( Interstate 405).

Sports

One professional sports team currently plays their home games in Carson: The

of the NFL played their home games in Carson from 2017 to 2019.

2028 Summer Olympics

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and

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will all be held in Carson during the

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Former NFL stadium proposals

As Carson has large tracts of undeveloped land, unusual for a city in such close proximity to metropolitan Los Angeles, various plans for the use of the land have been proposed. One such tract of land located at Del Amo Boulevard, west of the 405, attracted particular attention in the past as a potential site for a

stadium. An outdoor power center complex called Carson Marketplace was originally planned for the site. In February 2015, however, the Marketplace plans were scrapped in favor of a $1.2 billion NFL stadium, backed by

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, that would have hosted both the then-Oakland Raiders and the then-San Diego Chargers. The NFL had previously considered the site as a location for a stadium, but the plans stalled after it was discovered that the site was once used as a

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and would require an extensive clean-up operation before construction was legally allowed to commence. In May 2015, the Carson City Council allocated $50 million to clean up the site for either the dual NFL stadium or the originally planned Carson Marketplace as a fallback should the NFL stadium not come to fruition. On January 12, 2016, NFL owners rejected Carson's bid to host an NFL stadium in favor of the competing bid of

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in Inglewood backed by Rams owner

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Government

Municipal government

According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $96.3 million in revenues, $81.8 million in expenditures, $611.4 million in total assets, $129.2 million in total liabilities, and $187.2 million in cash and investments.

State and federal representation

In the

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, Carson is in , and in . In the

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, Carson is in .

Mayors

See List of mayors of Carson, California

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Most of Carson is served by the

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. A portion of Carson is in the Compton Unified School District. High schools serving LAUSD portions of Carson include Carson High School in Carson, Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School in

, and Banning High School in the Wilmington area of

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. The area is within Board District 8.
Magnolia Science Academy-3
a public span school (serving grades 6–12) in Carson, is
Magnolia Public Schools
campus. Circa 2019 there were plans to open a campus of the charter school Ganas Academy on the campus of the LAUSD public school Catskill Avenue Elementary School, but there was opposition to this move. Although the California Academy of Mathematics and Science is located in Carson on the campus of

, it is actually a part of the

Long Beach Unified School District The Long Beach Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Long Beach, California, United States. Established in 1885, Long Beach Unified School District educates 64,000 students in 84 public schools in the cities of Long ...

. The school accepts residents of LBUSD, Compton USD, portions of LAUSD (including sections serving Carson), and other districts.

Public libraries

Carson branch Los Angeles County Library 151 E Carson St - Feb 2024

LA County Library operates the Carson Branch.

Infrastructure

Emergency services

Fire protection in Carson is provided by the

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which operates out of Fire Stations 10, 36, 105, 116, and 127. Ambulance transportation is provided by McCormick Ambulance Service Station 17. The

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(LASD) operates the Carson Station in Carson.

Health care

The

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operates the Torrance Health Center in Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, near Torrance and serving Carson.

Transportation

Prior to the

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, the city operated the Carson Circuit bus that serves the local community and connects to other bus and rail transit services including the

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A Line at the Del Amo Station. Service was suspended on March 28, 2020. However, their Dial-A-Ride services remained in service during that time. Historically, the city was served by the

Pacific Electric The Pacific Electric Railway Company, nicknamed the Red Cars, was a privately owned Public transport, mass transit system in Southern California consisting of electrically powered streetcars, interurban cars, and buses and was the largest electr ...

Long Beach Line.

Notable people

Ab-Soul Herbert Anthony Stevens IV (born February 23, 1987), better known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an American rapper. Raised in Carson, California, he signed to indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2007, where he eventually formed We ...

, rapper and member of group Black Hippy * Justin Bibbins, basketball player * Bishop Lamont, rapper * Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Hip Hop Band * Chuckii Booker, singer, songwriter * The Boys (American band) *

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, singer/actress * Chad Brown, former National Football League referee *

Antwuan Dixon Antwuan Willis Dixon (born August 19, 1988) is an American professional skateboarder. Skateboarding career Early life Dixon started skateboarding at the age of twelve, when his mom ordered a Powell Peralta deck from CCS. In addition to the ...

, professional skateboarder *

Dr. Dre Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of ...

(Andre Young, Sr.), rapper/producer, lived in Carson during his middle school years * Rocky Fellers, pioneer Asian-American pop/rock band of four young Filipino brothers during the 1960s with multiple hits including the 1963 chart-topper "Killer Joe". *

Vince Ferragamo Vince Anthony Ferragamo (born April 24, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the California ...

, NFL quarterback for

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1977–86,

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, played for No. 1-ranked Nebraska 1976, an Academic All American, was LA City's MVP 1972 * The Game (Jayceon Taylor), rapper, lived in Carson age 7 to 15 while in foster care * Courtney Hall, former San Diego Chargers center and guard 1989–1999 * Ekene Ibekwe, University of Maryland basketball forward, 2012 and 2016 Olympian (Nigerian Basketball National Team) *

Ras Kass John R. Austin II (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop Supergroup (music), supergroup The Hrsmn, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014. He is als ...

, rapper * Baby Keem, rapper * Tommy "Tiny" Lister, actor, NCAA shot put champion and former professional wrestler * A$ton Matthews, rapper *

Juanita Millender-McDonald Juanita Millender-McDonald (September 7, 1938 – April 22, 2007) was an Politics of the United States, American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing Califo ...

, Democratic U.S. Congresswoman from 1996 to 2007 *

Kyla Pratt Kyla Alissa Pratt (born September 16, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for providing the voice of Penny Proud in the first Disney Channel animated series, ''The Proud Family'', and portraying Breanna Latrice Barnes in UPN's ''One on ...

, actress * Michael Quercio, musician *

Ray J William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), known professionally as Ray J, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, television presenter, and actor. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother o ...

(Willie Norwood, Jr.), singer/actor *

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, rapper * Danny Reece, NFL cornerback and punt returner, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976–1980, punt return leader 1979 and 1980 * Kris Richard, NFL player and coach * Albert Robles, mayor of Carson from 2015 until 2020 * Rex Salas, musician * Ashton Sanders, actor * Demetrius Shipp Jr., actor * Gilbert D. Smith, first African-American mayor of Carson * SoShy, (Deborah Epstein), a French singer and songwriter *

Kia Stevens Kia Michelle Stevens (born September 4, 1977) is an American actress and semi-retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with TNA Wrestling under the ring name Awesome Kong. She also worked with Ring of Honor (ROH), Shimmer ...

, also known as Awesome Kong and Amazing Kong in

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, professional wrestler * Tammy Townsend, television actress * Wesley Walker, NFL wide receiver, NY Jets 1977–1989 * Elbert Watts, Green Bay Packers defensive back 1986 *

Forest Whitaker Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Best Actor Award at the ...

, director, producer, and Academy Award-winning actor * Bob Whitfield, Stanford University graduate, NFL offensive lineman, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars * Brett Young, football player *

James Anderson Jr. Private First Class James Anderson Jr. (January 22, 1947 – February 28, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumous recognition, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism while serving in Vietnam in February 1967. When his Medal ...

, first African-American Marine to receive the Medal of Honor

In popular culture

* ''

Reno 911! ''Reno 911!'' is an American television sitcom created by Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon and Kerri Kenney-Silver for Comedy Central. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically '' Cops'', with comic ...

'' * ''

Jackie Brown ''Jackie Brown'' is a 1997 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, based on the 1992 novel ''Rum Punch'' by Elmore Leonard. It stars Pam Grier as Jackie Brown, a flight attendant who smuggles money between the United Sta ...

'' * '' Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 Version)'' * ''

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'' (Exteriors of the then-fictional 'Station 51' of the series. The station shown is Station 127 of the

) * '' Pros vs. Joes'' * '' 10 Items or Less'' * ''

Larry Crowne ''Larry Crowne'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film was produced and directed by Hanks, who co-wrote its screenplay with Nia Vardalos. The story was inspired by Hanks' time studying at Chabot C ...

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Carson's

sister cities A sister city or a twin town relationship is International relations, a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there ar ...

are: * La Carlota, Philippines *

Muntinlupa Muntinlupa (), officially the City of Muntinlupa (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...

, Philippines *

Parañaque Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

, Philippines *

Sōka is a Cities of Japan, city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 249,645 in 118,129 households and a population density of 9100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Sōka is situated in ...

, Japan *

Taguig Taguig (), officially the City of Taguig (), is the List of cities in the Philippines, fifth-most populous city in the Philippines situated on the eastern shores of Metro Manila, the national capital region. It is a center for culture, finance ...

, Philippines * Wanju County, South Korea

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