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Compton
Illinoisvillage
Compton
Total population
259
Median home value
$80,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$57,500
Founded
1875
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Compton is a village in Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Compton had a population of 274.
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History
A post office at the site of Compton opened on May 18, 1841; it was named Melugin Grove after the village's first settler, Zachariah Melugin. The village's name was changed to Compton on July 16, 1873, after Joel Compton.
Geography
Compton is located on the plains of north central Illinois. The town is served by US Route 30 & US Route 51 and is about ten miles north of Mendota. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Compton has a total area of , all land.
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Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Compton, IL from NOAA NWS API.
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Nearby places in Illinois
- Paw Paw5.5 mi away
- Ashton14 mi away · pop. 935
- La Moille15.2 mi away
- Arlington17.5 mi away · pop. 157
- Cherry19.5 mi away · pop. 534
- Lost Nation20.9 mi away · pop. 714
- Grand Detour22.1 mi away
- Malden23.7 mi away · pop. 460
- Peru24 mi away
- Harmon24.2 mi away · pop. 100
- LaSalle24.8 mi away · pop. 9,498
- De Pue27.6 mi away · pop. 1,532
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Compton
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library