<P> East Compton, also known as East Rancho Dominguez, is a mostly industrial unincorporated community and census - designated place (CDP). The population was 15,135 according to the 2010 Census . East Rancho Dominguez is an accepted city name according to the USPS, and shares the 90221 ZIP Code with Compton . Its sphere of influence is the city of Compton, which has tried to annex East Rancho Dominguez, but business and property owners in the area have opposed the annexation . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> Historical population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Census </Th> <Th> Pop . </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th>% ± </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1870 </Td> <Td> 160 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1890 </Td> <Td> 636 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1910 </Td> <Td> 922 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> 1,478 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 60.3% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> 12,516 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 746.8% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1940 </Td> <Td> 16,198 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 29.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> 47,991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 196.3% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> 71,812 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 49.6% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> 78,547 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 81,350 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3.6% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 90,454 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11.2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 93,493 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 96,455 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3.2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Est. 2016 </Td> <Td> 97,550 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.1% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> U.S. Decennial Census </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> Historical population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Census </Th> <Th> Pop . </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th>% ± </Th> </Tr>

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