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West Carson

census designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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West Carson

Summary

West Carson is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Carson is located in Los Angeles County[3].
  • West Carson is in the country of United States[4].
  • West Carson's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • West Carson's shares border with is recorded as Los Angeles[6].
  • West Carson's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone[7].
  • West Carson's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00[8].
  • West Carson's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−08:00[9].
  • West Carson's local dialing code is recorded as 323[10].
  • West Carson's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.826388888889, 'lon': -118.2925}[11].
  • West Carson has a population of {'amount': '+21699'}[12].
  • West Carson has a population of {'amount': '+22870'}[13].
  • West Carson's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Carson'}[14].
  • West Carson's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+8000'}[15].
  • West Carson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}[16].
  • West Carson covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.901853'}[17].
  • West Carson covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.902153'}[18].
  • West Carson's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.5644'}[19].
  • West Carson's water area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.033314'}[20].
  • West Carson's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+37451'}[21].

Body

Geography

West Carson is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Los Angeles County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.901853'}[17] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.902153'}[18]. West Carson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}[16]. Population counts include {'amount': '+21699'}[12] and {'amount': '+22870'}[13].

Designation and Status

West Carson's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].

Why It Matters

West Carson ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Water area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.033314'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Los Angeles County
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 33.826388888889, 'lon': -118.2925}
    Population → {'amount': '+21699'}, {'amount': '+22870'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46864|batch #46864]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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