South Los Angeles
The junction of the 110 and the 105 freeways as seen by aircraft. South Los Angeles is a region in southern Los Angeles County, California lying to south of downtown Los Angeles, California. [1] Depending on the source, South Los Angeles has different definitions: South Los Angeles (formerly known as South-Central) “is defined on [Los Angeles] city maps as a 16-square-mile rectangle with two prongs at the south end.” In 2003 the Los Angeles City Council renamed this area "South Los Angeles". [2] South Los Angeles can also refer to a larger 51-square mile area incorporating part of Los Angeles and unincorporated areas. [3] Contents 1 Geography 1.1 City of Los Angeles 1.2 Mapping L.A. boundaries 1.3 Google Maps 2 Districts and neighborhoods 2.1 City of Los Angeles 2.2 Unincorporated county 3 History 3.1 Pre-1948 3.2 1948–1960s 3.3 1970s–1990s 3.4 2000s–present 4 Demographics 5 Education 5.1 Public schools 5.2 Los Angeles Unified School District 5.3 Communit