Compton, Illinois

Compton
Melugin Grove (1841-1873)
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lee
Coordinates	41°41′39″N 89°5′10″W / 41.69417°N 89.08611°W / 41.69417; -89.08611Coordinates: 41°41′39″N 89°5′10″W / 41.69417°N 89.08611°W / 41.69417; -89.08611
Area	0.16 sq mi (0 km2)
- land	0.16 sq mi (0 km2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	304 (2010)
Density	2,092.1/sq mi (808/km2)
Founded	1875
Date	December 6, 1875
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61318
Area code	815 & 779
Location of Compton within Illinois

Compton is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 303 at the 2010 census, down from 347 in 2000.

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.

Compton is located at 41°41′39″N 89°5′10″W / 41.69417°N 89.08611°W / 41.69417; -89.08611 (41.694222, -89.086006).

According to the 2010 census, Compton has a total area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 347 people, 127 households, and 96 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,092.1 person per square mile (788.1/km²). There were 136 housing units at an average density of 820.0 per square mile (308.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.85% White, 0.29% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.31% of the population.

There were 127 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.17.