Lennox, California | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location of Lennox in Los Angeles County, California. |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 33°56′23″N 118°21′27″W / 33.93972°N 118.35750°WCoordinates: 33°56′23″N 118°21′27″W / 33.93972°N 118.35750°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
Area | |
• Total | 1.093 sq mi (2.832 km2) |
• Land | 1.093 sq mi (2.832 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 22,753 |
• Density | 21,000/sq mi (8,000/km2) |
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 90304 |
Area code(s) | 310 |
FIPS code | 06-41180 |
GNIS feature ID | 1652743 |
Lennox is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 22,753 at the 2010 census, down from 22,950 at the 2000 census.
Lennox's boundaries are Century Blvd. to the north (along with neighboring cities of Inglewood and Los Angeles), Interstate 405 (the San Diego Freeway, a.k.a. "the 405") to the west, and Interstate 105 (the Glenn Anderson Freeway) to the south. Hawthorne Boulevard and Prairie Avenue make up portions of its eastern boundary with Inglewood. The city sits underneath the flight path of passenger jets landing at The Los Angeles International Airport, also known as LAX.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Lennox had a population of 22,753. The population density was 20,809.4 people per square mile (8,034.6/km²). The racial makeup of Lennox was 8,623 (37.9%) White (1.9% Non-Hispanic White), 765 (3.4%) African American, 199 (0.9%) Native American, 177 (0.8%) Asian, 188 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 11,811 (51.9%) from other races, and 990 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21,162 persons (93.0%).