Editing Willowbrook, California

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'''Willowbrook''', alternatively named '''Willow Brook''',<ref>{{gnis|1661694}}. Retrieved 2013-12-14.</ref> is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. The population was 24,295 at the 2020 census,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/willowbrookcdpcalifornia/PST045219|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-08-18|date=2021-08-12|title=US Census Bureau Quickfacts}}</ref> down from 35,983 at the 2010 census.

Willowbrook is the home to the newly renovated <ref>{{Cite news|work=[[L.A. Times]]|title=Troubles at King-Harbor|access-date=2007-06-14|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-kingdrew-gallery,0,5651209.storygallery}}</ref> [[Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center]]. Also located in Willowbrook is the [[Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science]], which oversees residency training programs, allied health programs, a medical education program (jointly with the University of California, Los Angeles), a medical magnet high school, the area Head Start program, and various centers for [[health disparities]] research. Due to severe deficiencies, the former King/Drew Medical Center lost accreditation of several key residency training programs.

==History==
{{More citations needed|section|date=January 2021}}
Long before the name "Willowbrook" was given, willows and a slow, shallow brook separated this portion of the Los Angeles plain from the rest of it. The original rancho boundary of the 1840s was a lone, streamside willow tree along the present intersection of 125th Street and Mona Boulevard.<ref name="History">[https://lacountylibrary.org/willowbrook-local-history/ History on the pages of the Los Angeles County Library]</ref>

In the early days, springs were abundant in Willowbrook. Winter rains brought up fine [[ryegrass]] stands between gravelly ridges left by the long-ago floods of the [[Los Angeles River]]. [[Cornelio Avila#Anastacio Avila|Anastacio Avila]] was grazing cattle on the land as early as 1820. The Mexican governor had granted him {{convert|3599|acre|km2}} acres by 1843. The grant was called [[Rancho La Tajauta]], and it extended from the marshes along present [[Alameda Street]] westward to approximately the present line of the [[Harbor Freeway]]. Within the area covered by Rancho La Tajauta is all of present-day Willowbrook.<ref name="History"/>

In 1894 and 1895, the first subdivisions in the Willowbrook area were registered along what is now [[Rosecrans Avenue]]. The name of Willowbrook was first formally used when Willowbrook Tract was recorded by the County Recorder in 1903. Next to the tract was the recently opened [[Pacific Electric Railway]] to [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]. There is no indication that a townsite had been envisioned and that street patterns were not synchronized. The Willowbrook name came into use for the entire area, because Pacific Electric Railroad Company's Big Red Cars stopped at Willowbrook's 126th Street.<ref name="History"/> The first branch of the Los Angeles County Free Library was established in Willowbrook: "It was opened in April, 1913, in a private house, but has been located for several years since in the post office building."<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Los Angeles county free library 1912-1927. |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015034608805?urlappend=%3Bseq=35 |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=HathiTrust |pages=29 | hdl=2027/mdp.39015034608805?urlappend=%3Bseq=35 |language=en}}</ref>

In Willowbrook, lot purchasers expected to live a definitely suburban life. The deep lots, sometimes 300 feet or 91 meters in depth, attracted working-class families, especially newcomers to Southern California. The Big Red Cars offered fast and convenient transport to shops in downtown Los Angeles and jobs in port areas of Long Beach and [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]]. During the [[Great Depression|Depression]] years, residents used the land behind their homes to cultivate fruits and vegetables, run hogs, and raise chickens. This use of land, along with the vacant lots filled with [[mustard plant]]s, enhanced the rural appearance of the area. Increased suburban growth occurred in Willowbrook after the end of the Depression and [[World War II]], but not so much that the agricultural character of the area was drastically modified. Even the [[Watts Riots]] of 1965 did not change that, although Willowbrook had a variety of buildings, including the community library of Willowbrook, damaged.<ref name="History"/>

The blend of agricultural and residential land use persisted at Willowbrook into the early 1980s, when a redevelopment plan drawn up by the [[Watts Labor Community Action Committee]] from 1965 to 1993 and funded by Los Angeles County caused the area to lose its rural character. {{convert|365|acre|km2}} acres of Willowbrook land were redeveloped under this plan to include new commercial and residential facilities. The appearance of present-day Willowbrook is similar to other communities in the South Central section of Los Angeles because of this.<ref name="History"/>

==Geography==
Willowbrook is located at {{Coord|33|55|3|N|118|15|10|W|type:city}} (33.917515, -118.252705).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}}, over 99% of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= 
|1970=28705
|1980=30845
|1990=32772
|2000=34138
|2010=35983
|2020=24295
|estyear=
|estimate=
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|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Willowbrook first appeared as an unincorporated place in the [[1970 U.S. Census]] as part of the Compton census county division;<ref name=1970CensusCA/> and as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1980CensusCA/>
===2020===
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|+'''Willowbrook CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Willowbrook CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0685614&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Willowbrook CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0685614&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Willowbrook CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0685614&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|292
|328
|style='background: #ffffe6; |259
|0.86%
|0.91%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|15,089
|12,172
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,365
|44.20%
|33.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.97%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|63
|48
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32
|0.18%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|78
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |115
|0.23%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|40
|46
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34
|0.12%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|53
|73
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86
|0.16%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|226
|250
|style='background: #ffffe6; |231
|0.66%
|0.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.95%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|18,297
|22,979
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,173
|53.60%
|63.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78.92%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''34,138'''
|'''35,983'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''24,295'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], Willowbrook had a population of 35,983. The population density was {{convert|9,544.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Willowbrook was 8,245 (22.9%) White (0.9% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web |title=Willowbrook CDP, California |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0685614.html |website=quickfacts.census.gov |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418220639/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0685614.html |archive-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref> 12,387 (34.4%) African American, 273 (0.8%) Native American, 119 (0.3%) Asian, 49 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 13,858 (38.5%) from other races, and 1,052 (2.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22,979 persons (63.9%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0685614|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033934/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0685614|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Willowbrook CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 35,577 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 116 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 290 (0.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 8,721 households, 4,920 (56.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,626 (41.6%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 2,635 (30.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 859 (9.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 640 (7.3%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 38 (0.4%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,336 households (15.3%) were one person and 585 (6.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.08. There were 7,120 families (81.6% of households); the average family size was 4.38.

The age distribution was 11,790 people (32.8%) under the age of 18, 4,500 people (12.5%) aged 18 to 24, 9,595 people (26.7%) aged 25 to 44, 7,200 people (20.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,898 people (8.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 28.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

There were 9,600 housing units at an average density of 2,546.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 4,525 (51.9%) were owner-occupied and 4,196 (48.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 19,021 people (52.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 16,556 people (46.0%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Willowbrook had a median household income of $34,005, with 31.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 34,138 people, 8,476 households, and 6,823 families in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|9,121.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,042 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,416.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 16.06% White, 44.91% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 34.98% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53.60%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 8,476 households 47.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 29.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.1% of households were one person and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.97 and the average family size was 4.35.

The age distribution was 37.3% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median household income was $27,811 and the median family income was $30,107. Males had a median income of $22,250 versus $23,615 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,865. About 26.8% of families and 30.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.5% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.

According to [[Mapping L.A.]], Mexican (43.8%) and Unspecified African (1.6%) were the most common ancestries in 2000. Mexico (85.1%) and El Salvador (6.9%) were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/willowbrook/index.html|title= Willowbrook Profile - Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Willowbrook is in {{Representative|casd|35|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|64|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Willowbrook is in {{Representative|cacd|44|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|44}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
The [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] (LASD) operates the Century Station in [[Lynwood, California|Lynwood]], serving Willowbrook.<ref>"[http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/century/index.html Century Station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117054121/http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/century/index.html |date=2010-01-17 }}". [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]]. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] Willowbrook Post Office is located at 2241 East El Segundo Boulevard in the CDP.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap">"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0685614&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Willowbrook CDP, California]{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}". [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on September 27, 2009.</ref><ref>"[https://archive.today/20120715113948/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/55894?p=5&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Willowbrook Post Office Location - WILLOWBROOK]". [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

[[Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital]], replacing the [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center|King Drew Hospital − Martin Luther King, Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center]] in 2015,  is located in Willowbrook.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/> The [[Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science]] and [[King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science]] are adjacent.

===Transportation===
====Metro Rail station and lines====
[[File:Green line platform at Willowbrook (Los Angeles Metro station).JPG|thumb|300px|[[Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station]], [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]]]]
[[Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station]] is a station on the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A]] and [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C]] lines of the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]]. The station is located in the [[Interstate 105 (California)|Century Freeway]] (Interstate 105) median, above the intersection of [[Imperial Highway]] and Wilmington Avenue in Willowbrook. It is a major transfer point for commuters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/blue_all.pdf|title=Blue Line station information}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/green_all.pdf|title=Green Line station information}}</ref>

As a major transfer station, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station is also a major bus hub, serving many bus routes operated by [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|LA Metro]] and other regional/municipal transit agencies. The station also has [[park and ride]] facilities, including 975 parking spaces and 4 bike lockers.  To the east of the station is the Metro Rail Operations Center, which is the dispatch hub for all Metro Rail trains.

====Metro Bus routes====
The [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (LA Metro) provides [[Metro Local]] bus services to and from the Willowbrook area.

The [[Los Angeles County Department of Public Works]] also operates two shuttle services that serve the Willowbrook area:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ladpw.org/PDD/Transit/Page_02.cfm|title=Ladpw.org/PDD/Transit|access-date=2010-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325020405/http://ladpw.org/PDD/Transit/Page_02.cfm|archive-date=2010-03-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Hahn's Trolley and Shuttle Service
*Rosewood Smart Shuttle.
*Willowbrook Link

==Education==

===Colleges and universities===
[[Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science]] is located in Willowbrook.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/>

===Primary and secondary schools===
Most residents are zoned to schools in the [[Compton Unified School District]].<ref name=Census2020SDmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2023-11-19|page=10 (PDF p. 11/19)}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st06_ca/place/p0685614_willowbrook/DC20BLK_P0685614.pdf detail of Willowbrook CDP]</ref> Zoned elementary schools within the CDP include Anderson, Carver, Jefferson, King, and Lincoln.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/> Bunche Middle School, Willowbrook Middle School and [[Centennial High School (Compton, California)|Centennial High School]] are located outside of the CDP in [[Compton, California|Compton]].<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0615044&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Compton city, California] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227040732/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on&geo_id=16000US0615044 |date=2005-12-27 }}". [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on September 27, 2009.</ref> Cesar Chavez Continuation High School is in Willowbrook.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/>

A portion is in the [[Los Angeles Unified School District]].<ref name=Census2020SDmap/>

===Public libraries===
[[LA County Library]] operates the Willowbrook Library at 11737 Wilmington Ave. inside the CDP.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/><ref>"[http://www.colapublib.org/libs/willowbrook/ Willowbrook Library]". [[County of Los Angeles Public Library]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
Los Angeles County operates area parks.

The {{convert|7.22|acre|m2|adj=on}} George Washington Carver Park (previously Willowbrook Neighborhood Park) has a lighted baseball field, an arts and crafts room, a "Nike GO" outdoor basketball court, a community room, a lighted softball field, a multipurpose field, a multipurpose room, picnic areas with barbecue pits, and a swimming pool.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/><ref>"[http://lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033393.asp&Title=Carver George Washington Carver Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725125147/http://lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033393.asp&Title=Carver |date=2011-07-25 }}". Los Angeles County Parks. Retrieved on September 27, 2009.</ref>

[[Earvin "Magic" Johnson County Recreation Area]], a {{convert|94|acre|m2|adj=on}} park, mostly in Willowbrook and partially in Los Angeles, has play areas for children, picnic areas with barbecue pits, soccer fields, toilet facilities, and walking paths.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/><ref>"[http://parks.lacounty.gov/earvin-magic-johnson-recreation-area Earvin "Magic" Johnson Recreation Area]". Los Angeles County Parks. Retrieved on September 27, 2009.</ref> The [[California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment]] has issued a safe eating [https://oehha.ca.gov/advisories/magic-johnson-lakes advisory] for any fish caught in Magic Mike Lakes due to elevated levels of mercury and PCBs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oehha.ca.gov/advisories/magic-johnson-lakes|title=Magic Johnson Lakes|date=2010-07-07|website=OEHHA|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>

'''Enterprise County Park''', a {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on}} park located in the Rosewood neighborhood in Willowbrook, has an athletic field, a lighted baseball/softball diamond, a community recreation room, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose field, picnic areas with barbecue pits, and a swimming pool.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/><ref>"[http://lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033398.asp&Title=Enterprise Enterprise Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629221514/http://www.lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033398.asp&Title=Enterprise |date=2011-06-29 }}". Los Angeles County Parks. Retrieved on September 27, 2009.</ref>

'''Athens Park''', a {{convert|20|acre|m2|adj=on}} park, within the Athens Village area and in Willowbrook, has two lighted baseball/softball diamonds, a basketball court, children's play areas, a community recreation multipurpose room, a computer lab, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose field, picnic areas with barbecue pits, a swimming pool, tennis courts, and toilet facilities.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/><ref>"[http://lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033388.asp&Title=Athens Athens Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725125254/http://lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033388.asp&Title=Athens |date=2011-07-25 }}". Los Angeles County Parks. Retrieved on September 27, 2009.</ref> Mona County Park, an {{convert|8.4|acre|m2|adj=on}} park, has a lighted baseball/softball diamond, an outdoor basketball court, a children's play area, a community room, a gymnasium, a shaded picnic shelter, a swimming pool, and the Tiny Tot Learning Center.<ref name="WillowbrookCDPMap"/><ref>"[http://lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033411.asp&Title=Mona Mona Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725125235/http://lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033411.asp&Title=Mona |date=2011-07-25 }}". Los Angeles County Parks. Retrieved on September 27, 2009.</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles|California|United States}}
* [[Willowbrook/Rosa Parks (Los Angeles Metro station)]]
* [[South Los Angeles]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}}
* [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st06_ca/place/p0685614_willowbrook/ Index of maps of Willowbrook CDP], [[2010 U.S. Census]]
* [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st06_California/Place/0685614_Willowbrook/ Index of maps of Willowbrook CDP], [[2000 U.S. Census]]
* [[1990 U.S. Census]] pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st06_California/06037_LosAngeles/90B06037_000.pdf LA County index map] and pages with the Willowbrook CDP: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st06_California/06037_LosAngeles/90B06037_282.pdf 282], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st06_California/06037_LosAngeles/90B06037_283.pdf 283]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071008172019/http://www.wattswillowbrookrotary.org/ Rotary Club of Watts-Willowbrook]
*{{commons category-inline|Willowbrook (Los Angeles Metro station)}}

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