Place:Lynwood, Los Angeles, California, United States

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NameLynwood
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates33.917°N 118.2°W
Located inLos Angeles, California, United States
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Lynwood is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 69,772, down from 69,845 at the 2000 census. Lynwood is located near South Gate and Compton in the central portion of the Los Angeles Basin. Incorporated in 1921, the city is named for Lynn Wood Sessions, wife of a local dairyman, Charles Sessions. The local railroad siding and later Pacific Electric Railway station were named after the dairy.

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