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Inglewood was incorporated as a city on the 14th of February 1908. The area had been developed following the opening of the Venice-Inglewood railway in 1887 and the founding of the Centinela-Inglewood Land Company that same year.
Inglewood is home to SoFi Stadium, where the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers play; the Kia Forum, a concert and entertainment arena; and Intuit Dome, which opened in August 2024 as the home of the Los Angeles Clippers. The Kia Forum previously hosted the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings from 1967 to 1999.
According to the 2020 U.S. census, Inglewood had a population of 107,762. Hispanic or Latino residents made up 51.7 percent of the population, and African Americans made up 38.7 percent. The median household income in 2023 was estimated at $71,029.
Edward Vincent Jr. became Inglewood's first Black mayor in 1983 and served until 1997. Every mayor since his term ended has also been African-American, including Roosevelt F. Dorn (1997-2010), Danny Tabor (2010-2011), and James T. Butts Jr. (2011-present).
SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2028 Summer Olympics, as well as swimming events. Intuit Dome will host all basketball events during the games. SoFi Stadium will also host the opening ceremony of the 2028 Summer Paralympics.
The Forum was built in 1967 and designed by architect Charles Luckman, who also designed Madison Square Garden. It served as the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings until 1999, and hosted major concerts by Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, and the Jackson 5. The Madison Square Garden Company purchased it in 2012 for $23.5 million, renovated it for $50 million, and it reopened on the 15th of January 2014. It was renamed Kia Forum on the 4th of April 2022 following a naming rights deal.