Spring Valley (California)
| Spring Valley | |
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 Location in California
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | San Diego County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 44 ′ N , 116 ° 59 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 28,205 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,508.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 19.2 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.7 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 119 m |
| Postcodes : | 91976-91979 |
| Area code : | +1 619 |
| FIPS : | 06-73696 |
| GNIS ID : | 1661495 |
| Website : | www.springvalleyca.com |
Spring Valley is a city in San Diego County in the US state of California , United States , with 27,800 inhabitants (as of 2004). The metropolitan area has a size of 19.3 km² and is located on California State Route 94 . Around 100,000 people live in the greater Spring Valley area.
history
The name of the place is due to the groundwater source that is located there. The tribes of the Kumeyaay Indians lived there for several millennia before they were driven out by Spanish conquerors. They initially called the place El aguaje de San Jorge , in English St. George's Spring and used the area for cattle breeding.
In 1863, San Diego Judge Augustus S. Ensworth filed a claim for 160 acres , approximately 650,000 square meters, which included the water source. The farm and the adobe house that he had built there were sold to Rufus King Porter and finally to the historian Hubert Howe Bancroft in the course of the following decades. The buildings that have survived to this day are listed as National Historic Landmarks as important places in American history .
Demographics
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1970 | 29,742 | - | |
| 1980 | 40.191 | 35.1% | |
| 1990 | 55,331 | 37.7% | |
| 2000 | 26,663 | -51.8% | |
| 2010 | 28.205 | 5.8% | |
The Census 2000 counted 26,663 residents in Spring Valley, which were divided into 9129 households and 6901 families. The population density was equivalent to about 1424 inhabitants per square kilometer. 68% of the population were white, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 1.5% were Native American or Pacific islanders, 10% were of other races, and 6% had two or more ethnicities .
The 2010 census showed an increase in the population to 28,205, which was broken down into different ethnicities as follows: 16,781 (59.5%) whites, 9196 (32.6%) Hispanics , 3131 (11.1%) African-American, 1660 (5th , 9%) Asians, 237 (0.8%) Indians, 236 (0.8%) Pacific Islanders, 4,332 (15.4%) other races, and 1,828 (6.5%) with two or more ethnicities. The average age was 35 years.
Famous residents
- Reggie Bush (born 1985), Detroit Lions football player
- Nick Cannon (* 1980), actor, comedian and rapper
Web links
- Official website of the place (Engl.)
- Spring Valley statistical data on city-data.com