Spring Valley, California
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Spring Valley is a unincorporated census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 26,663. The census area had a population of 55,331 in 1990, but the population was cut in half due to the creation of the new CDP of La Presa on the western end of the Spring Valley area. If Spring Valley remained intact, the 2000 census population would have been 59,384. The Greater Spring Valley area has over 100,000 residents [1].
Spring Valley is named for the natural spring located there. It was long the home of the Kumeyaay tribe, who called it Neti or Meti. Spanish conquerors drove off the natives and used the area for cattle, calling it El aguaje de San Jorge (St. George's Spring).
In 1873 Judge Augustus S. Ensworth of San Diego filed a claim for a 160 acre (647,000 m²) ranch that included the spring. The ranch, and the small adobe house he built there, were sold to Rufus King Porter and later to historian Hubert Howe Bancroft. The adobe is now a National Historic Landmark.
Spring Valley is served by a 91977 and 91979 zip codes.
Geography
Spring Valley is located at 32°44'4" North, 116°58'53" West (32.734318, -116.981372)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 19.3 km² (7.4 mi²). 18.7 km² (7.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.82% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 26,663 people, 9,129 households, and 6,901 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,423.9/km² (3,685.4/mi²). There were 9,291 housing units at an average density of 496.2/km² (1,284.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.08% White, 10.24% African American, 0.77% Native American, 4.79% Asian, 0.52% Pacific Islander, 9.45% from other races, and 6.15% from two or more races. 21.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 9,129 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,271, and the median income for a family was $51,217. Males had a median income of $36,338 versus $30,297 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,504. 8.6% of the population and 6.5% of families were below the poverty line. 11.3% of those under the age of 18 and 3.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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