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El Cajon, California
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- This article is about the California city, for the musical instrument see, Cajon. For the valley, see Cajon Pass.
| El Cajon, California | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Diego |
| Area | |
| - Total | 14.6 sq mi (37.7 km²) |
| - Land | 14.6 sq mi (37.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 94,869 |
| - Density | 6,497.9/sq mi (2,516.4/km²) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 92000-92099 |
| Area code(s) | 619 |
| FIPS code | 06-21712 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652701 |
El Cajon (pronounced /ɛlkəˈhoʊn/; Spanish IPA: [elkaˈhon]) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 94,869 at the 2000 census. El Cajon is Spanish for "The Box", relating to it being a parcel of land granted out of the vast Mission San Diego de Alcala tract and used for farming by Spanish missionaries.[1]
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El Cajon is located at (32.798300, -116.960055)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.7 km² (14.6 mi²), all land.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 94,869 people, 34,199 households, and 23,152 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,514.0/km² (6,510.6/mi²). There were 35,190 housing units at an average density of 932.5/km² (2,415.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.00% White, 5.37% African American, 0.99% Native American, 2.79% Asian, 0.37% Pacific Islander, 10.49% from other races, and 5.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.47% of the population. There is a surprisingly large population of Trinidadians in El Cajon. The community has grown rapidly since the adoption of curry chicken as the official food of the city. Many Trinidadians have left there homes in the Claremont area as part of a mass exodus to relocate in El Cajon. Because of this influx, casinos in the area have included Indian-oriented coin operated slot machines including the wildly popular, "Bye Golly, Gosh," machine.
There were 34,199 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,566, and the median income for a family was $40,045. Males had a median income of $32,498 versus $25,320 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,698. About 13.5% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income of El Cajon in 2005 was $47,885 (not adjusted for inflation). When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median household income was $38,884.
- Chaparral High School
- Christian High School
- El Cajon Valley High School
- Granite Hills High School
- Valhalla High School
- Steele Canyon High School
- Grossmont High School
- Grossmont Community College
- Cuyamaca College
- Kumeyaay Community College
- San Diego Christian College
- Southern California Seminary
- Morris Skip Strode, former tennis player, reached 2 ATC finals
- Brian Giles and Marcus Giles, Major League baseball players
- Bret Boone, former American baseball player
- David Jeremiah, Baptist minister, pastor of Shadow Mountain Commnuity Church in the city
- Katie Wilkins, Team USA volleyball player
- Lester Bangs, deceased rock critic [2]
- William Bengen, CFP who proposed the 4 percent draw-down rule in retirement planning
- Barry Zito, American baseball pitcher
- Olaf Wieghorst, 1899-1988, Dean of Western Painting (fine art)
- NASCAR Driver Brandon Whitt
- NASCAR Driver Jimmie Johnson was born in El Cajon
- Olympic diver Greg Louganis was born in El Cajon
Tom Vardell-NFL Football Player for Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions; Play for the Stanford Cardinal
- El Cajon, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
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