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San Diego California
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The greater San Diego area is actually a series of
individual towns, each with its own personality. La
Jolla is San Diego's answer to Beverly Hills. Coronado,
a spit of land connected to downtown by the Coronado Bay
Bridge, has the palatial Hotel Del Coronado and broad
avenues running past Victorian homes; it is also home to
several aircraft carriers. It also describes San Diego's
personality.
- Founded: 1769 (incorporated, 1850)
- Head Official: Mayor Dick Murphy (R) (since
2000)
- City Population
- 1980: 875,538
- 1990: 1,110,623
- 2000: 1,223,400
- 2003 estimate: 1,266,753
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 10.1%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 8th
- U.S. rank in 1990: 6th
- U.S. rank in 2000: 11th
- Metropolitan Area Population
- 1980: 1,862,000
- 1990: 2,498,016
- 2000: 2,813,833
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.6%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 19th
- U.S. rank in 1990: 15th
- U.S. rank in 2000: 17th
- Area: 324.3 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 1,591
feet above sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 63.2° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 9.32 inches
- Major Economic Sectors: Manufacturing,
government, services, agriculture
- Unemployment Rate: 4.6% (January 2005)
- Per Capita Income: $23,609 (1999)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 50,124
- Major Colleges and Universities: University
of California San Diego, University of San Diego, San
Diego State University, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography
- Daily Newspapers: The San Diego
Union-Tribune
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