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Oceanside is the third largest city in San Diego County, California. The city has a population of 173,303. Together with Vista and Carlsbad, it makes up the Tri-City area. The city is just south of Camp Pendleton, the largest U.S. Marine Corps base in the world. Oceanside has grown 12 times from the 1970 census report of 45,000 people to the current population of 175,000. Much of the city area was developed into single-family home tracts when real estate booms took place in the 1970's and 1980's. Since 1990, more commercial and industrial development to diversify Oceanside's economic base, with another population boom ever since.
Oceanside, California
History
Geography
Demographics and diversity
Housing
Schools
Attractions
Famous Oceanside residents
| | Image Skyline | oceanside-pier.JPG | | Official Name | City of Oceanside, California | | Subdivision Type | Countries of the world | | Subdivision Type1 | Political divisions of the United States | | Subdivision Type2 | List of counties in California | | Subdivision Name | United States | | Subdivision Name1 | California | | Subdivision Name2 | San Diego County, California | | Leader Title | Mayor | | Leader Name | Jim Wood | | Area Magnitude | 1 E8 | | Area Total | 41.6 mi² / 107.7 | | Area Land | 40.6 mi² / 105.1 | | Area Water | 1.0 mi² / 2.5 | | Population As Of | 2000 | | Population Total | 173,303 | | Population Density | 3,967.2/mi² / 1,531.7 | | Timezone | Pacific Standard Time | | Utc Offset | -8 | | Timezone Dst | Pacific Daylight Time | | Utc Offset Dst | -7 | | Latitude | 33°1242" N | | Longitude | 117°1933" W | | Website | http://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/ | | Footnotes | | |
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History
The area was first visited by European explorers in 1769. The Spanish missionaires under father Junipero Serra founded Mission San Luis Rey de Francia on a former site of a Luiseno Indian village on the banks of the San Luis Rey river. In the early 1800's, introduced farming and grazing changed the landscape of what would become Oceanside. The area like all of California was under Spanish, in 1821 Mexican rule and annexed by the U.S. in 1848.
In the late 1850s, Andrew Jackson Myers lived in San Joaquin County. A native of La Salle County, Illinois, he returned in the late 1880s and lived in San Luis Rey. In 1882 Myers moved on the land that was the original town site for Oceanside. A patent for the land was issued in 1883 by the federal government.•
In the 20th century, Oceanside was a beach town devoted to activities on a 6-mile stretch of beaches. Residential areas like Downtown built in the 1890's, South Oceanside in the 1920's and 1930's and developments east of Interstate 5 built after World war II, now are preserved and remodeled when these houses are now considered to have historical value. Since the establishment of Camp Pendleton in 1928, Oceanside was proud to have US armed forces personnel and the wartime industry of WWII and the 1950's had an ammunition manufacturing facility in the city. After 1970, the main focus of Oceanside was suburban development and a choice for newcomers to move in then relatively affordable housing. Today, Oceanside is a top real estate choice with home values over the $500,000 mark for it's location by San Diego and the pacific coast.
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Geography
Oceanside is at (33.211566, -117.325701).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 107.7 km² (41.6 mi²). 105.1 km² (40.6 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (2.36%) is water.
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Demographics and diversity
As of the census of 2000, there were 161,029 people, 56,488 households, and 39,259 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,531.7/km² (3,967.2/mi²). There were 59,581 housing units at an average density of 566.7/km² (1,467.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 53.6% White, 5.9% African American, 0.4% Native American or Alaskan Native, 5.4% Asian, 1.2% Pacific Islander, .1% from another race alone, and 3.2% from two races. 30.2% of the population is Latino of any race.
These figures have been adjusted to include the percentages of the population of a particular race, but not Latino in order for the percentages to add up to 100% whereas the census does not differentiate Latinos and therefore the percentages add up to more than 100%.
The area around Oceanside High School was, along with the neighborhood around San Diego High School, the site of the first Samoan communities on the mainland. Oceanside has a Native Hawaiian community at over 1,000, but this is a general estimate.
Oceanside has a "minority-majority" population for some time, when an influx of African Americans and Asian Americans moved to the city, many of them are volunteers of the United States Marines and middle-class Latinos from San Diego or Los Angeles are influential alike their Latin American immigrant counterparts.
Since the 1950's, Oceanside had a high Native American population for a city in Southern California. In the 2002 movie Windtalkers, Camp Pendleton was the training ground for the famed Navajo code talkers used a secret code based on the Navajo language, whom served in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
There were 56,488 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,301, and the median income for a family was $52,232. Males had a median income of $34,772 versus $27,962 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,329. About 8.2% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
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Housing
According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income of Oceanside in 2005 was $61,792 (not adjusted for inflation). When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median household income was $50,177.
On June 13th 2005, the Wall Street Journal rated Oceanside as the number one vacation home market in the country.
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Schools
The two high schools in Oceanside are El Camino High School and Oceanside High School. A proposed high school in the northern section of Oceanside is considered as the population increases. The three middle schools are Jefferson Middle School, Lincoln Middle School, and Martin Luther King Middle School. Cesar Chavez Middle School is currently under construction on Old Grove Road and is not set to open up until 2007.
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Attractions
The Oceanside Pier, first built in 1888, (and now in its sixth incarnation) is the longest wooden pier on the western United States coastline at 1,954 feet (596m).
Oceanside is also known for the nature grounds of Mount Ecclesia, launched in 1911. This place is the location of the international headquarters of a fraternal and service organization called The Rosicrucian Fellowship. It is also the location of its spiritual healing temple, called "The Ecclesia", situated upon the promontory of a high mesa.
The bungalow house featured in Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise, is located on South Pacific Street, which is one street up from the Oceanside Strand, a section of residential houses along the coastline.
From June 20 through June 28, 1997, a record 221,000 fans watched the X Games III held in San Diego and Oceanside. The surfing competition took place at the Oceanside Harbor Beach.
Every Fourth of July thousands of Oceansidians and people from the surrounding communities flock to the Pier to watch a spectacular fireworks show.
The final competition scene from the film "Bring It On (film)" was not shot in Daytona, FL, but at the beach shell in front of the pier.
In the late 1990's, Oceanside had a minor league baseball franchise of the Western Baseball League, in the Miracosta College Ballpark but folded operations and lacked a standard ball park, now the site of the North County Waves semi-pro collegiate team.
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Famous Oceanside residents
Junior Seau - NFL linebacker who played for the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, before being traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2003. Graduated from Oceanside High School with letters in football, basketball, and track. (Other NFL players from Oceanside include Joe Salave’a who plays for the Washington Redskins. Quite a few Oceanside football players have been selected in the NFL draft. This list includes Willie Buchanon, selected by the Green Bay Packers, Bill Sandifer, selected by the San Francisco 49ers, Bryant Westbrook, selected by the Detroit Lions, Charles Dimry, selected by the Atlanta Falcons, and Michael Booker, selected by the Atlanta Falcons. Several of Seau's relatives have been murdered in Oceanside.)
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Richard Lyon - One of the first 10 Navy Seals (formerly called "Scouts and Raiders"), and the first Special Warfare Officer to attain that rank. He served as mayor of the city in the 1990s.
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