Potrero, California
Potrero | ||
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FIPS code 06-06073 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 247733[2] | |
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Potrero (
Location
State Route 94 connects Potrero by road west to San Diego and east to Campo. Potrero is Spanish for 'pasture land'. Its closest neighbor is Tecate, in Mexico.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.1 square miles (8.2 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
At the
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 189 households, 92 (48.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 95 (50.3%) were
The age distribution was 217 people (33.1%) under the age of 18, 60 people (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 155 people (23.6%) aged 25 to 44, 156 people (23.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 68 people (10.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
There were 208 housing units at an average density of 66.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 113 (59.8%) were owner-occupied and 76 (40.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.3%. Of the population 379 people (57.8%) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 277 people (42.2%) lived in rental housing units.
Blackwater controversy
In 2007,
Local activists organized a recall campaign against the members of the local planning group.[6] On 11 December 2007, all five members of the Potrero Community Planning Group who approved the Blackwater project lost their seats in a recall election.[7] On March 7, 2008, Blackwater USA pulled their application for this facility.[8]
References
- Specific
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potrero, California. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Retrieved June 9, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Potrero CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Moore, Solomon (December 11, 2007). "Disputed in Iraq, Blackwater Now Splits California Town". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
- ^ Sizemore, Bill (December 12, 2007). "Voters in California town recall planners who approved Blackwater facility". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
- ^ Krueger, Anne (March 8, 2008). "Blackwater bid is withdrawn". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
- General
- Moore, Solomon (December 11, 2007). "Disputed in Iraq, Blackwater Now Splits California Town". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- Krueger, Anne (March 7, 2008). "Blackwater pulls application for Potrero training center". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 19, 2008.