Campo, California

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Campo, California
unincorporated community
census-designated place
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Location of Campo in San Diego County, California.
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Campo, California
Location within the state of California
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Campo, California
Campo, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°36′23″N116°28′5″W / 32.60639°N 116.46806°W / 32.60639; -116.46806
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg  California
County Flag of San Diego County, California.png San Diego
Area
[1]
 • Total23.51 sq mi (60.89 km2)
 • Land23.50 sq mi (60.88 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
[2]
2,802 ft (854 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,955
 • Density125.72/sq mi (48.54/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
91906
Area code 619
FIPS code 06-10508
GNIS feature ID2582962 [3]

Campo (Spanish for "Field") is an unincorporated community in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2020 United States census, up from 2,684 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Campo as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.

Contents

The CDP includes three distinct settlements: Campo, Cameron Corners and Morena Village. Cameron Corners is about one mile (1.6 km) north of Campo. Morena Village is located several miles further north, just east of Morena Dam. These communities all use Campo postal addresses and the ZIP Code 91906.

History

In 1868, Silas and Luman Gaskill opened Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store as one of the first residents in the area. Seven years later in 1875, the store became the site of one of the deadliest Old West shootouts in California, with eight killed as the gang of bandits failed to raid the store. [4] [5]

Morena Dam was constructed between 1896 and 1912 to provide water to the San Diego area.

Campo was a station on the San Diego and Arizona Railway, completed in 1919.

Campo was a military town during World War II and was known as Camp Lockett. It was home to a veterans' convalescent hospital, a 300-bed Italian Prisoner-of-war camp in Cameron Corners and an all African-American Buffalo Soldiers Cavalry unit which patrolled the border on horseback until 1944. [6]

The United States Military continues to maintain activities nearby at La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility.

Geography

Nearby communities include Boulevard, Potrero, Tecate, Dulzura, Jacumba, Pine Valley, Mount Laguna, Descanso, and Jamul.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 23.5 square miles (60.7 km2), 99.97% of it land, and 0.03% of it water.

It is 50 miles (80 km) southeast of San Diego. [6]

Climate

Campo has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot, dry summers and cool, relatively wet winters. The diurnal temperature variation is large throughout the year.

Climate data for Campo, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)85
(29)		89
(32)		92
(33)		99
(37)		103
(39)		110
(43)		111
(44)		108
(42)		110
(43)		105
(41)		94
(34)		86
(30)		111
(44)
Mean maximum °F (°C)77.7
(25.4)		78.1
(25.6)		83.4
(28.6)		89.7
(32.1)		94.4
(34.7)		100.6
(38.1)		104.2
(40.1)		104.2
(40.1)		100.8
(38.2)		94.1
(34.5)		85.7
(29.8)		78.7
(25.9)		106.0
(41.1)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)63.6
(17.6)		64.0
(17.8)		67.9
(19.9)		72.6
(22.6)		78.8
(26.0)		87.7
(30.9)		93.9
(34.4)		95.1
(35.1)		90.3
(32.4)		80.2
(26.8)		70.9
(21.6)		63.2
(17.3)		77.4
(25.2)
Daily mean °F (°C)49.2
(9.6)		49.5
(9.7)		52.1
(11.2)		55.3
(12.9)		60.6
(15.9)		66.5
(19.2)		73.4
(23.0)		74.6
(23.7)		70.0
(21.1)		61.4
(16.3)		53.9
(12.2)		48.3
(9.1)		59.6
(15.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)34.7
(1.5)		35.0
(1.7)		36.3
(2.4)		38.1
(3.4)		42.4
(5.8)		45.2
(7.3)		53.0
(11.7)		54.2
(12.3)		49.7
(9.8)		42.6
(5.9)		37.0
(2.8)		33.4
(0.8)		41.8
(5.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)22.2
(−5.4)		23.2
(−4.9)		26.6
(−3.0)		27.6
(−2.4)		32.1
(0.1)		35.8
(2.1)		40.6
(4.8)		40.9
(4.9)		37.1
(2.8)		30.7
(−0.7)		25.7
(−3.5)		22.0
(−5.6)		19.6
(−6.9)
Record low °F (°C)10
(−12)		12
(−11)		15
(−9)		20
(−7)		25
(−4)		29
(−2)		34
(1)		30
(−1)		29
(−2)		22
(−6)		16
(−9)		12
(−11)		10
(−12)
Average precipitation inches (mm)3.09
(78)		3.45
(88)		2.28
(58)		1.04
(26)		0.38
(9.7)		0.09
(2.3)		0.29
(7.4)		0.42
(11)		0.40
(10)		0.67
(17)		1.03
(26)		2.44
(62)		15.58
(396)
Average snowfall inches (cm)0.1
(0.25)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.1
(0.25)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.1
(0.25)		0.3
(0.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)6.97.86.64.72.00.41.61.72.12.54.57.147.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)0.00.00.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.1
Source: NOAA [7] [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 2,684—
2020 2,95510.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
1850–1870 [10] [11] 1880-1890 [12]
1900 [13] 1910 [14] 1920 [15]
1930 [16] 1940 [17] 1950 [18]
1960 [19] 1970 [20] 1980 [21]
1990 [22] 2000 [23] 2010 [24]

The 2010 United States Census [25] reported that Campo had a population of 2,684. The population density was 114.3 inhabitants per square mile (44.1/km2). The racial makeup of Campo was 2,083 (77.6%) White, 794 (29.6%) Latino, 114 (4.2%) African American, 90 (3.4%) Native American, 31 (1.2%) Asian, 6 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 248 (9.2%) from other races, and 112 (4.2%) from two or more races.

The Census reported that 2,499 people (93.1% of the population) lived in households, 50 (1.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 135 (5.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 901 households, out of which 334 (37.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 491 (54.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 80 (8.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 58 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 67 (7.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 199 households (22.1%) were made up of individuals, and 80 (8.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77. There were 629 families (69.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.27.

The population was spread out, with 811 people (30.2%) under the age of 18, 182 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 676 people (25.2%) aged 25 to 44, 727 people (27.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 288 people (10.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.0 males.

There were 1,105 housing units at an average density of 47.0 per square mile (18.1/km2), of which 675 (74.9%) were owner-occupied, and 226 (25.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.4%. 1,806 people (67.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 693 people (25.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Features

Campo is home to three museums: The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, the Motor Transport Museum and the Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store.

A CDF fire station is located at 31577 State Route 94. The 1998 Cameron Corners, California 7.5-minute quadrangle plots the station near Dewey Place and SR 94. [26] A Southern California Automobile Association map, believed to be c. 1910–1930, shows a business named "Dewey Store" in Cameron Corners. The business is plotted on the north side of SR 94 just east of County Road S1. This may be a variant name of Dewey Place. [27]

There is a county road maintenance station on Forrest Gate Road and a county fire station at Jeb Stewart Road and Parker Road.

Large employers in the area include US Department of Homeland Security Border Patrol [6] [28] and the San Diego County, California Probation, Juvenile Ranch Facility, (population 250).

According to a September 9, 2004 San Diego Union Tribune article, foster care activist Father Joe Carroll proposed building a foster camp for children here. The proposed name was, "Promiseland Ranch," and the proposed facility would encompass about 600 acres (2.4 km2). Although the project was approved by the Board of Supervisors in 2008, [29] it has since been abandoned for lack of funds.

Campo is near the official southern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail, a recreational hiking and equestrian trail extending 2,650 miles (4,260 km) north to the Canada–US border.

Transportation

An unnamed private air strip is 4.2 miles (6.8 km) at 332 degrees off true north at 32°39′35″N116°30′08″W / 32.65972°N 116.50222°W / 32.65972; -116.50222 . [30] The name of the field is not listed in the National Geographic Names Data Base or U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Location Identifiers (7350.7U) dated 09/01/2005 (2005-09-01). On the topographic map, it measures about 0.6 miles (970 m) in length and runs almost due north–south at the intersection of Lake Morena Drive and Hauser Creek Road.

The town is along the line of the former Southern Pacific (originally San Diego and Arizona Railway). Freight operations are currently embargoed (not offered) by the Carrizo Gorge Railway (currently the Pacific Imperial Railroad), while passenger operations are operated by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. The Railroad Museum shows an address of 750 Depot Street and is located near (NAD83) 32°36′50″N116°28′19″W / 32.61389°N 116.47194°W / 32.61389; -116.47194 . [31]

Tribal areas

There are at least two tribal areas included in the nearby Campo Indian Reservation. One is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) due north of Campo and adjoining Cameron Corners. A point inside the reservation is (NAD83) 32°38′28″N116°28′16″W / 32.64111°N 116.47111°W / 32.64111; -116.47111 ) and the area is roughly 1-mile (1.6 km) on each side. The reservation government is the Campo Band of Mission Indians. Another tribal area is about seven miles (11 km) east along State Route 94 in the Campo Valley. It extends nine miles (14 km) to the north and beyond Interstate 8. The eastern portion of the reservation is about 4.75 miles (7.64 km) in an east–west dimension and includes the community of Live Oak Springs. The tribal government has been reported in the news media to provide wireless Internet service to members over a cooperative tribal government microwave backbone from Pala. [32] [33] [34] [35]

Schools

31360 State Route 94: federal records report three schools in Campo. The schools are:

About 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north in Cameron Corners, Campo Elementary (K-6) is located at 1654 Buckman Springs Rd. This is considered in Campo for postal addresses. [36]

See also

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