Oak Park, San Diego

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Oak Park, San Diego
Oak Park
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2015 aerial photo of Oak Park
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Oak Park is located in the southeastern area of the city of San Diego
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Oak Park, San Diego
Location within San Diego
Coordinates: 32°44′09″N117°04′47″W / 32.7359°N 117.0797°W / 32.7359; -117.0797
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ZIP Code
92105

Oak Park is an urban neighborhood in the Southeast region of San Diego, California.

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Geography

The neighborhood's borders are defined by Euclid Avenue to the west, Chollas Parkway/Streamview Drive/College Avenue to the north, and State Route 94 to the southeast.

Demographics

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University Avenue Baptist Church

Oak Park is home to one of the higher concentrations of African-Americans in the city. As of November 2020, demographics for the neighborhood are as follows: people of Hispanic/Latino heritage make up 31.2%, followed by Asians at 25.8%, then African-Americans at 22.0%, non-Hispanic Whites at 16.5%, Mixed Race at 3.7%, and others at 0.8%. [1]

Development

Oak Park is characterized by single family homes, condominiums and apartments, as well as Navy housing.

Oak Park is divided between City Council District 4 and District 7. It has a fire station and a branch of the public library. It's community organization is the Oak Park Community Council. [2]

Chollas Lake 16-acre (65,000 m2) is a lake designated for free youth fishing (age 15 and under); a 0.8 mile dirt path around the lake for walking, jogging, and bicycling; picnic tables with barbecue grills; children's play equipment; a small basketball court; hiking trails; and a multi-purpose ball field in North Chollas canyon.[ citation needed ]

Education

Oak Park hosts two elementary schools.

Economy

Oak Park is located four miles (6 km) from San Diego State University. The community is home to a large mall, the Marketplace at the Grove Shopping Center.

The center originally opened as a traditional shopping mall called College Grove with various national chain retail stores. It was the first shopping center in central San Diego in the Post-War era.

Close to the end of the 1990s, there was a plan to revitalize the dead mall, which included the redevelopment of the mall into strip mall with many big box retailers.

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References

  1. "Race and Ethnicity in Oak Park, San Diego, California". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. "Oak Park Community Council". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-08-10.

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