Potrero, California

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Potrero
census-designated place
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Location of Potrero in California
Coordinates(32.6048° N, 116.6131° W): 32°36′17″N116°36′47″W / 32.60472°N 116.61306°W / 32.60472; -116.61306
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of California.svg  California
County San Diego
Area
[1]
 • Total3.149 sq mi (8.156 km2)
 • Land3.149 sq mi (8.156 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[2]
2,336 ft (712 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total648
 • Density210/sq mi (79/km2)
Time zone UTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
91963, 91990
Area code 619
FIPS code 06-06073
GNIS feature ID247733 [2]
[2] [3]

Potrero (Spanish for "Pasture") is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. The population was 648 at the 2020 United States census, down from 656 at the 2010 census. [4]

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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 2010 census Potrero had a population of 656. The population density was 208.3 inhabitants per square mile (80.4/km2). The racial makeup of Potrero was 338 (51.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 8 (1.2%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 3 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 281 (42.8%) from other races, and 26 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 499 people (76.1%). [5]

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 opposite-sex married couples living together, 31 (16.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 9 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 18 (9.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. Thirty-seven households (19.6%) were one person and 17 (9.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.47. There were 135 families (71.4% of households); the average family size was 4.11.

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, Blackwater USA submitted plans to build a weapons training facility in Potrero. The plans generated substantial controversy in the community.

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]

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References

Specific
  1. ↑ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potrero, California. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  3. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" . Retrieved June 9, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Potrero CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Moore, Solomon (December 11, 2007). "Disputed in Iraq, Blackwater Now Splits California Town". The New York Times . Retrieved March 16, 2008.
  7. ↑ Sizemore, Bill (December 12, 2007). "Voters in California town recall planners who approved Blackwater facility". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved March 16, 2008.
  8. ↑ Krueger, Anne (March 8, 2008). "Blackwater bid is withdrawn". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved March 16, 2008.
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