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Location of Rancho Santa Fe inside San Diego County, California.

Rancho Santa Fe is positioned in the US Rancho Santa Fe - Rancho Santa Fe County San Diego Rancho Santa Fe (Spanish: santa holy, fe faith) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States, inside the San Diego urbane area.

In 1841, Rancho San Dieguito, as it was originally named, was a Mexican territory grant of 8,824 acres (35.71 km2) from Governor Pio Pico of Alta California to Juan Maria Osuna, the first alcalde (mayor) of the Pueblo of San Diego. In 1906, the Santa Fe Railway, a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, purchased the entire territory grant to plant a Blue gum eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) tree plantation for use as barns ties, but the wood proved too soft to hold barns spikes.

The barns then formed the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company to precarious a prepared improve of nation estates, and 6,200 acres advanced from the initial Rancho San Dieguito territory grant were retitled "Rancho Santa Fe" in 1922. In 1923, the Santa Fe Land Company constructed a guest home called "La Morada" to home potential territory purchasers.

From 1937 to 1947, Bing Crosby hosted a golf tournament known as the "Bing Crosby Clambake" at the Rancho Santa Fe Country Club.

In 1989, "The Covenant" of Rancho Santa Fe was registered as California Historical Landmark #982 for its status as a historic prepared community. In 2007, the Witch Fire caused momentous damage to Rancho Santa Fe, damaging or destroying over 80 homes. Rancho Santa Fe is positioned at 33 1 26 N 117 12 0 W (33.023943, -117.200110). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 6.8 square miles (18 km2).

According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Rancho Santa Fe has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. The climate of Rancho Santa Fe is, for the most part, typical of the San Diego urbane region though its higher altitude and inland locale lends itself to larger temperature variations.

The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Rancho Santa Fe had a populace of 3,117.

The ethnic makeup of Rancho Santa Fe was 2,910 (93.4%) White, 10 (0.3%) African American, 1 (0.0%) Native American, 87 (2.8%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 45 (1.4%) from other competitions, and 60 (1.9%) from two or more competitions.

The Enumeration reported that 3,117 citizens (100% of the population) lived in homeholds, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,195 homeholds, out of which 364 (30.5%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 848 (71.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 62 (5.2%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 33 (2.8%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.

The populace was spread out with 724 citizens (23.2%) under the age of 18, 142 citizens (4.6%) aged 18 to 24, 332 citizens (10.7%) aged 25 to 44, 1,178 citizens (37.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 741 citizens (23.8%) who were 65 years of age or older.

2,674 citizens (85.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 443 citizens (14.2%) lived in rental housing units.

There were 1,204 homeholds out of which 33.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families.

In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

Rancho Santa Fe is a stronghold of the Republican Party in San Diego County; however in terms of political donations it gives overwhelmingly to the Democratic Party. In the 2008 Presidential Election, its voters chose John Mc - Cain over Barack Obama with 66.61%, decidedly higher than the county-wide average of 43.79%. The improve allowed of California Proposition 8 with 57.57%, while Proposition 4 passed with 53.06% of the vote. In the California State Legislature, Rancho Santa Fe is in the 38th Senate District, represented by Republican Joel Anderson, and in the 77th Assembly District, represented by Republican Brian Maienschein. In the United States House of Representatives, Rancho Santa Fe is positioned in California's 49th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +4 and is represented by Republican Darrell Issa. Rancho Santa Fe is serviced by the following school districts: Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District The enhance library in Rancho Santa Fe is a branch of the San Diego County Library system, and is open to all California residents.

The Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild owns the building and territory that home the Rancho Santa Fe Library, as well as providing the staff for the children's room.

John Moores, philanthropist, former owner of San Diego Padres, former regent of University of California Lilian Jennette Rice, early 20th-century architect, designed The Inn and civic center of Rancho Santa Fe, plus homes that hold a historic designation Rancho Santa Fe, California.

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Diseno del Rancho San Dieguito "Lilian Rice Designed Buildings in Rancho Santa Fe MPS" (PDF).

"THE INN AT RANCHO SANTA FE'S BEGINNINGS ARE WOVEN INTO THE HISTORY OF OLD CALIFORNIA" (PDF).

"Witch Creek Fire Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District Damage Assessment by Area" (PDF).

Climate Summary for Rancho Santa Fe, California "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Rancho Santa Fe CDP".

"California's 49th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".

San Diego Country Library Biographical directory of the United States Congress : 1774-2005 ; the Continental Congress, Sept.

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