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Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Rancho Santa Margarita
is a city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a newer,
planned community set upon rolling hills. Most homes in
Rancho Santa Margarita are
maintained by homeowners associations, and many are within gated
communities.
The population in
Rancho Santa Margarita was 47,214 at the 2000 census.
Although it is named for
Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores,
which was in San Diego County, the city limits fall within the borders
of Rancho Mission Viejo.
Rancho Santa Margarita History
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In 1941, the United States Navy purchased
240,000 acres of land from Rancho Santa
Margarita y Las Flores to build Camp Pendleton, which is
nowhere near Rancho Santa Margarita.
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The city seal has the brands of Rancho
Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita
y Las Flores on the border, with artwork containing Santiago Peak in the
background. The tower in the foreground symbolizes the
rt Beach Rancho Santa Margarita Lake Tower.
Rancho Santa Margarita Geography
Rancho Santa Margarita
is located at 33°38′29″N, 117°35′40″W (33.641518, -117.594524)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau,
Rancho Santa Margarita has a total
area of 31.9 km˛ (12.3 mi˛). 31.8 km˛ (12.3 mi˛) of it is land and 0.1
km˛ (0.04 mi˛) of it (0.16%) is water.
Rancho Santa Margarita Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 47,214
people, 16,253 households in Rancho Santa
Margarita, and 12,417 families residing in
Rancho Santa Margarita. The
population density was 1,485.7/km˛ (3,847.6/mi˛). There were 16,515
housing units at an average density of 519.7/km˛ (1,345.9/mi˛). The
racial makeup of Rancho Santa Margarita
was 81.59% White, 1.75% African American, 0.42% Native American, 7.40%
Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 4.49% from other races, and 4.15% from
two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 13.00% of the
population in Rancho Santa Margarita.
There were 16,253 households in
Rancho Santa Margarita, out of which
51.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were
married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 17.7% of all households in
Rancho Santa Margarita were made
up of individuals and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of
age or older. The average household in
Rancho Santa Margarita was 2.90 and the average family size
was 3.35.
In Rancho Santa
Margarita the population was spread out with 33.6% under the
age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 41.4% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64,
and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years.
For every 100 females in Rancho Santa
Margarita there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18
and over, there were 92.9 males in Rancho
Santa Margarita.
The median income for a household in
Rancho Santa Margarita was $78,475,
and the median income for a family was $88,216. Males had a median
income of $61,314 versus $40,799 for females. The per capita income for
Rancho Santa Margarita was
$31,531. About 1.5% of families and 2.9% of the population of
Rancho Santa Margarita were below
the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those
age 65 or over.
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