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Tustin, California
Tustin is a
city in Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2006 census,
the city had a total population of 70,051.
Tustin Geography
Tustin is
located at 33°44′23″N, 117°48′49″W (33.739618, -117.813533)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau,
Tustin has a total area of 29.5 km˛
(11.4 mi˛), all land.
Tustin Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 67,504
people, 23,831 households, and 16,062 families residing in
Tustin. The population in
Tustin density was 2,286.3/km˛
(5,921.4/mi˛). There were 25,501 housing units at an average density of
863.7/km˛ (2,236.9/mi˛) located in Tustin.
The racial makeup of Tustin was
58.72% White, 2.92% African American, 0.66% Native American, 14.90%
Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 17.94% from other races, and 4.55% from
two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.24% of the
population in Tustin.
There were 23,831 households in
Tustin out of which 36.8% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married
couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband
present, and 32.6% were non-families in
Tustin. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals
and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. In
Tustin the average household size
was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.37.
In Tustin
the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from
18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age in
Tustin was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males in
Tustin.
The median income for a household in
Tustin was $55,985, and the median
income for a family was $60,092. Males had a median income of $42,456
versus $33,688 for females. The per capita income for
Tustin was $25,932. About 5.8% of
families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
Tustin History
Columbus Tustin,
a carriage maker from Northern California, founded
Tustin in the 1870s on 1,300 acres
(5 km˛) of land from the former Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana.
Tustin was incorporated in 1927 with
a population of about 900. During World War II, a Navy anti-submarine
airship base (later to become a Marine Corps helicopter station) was
established in unincorporated land south of the city; the two blimp
hangars are among the largest wooden structures ever built and are
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Suburban growth in
Tustin after the war resulted in
rapid increase in population, annexation of nearby unincorporated land
including the base, and development of orchards and farmland into
housing tracts and shopping malls.
Tustin Politics
The Tustin
City Council is composed of five members elected at large; the Mayorship
rotates among the council members and is primarily a ceremonial role.
In Tustin,
local politics in the late 1990s and early 2000s have been dominated by
the 1997 closure of the local United States Marine Corps Air Station and
plans for subsequent commercial development of the land, including an
unsuccessful bid by neighboring Santa Ana to build a school on the
Tustin land, part of which is within Santa Ana Unified School
District's territory.
Tustin Education
Primary and secondary education in
Tustin and surrounding
unincorporated areas is overseen by the
Tustin Unified School District.
Tustin High School is a California Distinguished School and
well-known regionally for its strong Model United Nations program. About
half of university-bound high school graduates in
Tustin attend the nearby University
of California, Irvine.
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