Highland

Highland, California
—  City  —
Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California
Coordinates: 34°7′6″N 117°12′9″W / 34.11833°N 117.2025°W / 34.11833; -117.2025
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Bernardino
Area
- Total	13.8 sq mi (35.7 km2)
- Land	13.6 sq mi (35.3 km2)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	1,309 ft (399 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	44,605
- Density	3,232.2/sq mi (1,249.4/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	92346
Area code(s)	909
FIPS code	06-33588
GNIS feature ID	1652722

Highland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population in 2000 (US Census) was 44,605 and in 2008 was estimated to be 51,096. It also refers to a geographical area of the City of San Bernardino (generally north of Highland Avenue and east of Del Rosa Avenue to the eastern city limits), and parts of unincorporated San Bernardino County.

Geography

Highland is located at 34°7′6″N 117°12′9″W / 34.11833°N 117.2025°W / 34.11833; -117.2025 (34.118459, -117.202370)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.7 km² (13.8 mi²). 35.3 km² (13.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.23%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 44,605 people, 13,478 households, and 10,782 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,263.5/km² (3,273.3/mi²). There were 14,858 housing units at an average density of 420.9/km² (1,090.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 56.25% White, 12.11% African American, 1.30% Native American, 6.14% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 18.62% from other races, and 5.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.64% of the population.

There were 13,478 households out of which 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.64.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,230, and the median income for a family was $43,649. Males had a median income of $38,695 versus $27,308 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,039. About 17.5% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

The city is split east to west of Boulder Ave. with the higher income area to the east and lower income area to the west. Demographics such as income levels and housing density are also split evenly by the geographic divider of Boulder Ave. Much of West Highland mirrors its sister city San Bernardino as East Highland is relatively new and only developed within the past fifteen years.

Education in the City of Highland

Highland is served by two public school districts: Redlands Unified and San Bernardino Unified School Districts (the boundaries are generally defined by City Creek; residents east of City Creek are in the Redlands Unified School District while those west of City Creek are served by San Bernardino City Unified School District).

Highland residents who attend college have a few choices:the two-campus San Bernardino Community College District(which includes Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa and San Bernardino Valley College), as well as Loma Linda University, the private University of Redlands and the California State University's San Bernardino campus.

Politics

Local

Highland was founded as a townsite in 1891 and incorporated as a California general law city in November 1987. It follows a City Manager, City Council form of government with the City Manager appointed by the City Council.

Notable residents

Some notable residents in Highland include Sam Racadio, the former long-time City Manager, who had the new Highland Library and Environmental Learning Center named after him, and Colby Miller, an American musician, who currently resides in Highland and sports a mullet. Also, a local celebrity among those ordering Papa John's Pizza, Daniel LaMotte can be seen in both the Highland and San Bernardino area, delivering both pizzas and an unforgettable everlasting impression.

Public safety

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department provides police services to the City of Highland from a substation on Base Line Road where it currently operates out of a former Lutheran church. A few locals have jokingly referred to it as "Jump Street" Station in honor of the 1987-90 Fox television series(where a special unit of a major metropolitan police force operates out of an abandoned chapel). There are plans to build a much-bigger substation across the street in the next two years.

The City has chosen to contract with Cal Fire to operate its fire department(three stations).

State and Federal

In the state legislature Highland is located in the 31st Senate District, represented by Republican Robert Dutton, and in the 59th and 63rd Assembly Districts, represented by Republicans [[Anthony Adams^[3]]] and Bill Emmerson respectively. Federally, Highland is located in California's 41st congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +9^[4] and is represented by Republican Jerry Lewis.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Highland, California

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/a59/index.aspx?page=home
4. ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10. 

• Highland, California is at coordinates 34°07′06″N 117°12′09″W / 34.118459°N 117.20237°W / 34.118459; -117.20237 (Highland, California)Coordinates: 34°07′06″N 117°12′09″W / 34.118459°N 117.20237°W / 34.118459; -117.20237 (Highland, California)

Links

• The City of Highland's website
• The Highland Community News(newspaper)
• Highland Family YMCA (YMCA of the East Valley)

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