Santee

City of Santee, California
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Country	United States
State	California
County	San Diego
Incorporated	December 1, 1980
Area [1]
- Total	16.56 sq mi (42.2 km2)
- Land	16.1 sq mi (41.6 km2)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation	350 ft (107 m)
Population (State Dept. of Finance 1/1/06)[1]
- Total	54,709
- Density	3,304/sq mi (1,273.7/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	92071-92072
Area code(s)	619
FIPS code	06-70224
GNIS feature ID	1656619
Website	http://www.ci.santee.ca.us/

View of Santee from Grossmont College

Santee is a city in San Diego County, California. The city is named after Milton Santee, second husband of Jennie Blodgett, whose first husband was George A. Cowles, a ranching pioneer in the San Diego area.^[2] As of 2006, Santee had a population of 54,709.^[1]

2000 Census

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 52,975 people, 18,470 households, and 14,018 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,273.6/km² (3,298.7/mi²). There were 18,833 housing units at an average density of 452.8/km² (1,172.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.70% White, 1.48% African American, 0.81% Native American, 2.55% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander, 4.03% from other races, and 4.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.36% of the population.

There were 18,470 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city, the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,624, and the median income for a family was $57,874. Males had a median income of $41,347 versus $30,187 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,311. About 3.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature Santee is located in the 36th Senate District, represented by Republican Dennis Hollingsworth, and in the 77th Assembly District, represented by Republican Joel Anderson. Federally, Santee is located in California's 52nd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +9^[4] and is represented by Republican Duncan Hunter.

Schools

Santee has two school districts: Santee School District and Grossmont Union High School District. Unlike traditional school districts that operate with elementary schools (k-5) and middle schools (6-8), all schools in the Santee School District are kindergarten through eighth grade, but separate their campuses into "Elementary" (k-6) and "Junior High" (7-8), also having different schedules. West Hills High School was rated the best high school among the Grossmont Union High School District.

Elementary schools

• Cajon Park School
• Carlton Hills School
• Carlton Oaks School
• Chet F. Harrit School
• Hill Creek School
• Pepper Drive School
• Prospect Avenue School
• Rio Seco School
• Sycamore Canyon School

High schools

There are three highs schools in Santee. All are part of the Grossmont High School District.

• Santana High School
• West Hills High School
• Liberty Charter High School

Footnotes

External links

• City of Santee Official Website
• Mission Trails Regional Park
• Santee Lakes Regional Park

• Santee, California is at coordinates 32°50′54″N 116°59′18″W / 32.848237°N 116.988249°W / 32.848237; -116.988249 (Santee, California)Coordinates: 32°50′54″N 116°59′18″W / 32.848237°N 116.988249°W / 32.848237; -116.988249 (Santee, California)

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