Yucaipa, CA

Yucaipa, California
Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California
Coordinates: 34°1′49″N 117°2′55″W / 34.03028, -117.04861
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Bernardino
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	92399
Area code(s)	909
FIPS code	06-87042
GNIS feature ID	1652818

Yucaipa is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 41,207 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Elevation: approx. 2,600 ft. above sea level (approx. 800 m.).

Yucaipa is located at 34°1′49″N, 117°2′55″W (34.030275, -117.048613)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 71.9 km² (27.8 mi²). 71.9 km² (27.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.04% is water.

Demographics

The City incorporated in 1989. Since that time, the community has experienced a significant level of growth to the current population of approximately 50,500 residents but as of the census² of 2000, there were 41,207 people, 15,193 households, and 10,680 families residing in the city. The population density was 572.7/km² (1,483.4/mi²). There were 16,112 housing units at an average density of 223.9/km² (580.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.21% White, 0.90% African American, 1.08% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 8.04% from other races, and 3.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.35% of the population.

There were 15,193 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,144, and the median income for a family was $48,683. Males had a median income of $40,480 versus $25,957 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,949. About 8.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Parks

Yucaipa is home to numerous parks, including Yucaipa Regional Park, Flag Hill Veterans Memorial Park, Seventh Street Park, "I" Street Park, and Wildwood Park. Recently added was the Yucaipa Community Park, the Bryant Glen Sports Complex and the Jerry Lewis Regional Soccer Complex.

Education

College

Crafton Hills College

Public Education

Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District

• Calimesa Elementary School
• Dunlap Elementary School
• Ridgeview Elementary School (Yucaipa)
• Valley Elementary School
• Wildwood Elementary School (Yucaipa)
• Yucaipa Elementary School
• Canyon Middle School (Yucaipa)
• Parkview Middle School
• Yucaipa High School 9th Grade Campus
• Yucaipa Senior High School

Yucaipa Adobe

Yucaipa Adobe (California Historical Landmark #528) is located at 32183 Kentucky Street, Yucaipa (909)-795-3485. Prior to the Spanish conquest of the Americas and the arrival of European settlers from Mexico, the land occupied by Yucaipa Adobe had been occupied by the Serrano Indians for possibly 1,000 years.

Famous people with Yucaipa connections

• Mark Teahen, Professional Baseball Player
• Susan Anton, Miss California (1969) / Actress (Baywatch)
• Josh Carpenter, Professional Basketball Player

Miscellaneous

Richard D.("Dick") Riddell is now the longest-serving Mayor(and the oldest, at age 81) in Yucaipa's history, holding that title since 1999.

Jim Taylor recently retired as YHS's longtime football coach and athletic director. He was at YHS for more than 30 years.

Yucaipa is best-known for its apple orchards, located seven miles east of the City, in an area called Oak Glen, where its mile-high altitude results in some of the best-tasting apples ever grown (even better than those grown in Washington State).The first orchards were owned by the Parrish, Rivers, Law, and Wilshire families(the oldest being the Parrish Pioneer Ranch, founded by Enoch Parrish in 1876);descendants of the founding families currently own these orchards.

In 1936, twin brothers Cleo and Leo Stater bought the W.A. Davis Market and forever changed the way people shop at their supermarket when they(along with their younger brother LaVoy) started the Stater Bros. Markets chain(there are now 165 stores in the chain[as far north as Bakersfield,as far south as Escondido, as far west as West Los Angeles, as far east as Indio]).Stater Bros. Markets is best known for their on-site butchers in each store(where one can ask for freshly-ground beef or special cuts of spareribs or even chorizo);their original slogan was[until recently]:"It's the meat that made us famous", now replaced by "The Low-Priced Leader in the Heartland".The current headquarters(since 1956) is in the City of Colton, but will soon move to a new one-million square-foot facility at the eastern end of the old Norton Air Force Base(now San Bernardino International Airport)by February of 2008. As for the chain's humble beginnings in Yucaipa, there are now two locations in town:the southeast corner of Bryant Street at Oak Glen Road, and in the 34300 block of Yucaipa Boulevard(between 4th and 5th Streets), and a third has been planned for almost ten years at the western end of town, near Interstate 10.

At 1:53 P.M. on Thursday, June 16th, 2005, Yucaipa experienced a 4.9 earthquake centered four miles north of the center of town. It was felt from downtown Los Angeles to some areas of San Diego. No damage was reported. It was close to, but not caused by, the well-known San Andreas Fault. This was the third noticeable earthquake in California in a week (geologists are quick to point out that earthquakes occur daily in California). The first was off the coast of Northern California and the second was close to Anza, California. Two more earthquakes occurred off the coast of Northern California over the course of the next few days. These five earthquakes had many local residents concerned that a much bigger earthquake was coming. During the school year of 2005 - 2006 Yucaipa High school had the highest rise of their API in the tri-county area.

Yucaipa has many community theaters, including Yucaipa Little Theater, Heartland Theater, and Noble Hearts Theater.

This year, Yucaipa High School was named one of only eight high schools statewide that was awarded the "California Distinguished School" title.

Public Safety

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department serves the entire Yucaipa Valley(including the nearby unincorporated towns of Mentone, Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Angeleus Oaks, and Mountain Home Village) from its regional station at 34828 Yucaipa(at the northwest corner w/ Fifth);there is no jail facility at this station, so suspects must be booked at either Central Jail in downtown San Bernardino or the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, while the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention(now known as "Cal-Fire") serves the City from two stations:the 11500 block of Bryant Street, (just south of Oak Glen Road) and the 32000 block of Yucaipa Boulevard(just west of Yucaipa High School), with a third station now being built at the corner of Fifth Street and Wildwood Canyon Road.

External links

• City of Yucaipa
• Yucaipa Adobe
• StaterBros.com
• Yucaipa Valley Hsitorical Society

Coordinates: 34.030275° N 117.048613° W

Municipalities and communities of San Bernardino County, California
County seat: San Bernardino
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