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Elfin Forest, California

Unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States

Unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States

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Census-designated place

Elfin Forest is an unincorporated foothill residential community and census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. The community is located southwest of Escondido and according to the USGS it is located in the Escondido ZIP code of 92029. It borders the rural, unincorporated town of Harmony Grove to the northeast, San Marcos to the north and west, Olivenhain to the southwest, and Rancho Santa Fe to the south.

Hiking

The 750-acre Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve is a family hike through an ecological preserve. The Way Up trail climbs up to 1200 ft elevation and has many tributary trails. The Escondido Creek marks the trailhead. The main trail is 1.6 miles long and meanders up a wall then leads up to numerous trails of varying difficulties. There is a well-marked botanical trail describing the various plant life in the area. The hike passes next to Olivenhain Dam and can also extend about 9 miles one way over the mountain to Lake Hodges.

Rock ledge

Flora and fauna

Elfin Forest is one of the terms used by naturalists to describe the chaparral vegetation which formerly covered much of coastal Southern California. It is variously known as California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion, bush-forest, elfin-wood, heath-scrub. The coastal scrub supports many plants and animals, including the endangered gnatcatcher. The Elfin Forest valley contains one of the largest area leftover virgin coastal scrub in Southern California. Elfin forest is also a type of Dwarf forest in coastal California and elsewhere.

Demographics

|align-fn=center 1860–1870 1880-1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Elfin Forest first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

2020 Census

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Elfin Forest CDP, Californiaurl=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0621916publisher=United States Census Bureauaccess-date=}}% 2020
White alone (NH)49582.50%
Black or African American alone (NH)81.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)10.17%
Asian alone (NH)40.67%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)61.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)233.83%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6310.50%
Total600100.00%

Education

Most of the CDP is in Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District and San Dieguito Union High School District. A portion is in Escondido Union Elementary School District and Escondido Union High School District.

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  2. {{cite GNIS. 2813412
  3. (2017). "Afoot & Afield: San Diego County". Wilderness Press.
  4. "Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve".
  5. "Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve". MiraCosta College.
  6. "Decennial Census by Decade".
  7. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County".
  8. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County".
  9. "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions".
  10. "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions".
  11. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California".
  12. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  13. "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California".
  14. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  15. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  16. "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  17. "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California".
  18. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  19. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  20. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  21. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  22. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  23. "2020 Geography Changes". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  24. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Elfin Forest CDP, California". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  25. "2020 census - school district reference map: San Diego County, CA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
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