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Oak Park, San Diego
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| name | Oak Park, San Diego |
| official_name | Oak Park |
| settlement_type | Community of San Diego |
| image_skyline | Aerial - Oak Park, San Diego, CA 01.jpg |
| image_caption | 2015 aerial photo of Oak Park |
| image_map | SanDiegoSoutheastMap.gif |
| map_caption | Oak Park is located in the southeastern area of the city of San Diego |
| pushpin_map | United States San Diego Southern |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within San Diego |
| subdivision_type | Country |
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| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | California |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Flag of San Diego County, California.png San Diego |
| subdivision_type3 | City |
| subdivision_name3 | Flag of San Diego, California.svg San Diego |
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| postal_code_type | ZIP Code |
| postal_code | 92105 |
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Oak Park is an urban neighborhood in the Southeast region of San Diego, California.
Geography
The neighborhood's borders are defined by Euclid Avenue to the west, Chollas Parkway/Streamview Drive/College Avenue to the north, and State Route 94 to the southeast.
Demographics
Oak Park is home to one of the higher concentrations of African-Americans in the city. demographics for the neighborhood are as follows: people of Hispanic/Latino heritage make up 31.2%, followed by Asians at 25.8%, then African-Americans at 22.0%, non-Hispanic Whites at 16.5%, Mixed Race at 3.7%, and others at 0.8%.
Development
Oak Park is characterized by single family homes, condominiums and apartments, as well as Navy housing.
Oak Park is divided between City Council District 4 and District 7. It has a fire station and a branch of the public library. It's community organization is the Oak Park Community Council.
Chollas Lake 16 acre is a lake designated for free youth fishing (age 15 and under); a 0.8 mile dirt path around the lake for walking, jogging, and bicycling; picnic tables with barbecue grills; children's play equipment; a small basketball court; hiking trails; and a multi-purpose ball field in North Chollas canyon.
Education
Oak Park hosts two elementary schools.
- Oak Park Elementary School (San Diego Unified School District):Oak Park Elementary Music Conservatory Magnet School enrolls grades kindergarten through 5th grade.
- Carver Elementary School (San Diego Unified School District)
Economy
Oak Park is located four miles (6 km) from San Diego State University. The community is home to a large mall, the Marketplace at the Grove Shopping Center.
The center originally opened as a traditional shopping mall called College Grove with various national chain retail stores. It was the first shopping center in central San Diego in the Post-War era.
Close to the end of the 1990s, there was a plan to revitalize the dead mall, which included the redevelopment of the mall into strip mall with many big box retailers.
References
References
- "Race and Ethnicity in Oak Park, San Diego, California". Statistical Atlas.
- "Oak Park Community Council".
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