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Potrero, California

Census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States

Census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States

FieldValue
namePotrero
settlement_typecensus-designated place
image_mapSan_Diego_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Potrero_Highlighted_0658478.svg
map_captionLocation in San Diego County, California
pushpin_mapCalifornia
pushpin_label_positionnone
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Potrero in California
coordinates
coor_pinpoint32.6048° N, 116.6131° W
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1California
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2San Diego
unit_prefUS
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi3.15
area_land_sq_mi3.15
area_water_sq_mi0
area_total_km28.16
area_land_km28.16
area_water_km20
area_water_percent0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total648
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezonePST
utc_offset−8
timezone_DSTPDT
utc_offset_DST−7
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft2336
postal_code_typeZIP Codes
postal_code91963, 91990
area_code619
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info06-06073
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info247733
footnotes

Potrero (Spanish for "Pasture") is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. The population was 648 at the 2020 United States census, down from 656 at the 2010 census.

Location

State Route 94 connects Potrero by road west to San Diego and east to Campo. Potrero is Spanish for 'pasture land'. Its closest neighbor is Tecate, Mexico.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km), all of it land.

Demographics

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Potrero first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Potrero CDP, Californiaurl=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0658478&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2website=United States Census Bureauaccess-date= }}Pop 2020% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)14010121.34%15.59%
Black or African American alone (NH)060.00%0.93%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)420.61%0.31%
Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)300.46%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1081.52%1.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)49953176.07%81.94%
Total656648 100.00%100.00%

The 2020 United States census reported that Potrero had a population of 648. The population density was 205.7 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Potrero was 191 (29.5%) White, 8 (1.2%) African American, 5 (0.8%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 302 (46.6%) from other races, and 142 (21.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 531 persons (81.9%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 180 households, out of which 77 (42.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 114 (63.3%) were married-couple households, 8 (4.4%) were cohabiting couple households, 30 (16.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 28 (15.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 27 households (15.0%) were one person, and 15 (8.3%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.6.

The age distribution was 213 people (32.9%) under the age of 18, 48 people (7.4%) aged 18 to 24, 200 people (30.9%) aged 25 to 44, 127 people (19.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 60 people (9.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 30.6years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males.

There were 192 housing units at an average density of 61.0 /mi2, of which 180 (93.8%) were occupied. Of these, 95 (52.8%) were owner-occupied, and 85 (47.2%) were occupied by renters.

Blackwater controversy

In 2007, Blackwater USA submitted plans to build a weapons training facility in Potrero. The plans generated substantial controversy in the community.

Local activists organized a recall campaign against the members of the local planning group. On 11 December 2007, all five members of the Potrero Community Planning Group who approved the Blackwater project lost their seats in a recall election. On March 7, 2008, Blackwater USA pulled their application for this facility.

References

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "US Census Bureau".
  3. {{Gnis. 247733. Potrero, California. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  4. "ZIP Code Lookup".
  5. "Explore Census Data".
  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".
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  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. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Potrero CDP, California".
  24. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Potrero CDP, California".
  25. "Potrero CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
  26. "Potrero CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
  27. Moore, Solomon. (11 December 2007). "Disputed in Iraq, Blackwater Now Splits California Town". [[The New York Times]].
  28. Sizemore, Bill. (12 December 2007). "Voters in California town recall planners who approved Blackwater facility". [[The Virginian-Pilot]].
  29. Krueger, Anne. (March 8, 2008). "Blackwater bid is withdrawn". [[The San Diego Union-Tribune]].
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