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HISTORY OF LAKESIDE Lakeside began when the land that it is on was purchased by the El Cajon Valley Land Company. It started as a resort town, based around the automobile race course at Lindo Lake . Though it has long held the title of a "cowboy town" due to the large percentage of ranches and horse ownership in the area, Lakeside has also been acclaimed for its almost "Mayberry" feel to it, says some longtime residents, and its famed Lakeside Rodeo, one of the last in the United States, that holds events once a year for about a week or so. Other noticeable qualities about Lakeside is the residents' usual deep love and respect for the area, and the lack of growth in any economic sector, one of the more famous being the large, decades-long argument (both in court and elewhere) of building rights in once government-protected lands, and the (now laregly non-existent) tension, and occasional violence, of White-to-Native American peoples, mostly those of the Barona Indian Reservation. Most recently, the Barona tribe opened Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino, which is about 30 minutes away from San Diego . The legal gambling age at the property is 18. The spokesman is singer Kenny Rogers . GEOGRAPHY Lakeside is located at 32°50'58" North, 116°54'20" West (32.849533, -116.905420). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 15.7 Km&2 (6.1 Mi&2 ). 14.8 km&2 (5.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.9 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 5.62% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 19,560 people, 6,849 households, and 5,150 families residing in the CDP. The Population Density was 1,320.3/km&2 (3,420.7/mi&2). There were 7,047 housing units at an average density of 475.7/km&2 (1,232.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.83% White , 0.75% African American , 1.10% Native American , 1.27% Asian , 0.28% Pacific Islander , 3.28% from Other Races , and 3.49% from two or more races. 11.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,849 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were Married Couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.22. In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,910, and the median income for a family was $55,336. Males had a median income of $41,258 versus $29,375 for females. The Per Capita Income for the CDP was $20,100. 8.5% of the population and 6.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 10.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. RACISM Lakeside's racial issues, which some attribute to low-income housing and gang activity, are discussed in the KPBS documentary, "''Culture Of Hate: Who Are We?".'' EXTERNAL LINKS |
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