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| Coordinates:32°57′33.84″N117°06′56.07″W / 32.9594000°N 117.1155750°W /32.9594000; -117.1155750 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | San Diego |
| City | San Diego |
| Website | Official website |
Rancho Peñasquitos is a suburban community in northeasternSan Diego, California. It is named after the firstMexican land grant inSan Diego County,Rancho Santa Maria de Los Peñasquitos. (Peñasquitos isSpanish for "little cliffs".) The community abutsLos Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve, an open space preserve that offers hiking, biking, and equestrian trails. The community is commonly abbreviated "PQ."
The population of Rancho Peñasquitos is approximately 60,000.[3] it is located inZIP Code 92129. Thetelephone area code is858 or 619.
Rancho Peñasquitos is roughly bounded:
The highest point in the community isBlack Mountain, which rises to an elevation of 1,500 feet (460 m).[4]
Native AmericanKumeyaay history within the area has been documented to 7,000 years ago. The area was home to a Kumeyaay settlement which was known to them as 'Awil Nyawa'.[5] Remains of the prehistoric culture can still be found.
Gradually ethnic Spanish colonists moved into the area, following the establishment of missions and other settlements along the coast. Rancho de los Peñasquitos was the firstrancho, theRancho Santa Maria de Los Peñasquitos, within the boundaries of present-day San Diego County. In 1823, oneleague (4,243 acres; 17 km2) was awarded to CaptainFrancisco María Ruiz, a Commandant of thePresidio of San Diego.[6] This one league was at the eastern part of the Los Peñasquitos Canyon and extended intoSabre Springs and up toRancho Bernardo.
It was a way station on the Wagon road fromSan Diego toWarner's Ranch. From 1857 to 1860, it was a station on that road for theSan Antonio-San Diego Mail Line between San Diego andVallecito viaSan Pasqual,Santa Ysabel Asistencia, Warner's, andRancho Valle de San Felipe.[7] The ranch operated until 1962, when real estate developerIrvin Kahn acquired the 14,000- acre parcel with the intent of building a 150,000-resident planned community.[8]
In 1964, San Diego annexed most of the area, building out fromIrvin Kahn's community.[9]
As of thecensus[10] of 2010, there were 51,536 people, 17,009 households, and 14,093 families residing in the community. The racial makeup of the town was 58.2%White, 2.6%African American, 0.3%Native American, 30.0%Asian, 2.7.% fromother races, and 6.0% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 9.8% of the population.
There were 17,009 households, of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% weremarried couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 17.1% were non-families. Of all households 2.4% were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.30.
The median age in the town was 38 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 65.3% were between the ages of 18 and 64; and 7.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 50.5% female and 49.5% male.
Rancho Peñasquitos is acar-dependent[11] area, according to WalkScore.com. Black Mountain Road is the main north–south artery, and Carmel Mountain Road/Rancho Peñasquitos Boulevard is the main east–west artery.State Route 56 traverses east–west through the central portion of the community.Interstate 15 forms an eastern boundary of Rancho Peñasquitos, with Carmel Mountain Ranch lying on the far side.
TheSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) operates a bus through the area, #20, with a stop on Carmel Mountain Road. The MTS Rapid #235 bus operates from the Sabre Springs/Peñasquitos Transit Station, arriving in downtown San Diego after only 5 stops.[12]
Fire protection andemergency medical services are provided by theSan Diego Fire-Rescue Department fire station #40 at 13393 Salmon River Road in the area of Rancho Peñasquitos. This station is in the 7th Battalion.
TheSan Diego Police Department operates from a station on 13396 Salmon River Road, serving the neighborhood.
Rancho Peñasquitos is in thePoway Unified School District.
The private home filming location of the 2007 filmParanormal Activity is in Rancho Peñasquitos.[30]
Over 180,000 Filipinos live in San Diego County. The largest concentrations are in Cate's district which includes the Mira Mesa and Rancho Penesquitos neighborhoods fondly called by locals as Manila Mesa and Rancho Pinoy-quitos.
In the lower northern region of San Diego large concentrations of Filipinos live in areas called Mira Mesa Mesa (sometimes referred to as "Manila Mesa"), in Scripps Ranch, and Rancho Penasquitos (sometimes referred to simply as "Pinoy-quitos").
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