San Marcos, California
San Diego County
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San Marcos is a city in San Diego County in the U.S. state of California, United States. According to the census of 2010, the city has 83 781 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a size of 63.2 km ² and is located on the California State Route 78
The city is the seat of California State University, San Marcos.
- 3.1 Natural Monuments
- 3.2 Specialty
- 4.1 employers
- 4.2 Shopping
- 4.3 Education 4.3.1 California State University San Marcos
- 4.3.2 School District San Marcos
- 4.3.3 Palomar College
Geography
Geographical Location
The urban area of San Marcos covers about 63.2 km ².
Neighboring communities
San Marcos is bordered to the east by Escondido, on the southwest by Encinitas, Carlsbad to the west and to the northwest by Vista. In addition, there are other, mostly smaller neighboring communities:
- Buena Vida
- Coronado Hills
- Creek District
- Discovery Hills
- Grandon Estates
- Lake San Marcos
- Old Creek Ranch
- Rancho Coronado
- Richmar
- Rock Springs / Bennett District
- San Elijo Hills
- Santa Fe Hills
- Stone Canyon
- Twin Oaks Valley
- University District
Climate
History
According to legend, the municipality of San Luis Rey Mission was robbed in the late 18th century by a small group of Indians. During the pursuit of the fleeing Indians, the then ruling Spaniards came through a fertile valley, which was named Los Vallecitos de San Marcos in 1797; in honor of April 25th (day of St. Mark ), the day of discovery.
On April 22, 1840, the then Governor Juan B. Alvarado transferred the ranch Vallecitos de San Marcos to his relative, Jose María Alvarado. He died in the massacre of Pauma and left the country of his wife, who then sold it to Lorenzo Soto. Soto sold part of his land in the late 1850s continued to Cave Couts and his family.
In 1886, Gustavus French Merriam, a major from Topeka, Kansas was the American Civil War in the defense of Washington, DC served, transferred, an area of approximately 0.65 km ², built the first permanent settlement in the area on this the Major. He gave the little valley in which there was his settlement, the name Twin Oaks and began wine and honey production. Shortly afterwards, the first German and Dutch immigrants settled.
1887 announced the Santa Fe Railroad to build a Eiesenbahnstrecke through the valley, to the disappointment of the inhabitants, however, at a distance of 1.6 miles to city center.
In 1905
During the 19th century and the early 20th century, the economy of San Marcos was dominated by agriculture. In the mid-20th century, dairies and farms settled in the city for poultry.
From 1956 San Marcos experienced a period of growth as the first water of the Colorado River, the city reached, so that the population quickly grew to 2,500 people. In the 1970s, San Marcos was flourishing as the on the 3rd fastest growing city of the state and the population was 17,479 in 1980. Too, in the following decades continued growth and the population increased to over 33,800 (1990) and 82 743 (2000) to 83 781 (2010) inhabitants.
Culture and sights
Natural Monuments
In San Marcos, there are several golf courses, notably Lake San Marcos, which is also known as a resort. In addition, the city is known for its abundance of various parks and green spaces. A particularly popular destination is the top of Double Peak Park, which is the highest elevation in the area and, accordingly, provides a panoramic view of the North County. On a cloudless day can be the both the mountain range of the San Bernardino Mountains in Los Angeles as well as the skyscrapers in Downtown San Diego. Through the whole city miles of trails built around the bicycle traffic were easier.
Specialty
San Marcos is known for some of the best restaurants in the North County to have. In addition, there are also a number of restaurant chains:
- Applebees
- Boudin San Francisco
- Chick- fil-A
- Chins Schezwan
- Churchill's Pub & Grille
- Cold Stone
- Dalton 's Roadhouse
- Elephant Bar
- In N Out
- Panera Bread
- Phil 's BBQ
- Mr. Taco
- Sammy 's Woodfired Pizza
Economy and infrastructure
Employer
From the annual financial report of the city from the year 2009, the largest employers in the city can be found (in terms of number of employees ):
Shopping
There are also numerous shops in San Marcos:
- Best Buy
- Costco
- Frys Electronics
- Harley Davidson
- Home Depot
- Lowes
- Nordstrom Rack
- Sports Chalet
- Sprouts Market
- Ulta
Education
San Marcos has established itself as a kind of hub of education in North County fast with its award-winning school district, the Palomar Community College and California State University, San Marcos.
California State University San Marcos
The CSU San Marcos is a smaller campus in the University Group of the California State University. It was founded in 1989 and covers an area of approximately 1.23 km ². In the winter semester 2011/2012 10,276 students studying in four different faculties at the university.
School District San Marcos
The School District of San Marcos is one of the best in San Diego County and even in the state of California. This is especially reflected by the fact that the local students in the California State tests tend to perform better than the comparison group. In addition, the school district is also one of the largest in the territory of San Diego at the same time; it includes numerous kindergartens and a total of 19 schools (11 primary schools and eight secondary schools ).
Palomar College
Palomar College is a so-called Community College and a member of the California Community Colleges system. These are governmental, continued leading educational institution, which are visited two years and enable after access to a university. The campus of Palomar is located north of San Marcos and currently has approximately 30,000 full - and part-time students.