Lemon Grove, California 108051 221701016 2008-06-25T18:15:47Z AkhtaBot 6756213 robot Adding: [[ar:ليمون غروفي، سان ديغو، كاليفورنيا]] <!-- Infobox begins -->{{Infobox Settlement |official_name = City of Lemon Grove |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |motto = Best Climate on Earth |image_skyline = Lemon Grove Station.jpg |imagesize = 200px |image_caption = Lemon Grove Trolley Station |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = San_Diego_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lemon_Grove_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]] |subdivision_name = [[United States]] |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[California]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in California|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] |government_type = [[Council-Manager]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Teresa Sessom |leader_title1 = [[City Manager]] |leader_name1 = Graham Mitchell |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date3 = [[July 1]], [[1977]] |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 9.8 |area_land_km2 = 9.8 |area_water_km2 = 0.0 |area_total_sq_mi = 3.8 |area_land_sq_mi = 3.8 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.0 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2005 - 2007 incl. 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The population was 24,918 as of the 2000 census. ==History== The community was settled in [[1869]] by its first known permanent resident, sheep rancher Robert Allison. From the 1860s to 1900 the area was known for sheep and poultry ranching and vegetable crops. In the early 1900s, the community acquired its name when large citrus groves were planted and lemon and orange growing and shipping became the area's major industry. By [[World War II]], most of the citrus groves had disappeared and [[suburbanization]] had begun. By 1960, most of the easily developable land was gone. Lemon Grove was [[incorporated]] as a general law city in 1977.<ref>"General law" means under the provisions established by the legislature, as opposed to a charter city which would have more options. [http://igs.berkeley.edu/library/localweb.html UCB Institute for Governmental Studies]</ref><!---Wikipedia needs short article on "General law (California)"--> === The Lemon Grove Mummy === In 1966, two teenagers ventured to caves near Chihuahua, Mexico in search of a mummy to keep for their own. After spending more than a month exploring caves, the teens finally found two mummies which they packed up and smuggled across the border. Having no idea what to do with their discoveries and not wanting their parents to know, the teens asked a friend if they could store a box in her garage in Lemon Grove, California. For 14 years, the mummies of the girl and the infant remained in the Lemon Grove garage, until the mother of the friend began to clean out her garage. The mother discovered the mummies and as a result believed a murder had taken place. When the mummies where tracked back to the two males, they wanted to donate the mummies to a museum. The San Diego Museum of Man officials contacted Mexican authorities and asked for permission to keep the mummies as exhibits and an addition to the permanent collection. Permission was granted, and the mummies were placed on exhibit.<ref>[http://www.history.com/media.do?id=mysteries_lemongrovemummy_broadband&action=clip Video Gallery - Famous Speeches - The History Channel<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Geography== Lemon Grove is located at {{coor dms|32|44|0|N|117|2|1|W|city}} (32.733451, -117.033702){{GR|1}}. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 9.8 [[km²]] (3.8 [[square mile|mi²]]), all land. ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 24,918 people, 8,488 households, and 5,958 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 2,531.8/km² (6,557.3/mi²). There were 8,722 housing units at an average density of 886.2/km² (2,295.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.75% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.84% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 28.52% of the population. There were 8,488 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.36. In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $39,823, and the median income for a family was $45,844. Males had a median income of $35,042 versus $28,509 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,002. About 9.2% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. === Current estimates === According to estimates by the [[San Diego Association of Governments]], the [[median household income]] of Lemon Grove in [[2005]] was $55,436 (not adjusted for [[inflation]]). When adjusted for [[inflation]] ([[1999]] dollars; comparable to [[Census]] data above), the median household income was $45,016. ==Politics== In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]] Lemon Grove is located in the 39th [[California State Senate|Senate]] District, represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Christine Kehoe]], and in the 78th [[California State Assembly|Assembly]] District, represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Shirley Horton]]. Federally, Lemon Grove is located in [[California's 53rd congressional district]], which has a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index|Cook PVI]] of D +12<ref>{{cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2008-02-10}}</ref> and is represented by Democrat [[Susan Davis]]. ==Notable Residents== * Noted cycling activist, author and cycling transportation engineer [[John Forester (cyclist)|John Forester]].<ref>[http://www.johnforester.com John Forester's website with Lemon Grove address]</ref> *[[Speed Martin]] former [[Major League Baseball]] player{{Fact|date=April 2008}}<!---need footnote proving he lives or lived in Lemon Grove--> * Actor [[Dennis Hopper]], around age 13.<ref>[http://www.sdreader.com/php/ma_show.php?id=375 San Diego Reader, July 5, 2001]</ref> == "The World's Biggest Lemon" == There is a ten foot wide statue of a lemon located at 3361 Main Street. It lies before a small lemon grove besides the Orange Line Trolley Tracks near the local trolley station and downtown bus stop. Written across the base of this monument are the words "Best Climate On Earth". == Urban Legends == There is a local urban legend that a worker died during the construction of the giant lemon, and was eventually entombed inside the lemon. Another local urban legend has it that a Native American princess was buried in Lemon Grove, near the shopping center off College Avenue, just north of the Federal/Broadway intersection. In fact, there was a grave at that location although it was the Polish princess Filomena Wojciechowski. The flag of Poland flew over the grave until it was moved in the late 1960's during the construction of the present College Avenue offramp from eastbound Highway 94. == Schools == Primary education in the City is provided by the Lemon Grove School District [http://www.lgsd.k12.ca.us/] Elementary Schools Golden Avenue Elementary School<br /> Monterey Heights Elementary School<br /> Mount Vernon Elementary School<br /> San Altos Elementary School<br /> San Miguel Elementary School<br /> Vista La Mesa Elementary School Middle Schools [[Lemon Grove Middle School]]<br /> Palm Middle School [[Grossmont Union High School District]] (GUHSD) provides secondary and adult education. High schools serving Lemon Grove: [[Helix High School]]<br /> [[Mount Miguel High School]]<br /> [[Monte Vista High School (Spring Valley, California)|Monte Vista High School]]<br /> ===Landmark case=== The [[Lemon Grove Incident]] in 1931 was a boycott of segregated schools by Mexican-Americans resulting in the first court ordered school desegration in the United States. ==External links== <references/> *[http://www.ci.lemon-grove.ca.us/ City of Lemon Grove] {{Mapit-US-cityscale|32.733451|-117.033702}} {{Cities of San Diego County, California}} [[Category:Cities in San Diego County]] [[ar:ليمون غروفي، سان ديغو، كاليفورنيا]] [[bg:Лемън Гроув (Калифорния)]] [[de:Lemon Grove]] [[nl:Lemon Grove]] [[pt:Lemon Grove]] [[vo:Lemon Grove]]