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County Information
San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, along its border with Mexico. With a population of 2,813,833 (as of 2000), it is the third largest county by population in the state. The county seat is the city of San Diego.
The San Diego area is one of the fastest growing areas in the state.
History
European settlement in what is now San Diego County began with the founding of the Mission San Diego de Alcala by the Spanish, in 1769.
San Diego County was one of the original counties of California, and was created at the time of statehood in 1850. It was named after San Diego Bay, which had been rechristened in 1602 by Sebastián Vizcaíno in honor of the Franciscan St. Didacus of Alcalá, known in Spanish as San Diego de Alcalá de Henares, and whose name was borne by Vizcaíno's flagship.
Parts of the county were later divided off to create Riverside County, in 1893, and Imperial County, in 1907.
Current estimates
According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income of San Diego County in 2004 was $58,280 (not adjusted for inflation). When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median household income was $52,192.
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Incorporated Cities
* Carlsbad (Aviara, La Costa)
* Chula Vista
* Coronado
* Del Mar
* El Cajon
* Encinitas (Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Leucadia, Olivenhain)
* Escondido
* Imperial Beach
* La Mesa
* Lemon Grove
* National City
* Poway
* Oceanside
* San Diego
* San Marcos
* Santee
* Solana Beach
* Vista
Unincorporated Communities
* Agua Caliente Springs
* Alpine
* Barrett
* Blossom Valley
* Bonita
* Bonsall
* Borrego Springs
* Bostonia
* Boulevard
* Camp Pendleton North
* Camp Pendleton South
* Campo
* Canebrake
* Carmel Mountain Ranch
* Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
* Crest
* Cuyamaca
* Dehesa
* De Luz
* Descanso
* Dulzura
* Eucalyptus Hills
* Fairbanks Ranch
* Fallbrook
* Fernbrook
* Flinn Springs
* Granite Hills
* Guatay
* Harbison Canyon
* Hidden Meadows
* Jacumba
* Jamul
* Julian
* La Presa
* Lake Morena
* Lake San Marcos
* Lakeside
* Mount Laguna
* Pine Hills
* Pine Valley
* Portero
* Rainbow
* Ramona
* Rancho Bernardo
* Rancho Penasquitos
* Rancho San Diego
* Rancho Santa Fe
* San Diego Country Estates
* San Elijo
* Santa Ysabel
* Shelter Valley
* Spring Valley
* Tecate
* Tierra del Sol
* Valley Center
* Vallecitos
* Warner Springs
* Winter Gardens
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