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Yucaipa, California
Yucaipa (pronounced Yoo-KI-pah) is located 10 miles east of San Bernardino, in San Bernardino County, California, United States. According to San Bernardino County the population as of 2007 was 51,046 and with a Projected Population in 2012 of 58,187. This is a significant level of growth since the 2000 census when the city had a population of 41,207. The city's Website indicates that Yucaipa has grown over 27 percent since the census of 2000.
Geography
Elevation: approx. 2,600 ft (790 m) above sea level.
Yucaipa is located at 34°1%u203249%u2033N 117°2%u203255%u2033W%uFEFF / %uFEFF34.03028°N 117.04861°W%uFEFF / 34.03028; -117.04861 (34.030275, -117.048613).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 71.9 km˛ (27.8 mi˛). 71.9 km˛ (27.8 mi˛) of it is land and 0.04% is water.
Demographics
Since the City incorporated in 1989, it has experienced a significant level of growth. As of the census of 2000, Yucaipa had 41,207 residents, 15,193 households, and 10,680 families. The population density was 572.7/km˛ (1,483.4/mi˛). There were 16,112 housing units at an average density of 223.9/km˛ (580.0/mi˛). The racial makeup was 85.21% White, 0.90% African American, 1.08% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 8.04% from other races, and 3.46% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos constitute 18.35% of the population.
There were 15,193 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18; 54.2% were married couples; 11.6% had a female householder; and 29.7% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% of those were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.
The population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,144, and the median income for a family was $48,683. Males had a median income of $40,480 versus $25,957 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,949. About 8.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
Parks
Yucaipa is home to Yucaipa Regional Park, Flag Hill Veterans Memorial Park, Seventh Street Park, "I" Street Park, and Wildwood Park. Recently added was the Yucaipa Community Park, the Bryant Glen Sports Complex and the Jerry Lewis Regional Soccer Complex, as well as the newly-established Wildwood Canyon State Park.
History
Prior to the Spanish conquest of the Americas and the arrival of European settlers from Mexico, the land of the Yucaipa Valley was occupied by the Serrano Indians for possibly 1,000 years.
Yucaipa Rancheria
Yucaipa Valley supported a large population of Serrano Indians. The valley was fertile, watered by springs and creeks running out of the San Bernardino Mountains. The Serrano lived in this village most of the year, but would make excursions into the mountains to gather acorns and other food items during their harvest season. The Serrano name for the area was Yucaipat which meant "wet lands." The site is marked by California Historical Landmark #620) is located at 32183 Kentucky Street.
Yucaipa Adobe
Nearby is the Yucaipa Adobe that is believed to be the oldest house in San Bernardino County. Diego Sepúlveda, nephew of Antonio María Lugo, built it in 1842 on land that was part of the Rancho San Bernardino granted in 1842 to the Lugos. It had formerly been land controlled by San Gabriel Mission. The Rancho suffered losses of cattle and horses from raids by Indians coming through Cajon Pass and Banning Pass from the deserts. Eventually they sold the Rancho to Mormon settlers in September 1851. The adobe's later owners included John Brown, Sr., James W. Waters, and the Dunlap family, it was acquired by San Bernardino County in 1955. The site is marked by California Historical Landmark #528.
The nearby Oak Glen area is best known for its apple orchards, some of which are operated by the direct descendants of the original founders (the Parrish, Wilshire, Rivers, and Law families). The Parrish Pioneer Ranch and orchard were founded by Enoch Parrish in 1876, with the other families coming into the area later.
In 1936, twin brothers Cleo and Leo Stater bought the W. A. Davis Market and started a new way of grocery shopping that was truly unique to the Inland Empire, when they (along with their younger brother LaVoy) started the Stater Bros. Markets chain. With 166 stores in the chain (as far east as Indio, as far west as West Los Angeles, as far north as Bakersfield, and as far south as Escondido), the chain is now headquartered in a new two-million-square-foot facility in San Bernardino (at the east end of the former Norton Air Force Base, now San Bernardino International Airport). Stater Bros. is famous for its on-site butchers in each store (where customers can ask for special cuts of pork chops or spare ribs, or even ask for freshly-made chorizo). Until recently, the slogan was "It's our meat that made us famous", now replaced by "The Low Price Leader in the Heartland (and supplemented by "An American Tradition"). The chain can still call Yucaipa its "original" home, with two stores in the city: the northwest corner of Fourth Street and Yucaipa Boulevard, and in the "North Bench" area at the southeast corner of Bryant Street and Oak Glen Road., and a possible third location in the "Dunlap Acres" section near Interstate 10 and Yucaipa Boulevard.
At 1:53 p.m. on 16 June 2005, Yucaipa experienced a magnitude 4.9 earthquake centered four miles (6 km) north of the center of town. It was felt from downtown Los Angeles to some areas of San Diego. Minimal damage was reported.
During the school year of 2005-2006 Yucaipa High school had the highest rise of their API in the tri-county area.
Famous People with Yucaipa Connections
Miscellaneous
Richard (Dick) D. Riddell is now the longest-serving mayor (and the oldest, at age 81) in Yucaipa's history, holding that title since 1999.
Yucaipa has many community theaters, including Yucaipa Little Theater and Heartland Players.
Education in Yucaipa
The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District serves both cities, with the following schools:
- Elementary(K-5):Dunlap, Chapman Heights, Calimesa, Yucaipa, Meadow Creek, Ridgeview, Valley, Wildwood
- Junior High/Middle School(6-8):Park View Middle School, Canyon Middle School, Mesa View Middle School
- Yucaipa High School Ninth Grade Campus(the former Yucaipa Junior High School and only for 9th Grade Students) Yucaipa High School(10-12), Green Valley High School (differently abled, emotionally special, intellectually challenged)
Public Safety
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department serves Yucaipa%u2014including the nearby unincorporated towns of Mentone, Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Angeleus Oaks, and Mountain Home Village%u2014from its regional station at 34282 Yucaipa Boulevard (at the northwest corner with Fifth Street). Since there is no official jail facility at this station, suspects are booked at either Central Jail in downtown San Bernardino or the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.
Yucaipa has contracted operation of its fire department to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (now known as "Cal Fire") which serves the city from two stations: the first, at the 33000 block of Yucaipa Boulevard, just one block west of Yucaipa High School, and the second on Bryant Street just south of Oak Glen Road (in the "North Bench" area) with a third station now in operation at the southwest corner of Fifth Street and Wildwood Canyon Road.
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