Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego facts for kids
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Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego
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Rancho Peñasquitos and neighborhood boundaries
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 Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego
Location in Northeastern San Diego
Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego
Location in San Diego County, California
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| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  California |
| County |  San Diego |
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Rancho Peñasquitos is a suburban community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. It is named after the first Mexican land grant in the county, Rancho Santa Maria de Los Peñasquitos. Peñasquitos means "little cliffs" in Spanish. It abuts Los 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. it is located in ZIP code 92129. The telephone area code is 858 or 619.
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Geography
Rancho Peñasquitos is roughly bounded:
- On the north by Black Mountain Ranch and Rancho Bernardo
- On the south by Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve and Mira Mesa
- On the east by Carmel Mountain Ranch, Poway, and Sabre Springs
- On the west by Torrey Highlands and Del Mar Mesa.
The highest point in the community is Black Mountain, which rises to an elevation of 1,500 feet (460 m).
History
Native American Kumeyaay history within the area dates back as far as 7,000 years ago. Remains of the prehistoric culture can still be found. Rancho de los Peñasquitos was present-day San Diego County's first rancho, the Rancho Santa Maria de Los Peñasquitos. In 1823, one league (4,243 acres; 17 km²) was awarded to Captain Francisco María Ruiz, a Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego. This one league was at the eastern part of the Los Peñasquitos Canyon and extended into Sabre Springs and up to Rancho Bernardo.
It was a way station on the Wagon road to Warner's Ranch from San Diego. From 1857 to 1860 it was a station on that road for the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line between San Diego and Vallecito via San Pasqual, Santa Ysabel Asistencia, Warner's, and Rancho Valle de San Felipe. It operated as a ranch until 1962, when real estate developer Irvin Kahn acquired the 14,000 acre parcel with the intent of building a 150,000 resident planned community.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census 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.% from other races, and 6.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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% were married 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.
Transportation
Rancho Peñasquitos is a car-dependent 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.
The San 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.
Community events
- Mt. Carmel Tournament of Bands is an annual high school marching band parade and field show competition, fully volunteer-run by the Mt Carmel Music Foundation. It has been held in late October every year since 1976, and is the most widely attended parade and field competition in San Diego with over 30 bands from San Diego county and the Los Angeles metropolitan area in attendance.
- The first weekend in May is when PQ Residents and community organizations partner to celebrate everything PQ with a 5K Fun Run, Street Fair, and Parade (as of 2015). a) The annual PQ5K Fun Run (since 2007) is a free event sponsored by the Peñasquitos Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in partnership with the Peñasquitos Town Council for PQ residents and neighbors. The event begins the Saturday before the Fiesta de los Peñasquitos at the LDS Stake Center on Black Mountain Rd and ends at the Del Sur Meetinghouse with free breakfast for the participants. b) The annual Fiesta de los Peñasquitos began in May 1995 as a local community street fair. It is typically held on the first Sunday in May. In 2015, the Rancho Peñasquitos Town Council held it Inaugural Parade which starts from Mt. Carmel High School and ends at Sundance Elementary School. The event is managed by Rancho Peñasquitos Town Council but is possible in large part because of the City of San Diego Arts & Culture Grant. http://www.rpcouncil.com/ The http://www.92129magazine.com/ is one of the many local sponsors and covers the Fiesta de los Peñasquitos each year.
- In Honor of the Fourth of July, the Rancho Peñasquitos Recreation Council sponsors a fireworks show at Westview High School, and is usually held on July 3.
- Christmas Card Lane.
- BLAST Annual Rummage Sale is held in February each year at New Hope Church 10330 Carmel Mountain Road in Rancho Peñasquitos.
- BLAST Annual Golf Tournament benefits the BLAST extended day program at Los Peñasquitos Elementary and is held in May each year at various Rancho Peñasquitos area golf courses.
Parks
- PQ Skate Park
- Canyonside Recreation Center
- Hilltop Recreation Center
- Peñasquitos Creek Park
- Rolling Hills Park
- Black Mountain Open Space Park
- Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve
- Twin Trails Neighborhood Park
Notable people
- Arianna Afsar, actress
- Billy Beane, Major League Baseball player
- Eric Chavez, Major League Baseball star
- Troy Johnson, writer, food critic, and TV personality
- Adam Lambert, singer and actor
- Liza del Mundo, voice actress
- Eric Munson, Major League Baseball star
- Kelly Marie Tran, actress
- Drew Shirley, former Switchfoot and All Together Separate guitarist
Images for kids
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SDFD Fire Station 40
See also
In Spanish: Rancho Peñasquitos para niños
