Encinitas occurs as coastal city located in northern San Diego County, California. When of the 2000 census, the city got the sum people of 58,014. These are placed astir Forty klick (Xxv mi) northward of San Diego, and astir 150 kilometre (95 mi) south of Los Angeles.

A city was incorporated within 1986 from either a communities of Encinitas, Leucadia, Cardiff-by-a-Sea & Olivenhain. These communities locate their identities, & their distinctive flavors.

A big lone industry is the growing of cosmetic flowers, particularly euphorbia pulcherrima.

the City is governed by a 5-member City Council, elective at-prominent to staggered iv-month terms at both-biennial intervals.

Districts

Encinitas may be divided into 5 areas:

Leucadia, which has an older downtown metropolitan area featuring retail stores, hotels, and eating place along using individual personal homes; Up to date Encinitas the freshly region which features a golf course, larger tract homes & the shopping mall; Old Encinitas, the little beachside metropolitan arethe featuring a mix of businesses & housing styles; Olivenhain, the semi-rural vicinity within eastern Encinitas, mostly comprised of only personal homes &; Cardiff-by-a-Sea, Encinitas' southmost oceanfront community, which features lone personal homes & the community college.

Geography
Encinitas is placed at 33°Two'Forty" North, 117°16'18" West (33.044442, -117.271694).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum metropolitan area of 52.Single km² (20.1 mi²). 49.Little phoebe kilometre² (Nineteen.Ace mi²) of these are l& and Ii.Half a dozen klick² (Ace.Cipher mi²) of these are a body of water. A aggregate locality is Little phoebe.07% h2o.

A city's elevation ranges between sea level & 180 meters^{Ii above sea level.}

^Twothe maximal elevation was extracted from either a 1:24000 shell USGS topographic map, based upon co-ordinate supplied per County of San Diego.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 58,014 people, 22,830 house, & 14,291 families living in the city. A population density is 1,172.1/km² (3,035.6/mi²). There are 23,843 housing units at an typical density of 481.7/km² (1,247.6/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 86.60% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 3.10% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 6.28% from other races, and 2.85% from two or more races. Xiv.80% of the people come Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 22,830 house away from which 31.0% keep around toddlers under a age of Eighteen swallow the two, L.1% come married couples living together, 8.8% have a female homeowner using there are no married man present, & 37.4% come non-families. Twenty-five.7% of tons family come mass produced higher of souls & Hexad.9% use individual dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Ii.52 & a typical personal size is Threesome.06.

In a city the people is spread retired sustaining Xxiii.1% under a age of Xviii, Sevener.2% from either 18 to 2 dozen, 33.4% from either Twenty-five to 44, 25.9% from either 45 to 64, & Decade.4% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 38 years. For each One c females there are 99.Two males. For each Hundred females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 96.Threesome males.

the median income for a house in the city is $63,954, & the median income for a personal is $78,104. Males have a median income of $51,132 versus $38,606 for females. A per capita income for the city is $34,336. Heptad.Trio% of the people & 3.8% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Sixer.9% of victims under a age of 18 & Five.7% of people 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.

Current estimates

Based on data from estimates per San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income of Encinitas in 2004 was $79,710 (not adjusted for inflation). Once adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median domestic income was $71,384.

Climate

A climate is very modest. Typical every day hotness is 72°F (Xxii°C). Temperatures in the image below Xl°F & above 85°F (outside a Quint°100 to Thirty°One hundred range) come uncommon. Typical raaround is astir 250 millimetre (Ten in) by the season.

Famous current and former residents
Current residents
Ravi Shankar, acclaimed sitarist Tom Delonge, guitarist/singer for blink-182. Rob Machado, professional surfer David Brin, science fiction author Tony Hawk, professional skater

Former residents
Michael Chang, professional tennis player Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam Harry Partch, composer

Encinitas schools

School Districts

[http://www.miracosta.edu/ Mira Costa College District] [http://www.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/ San Dieguito Union High School District] [http://eusd.k12.ca.us/ Encinitas Union School District] [http://www.cardiffschools.com/ Cardiff Elementary School District]

High Schools

La Costa Canyon High School San Dieguito Academy

Middle Schools

[http://www.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/oc/ Oak Crest Middle School] [http://www.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/dg/ Diegueño Middle School]

Elementary Schools

Ada Harris Elementry School The Rhoades School (private) [http://eusd.k12.ca.us/ok/ Ocean Knoll Elementary School] [http://eusd.k12.ca.us/ca/ Capri Elementary School] [http://eusd.k12.ca.us/pe/ Paul Ecke Central Elementary School] [http://eusd.k12.ca.us/fv/ Flora Vista Elementary School] [http://eusd.k12.ca.us/op/ Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School] [http://eusd.k12.ca.us/pd/ Park Dale Lane Elementary School] [http://www.cardiffschools.com/car/ Cardiff Elementary School]

Points of Interest
Quail Botanical Gardens Self-Realization Fellowship temple