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Renting an Apartment in Oceanside
What You Should Know
Oceanside is a city in northern San Diego County,
California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a
population of 161,029. Together with Vista and Carlsbad,
it makes up the Tri-City area. The city is just south of
Camp Pendleton, the largest U.S. Marine Corps base in
the world. The city was first encountered by European
explorers in 1769 and was incorporated on July 3, 1888.
Geography
Oceanside is at 33�12′42″N, 117�19′33″W (33.211566,
-117.325701)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city
has a total area of 107.7 km� (41.6 mi�). 105.1 km�
(40.6 mi�) of it is land and 2.5 km� (1.0 mi�) of it
(2.36%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 161,029 people,
56,488 households, and 39,259 families residing in the
city. The population density was 1,531.7/km�
(3,967.2/mi�). There were 59,581 housing units at an
average density of 566.7/km� (1,467.9/mi�). The racial
makeup of the city was 53.6% White, 5.9% African
American, 0.4% Native American or Alaskan Native, 5.4%
Asian, 1.2% Pacific Islander, .1% from another race
alone, and 3.2% from two races. 30.2% of the population
is Latino of any race. These figures have been adjusted
to include the percentages of the population of a
particular race, but not latino in order for the
percentages to add up to 100% whereas the census does
not differentiate latinos and therefore the percentages
add up to more than 100%.
The area around Oceanside High School was, along with
the neighborhood around San Diego High School, the site
of the first Samoan communities on the mainland.
There were 56,488 households out of which 35.0% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1%
were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were
non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of
individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was
2.83 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.6%
under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25
to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years
of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every
100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was
$46,301, and the median income for a family was $52,232.
Males had a median income of $34,772 versus $27,962 for
females. The per capita income for the city was $20,329.
About 8.2% of families and 11.6% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under
age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Housing
According to estimates by the San Diego Association of
Governments, the median household income of Oceanside in
2005 was $61,792 (not adjusted for inflation). When
adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to
Census data above), the median household income was
$50,177.
On June 13th 2005, the Wall Street Journal rated
Oceanside as the number one vacation home market in the
country.
Schools
The two high schools in Oceanside are El Camino High
School and Oceanside High School. The three middle
schools are Jefferson Middle School, Lincoln Middle
School, and Martin Luther King Middle School. Cesar
Chavez Middle School is currently under construction on
Old Grove Road and is not set to open up until 2007.
Attractions
The Oceanside Pier, first built in 1888, (and now in its
sixth incarnation) is the longest wooden pier on the
western United States coastline at 1,954 feet (596m).
Oceanside is home to Mission San Luis Rey de Francia,
one of the Alta California missions.
The bungalow house featured in Top Gun, starring Tom
Cruise, is located on South Pacific Street, which is one
street up from the Oceanside Strand, a section of
residential houses along the coastline.
From June 20 through June 28, 1997, a record 221,000
fans watched the X Games III held in San Diego and
Oceanside. The surfing competition took place at the
Oceanside Harbor Beach.
The California Surf Museum is located on 223 North Coast
Highway, a.k.a. Hill Street, in downtown Oceanside.
Every fourth of July thousands of Oceansidians and
people from the surrounding communities flock to the
Pier to watch a spectacular fireworks show.
Mount Ecclesia
Oceanside is also known for the nature grounds of Mount
Ecclesia, The Rosicrucian Fellowship international
headquarters founded in Oceanside in 1911. This is also
the location of its Spiritual Healing Temple.
It is located at a picturesque location in southern
California, situated upon the promontory of a high mesa.
Mount Ecclesia was launched in October 28, 1911, through
a ceremony of ground-breaking which consisted in
planting a large Cross with the initials C.R.C. (meaning
Christian Rose Cross, the head of the spiritual
Rosicrucian Order) painted in gilt letters on the three
upper ends and with a climbing rose. The Healing Temple
"The Ecclesia" was erected, for the purpose of affording
more powerful means for the healing of disease, and
dedicated on December 25, 1920. Spiritual Healing
meetings are held in this holy place at a regular time
each day by the Probationers who have consecrated their
lives to this work.
In 1989, the restoration of Mount Ecclesia "old
landmarks" was outlined and effort is being made for the
buildings to comply with Oceanside's earthquake secure
construction rules. As it was purposed by its founder,
Max Heindel, Mount Ecclesia is being prepared to become
a Spiritual Center in the world as an effort "to unite
and harmonize each with the others by teaching a
religion that is both scientific and artistic, and to
gather all churches into one great Christian
Brotherhood." (Historical Notes: October 28, 1911
Famous Oceanside residents
* Denise Richards - Actress who starred in Starship
Troopers, Wild Things and The World Is Not Enough.
Graduated from El Camino High School in 1989.
* Junior Seau - NFL linebacker who played for the San
Diego Chargers for 13 years, before being traded to the
Miami Dolphins in 2003. Graduated from Oceanside High
School with letters in football, basketball, and track.
(Other NFL players from Oceanside include Joe Salave’a
who plays for the Washington Redskins. Quite a few
Oceanside football players have been selected in the
first round of the NFL draft. This list includes Willie
Buchanon, selected by the Green Bay Packers, Bill
Sandifer, selected by the San Francisco 49ers, Bryant
Westbrook, selected by the Detroit Lions, and Michael
Booker, selected by the Atlanta Falcons. Several of
Seau's relatives have been murdered in Oceanside.)
* Rear Admiral (Ret.) Richard Lyon - One of the first 10
Navy Seals (formerly called "Scouts and Raiders"), and
the first Special Warfare Officer to attain that rank.
He served as mayor of the city in the 1990s.
* Bobbi DePorter - Founder of the
internationally-acclaimed SuperCamp program, and
President of the Quantum Learning Network.
* Barbara Mandrell - Country singer and former Miss
Oceanside.
