Boulevard, California
Encyclopedia
Boulevard is a census-designated place
(CDP) in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County. At the 2010 census, it had a population of 315. The area is rural desert along the Mexican border near the eastern extent of San Diego County.
Located in the east county of San Diego, Boulevard with its unique transitional location straddles the Tecate Divide, between the Laguna Mountains
above and the desert
below, providing views of the surrounding Laguna, In-Ko-Pah
and Sierra de Juarez
mountains.
The Kumeyaay
and Cocopah Indians were Boulevard's earliest inhabitants, and the area is rich in Native American history, culture and archeological resources. Today Boulevard is the headquarters of the Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
.
The Boulevard area encompasses the communities of Manzanita, Live Oak Springs and Tierra Del Sol. Nearby communities in the same wire center (central office) for wired telephones include: Calexico Lodge, Jacumba
, Live Oak Springs, Manzanita, Pueblo Siding, and Tierra del Sol. Default wired telephone numbers for this area follow the format (619
) 766-xxxx. The ZIP code
is 91905.
Local students attend Cover Flat Elementary School, Mountain Empire Junior High School, and Mountain Empire High School.
, the CDP covers an area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²), all land.
was 80.7 people per square mile (31.2/km²). The racial makeup of Boulevard was 272 (86.3%) White, 2 (0.6%) African American, 7 (2.2%) Native American, 3 (1.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 14 (4.4%) from other races
, and 17 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44 persons (14.0%).
The Census reported that 315 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 135 households, out of which 35 (25.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 66 (48.9%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 12 (8.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 5 (3.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 7 (5.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
, and 1 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 46 households (34.1%) were made up of individuals and 17 (12.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33. There were 83 families
(61.5% of all households); the average family size was 2.96.
The population was spread out with 71 people (22.5%) under the age of 18, 9 people (2.9%) aged 18 to 24, 59 people (18.7%) aged 25 to 44, 123 people (39.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 53 people (16.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.2 years. For every 100 females there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.5 males.
There were 218 housing units at an average density of 55.8 per square mile (21.6/km²), of which 83 (61.5%) were owner-occupied, and 52 (38.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 17.5%. 186 people (59.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 129 people (41.0%) lived in rental housing units.
. The US Post Office is plotted at 32°39′50"N 116°16′30"W. This location is along State Route 94
and inside ZIP Code 91905.
Regulatory filings show a California Department of Transportation
facility described as a highway maintenance station in Boulevard. It was located in the 40000-block of Old Highway 80 on the south side at 32°39′46"N 116°15′58"W as of 1993.
Locals put bumper stickers on their cars which read "WHERE IN THE HELL IS BOULEVARD?"
For more information and history of Boulevard there is a local website, www.whereinthehellisboulevard.com.
In January 2007, the La Posta Casino, owned and operated by the La Posta Band of Mission Indians, opened. It is the smallest casino in the county.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County. At the 2010 census, it had a population of 315. The area is rural desert along the Mexican border near the eastern extent of San Diego County.
Located in the east county of San Diego, Boulevard with its unique transitional location straddles the Tecate Divide, between the Laguna Mountains
Laguna Mountains
The Laguna Mountains are a section of the Peninsular Ranges in eastern San Diego County, California. The mountains run in a northwest/southeast alignment for approximately ....
above and the desert
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a state park located within the Colorado Desert of Southern California. The park takes its name from 18th century, Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and borrego, the Spanish word for bighorn sheep...
below, providing views of the surrounding Laguna, In-Ko-Pah
In-Ko-Pah Mountains
The In-Ko-Pah Mountains are one of the Peninsular Ranges located near the U.S. border with Mexico in southern California, west of the Jacumba Mountains. The range is approximately 12 miles long. Mt. Tule, at 4,647 feet, and Sombrero Peak, at 4,229 feet above sea level, are the tallest mountains in...
and Sierra de Juarez
Sierra de Juárez
Sierra de Juárez is a mountain range on the Baja California Peninsula, of Baja California, Mexico. It is part of the Peninsular Ranges. The Laguna Mountains of California lie to the north and the Sierra San Pedro Mártir lies to the south....
mountains.
The Kumeyaay
Kumeyaay
The Kumeyaay, also known as Tipai-Ipai, Kamia, or formerly Diegueño, are Native American people of the extreme southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. They live in the states of California in the US and Baja California in Mexico. In Spanish, the name is commonly spelled...
and Cocopah Indians were Boulevard's earliest inhabitants, and the area is rich in Native American history, culture and archeological resources. Today Boulevard is the headquarters of the Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
The Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay Indians, who are sometimes known as Mission Indians.-Reservation:...
.
The Boulevard area encompasses the communities of Manzanita, Live Oak Springs and Tierra Del Sol. Nearby communities in the same wire center (central office) for wired telephones include: Calexico Lodge, Jacumba
Jacumba, California
Jacumba is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. It was treated as a census-designated place for the first time in the 2010 census, when it had a population of 561. The ZIP code is 91934 and the town lies within area code 619...
, Live Oak Springs, Manzanita, Pueblo Siding, and Tierra del Sol. Default wired telephone numbers for this area follow the format (619
Area code 619
North American area code 619 is a California telephone area code which was split from area code 714 on November 5, 1982. This area code currently covers the southern half of the city of San Diego and its eastern and southern suburbs....
) 766-xxxx. The ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 91905.
Local students attend Cover Flat Elementary School, Mountain Empire Junior High School, and Mountain Empire High School.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP covers an area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²), all land.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Boulevard had a population of 315. The population densityPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 80.7 people per square mile (31.2/km²). The racial makeup of Boulevard was 272 (86.3%) White, 2 (0.6%) African American, 7 (2.2%) Native American, 3 (1.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 14 (4.4%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 17 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44 persons (14.0%).
The Census reported that 315 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 135 households, out of which 35 (25.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 66 (48.9%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12 (8.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 5 (3.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 7 (5.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....
, and 1 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 46 households (34.1%) were made up of individuals and 17 (12.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33. There were 83 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...
(61.5% of all households); the average family size was 2.96.
The population was spread out with 71 people (22.5%) under the age of 18, 9 people (2.9%) aged 18 to 24, 59 people (18.7%) aged 25 to 44, 123 people (39.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 53 people (16.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.2 years. For every 100 females there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.5 males.
There were 218 housing units at an average density of 55.8 per square mile (21.6/km²), of which 83 (61.5%) were owner-occupied, and 52 (38.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 17.5%. 186 people (59.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 129 people (41.0%) lived in rental housing units.
Location
The community is south of Interstate 8 about 38 miles (61.2 km) west of El CentroEl Centro, California
El Centro is a city in and county seat of Imperial County, the largest city in the Imperial Valley and the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core urban area and principal city of the El Centro metropolitan area which encompasses all of Imperial County. El Centro is also...
. The US Post Office is plotted at 32°39′50"N 116°16′30"W. This location is along State Route 94
California State Route 94
State Route 94 in the U.S. state of California is the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway from Interstate 5 in Downtown San Diego to the end of the freeway portion past Route 125 in Spring Valley; the non-freeway segment of SR 94 is Campo Road....
and inside ZIP Code 91905.
Regulatory filings show a California Department of Transportation
California Department of Transportation
The California Department of Transportation is a government department in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems throughout the state...
facility described as a highway maintenance station in Boulevard. It was located in the 40000-block of Old Highway 80 on the south side at 32°39′46"N 116°15′58"W as of 1993.
Locals put bumper stickers on their cars which read "WHERE IN THE HELL IS BOULEVARD?"
For more information and history of Boulevard there is a local website, www.whereinthehellisboulevard.com.
In January 2007, the La Posta Casino, owned and operated by the La Posta Band of Mission Indians, opened. It is the smallest casino in the county.