Coronado, California

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Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 24,100 at the 2000 census. Coronado is Spanish for 'the crowned one", and thusly it is nicknamed "The Crown City". It is also nicknamed "The Tent City", referring to tents once situated south of the Hotel del Coronado that served as living quarters for hotel staff members.

Geography

Coronado is located at coor dms|32|40|41|N|117|10|21|W|city (32.678190, -117.172581)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 84.6 km² (32.7 mi²). 20.0 km² (7.7 mi²) of it is land and 64.6 km² (24.9 mi²) of it (76.36%) is water.

Coronado is a peninsula connected to the mainland by a 10.0 mi narrow strip of land called the "Silver Strand" (or, locally, "The Strand".) Locals often refer to Coronado as "The Island" or "Coronado Island" and they denote the core living and business area as "The Village". The military base is called "North Island".

Originally Coronado was separated from "North Island" by a shallow channel called the Spanish Bight. The development of North Island by the United States Navy prior to World War II led to the filling of the Bight, combining the land areas into a single body. The Navy still operates the Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) on Coronado. North Island is also well-known as the training area for Navy SEALs.

In 1969, the San Diego-Coronado Bridge was opened, allowing much faster transit between the cities than bay ferries or driving via State Route 75 along the Silver Strand. The city is currently weighing the options of additional construction on Highway 75 to alleviate congestion as traffic flows to and from San Diego and North Island.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 24,100 people, 7,734 households, and 4,934 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,205.3/km² (3,121.9/mi²). There were 9,494 housing units at an average density of 474.8/km² (1,229.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.40% White, 5.15% African American, 0.66% Native American, 3.72% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 3.14% from other races, and 2.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.83% of the population.

There were 7,734 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.0% under the age of 18, 20.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 139.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 149.1 males.

48.2% of those age 25 and over have a Bachelor's degree or higher. The median income for a household in the city is $66,544, and the median income for a family is $82,959. Males have a median income of $30,041 versus $33,828 for females. The per capita income for the city is $34,656. 5.0% of the population and 3.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 5.0% of those under the age of 18 and 1.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Like many other premiere locations in Southern California, real-estate in the city of Coronado is very expensive. A small and very modest two bedroom home in the city can easily cost over $1,000,000. According to a recent County-Wide Zip Code chart published in the San Diego Union Tribune newspaper in August 2006, the median cost of a single-family home within the city's zip code of 92118 was $1,605,000, as of July 2006. This makes it the third most expensive place to live in San Diego County and one of the most expensive in the country, as it holds a spot within the top 20 most expensive cities in the United States.

Politics

In the state legislature Coronado is located in the 40th Senate District, represented by Democrat Denise Moreno Ducheny, and in the 79th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mary Salas. Federally, Coronado is located in California's 53rd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +12 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2008-02-10] and is represented by Democrat Susan Davis.

Hotel del Coronado

Coronado is home to the famous Hotel del Coronado, built in 1888 and long considered one of the world's top resorts. It is listed as a National Historic Landmark and appeared in films such as "Some Like It Hot" and "The Stunt Man", and was the setting of the Dashboard Confessional song "Stolen". The historic hotel has had many American heroes come to visit, such as Charles Lindbergh, Thomas Edison and legendary sports figures such as Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Willie Mays, Magic Johnson, and Muhammad Ali. Fact|date=February 2007 Many presidents have also visited, including Taft, Franklin Roosevelt, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton and First Lady Laura Bush.

chools

Coronado Unified School District includes Coronado Middle School (CMS), Coronado High School, Silver Strand Elementary, and Village Elementary. Among the private schools are Sacred Heart Parish School and Christ Church Day School.

Notable residents

Arts and entertainment

*Landis Everson - Poet

Film and television

*Johnny Downs - Child actor who played "Johnny" in the Our Gang series of short films from 1923 to 1926
*Lloyd Haynes - Actor and television writer
*Mae Hotely - Silent film actress who appeared in 85 films between 1911 and 1929
*Anita Page - Silent film actress
*Sarah Roemer - Actress and model who recently starred in 2007's "Disturbia" with Shia LaBeouf [ [http://www.sandiegometro.com/2002/mar/sdscene.html San Diego Metropolitan - San Diego Scene - March 2002 ] ]
*Tim Thomerson - Actor and comedian. Known for his portrayal of Jack Deth in the Trancers film series
*William Witney - Movie director [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/110612070.html?dids=110612070:110612070&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+18%2C+2002&author=DENNIS+McLELLAN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Obituaries%3B+William+Witney%2C+86%3B+B-Movie+Action+Director]

Music

*Kevin Kenner - Concert pianist
*Nick Reynolds - founding member of The Kingston Trio
*Scott Weiland - Current lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, former lead singer of Velvet Revolver. [ [http://www.sdcitybeat.com/article.php?id=1127 San Diego CityBeat - They fought the law ] ] [ [http://www.sdcitybeat.com/articleslamm.php?id=139] ]
*Tina Weymouth - Bassist and vocalist of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club

ports

*Chad Fox - Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins (including the 2003 World Series championship team), and Chicago Cubs
*Cam Cameron - Offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, previously for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League
*Fulton Kuykendall - former National Football League football player
*Jim Laslavic - former National Football League linebacker
*William Thayer Tutt - Past president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame
*Joseph Woerman - Baseball player for the Seattle Mariners

Commerce

*Vernon Aguirre - Mexican American banker, Regional Executive for the California region of Banco Popular, an Hispanic bank headquartered on Puerto Rico
*Jim Holman - Owner, editor and publisher of the "San Diego Reader"
*Orville Redenbacher - Businessman behind the eponymous leading brand of popcorn
*John D. Spreckels

Military

Marine Corps

*General Joseph Henry Pendleton, USMC - Mayor of Coronado from 1928 to 1930, namesake of Camp Pendleton
*Major General John H. Russell, Jr., USMC - 16^th Commandant of the Marine Corps, son of Rear Admiral John Henry Russell, USN and father of Brooke Astor, noted philanthropist.

Navy

*Captain Ward Boston, USN - World War II Navy fighter pilot, then attorney for the Naval Board of Review which investigated the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty
*Admiral Leon A. Edney, USN [ [http://www.governmentcontractswon.com/department/defense/leon_a_edney_092917876.asp?yr=04 LEON A EDNEY - CORONADO, CA 92118 - Money, Government Contracts in 2004 - 1037 ENCINO ROW ] ]
*Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, USN - Inspiration for the fictional Captain Bart Mancuso in the film "The Hunt for Red October"
*Marcus Luttrell, USN - US Navy SEAL - Author "Lone Survivor"
*John S. McCain, Sr.
*Admiral George Stephen Morrison, USN - Father of The Doors' late lead singer, Jim Morrison
*Commander Alan G. Poindexter, USN - NASA astronaut and Navy test pilot
*Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree, USN - Made two Arctic expeditions, was the second acting governor of American Samoa, and served as commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet
*Commander Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr., USN - First commanding officer of Naval Air Station San Diego
*Vice Admiral James Stockdale, USN - Medal of Honor recipient and 1992 candidate for Vice President with Ross Perot

Politics and government

*Brian Bilbray - Republican politician and member of the United States House of Representatives
*Alexander Butterfield - White House deputy assistant to Richard Nixon from 1969 until 1973, a key figure in the Watergate scandal.
*Don Davis - Politician
*Duncan Hunter - Congressman [ [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061008/news_1n8duncan.html Hunter got break on taxes for home] . San Diego Union Tribune, October 8, 2006.]
*Larry Lawrence - US Ambassador to Switzerland and owner of Hotel del Coronado.
*John McCain - Senator [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/us/politics/03repubs.html G.O.P. Contenders Ponder What to Say About Bush - New York Times ] ]
*Cindy Hensley McCain [ [http://sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/August-2007/Cindy-McCain/ Cindy McCain - San Diego Magazine - August 2007 - San Diego, California ] ]
*Nathan Oakes Murphy - Republican delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory and 14^th governor of the Territory
*Dana Rohrabacher - Republican politician and member of the United States House of Representatives
*Donald Rumsfeld - former Secretary of Defense. [ [http://www.defenselink.mil/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=3364 DefenseLink News Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Roger Hedgecock, Newsradio 600 KOGO ] ]
*Robert Shanahan - youngest appointed fire chief in California history. [ [http://www.calchiefs.org California Fire Chiefs Association ] ]
*Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, American-born wife of abdicated King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Other

*Kate Morgan - alleged resident ghost at Hotel Del Coronado

References

External links

* [http://www.coronado.ca.us/ The City of Coronado Official Website]
* [http://www.coronadohistory.org Coronado Historical Association]
* [http://www.nasni.navy.mil Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI)]