Scripps Ranch, San Diego
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| Coordinates: 32°54′08″N 117°05′59″W / 32.9022691°N 117.0997546°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | County of San Diego |
| City | City of San Diego |
Scripps Ranch is a community of San Diego, California in the northeastern part of that city. Its ZIP code is 92131. It is located east of Interstate 15, North of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and South of Poway.
Scripps Ranch is a coastal/inland bedroom community within the City of San Diego. Miramar Reservoir is located within Scripps Ranch and offers recreational boating and fishing. A unique feature of Scripps Ranch is its landscaping, which includes many mature eucalyptus trees that are most apparent along Pomerado Road.
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[edit] History
Scripps Ranch was originally a 400 acre (1.6 km²) ranch owned by newspaper publisher E.W. Scripps. He later expanded it to 1,200 acres (4.9 km2).
In October 2003, a section of south Scripps Ranch was devastated by the Cedar Fire, destroying over 300 homes.[1]
Two elected planning groups (the Scripps Ranch Planning Group and the Miramar Ranch North Planning Committee), advise the city on local planning and land-use issues.[2] The Scripps Ranch Civic Association ("SRCA") acts as the defacto Community Town Council, meeting monthly and advising the City on all Quality of Life issues. The SRCA also acts as eyes/ears of the community, publishing a 70-80 page Community Newsletter every 30 days, which is hand-delivered to approximately 12,000 community households by hundreds of community volunteers monthly. The SRCA also sponsors the community's annual 4th of July Parade, Spring Community Fair, Community Volunteer Recognition Night, Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, and Community Clean-up / Garage Sale days. See the SRCA website (www.scrippsranch.org) to view the Newsletter as well as current events impacting the Scripps Ranch community, including the calendar for the SRCA Community Center, which the SRCA took over responsibility for after City of San Diego budget issues dictated a shuttering of the facility in 2009.
[edit] Demographics
According to the San Diego County Assessor's Office’s 2008 estimates,[3] there were 32,476 people residing in the neighborhood, an increase of 15.9% from 2000. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 71% White, 15% Asian & Pacific Islander, 7.8% Hispanic, 3.7% from other races, 2.4% African American, and .01% American Indian. The neighborhood is diverse in age with 27% under 18 and 8% over 65. The median age was 39.5. There were an average of 2.78 persons per household. The median household income was $144,438; 9% of the 11,661 households made $200,000 or more while 46% made $100,000 or more and 7% made $29,999 or less[4]
[edit] Companies
- Hitachi
- LG Electronics Mobile Comm USA
- Lockheed Martin
- MedImpact
[edit] Education
The community is served by the San Diego City Schools.
[edit] Elementary schools
[edit] Junior high schools
- Thurgood Marshall[9]
[edit] High schools
[edit] Colleges and universities
- Alliant International University[11]
- John Paul the Great Catholic University- temporarily at leased site with intent to move later.[12]
[edit] Media
- 92131 Magazine A community magazine for the residents of 92131 (Scripps Ranch).
- Scripps Ranch Civic Association Newsletter
[edit] Notable residents
- Shawne Merriman (All-Pro Linebacker, San Diego Chargers)
- LaDainian Tomlinson (Former Running back, San Diego Chargers, Former Resident)
- Stephen Cooper (Linebacker, San Diego Chargers)
- Jacques Cesaire (Defensive end, San Diego Chargers)
- Chris Chambers (Wide Receiver, San Diego Chargers, Former Resident)
- Kellen Winslow (Hall of Fame Tight end, San Diego Chargers)
- Kellen Winslow Jr. (All-Pro Tight end, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Ben Leber (Linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings)
- Gary Plummer (football) (Former NFL Linebacker)
- Adam Brody (Actor, Former Resident)
- Samuel H. Scripps (Philanthropist in Theatre and Dance, Former Resident)
- Colonel Robert "Bob" Dingeman "Mr Scripps Ranch" for 3 decades, whom Dingeman Elementary School was named after.
- Terry Crews (Actor, Former Resident)
- Jerry Trainor (Actor, Former Resident)
- Brandon Call, (Actor, Former Resident)
- Mary Murphy (judge in "So You Think You Can Dance" TV show; 1996 winner of the U.S. Open American Nine Dance; owner of "Champion Ballroom Academy" in San Diego, California; in December 2009, performed in broadway production of "Burn the Floor" in New York and, in October 2010, in San Diego, California.)
[edit] External links
- ScrippsRanch.org
- 92131 Magazine A community magazine for the residents of 92131 (Scripps Ranch).
[edit] References
- ^ City of San Diego:About the Cedar Fire
- ^ City Planning: Scripps Miramar Ranch
- ^ http://profilewarehouse.sandag.org/ profilewarehouse.sandag.org
- ^ http://www.city-data.com/zips/92131.html
- ^ http://www.dingeman.net/
- ^ http://www.sandi.net/ellenbrowningscripps
- ^ http://www.sandi.net/jerabek1/site/default.asp
- ^ http://miramarranch.org/
- ^ http://marshallmiddle.org/
- ^ http://srhsfalcons.org/
- ^ http://www.alliant.edu
- ^ http://www.jpcatholic.com/news/keyfacts.php
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