San Lorenzo, California

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San Lorenzo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 21,898 at the 2000 census.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 History 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Geography

San Lorenzo is located at 37°40′31″N, 122°8′2″W (37.675181, -122.133752)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.36% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 21,898 people, 7,500 households, and 5,677 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,052.3/km² (7,893.4/mi²). There were 7,609 housing units at an average density of 1,060.6/km² (2,742.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 63.32% White, 2.81% Black or African American, 0.89% Native American, 15.48% Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 10.82% from other races, and 6.21% from two or more races. 24.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,500 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,170, and the median income for a family was $61,787. Males had a median income of $43,626 versus $34,531 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,922. About 3.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

San Lorenzo is served by the San Lorenzo Unified School District, which has the distinction of being the oldest in the State of California (established in 1865).

Elementary Schools:

• Bay Elementary
• Colonial Acres Elementary
• Corvallis Elementary
• Dayton Elementary
• Del Ray Elementary
• Grant Elementary
• Hesperian Elementary
• Hillside Elementary
• Lorenzo Manor Elementary

Middle Schools:

• Bohannon Middle School
• Edendale Middle School
• Washington Manor Middle School
• KIPP: Summit Academy (public charter)

Traditional High Schools:

• Arroyo High School
• San Lorenzo High School

Alternative High School:

• [1]Royal Sunset High School (continuation)

Small Learning Communities: (San Lorenzo USD has created several small high schools to better serve its student population)

• [2]East Bay Arts (Royal Sunset campus)
• BADA, Bay Area Digital Arts (San Lorenzo campus)
• Futures Academy (Arroyo campus)
• Tech Links (Arroyo campus)
• Health and Medicine Academy (Arroyo campus)

[edit] History

San Lorenzo was part of a large Spanish land grant prior to the United States' takeover of California in 1848. San Lorenzo was mostly farmland from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. Many of the original inhabitants have been laid to rest in Pioneer Cemetary, inlcuding Moses Wicks, who brought oysters to San Leandro Bay (by boat around the cape) from Patchogue, Long Island.
In 1944, David Bohannon's Greenwood Company began construction of San Lorenzo Village, a tract of two- and three-bedroom homes for workers in the East Bay's war industries, complete with a shopping center. Home construction continued into the 1950s, to satisfy the region's booming need for suburban housing. San Lorenzo was one of the nation's first entirely planned communities and David Bohannon's pioneering of pre-cutting techniques, referred to as the "California method," allowed for use in later developments, such as the more famous Levittown, Pennsylvania.

[edit] See also

• San Lorenzo High School
• Arroyo High School

[edit] External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 37.675181° -122.133752°
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  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

San lorenzo village homes association

[www.haywardareahistory.org Hayward Area Historical society]