Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, California

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Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, USA. The CDP encompasses several neighborhoods in unincorporated parts of the cities of El Cajon and La Mesa as well as part of the unincorporated community of Spring Valley. The CDP gets its name from the neighborhood of Casa de Oro, which straddles the line between Spring Valley and unincorporated El Cajon, and Mount Helix, a prominent hill in unincorporated La Mesa. The population was 18,874 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is located at coor dms|32|45|48|N|116|58|39|W|city (32.763359, -116.977474)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 18,874 people, 7,012 households, and 5,287 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,065.4/km² (2,760.1/mi²). There were 7,140 housing units at an average density of 403.0/km² (1,044.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.71% White, 5.12% African American, 0.60% Native American, 2.11% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 4.16% from other races, and 3.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.35% of the population.

There were 7,012 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,387, and the median income for a family was $72,127. Males had a median income of $51,234 versus $31,923 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $33,565. About 5.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

History

In 1872, after a scientist discovered a European snail ("Helix aspersa") living on a small mountain, Rufus King Porter the founder of what is now unincorporated Spring Valley, CA named the peak Mt. Helix. Then in 1885, the U.S. Postal Service rejected the use of two words for a post office name, so Rufus submitted just the name Helix and also became the first postmaster in Spring Valley; the Helix Post Office was operated out of his home.

Around this same time, Hubert Howe Bancroft came to the area. He bought the Porter's ranch and also acquired neighboring properties, accumulating about convert|500|acre|km2. He began calling his property "Helix Farms." Bancroft hired workers to help develop Helix Farms, planting orchards and building structures for his ranch. By the early 1900s, Helix Farms was home to the largest olive ranch in southern California (some of the original olive trees can still be found today). Bancroft died in 1918 and eventually, his family sold the property.

Politics

In the state legislature Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is located in the 36th and 39th Senate District, represented by Republican Dennis Hollingsworth and Democrat Christine Kehoe, and in the 77th and 78th Assembly District, represented by Republicans Joel Anderson and Shirley Horton respectively. Federally, Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is located in California's 52nd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +9 [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 Republican Duncan Hunter.

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