Oak Park, San Diego
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Oak Park, San Diego | |
|---|---|
| Oak Park | |
 2015 aerial photo of Oak Park | |
 Oak Park is located in the southeastern area of the city of San Diego | |
  Oak Park, San Diego Location within San Diego | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′09″N 117°04′47″W / 32.7359°N 117.0797°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  California |
| County |  San Diego |
| City |  San Diego |
| ZIP Code | 92105 |
Oak Park is an urban neighborhood in the Southeast region of San Diego, California.
Geography
[edit]The neighborhood's borders are defined by Euclid Avenue to the west, Chollas Parkway/Streamview Drive/College Avenue to the north, and State Route 94 to the southeast.
Demographics
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Oak Park is home to one of the higher concentrations of African-Americans in the city. As of November 2020,[update] demographics for the neighborhood are as follows: people of Hispanic/Latino heritage make up 31.2%, followed by Asians at 25.8%, then African-Americans at 22.0%, non-Hispanic Whites at 16.5%, Mixed Race at 3.7%, and others at 0.8%.[1]
Development
[edit]Oak Park is characterized by single family homes, condominiums and apartments, as well as Navy housing.
Oak Park is divided between City Council District 4 and District 7. It has a fire station and a branch of the public library. It's community organization is the Oak Park Community Council.[2]
Chollas Lake 16-acre (65,000 m2) is a lake designated for free youth fishing (age 15 and under); a 0.8 mile dirt path around the lake for walking, jogging, and bicycling; picnic tables with barbecue grills; children's play equipment; a small basketball court; hiking trails; and a multi-purpose ball field in North Chollas canyon.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]Oak Park hosts two elementary schools.
- Oak Park Elementary School (San Diego Unified School District):Oak Park Elementary Music Conservatory Magnet School enrolls grades kindergarten through 5th grade.
- Carver Elementary School (San Diego Unified School District)
Economy
[edit]Oak Park is located four miles (6 km) from San Diego State University. The community is home to a large mall, the Marketplace at the Grove Shopping Center.
The center originally opened as a traditional shopping mall called College Grove with various national chain retail stores. It was the first shopping center in central San Diego in the Post-War era.
Close to the end of the 1990s, there was a plan to revitalize the dead mall, which included the redevelopment of the mall into strip mall with many big box retailers.
References
[edit]- ^ "Race and Ethnicity in Oak Park, San Diego, California". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Oak Park Community Council". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-08-10.