San Diego County Prop 8
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Gregory J. Smith, Assessor
1600 Pacific Highway,
Rm. 110,
San Diego
92101-2480
619-531-5507,
FAX 619-557-4056
San Diego County
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, United States along its border with Mexico. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,974,859, making it the third largest county by population in the state and the sixth largest in the country. The state of California estimates its population as of 2008 to be 3,146,274 people, increasing its rank to second place, ahead of its northwestern neighbor Orange County.[1] The county seat is the city of San Diego.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,526 sq mi (11,721 km²). 4,200 sq mi (10,878 km²) of it is land and 326 sq mi (843 km²) of it (7.20%) is water.
San Diego County has varied topography. On its western side is seventy miles of coastline. Snow-capped mountains rise to the northeast, with the Sonoran Desert to the far east. Cleveland National Forest is spread across the central portion of the county, while Anza-Borrego Desert State Park occupies most of the northeast.
North San Diego County is known locally as “North County”; the exact geographic definitions of “North County” vary, but it includes the northern suburbs and sometimes certain northern neighborhoods of the city of San Diego.
The eastern suburbs are collectively known as “East County”, though most still lie in the western third of the county. The southern suburbs and southern detached portion of the City of San Diego, extending to the Mexican border, is collectively referred to as “South Bay”.
