Oak Park is an

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neighborhood in the

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region of

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, California.

Geography

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

Oak Park is home to one of the higher concentrations of African-Americans in the city. 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%.

Development

Oak Park is characterized by single family homes, condominiums and apartments, as well as

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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. Chollas Lake 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.

Education

Oak Park hosts two elementary schools. * Oak Park Elementary School (

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):Oak Park Elementary Music Conservatory Magnet School enrolls grades kindergarten through 5th grade. * Carver Elementary School (

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Economy

Oak Park is located four miles (6 km) from

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. 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

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, which included the redevelopment of the mall into strip mall with many big box retailers.

References

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