Potrero (
Spanish for "Pasture") is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the
Mountain Empire area of
southeastern San Diego County, California
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. The population was 648 at the
2020 United States census, down from 656 at the
2010 census.
Location
State Route 94 connects Potrero by road west to
San Diego
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and east to
Campo. Potrero is Spanish for 'pasture land'. Its closest neighbor is
Tecate
Tecate () is a city in Tecate Municipality, Baja California. It is across the Mexico–United States border, Mexico–US border from Tecate, California. As of 2019, the city had a population of 108,860 inhabitants, while the metropolitan area ha ...
, Mexico.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km), all of it land.
Demographics
The
2020 United States census reported that Potrero had a population of 648. The population density was . The racial makeup of Potrero was 191 (29.5%)
White
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, 8 (1.2%)
African American
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, 5 (0.8%)
Native American, 0 (0.0%)
Asian, 0 (0.0%)
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, Pacificans, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe th ...
, 302 (46.6%) from
other races, and 142 (21.9%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 531 persons (81.9%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 180 households, out of which 77 (42.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 114 (63.3%) were married-couple households, 8 (4.4%) were
cohabiting couple households, 30 (16.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 28 (15.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 27 households (15.0%) were one person, and 15 (8.3%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.6.
[ There were 141 families (78.3% of all households).
The age distribution was 213 people (32.9%) under the age of 18, 48 people (7.4%) aged 18 to 24, 200 people (30.9%) aged 25 to 44, 127 people (19.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 60 people (9.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 30.6years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males.][
There were 192 housing units at an average density of , of which 180 (93.8%) were occupied. Of these, 95 (52.8%) were owner-occupied, and 85 (47.2%) were occupied by renters.][
]
Blackwater controversy
In 2007, Blackwater USA submitted plans to build a weapons training facility in Potrero. The plans generated substantial controversy in the community.
Local activists organized a recall campaign against the members of the local planning group.recall election
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. On March 7, 2008, Blackwater USA pulled their application for this facility.
References
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External links
Potrero community Center
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Census-designated places in California
Census-designated places in San Diego County, California
Mountain Empire (San Diego County)