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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000): 47214
Housing Units (2000): 16515
Land area (2000): 12.271028 sq. miles (31.781815 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.024090 sq. miles (0.062393 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 12.295118 sq. miles (31.844208 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59587
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 33.641518 N, 117.594524 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Housing Units (2000): 16515
Land area (2000): 12.271028 sq. miles (31.781815 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.024090 sq. miles (0.062393 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 12.295118 sq. miles (31.844208 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59587
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 33.641518 N, 117.594524 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Wikipedia
Rancho Santa Margarita
This article refers to the San Luis Obispo County, California land grant. For the city of Rancho Santa Margarita, see Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Rancho Santa Margarita was a Mexican land grant in the Santa Lucia Mountains, in present day San Luis Obispo County, central California.
The rancho was granted by Governor pro tem Manuel Jimeno Casarin in 1841 to Joaquín Estrada. The grant encompassed present day Santa Margarita. It remains an active ranch.