Editing Alpine, California

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{{About-confuse|the place in San Diego County|Alpine County, California}}
{{For|the community in Los Angeles County with this name|Alpine, Los Angeles County, California}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|name                     = Alpine, California
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]

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|image_skyline            = Alpine, California western town limit sign (2010).jpg
|image_caption            = Alpine's [[town sign]] at its western border, as seen from [[Interstate 8 in California|I-8]]

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|map_caption              = Location in [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]] and the state of [[California]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]]

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 26.79
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|unit_pref                = Imperial

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|elevation_ft             = 1834

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|population_footnotes     =
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 14696
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = -7
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 91901, 91903
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 619|619]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|06|01192}} <ref name="GNIS"/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 1660247 <ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis2|1660247|Alpine, California}}</ref>
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'''Alpine''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Cuyamaca Mountains]] of [[San Diego County, California]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  Alpine had a population of 14,696 at the 2020 census, up from 14,236 at the 2010 census. The town is largely surrounded by [[Cleveland National Forest]] and borders two reservations of the [[Kumeyaay]], [[Viejas Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians|Viejas]] and [[Sycuan]] tribes, and the rural unincorporated areas around the city of [[El Cajon]].

==History==
Before its modern settlement, the area was part of the home of the [[Kumeyaay]] Indians, whose ancestors had lived here for possibly as long as 12,000 years.

The community's name was suggested by a resident in the 1880s who said that the environment reminded her of her native country of [[Switzerland]].<ref name="BrightGudde1998">{{cite book|author1=William Bright|author2=Erwin Gustav Gudde|title=1500 California place names: their origin and meaning|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CET4QodMZysC|access-date=January 20, 2012|date= November 30, 1998|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-21271-8|page=14}}</ref>

The small commercial district along Alpine Boulevard has seen some [[suburban]] development in recent decades, and it is surrounded by large stretches of less densely populated rural areas that began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Horse ranches and small farms are still common, along with open chaparral hillsides and riparian canyons.

In 2003, the [[Cedar Fire]] ravaged the Alpine area.

==Geography==
Alpine sits on both sides of [[Interstate 8]] at the eastern extent of the [[California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion|California coastal region]] and the western extent of the [[Peninsular Ranges]], about {{Convert|30|mi|km}} east of downtown [[San Diego]], at an elevation of about {{Convert|2000|ft|m}}.

The location of Alpine is not precisely defined since it is an [[unincorporated area]]. According to the [[United States Geological Survey]], it is at {{Coord|32|50|6|N|116|45|59|W|type:city}} (32.8350521, -116.7664109),<ref name="GR4">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic|title=Geographic Names Information System|access-date=January 31, 2008|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref> which is near the intersection of Alpine Boulevard and Tavern Road. That is approximately where most maps place Alpine. [[Kumeyaay]] tribes are indigenous to the area, and the [[Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians|Ewiiaapaayp Band]] and [[Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians]] both have headquarters in Alpine.<ref>[http://www.ncai.org/index.php?id=126&selectpro_area=10 "Tribal Governments by Area."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505011049/http://www.ncai.org/index.php?id=126&selectpro_area=10 |date=May 5, 2010 }} ''National Congress of American Indians.'' (retrieved June 5, 2010)</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], it is at {{Coord|32|50|4|N|116|46|14|W|type:city}} (32.834563, -116.770615),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> which is approximately {{convert|1200|ft|m}} west of the USGS location. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|26.8|sqmi|km2}}, 99.99% land and 0.01% water.

[[Viejas Mountain]] is the highest peak in the area, at {{Convert|4,189|ft|m}}. [[Wright's Field in Alpine|Wright's Field]] is a nature reserve located in Alpine.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Alpine has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.<ref>
[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=631040&cityname=Alpine%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Alpine, California]</ref> Summers are warm and dry, and winters are cool with moderate precipitation. Temperatures are more extreme than coastal San Diego, similar to nearby [[El Cajon]] and [[Ramona, CA|Ramona]], and less extreme than the nearby mountain and desert regions, such as  [[Julian, CA|Julian]].

Rainfall averages {{Convert|16.05|in|mm}} per year, falling mostly from November to March, with numerous [[microclimates]] and annual variation. Rainfall amounts can vary greatly from month to month, or from year to year.

Average January temperatures range from the low 60s in the day to the low 40s at night. Average July temperatures range from upper 80s to the low 90s in the day to the low 60s at night. Highs of over {{Convert|105|F|C}} in the summer and lows of under {{Convert|35|F|C}} in the winter are occasional, particularly in the northern section of Alpine, on the slopes of [[Viejas Mountain]].

Snowfall is very rare within the town of Alpine, with trace amounts falling once out of every two to three winters. However, light snow commonly falls each winter at elevations above {{Convert|3,000|ft|m}}.

{{Weather box
|location = Alpine, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 89
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 103
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 109
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 113
|Oct record high F = 103
|Nov record high F = 96
|Dec record high F = 90
| Jan avg record high F = 79.3
| Feb avg record high F = 79.9
| Mar avg record high F = 83.0
| Apr avg record high F = 87.8
| May avg record high F = 90.4
| Jun avg record high F = 94.8
| Jul avg record high F = 98.4
| Aug avg record high F = 99.7
| Sep avg record high F = 100.4
| Oct avg record high F = 94.3
| Nov avg record high F = 86.9
| Dec avg record high F = 77.5
| year avg record high F = 103.1
| Jan high F  =63.9
| Feb high F  =64.2
| Mar high F  =67.2
| Apr high F  =70.7
| May high F  =74.4
| Jun high F  =81.2
| Jul high F  =86.7
| Aug high F  =88.9
| Sep high F  =85.9
| Oct high F  =78.3
| Nov high F  =70.6
| Dec high F  =63.1
| year high F  =74.6

|Jan mean F = 53.2
|Feb mean F = 53.3
|Mar mean F = 55.8
|Apr mean F = 58.8
|May mean F = 62.6
|Jun mean F = 67.8
|Jul mean F = 73.4
|Aug mean F = 75.5
|Sep mean F = 73.1
|Oct mean F = 66.2
|Nov mean F = 59.1
|Dec mean F = 52.3
|year mean F =

| Jan low F  =42.5
| Feb low F  =42.3
| Mar low F  =44.4
| Apr low F  =46.9
| May low F  =50.8
| Jun low F  =54.3
| Jul low F  =60.2
| Aug low F  =62.2
| Sep low F  =60.3
| Oct low F  =54.0
| Nov low F  =47.6
| Dec low F  =41.5
| year low F  =50.6
| Jan avg record low F = 33.9
| Feb avg record low F = 34.4
| Mar avg record low F = 36.2
| Apr avg record low F = 39.0
| May avg record low F = 44.1
| Jun avg record low F = 47.9
| Jul avg record low F = 51.9
| Aug avg record low F = 53.2
| Sep avg record low F = 50.3
| Oct avg record low F = 45.5
| Nov avg record low F = 37.9
| Dec avg record low F = 33.2
| year avg record low F = 29.8
|Jan record low F = 19
|Feb record low F = 20
|Mar record low F = 27
|Apr record low F = 30
|May record low F = 36
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 40
|Sep record low F = 38
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 28
|Dec record low F = 22
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =3.21
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.65
| Mar precipitation inch  =2.73
| Apr precipitation inch  =1.18
| May precipitation inch  =0.57
| Jun precipitation inch  =0.13
| Jul precipitation inch  =0.10
| Aug precipitation inch  =0.12
| Sep precipitation inch  =0.25
| Oct precipitation inch  =0.59
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.48
| Dec precipitation inch  =2.04
| year precipitation inch  =16.05
|Jan precipitation days = 5.9
|Feb precipitation days = 8.0
|Mar precipitation days = 5.8
|Apr precipitation days = 4.3
|May precipitation days = 2.8
|Jun precipitation days = 0.7
|Jul precipitation days = 0.9
|Aug precipitation days = 0.7
|Sep precipitation days = 1.0
|Oct precipitation days = 2.4
|Nov precipitation days = 4.1
|Dec precipitation days = 6.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
| Jan snow inch  =0.0
| Feb snow inch  =0.0
| Mar snow inch  =0.0
| Apr snow inch  =0.1
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
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| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =0.0
| Dec snow inch  =0.0
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|Jan snow days = 0.0
|Feb snow days = 0.0
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.0
|year snow days = 
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=sgx|title=Alpine – NWS San Diego NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher=NOAA |access-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00040136&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Alpine, CA
|access-date = February 15, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 14236
|2020= 14696
|2000=13143
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Alpine had a population of 14,696. The population density was {{convert|548.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Alpine was 76.0% [[White Americans|White]], 1.7% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.2% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.4% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 6.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 18.3% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Alpine CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0601192 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households and 1.0% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 5,299 households, out of which 32.8% included children under the age of 18, 59.2% were married-couple households, 6.1% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 20.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 19.3% of households were one person, and 9.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.75.<ref name=DP1/> There were 3,994 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (75.4% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Alpine CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0601192 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% aged 18 to 24, 23.2% aged 25 to 44, 28.8% aged 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 42.7{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 5,532 housing units at an average density of {{convert|206.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 5,299 (95.8%) were occupied. Of these, 70.1% were owner-occupied, and 29.9% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 9.1% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 81.7% spoke only English at home, 12.8% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 2.7% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 2.7% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.1% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 95.3% were high school graduates and 32.5% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alpine CDP, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0601192 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $111,723, and the [[per capita income]] was $48,125. About 7.8% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alpine CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0601192 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]] Alpine is in {{Representative|casd|40|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|75|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find Your California Representatives |url=https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ |access-date=May 4, 2025}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Alpine is in {{Representative|cacd|48|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|48}}</ref>

==Education==
Alpine is home to the Alpine Union School District, which manages Liberty Charter High School, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Boulder Oaks Elementary School, Shadow Hills Elementary School, and Creekside Early Learning Center.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alpine Union School District |url=https://www.alpineschools.net/ |access-date=November 21, 2020}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{unreferenced section|date=September 2021}}
*[[Being as an Ocean]], melodic hardcore band
*[[Trenton Brooks]], current [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]] for the [[San Diego Padres]]
*[[Sheldon Creed]], off-road racing driver and [[NASCAR]] driver
*[[Marcus Giles]], former Major League Baseball [[second baseman]]
*[[Mark Grant (baseball)|Mark Grant]], former Major League Baseball pitcher and San Diego Padres announcer
*[[Duncan D. Hunter]],  former [[United States Representative]]
*[[Duncan L. Hunter]],  former United States Representative
*[[Kyle Strait]], Mountain Biker and trail builder
*[[Alex Vesia]], current Major League Baseball [[pitcher]] for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].
*[[Cole Whitt]], NASCAR driver

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Alpine, California}}
* [http://www.alpinechamber.com/ Alpine Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.thealpinesun.com/ ''The Alpine Sun''] - local newspaper

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