Editing Carlsbad, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
 | name                     = Carlsbad, California
 | settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
 | image_flag               = Flag of Carlsbad, California.gif
 | image_seal               = Seal of Carlsbad, California.svg
 | nickname                 = Village by the Sea
 | named_for                = [[Karlovy Vary|Karlsbad]], [[Kingdom of Bohemia]]
 | image_skyline            = CarlsbadSignDowntownJune2020.jpeg
 | image_caption            = Downtown Carlsbad in 2020
 | image_map                = File:San Diego County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Carlsbad Highlighted 0611194.svg
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 | map_caption              = Location of Carlsbad in San Diego County, California.
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 | pushpin_label            = Carlsbad
 | pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the United States
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 | subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
 | 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]]
 | established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | established_date         = July 16, 1952<ref>{{Cite web
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   | title=California Cities by Incorporation Date 
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   | archive-date=November 3, 2014  
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 | government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Carlsbad - Elected Officials|url=https://www.carlsbadca.gov/cityhall/officials/default.asp|access-date=April 11, 2021|website=www.carlsbadca.gov|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411200617/https://www.carlsbadca.gov/cityhall/officials/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | governing_body           = Carlsbad City Council
 | leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_name              = Keith Blackburn<ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Carlsbad - Mayor Hall|url=https://www.carlsbadca.gov/city-hall/city-council/mayor-keith-blackburnaccess-date=2021-04-11|website=www.carlsbadca.gov}}</ref>
 | unit_pref                = Imperial
 | area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 39.08
 | area_total_km2           = 101.21
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 37.77
 | area_land_km2            = 97.83
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 1.30
 | area_water_km2           = 3.38
 | area_water_percent       = 3.55
 | elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1660437|Carlsbad|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref>
 | elevation_ft             = 52
 | elevation_m              = 16
 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
 | population_footnotes     = 
 | population_total         = 114746
 | pop_est_as_of            = 
 | pop_est_footnotes        = 
 | population_est           = 
 | population_rank          = [[San Diego County, California|5th]] in San Diego County<br />[[List of largest California cities by population|56th]] in California
 | population_density_km2   = 1172.91
 | timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
 | utc_offset               = &minus;8
 | timezone_DST             = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
 | utc_offset_DST           = &minus;7
 | postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
 | postal_code              = 92008&ndash;92011, 92018
 | area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
 | area_code                = [[Area codes 442 and 760|442/760]]
 | blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
 | blank_info               = {{FIPS|06|11194}}
 | blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
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 | blank2_name              = City [[flower]]
 | blank2_info              = Bird-of-paradise<ref>{{Cite web
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   | title = All About Carlsbad
   | publisher = City of Carlsbad
   | access-date = October 16, 2014
   | archive-date = January 7, 2019
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 | website                  = {{URL|www.carlsbadca.gov}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = 3038.02
}}

'''Carlsbad''' is a beach city in the [[North County (San Diego area)|North County]] area of [[San Diego County, California]], United States. The city is {{convert|35|miles|km}} north of downtown [[San Diego]] and {{convert|87|miles|km}} south of downtown [[Los Angeles]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 114,746.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlsbad city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0611194 |website=Census - Geography Profile |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> Carlsbad is a popular tourist destination and home to many businesses in the golf industry.<ref name="Carlsbad:SiliconValleyofGolf">{{cite web|url= https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/carlsbad-golf-courses-things-to-do-san-diego/|title=Carlsbad: The Silicon Valley of Golf |date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=June 28, 2021 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Carslbad Titanium Valley">{{Cite web |last=Apodaca |first=Patrice |date=1998-08-26 |title=Carlsbad, Where Golf Is King |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-26-mn-16690-story.html |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Juan_María_Marrón.jpg|thumb|left|[[Rancho Agua Hedionda]] was granted to [[Juan María Marrón]] in 1842, encompassing modern-day Carlsbad.]]
[[File:JohnFrazier.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Statue of John Frazier]]
Carlsbad's history began with the [[Luiseño people]] (the Spanish name given to them because of their proximity to [[Mission San Luis Rey]]), as well as some [[Kumeyaay]] in the La Costa area. Nearly every reliable fresh water creek had at least one native village, including one called Palamai.<ref name="Robbins-Wade">{{cite web|url=http://www.scahome.org/publications/proceedings/Proceedings.01Robbins.pdf|title= Mary Robbins-Wade, Coastal Luiseno: Refining the San Luis Rey Complex, Articles of the SCA Proceedings, Volume 1, Society for California Archaeology, 1988, p.75 "The site is located within Luiseno territory according to ethnographic maps by Kroeber (1925), White (1963), and True, Meighan, and Crew (1974). The site and nearby satellites may be the village of Palamai, mapped by Kroeber (1925)."}}</ref>  The site is located just south of today's [[Buena Vista Lagoon]].<ref name="Robbins-Wade"/>

The first European land exploration of [[Alta California]], the Spanish [[Portolá expedition]] of 1769, met native villagers while camped on Buena Vista Creek.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bolton |first=Herbert E. |pages=128 |year=1927 |title=Fray Juan Crespi, Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774 |url=http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000288788 |publisher=HathiTrust Digital Library}}</ref> Another Luiseño villages within today's city of Carlsbad was a village at the mouth of the San Marcos Creek that the [[Kumeyaay]] called 'Ajopunquile'. A Kumeyaay village that was visited by Portolá was Hakutl, in the Rancho Ponderosa area.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Carrico|first=Richard L.|date=July 1, 1977|title=Portola's 1769 Expedition and Coastal Native Villages of San Diego County|url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/68k9x90h|journal=The Journal of California Anthropology|language=en|volume=4|issue=1}}</ref>

During the Mexican period, in 1842, the southern portion of Carlsbad was granted as [[Rancho Agua Hedionda]] to [[Juan María Marrón]].

In the 1880s, a former sailor named [[John A. Frazier]] dug a well in the area. He began offering his water at the train station and soon the whistle-stop became known as Frazier's Station. A test done on a second fresh-water well discovered the water to be chemically similar to that found in some of the most renowned spas in the world, and the town was named after the famed spa in the [[Bohemia]]n town of Karlsbad (now [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Czech Republic]]).<ref>[http://www.carlsbadca.gov/about/history/Pages/default.aspx#layout-tab-2 City of Carlsbad - History of Carlsbad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106010142/http://www.carlsbadca.gov/about/history/Pages/default.aspx#layout-tab-2 |date=November 6, 2012 }}, retrieved March 1, 2012.</ref>

To take advantage of the find, the Carlsbad Land and Mineral Water Company was formed by a German-born merchant from the Midwest named Gerhard Schutte together with Samuel Church Smith, D. D. Wadsworth and Henry Nelson. The naming of the town followed soon after, along with a major marketing campaign to attract visitors. The area experienced a period of growth, with homes and businesses sprouting up in the 1880s. Agricultural development of citrus fruits, avocados and olives soon changed the landscape. By the end of 1887, land prices fell throughout [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]]. However, the community survived on the back of its fertile agricultural lands.

The site of John Frazier's original well can still be found at ''Alt Karlsbad,'' a replica of a German [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] house, located on Carlsbad Boulevard.

In 1952, Carlsbad was incorporated to avoid annexation by its neighbor, [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]].<ref>[http://www.carlsbadhistoricalsociety.com/Carlsbad%20Historical%20Society_files/historical/battle_for_incorporation.htm The Battle for Incorporation], at the [http://www.carlsbadhistoricalsociety.com/ Carlsbad Historical Society], retrieved January 12, 2014.</ref>

The single-runway Palomar Airport opened in 1959 after [[County of San Diego]] officials decided to replace the Del Mar Airport.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Burge|first1=Michael|title=McClellan-Palomar Airport - Flying High at 50|url=http://calpilots.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1628:mcclellan-palomar-airport-flying-high-at-50&Itemid=77|publisher=California Pilots Association|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>  The airport was annexed to the City of Carlsbad in 1978 and renamed [[McClellan-Palomar Airport]] in 1982 after a local civic leader, Gerald McClellan.

The first modern [[skatepark|skateboard park]], Carlsbad Skatepark, was built in March 1976.<ref name="carlsbskate">{{cite web|url=http://www.carlsbadskatepark.org/history/|website=Carlsbad Skate Park|publisher=Carlsbad Skate Park Memorial|title=Carlsbad Skatepark Memorial|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319183531/http://www.carlsbadskatepark.org/history|archive-date=March 19, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was located on the grounds of Carlsbad Raceway and was designed and built by inventors Jack Graham and John O'Malley. The skatepark was closed in 1979,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Jane |title=Piece of the Carlsbad Skatepark which was the first skatepark in California |url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1764449 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=National Museum of American History}}</ref> leaving [[Del Mar Skate Ranch]], approximately 20 minutes away, as the nearest skatepark for residents such as [[Tony Hawk]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Howell |first=Andy |date=1984 |title=Tony Hawk Interview |url=https://archive.org/details/SicNatureVolume1Number3VirginiaBeachVA/page/n17/mode/1up |journal=Sic Nature |issue=3 |quote=Howell: Where do you live?  Hawk: Carlsbad, which is about 20 minutes from the skatepark (Del Mar). |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>  The site of the original Carlsbad Skatepark and [[Carlsbad Raceway]] was demolished in 2005 and is now an industrial park.<ref name="carlsbskate" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.savecarlsbadraceway.com/|website=Save Carlsbad Raceway|title=Save The Carlsbad Raceway!|access-date=May 30, 2015|archive-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113450/http://savecarlsbadraceway.com/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> However, two skateparks have since been developed.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

In March 1999, [[Legoland California]] was opened. It was the first Legoland theme park outside of Europe and is currently operated by [[Merlin Entertainments]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Kinsman | first = Michael | title = Control of Legoland parks sold | newspaper = The San Diego Union Tribune | date = July 14, 2005 | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050714/news_1b14lego.html}}</ref> Merlin Entertainments owns 70 percent of the shares, and the remaining 30 percent is owned by the LEGO group and [[Kirkbi A/S]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LEGO GROUP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS|url=http://www.lego.com/en-GB/aboutus/news-room/2005/july/lego-group-in-partnership-with-merlin-entertainments|publisher=LEGO Group|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

Carlsbad is home to the nation's largest desalination plant.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=Paul|title=Nation's largest ocean desalination plant goes up near San Diego; Future of the California coast?|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_25859513/nations-largest-ocean-desalination-plant-goes-up-near|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> Construction of the [[Carlsbad desalination plant|Carlsbad Desalination Plant]] at [[Encina Power Station]] was completed in December 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-desalination-20151215-story.html|title=$1-billion desalination plant, hailed as model for state, opens in Carlsbad|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date= December 14, 2015|first=Bradley J. |last=Fikes|access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref> Encina Power Station was demolished, despite efforts to preserve it as a historical landmark.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/story/2020-10-30/landmark-carlsbad-smokestack-coming-down|title=Landmark Carlsbad smokestack coming down|work=[[San Diego Union Tribune]]|date= October 30, 2020|first=Phil|last=Diehl|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|39.1|sqmi|km2}} of which {{convert|37.7|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}} are (3.55%) water, the majority of which is contained within three [[lagoons]] and one lake.

The northern area of the city is part of a tri-city area consisting of northern Carlsbad, southern [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]] and western [[Vista, California|Vista]].

The ocean-side cliffs fronting wide white-sand beaches and mild climate attract vacationers year-round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visitcarlsbad.com/|title=Carlsbad, CA Visitor Information & Travel Guide|website=Visit Carlsbad|language=en-US|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref>

Types of households in Carlsbad city, California in 2015–2019. 56.6% was Married-couple households, 5.1% was cohabiting couple households, 13.6% male householder no spouse, 24.7% female householder no spouse.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/acs/www/data/data-tables-and-tools/narrative-profiles/2019/report.php?geotype=place&state=06&place=11194] American Community Survey retrieved March 20, 2021.</ref>

===Climate===
Carlsbad has a semi-arid [[Mediterranean climate]] (Koppen classification ''BSh'') and averages 263 sunny days per year. Winters are mild with periodic rain. Frost is rare along the coast, but sometimes occurs in inland valleys in December and January. Summer is almost rain free, but overcast and cool with fog off the Pacific. While most days have mild and pleasant temperatures, hot dry [[Santa Ana winds]] bring high temperatures on a few days each year, mostly in the fall.

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|location = Carlsbad, California ([[McClellan–Palomar Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present
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|Jan record high F = 90
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 93
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 86
|Jun record high F = 89
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 95
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 104
|Nov record high F = 99
|Dec record high F = 86

|Jan avg record high F = 80.9
|Feb avg record high F = 78.9
|Mar avg record high F = 80.6
|Apr avg record high F = 81.2
|May avg record high F = 77.3
|Jun avg record high F = 79.3
|Jul avg record high F = 83.5
|Aug avg record high F = 85.3
|Sep avg record high F = 90.5
|Oct avg record high F = 91.7
|Nov avg record high F = 87.5
|Dec avg record high F = 78.5
|year avg record high F = 96.1

|Jan high F = 65.0
|Feb high F = 64.0
|Mar high F = 64.5
|Apr high F = 66.3
|May high F = 67.6
|Jun high F = 69.9
|Jul high F = 74.2
|Aug high F = 75.8
|Sep high F = 75.7
|Oct high F = 73.3
|Nov high F = 69.5
|Dec high F = 64.6
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|Jan mean F = 56.4
|Feb mean F = 56.3
|Mar mean F = 57.6
|Apr mean F = 59.8
|May mean F = 62.5
|Jun mean F = 65.1
|Jul mean F = 69.2
|Aug mean F = 70.5
|Sep mean F = 69.6
|Oct mean F = 66.1
|Nov mean F = 60.8
|Dec mean F = 56.0
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 47.8
|Feb low F = 48.5
|Mar low F = 50.8
|Apr low F = 53.3
|May low F = 57.4
|Jun low F = 60.3
|Jul low F = 64.1
|Aug low F = 65.3
|Sep low F = 63.6
|Oct low F = 58.9
|Nov low F = 52.1
|Dec low F = 47.3
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|Jan avg record low F = 39.9
|Feb avg record low F = 40.4
|Mar avg record low F = 44.5
|Apr avg record low F = 47.9
|May avg record low F = 53.2
|Jun avg record low F = 56.9
|Jul avg record low F = 61.8
|Aug avg record low F = 62.3
|Sep avg record low F = 58.5
|Oct avg record low F = 52.4
|Nov avg record low F = 45.5
|Dec avg record low F = 38.9
|year avg record low F = 37.3

|Jan record low F = 33
|Feb record low F = 36
|Mar record low F = 38
|Apr record low F = 39
|May record low F = 45
|Jun record low F = 50
|Jul record low F = 57
|Aug record low F = 57
|Sep record low F = 54
|Oct record low F = 46
|Nov record low F = 37
|Dec record low F = 32

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|Mar precipitation inch = 1.61
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|May precipitation inch = 0.28
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|Oct precipitation inch = 0.50
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.99
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.72
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|Aug precipitation days = 0.6
|Sep precipitation days = 2.2
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===Neighborhoods===
[[File:2010-1026-CarlsbadSFDepot.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot|Old Santa Fe Depot]], built in 1907, is a local landmark listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and currently houses the city's Visitor's Information Center.]]

For city planning and growth management purposes, Carlsbad is divided into four distinct quadrants.<ref>[http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/planning/Documents/DMR.QuadrantDwelling.pdf Quadrant Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506193046/http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/planning/Documents/DMR.QuadrantDwelling.pdf |date=May 6, 2012 }}, available at the City of Carlsbad's [http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/planning/Pages/growth-management.aspx Growth Management page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316185510/http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/planning/Pages/growth-management.aspx |date=March 16, 2012 }}, retrieved March 1, 2012.</ref>

====Northwest quadrant====
The northwest quadrant of Carlsbad (ZIP code 92008) includes the downtown "Village", "The Barrio", and "Olde Carlsbad." It was the first part of Carlsbad to be settled. Homes range from 1950s cottages and bungalows, 1960s ranch style houses, to elegant mansions on hills overlooking the ocean. It is also home to Hosp Grove Park, a grove of eucalyptus trees relatively untouched by development and now designated by the city for recreational use, in addition to the Buena Vista and Agua Hedionda Lagoons. It is located west of [[California county routes in zone S#S11|El Camino Real]] and north of [[California county routes in zone S#S12|Palomar Airport Road]].

"The Barrio" area is near downtown Carlsbad bordered by Carlsbad Village Drive to the north, Tamarack Avenue to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the railroad tracks to the west. It was settled by [[Latino (demonym)|Latinos]] in the early 20th century.<ref name=barrio>[http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/article_976b0ce1-e315-5e19-b05e-f4fab0e7386e.html New effort begins on planning for Carlsbad's Barrio area] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021223211/http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/article_976b0ce1-e315-5e19-b05e-f4fab0e7386e.html |date=October 21, 2010 }}, in ''[http://www.nctimes.com/ North County Times]'', retrieved October 19, 2011.</ref> It is the site of the Centro de Aprendizaje, a Spanish division of the [[Carlsbad City Library]].<ref name=centro>[http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/library/espanol/Pages/default.aspx Las Bibliotecas de Carlsbad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011071356/http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/library/espanol/Pages/default.aspx |date=October 11, 2011 }}, retrieved October 19, 2011.</ref>

====Northeast quadrant====
This quadrant (ZIP code 92010) is located east of El Camino Real and north of Palomar Airport Road and consists mostly of single-family homes, with larger lots found in the older area known as Chestnut Hills and the newer developments around Calavera Hills.

The Northeast quadrant also contains the Lake Calavera Nature Preserve, a 110-acre space containing a 513-foot extinct volcano known as [[Cerro de la Calavera|Mount Calavera]]. The preserve — notable for its small lake, wide dam, and mountain — was officially set aside in the 1990s as the surrounding land was being developed. The preserve is bordered on three sides by suburban single-family homes, and on one side by small farms and rural compounds. In 2012, Sage Creek High School was developed in the southwest corner of the preserve amid some controversy. Nature experts challenged the decision to construct the school on the preserve, but Carlsbad High School was reaching its capacity and there were few undeveloped areas that had sufficient space for an additional high school. Despite missing one of its original corners, the preserve still offers miles of hiking trails with ocean views.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-take-hike-lake-calavera-preserve-2012jan22-htmlstory.html|title=Take a Hike: Lake Calavera Preserve|last=Lister|first=Priscilla|date=January 22, 2012|website=The San Diego Union Tribune}}</ref>

{{wide image|Mount calavera panorama (cropped).jpg|1000px|Calavera Lake and Mount Calavera on the eastern boundary of Carlsbad}}

====Southeast quadrant====
The southeast quadrant (ZIP code 92009) is located east of El Camino Real and south of Palomar Airport Road and features several newer expensive [[master-planned community|master-planned communities]] set among hillsides, golf courses, Alga Norte Community Park and permanent open spaces. It includes Bressi Ranch and the La Costa neighborhoods of Rancho La Costa, La Costa Ridge, La Costa Oaks, La Costa Greens, La Costa Valley, and Rancho Carillo. In 1965, La Costa gave its name to the Gold Medal Golf Resort, La Costa Resort and Spa, now known as [[Omni La Costa Resort & Spa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/SanDiegoLaCosta/OurHistory.aspx|title=Hotels In Carlsbad CA - History of Omni La Costa Resort & Spa|website=www.omnihotels.com}}</ref> Residents here are served by the [[Carlsbad Unified School District]], [[San Marcos Unified School District]] and the [[Encinitas Union School District]].

====Southwest quadrant====
This quadrant (ZIP code 92011) extends along the Pacific Ocean to the south of the center of Carlsbad. It includes the [[Aviara, Carlsbad, California|Aviara]] neighborhood, which is home to the [[Park Hyatt Resort Aviara|Park Hyatt Aviara Resort]]. It is located west of El Camino Real and south of Palomar Airport Road.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 9253
| 1970 = 14944
| 1980 = 35490
| 1990 = 63126
| 2000 = 78247
| 2010 = 105328
| 2020 = 114746
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 114549
| estref = <ref name="State">{{cite web|url=https://dof.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/352/Forecasting/Demographics/Documents/E-1_2023PressRelease.pdf|title=STATE'S POPULATION DECLINE SLOWS WHILE HOUSING GROWS PER NEW STATE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT|date=May 1, 2023}}</ref>
|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>1860–1870<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=1960CensusCA1>{{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><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.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><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Carlsbad is part of the [[San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA|San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Carlsbad city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP004">{{Cite web |title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Carlsbad city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0611194&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |access-date= |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carlsbad city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0611194&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date= |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carlsbad city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0611194&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|63,013
|78,879
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79,201
|80.53%
|74.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69.02%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|691
|1,232
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,231
|0.88%
|1.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.07%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|201
|271
|style='background: #ffffe6; |259
|0.26%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,271
|7,336
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,004
|4.18%
|6.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.85%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|132
|182
|style='background: #ffffe6; |196
|0.17%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|116
|235
|style='background: #ffffe6; |624
|0.15%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,653
|3,205
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,929
|2.11%
|3.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.04%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|9,170
|13,988
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,302
|11.72%
|13.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.08%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''78,247'''
|'''105,328'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''114,746'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
As of the [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0611194|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023939/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0611194|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Carlsbad city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> Carlsbad had a population of 105,328. The population density was {{convert|2,693.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Carlsbad was 87,205 (82.8%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1,379 (1.3%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 514 (0.5%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7,460 (7.1%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 198 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4,189 (4.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4,383 (4.2%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13,988 persons (13.3%).

The Census reported that 104,413 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 459 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 456 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

Out of 39,964 households in 2011, there were 26,992 (67.5%) families, of which 12,345 (30.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 21,705 (54.3%) were [[marriage|married-couple families]], 1,489 (3.7%) had a male householder with no wife present, and 3,798 (9.5%) had a female householder with no husband present. There were 12,972 (32.5%) nonfamily households, of which 10,198 (25.5%) were made up of a householder living alone and 3,299 (8.3%) were a householder living alone who was 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.10.

The population was spread out, with 25,366 people (24.1%) under the age of 18, 6,718 people (6.4%) aged 18 to 24, 28,073 people (26.7%) aged 25 to 44, 30,373 people (28.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 14,798 people (14.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

There were 44,673 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,142.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 26,808 (64.8%) were owner-occupied, and 14,537 (35.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%. 69,855 people (66.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 34,558 people (32.8%) lived in rental housing units.

In 2011, the median household income was US$85,743 and the median family income was US$102,254, with 11.9% of households and 14.9% of families earning US$200,000 or more.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid%3DACS_11_5YR_DP03 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=November 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190405142507/http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 |archive-date=April 5, 2019  }} ''factfinder.census.gov''</ref> Males had a median income of US$80,590 versus US$54,159 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was US$42,712. About 6.8% of families and 8.4% of the population reported income below the [[poverty line]], including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Of the population 25 years and over, 95.7% graduated from high school and 51.3% held a bachelor's degree or higher. 65.2% of the population 16 years and over was in the labor force.

===2000===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 78,247 people, 31,521 households, and 20,898 families residing in the city.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|2,090.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 33,798 housing units at an average density of {{convert|902.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|Caucasian]], 1.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.7% of the population.

There were 31,521 households, out of which 30.7% contained children under the age of 18, 54.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of single individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The mean household size was 2.46 and the mean family size was 2.96.

23.3% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. Among those 18 and older, there were 92.8 males for every 100 females.

==Government==
=== Local government ===
In 2008, Carlsbad voters passed a measure to become a [[charter city]] (as opposed to the [[general-law municipality]] they had been before), approving the proposed charter by 82% and officially becoming such that same year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Carlsbad - Charter City|url=https://www.carlsbadca.gov/cityhall/charter.asp|access-date=April 11, 2021|website=www.carlsbadca.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Carlsbad Adoption of a City Charter, Proposition D (June 2008)|url=https://ballotpedia.org/City_of_Carlsbad_Adoption_of_a_City_Charter,_Proposition_D_(June_2008)|access-date=April 11, 2021|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>

Before the 2018 elections, city government was led by an elected mayor and four council members, elected at large; however, in July 2017, the city council voted to transition to district elections (except for the mayoral office, which remains an at-large position). Elections for Districts 1 and 3 were held in 2018, and in 2020, elections were held for the remaining Districts 2 and 4. As was the case before changing to district elections for the city council, city council members and the mayor are elected to 4-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 31, 2017|title=What City Council District Elections Mean to Carlsbad|url=http://ncdailystar.com/what-city-council-district-elections-mean-to-carlsbad/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331104420/http://ncdailystar.com/what-city-council-district-elections-mean-to-carlsbad/|archive-date=March 31, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=City of Carlsbad - District Elections|url=https://www.carlsbadca.gov/cityhall/clerk/district.asp|access-date=April 11, 2021|website=www.carlsbadca.gov}}</ref> See the official district map [https://www.carlsbadca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=34507 here] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105182631/https://www.carlsbadca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=34507 |date=November 5, 2017 }}(not to scale).

Carlsbad's current mayor is Keith Blackburn, who was elected in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.carlsbadca.gov/city-hall/city-council/mayor-keith-blackburn | title=Mayor Keith Blackburn &#124; Carlsbad, CA }}</ref>

In May 2018, the Carlsbad city council voted 4–1 to back the federal government's lawsuit against California sanctuary state law [[California Senate Bill 54 (2017)|SB 54]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Diehl|first=Phil|date=May 21, 2018|title=Carlsbad joins cities opposing sanctuary status|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-sanctuary-options-20180521-story.html|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kusi.com/city-carlsbad-says-no-thanks-sanctuary-status/|title=City of Carlsbad says 'no thanks' to sanctuary status -|date=May 22, 2018|website=McKinnon Broadcasting|language=en-US|access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref>

The city has drafted ordinances protecting sensitive wildlife habitat, becoming one of the first municipalities in California to do so. The city has also pledged to protect about 40 percent of the city as permanent open space.

===Federal and state representation===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Carlsbad is in {{Representative|casd|38|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|77|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps |url=https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org/final_maps |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=We Draw the Lines CA |publisher=2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Carlsbad is in {{Representative|cacd|49|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|49}}</ref>

===Politics===
Carlsbad was a powerfully [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] stronghold during the 20th century, a classic bastion of suburban conservatism in Southern California. However, the GOP's edge in Carlsbad started to narrow in the 1990s and 2000s, with the city shifting Democratic. In 2008, [[Barack Obama]], then the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for President, carried the city with a plurality. In 2012, [[Mitt Romney]], the GOP nominee, carried the city by a 9% margin. In 2016, the city flipped back to the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], voting for Hillary Clinton by a 10.4% margin over [[Donald Trump]]. [[Joe Biden]] expanded that margin to 17.6% over Trump in 2020. 
{| border = “2”
|+ '''Carlsbad city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections'''
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2020 |access-date=August 31, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.8%''' ''41,826''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.2% ''29,110''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2% ''1,483''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2016 |access-date=August 31, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.1%''' ''30,493''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.7% ''24,379''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.2% ''3,636''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote Political Districts within Counties for President|date=2012}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.8% ''24,224''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.3%''' ''28,852''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.9% ''1,043''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2008-general/ssov/5-pres-by-political-districts.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote Political Districts within Counties for President|date=2008}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.4%''' ''26,668''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|49% ''26,443''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.6% ''881''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2004-general/ssov/pres_general_ssov_all.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote Political Districts within Counties for President|date=2004}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.3% ''20,122''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.8%''' ''27,006''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.9% ''442''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2000-general/ssov/pol-dis.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote Political Districts within Counties for President|date=2000}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.5% ''14,873''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.1%''' ''20,220''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.4% ''1,615''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref name="elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov">{{cite web|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote Political Districts within Counties for President|date=1996|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/ssov/president-pol-district.pdf }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.7% ''11,568''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.4%''' ''15,369''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|9.9% ''2,991''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1992-general/ssov/ssov-complete.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote Political Districts within Counties for President|date=1992}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.7% ''10,361''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''41.4%''' ''12,365''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|23.9% ''7,145''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali/page/30|title=Statement of vote|year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.6% ''9,117''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.3%''' ''17,732''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.1% ''316''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali/page/19|title=Statement of vote|year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27% ''5,034''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.8%''' ''13,388''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.2% ''229''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali/page/18|title=Statement of vote|year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|20.5% ''3,281''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.2%''' ''11,085''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|10.3% ''1,649''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote1976cali/page/24|title = Statement of vote|year = 1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.7% ''3,141''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.7%''' ''6,041''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.6% ''152''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote197072cali/page/62|title = Statement of vote|year = 1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.3% ''1,390''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.3%''' ''4,401''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.4% ''187''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/californiastate196668cali/page/82|title = California statement of vote|year = 1962}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.9% ''1,651''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.1%''' ''2,882''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7% ''341''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/castatem196264cali/page/52|title=California statement of vote|year=1962}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.5% ''2,049''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.5%''' ''2,262''
|}

==Economy==
Carlsbad's core industries include information technology, video game development, manufacturing, robotics, medical devices, life science, wireless technology, [[clean technology]], action sports, tourism, design development and real estate. In 2013, Google named Carlsbad the digital capital of California with the strongest online business community.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wright|first1=Ellen|title=Carlsbad's economy is on the upswing|url=http://www.thecoastnews.com/2015/01/21/carlsbads-economy-is-on-the-upswing/|website=The Coast News|access-date=April 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214231630/http://www.thecoastnews.com/2015/01/21/carlsbads-economy-is-on-the-upswing/|archive-date=December 14, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Carlsbad is also known as the "Titanium Valley" because of its golf manufacturing industry. [[Callaway Golf Company]], [[TaylorMade]], [[Cobra Golf]], and [[Titleist]] are all located in Carlsbad.

===Top employers===
According to 2021 figures,<ref>''[https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/8617/637746645210730000 Carlsbad CAFR FY2021]'', published by the City of Carlsbad</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|- 
| 1
| [[Viasat, Inc.]]
| 2,481
|-
| 2
| [[Legoland California]]
| 2,300
|-
| 3
| [[Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific)|Life Technologies Corporation]]
| 1,982
|-
| 4
| [[Omni La Costa Resort & Spa]]
| 1,300
|-
| 5
| [[Carlsbad Unified School District]]
| 1,092
|- 
| 6
| [[TaylorMade|TaylorMade Golf Company]]
| 960
|-
| 7
| City of Carlsbad
| 748
|-
| 8
| Nortek Security Control
| 637
|-
| 9
| HM Electronics
| 571
|-
| 10
| [[Gemological Institute of America]]
| 555
|}

===Notable corporate headquarters===
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* [[Applied Spectral Imaging]], multinational bioimaging technology company
* [[Aptera Motors]], solar electric vehicle manufacturing
* [[Arkeia Software]], network backup solutions
* [[Atticus Clothing]], Apparel
* [[Business.com]], online B2B marketing platform
* [[Callaway Golf Company]], Golf equipment and apparel manufacturer
* [[Clear-Com]], owned by HME; an electronics manufacturer of intercom systems
* [[Cobra Golf]], Golf equipment and apparel manufacturer
* [[Fallen Footwear]], Shoe company
* [[Gemological Institute of America]], Gem Nonprofit
* [[Hay House]], New Age Publisher
* [[Hot Dog on a Stick]], Restaurants
* [[Islands (restaurant)|Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks]], restaurant
* [[Jazzercise]], International dance fitness program
* [[Jenny Craig, Inc.]], Weight management
* [[Kisco Senior Living]], senior living
* [[Macbeth Footwear]], apparel
* [[MaxLinear]], Semiconductors
* [[No Fear]], Apparel
* [[Osiris Shoes]], Shoe company
* [[PC Power & Cooling]], PC power supply manufacturer
* [[Rockstar San Diego]], Video Game Developer
* [[Rubio's Coastal Grill]], Quick-serve Restaurants
* [[TaylorMade|TaylorMade Golf Company]], Golf equipment and apparel manufacturer
* [[Upper Deck]], Sports and entertainment trading card manufacturer
* [[ViaSat]], Satellite communications
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==Schools==
;School Districts
* [[Carlsbad Unified School District]]
* [[Encinitas Union School District]]-for Elementary schools South of Carlsbad 
* [[San Dieguito Union High School District]]-for Junior High and High schools in South Carlsbad
* [[San Marcos Unified School District]]-for schools in southeast Carlsbad

;Public High
* [[Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, California)|Carlsbad High School]]
* [[La Costa Canyon High School]]
* [[Sage Creek High School]]

;Public Intermediate
* Aviara Oaks Middle School
* Calavera Hills Middle School
* Valley Middle School

;Public Interlevel
* Carlsbad Seaside Academy (Independent Study)

;Public Elementary
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* Aviara Oaks Elementary School
* Buena Vista Elementary School
* Calavera Hills Elementary School
* Carlsbad Seaside Academy (K-6 Alternative Education)
* El Camino Creek Elementary School
* Hope Elementary School
* Jefferson Elementary School
* Kelly Elementary School
* La Costa Heights Elementary School
* La Costa Meadows Elementary School
* Magnolia Elementary School
* Pacific Rim Elementary School
* Poinsettia Elementary School
* Mission Estancia Elementary School
* Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School
* Rancho Carillo Elementary School
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;Private Schools
* [[Army and Navy Academy]]
* Carlsbad Christian Academy
* [[Pacific Ridge School]]
* St. Patrick School

==Public libraries==
* [[Carlsbad City Library]] (three branches)

==Sister cities==
[[File:Karlovy Vary sign of its sister cities.jpg|thumb|Sign of Karlovy Vary's sister cities]]
{{See also|List of sister cities in California}}
Carlsbad's [[sister cities]] are:
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Futtsu]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], Japan
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Karlovy Vary Region]], Czech Republic

==Attractions==
;Amusement Parks
* [[Legoland California]]

;Aquariums
* Sea Life Aquarium at [[Legoland California]]

;Beaches
* [[Carlsbad State Beach]]
* [[South Carlsbad State Beach]]

;Campgrounds
* [[South Carlsbad State Beach]]

;Golf
* Aviara Golf Club and The Aviara Golf Academy.<ref>{{cite web|title=World-renowned Golf Manufacturers Call San Diego Home|url=http://www.sandiego.org/articles/golf/world-renown-golf-manufacturers-call-san-diego-home.aspx|website=SanDiego.org|access-date=April 19, 2016}}</ref> 
*[[Omni La Costa Resort & Spa]]
* The Crossings at Carlsbad.  
* Rancho Carlsbad Golf Club

;Open Space
* [[Agua Hedionda Lagoon]]
* [[Batiquitos Lagoon]]
* [[Buena Vista Lagoon]]
* Lake Calavera Nature Preserve
*Rancho La Costa Preserve

;Museums
* [[Carlsbad Historical Society Museum]]
* [[Museum of Making Music]]
* [[Craftsmanship Museum|Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum]]

;Gardens
* [[The Flower Fields]]

==Transportation ==
The [[North County Transit District]] (NCTD) provides public transportation services in Carlsbad, including the ''[[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]'' commuter rail (with stops at [[Carlsbad Village station]] and [[Carlsbad Poinsettia station]]), ''Breeze'' bus service, the ''Carlsbad Connector'' [[microtransit]] service,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puterski |first=Steve |date=August 22, 2019 |title=Officials hopeful for Carlsbad Connector program |url=https://thecoastnews.com/officials-hopeful-for-carlsbad-connector-program/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=The Coast News}}</ref> and ''Lift'' [[paratransit]] service.<ref>{{Cite web|title=North County Bus & Train Service {{!}} NCTD|url=https://gonctd.com/|access-date=April 11, 2021|website=North County Transit District|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]] runs through the western part of Carlsbad, while [[California State Route 78]] passes close to its northern border.

[[McClellan–Palomar Airport]] is located about {{convert|7|mi|km}} southeast of downtown Carlsbad, and allows general aviation and limited commercial service to the city.

==Notable people==
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* [[Frank Alesia]], character actor and [[television director]]<ref name=rc>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Barnes|title=Character actor, director Frank Alesia dies
|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE72369L20110304|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715175437/http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE72369L20110304|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2011|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=Reuters Canada|date=March 4, 2011 |access-date=March 14, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Tessa Bailey]], romance novelist
* [[Brian P. Bilbray]], U.S. Congressman
* [[Adam Brody]], film and television actor; played [[Seth Cohen]] on ''[[The O.C.]]''<ref name="SD Tribune">{{Cite web| url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-prep-football-super-bowl-lincoln-el-camino-2016jan30-story.html| title=Local Super Bowl alumni honored by NFL| date=January 31, 2016| publisher=San Diego Tribune | access-date=May 1, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Francesca Capaldi]], child actress
* [[Ron Capps (racing driver)|Ron Capps]], Current NHRa Funny Car Driver Former Top Fuel Driver 2016 NHRA Funny Car Champion
* [[Leo Carrillo]], actor, cartoonist, conservationist and preservationist, and owner of Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlsbad<ref name=ranch>{{cite web|url=http://www.leocarrilloranch.org/|title=City of Carlsbad - Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park|website=www.leocarrilloranch.org}}</ref>
* [[Morgan Cathey]], soccer player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Morgan Cathey |url=https://athletics.apu.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/morgan-cathey/12304 |website=[[Azusa Pacific Cougars]] |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Aaron Chang]], surf and ocean photographer
* [[Brandon Chillar]], linebacker for the [[Green Bay Packers]]
* [[Jim Cochran]], pioneering organic strawberry farmer
* [[Jonathan Compas]], center for [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
* [[S.E. Cupp]], journalist and political commentator
* [[David Díaz (illustrator)|David Díaz]], Caldecott-winning illustrator/author
* [[Thomas Eshelman]] (CHS Grad 2012), MLB Pitcher for Baltimore Orioles
* [[Drew Ferris]] (born 1992), football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League
* [[Jon Foreman]], lead singer of alternative band [[Switchfoot]]
* [[Tim Foreman]], brother of Jon Foreman and bassist for [[Switchfoot]]
* [[Robert C. Frazee]], businessman and politician
* [[John A. Frazier]], city founder 
* [[Ryan Gallant]], professional [[skateboarder]]
* [[Sid Gillman]], professional football player
* [[Troy Glaus]], baseball player
* [[LeRoy Grannis]], photographer
* [[Ryan Guy]], football player for [[St. Patrick's Athletic]]
* [[Taylor Knox]], professional surfer
* [[Ted Johnson]], professional football player
* [[Michellie Jones]], triathlete, 2006 Ironman world champion, 2000 Olympic silver medalist
* [[Josh Kalis]], professional skateboarder
* [[Rod Laver]], former world #1 Australian tennis player, retired in La Costa<ref name="retired">{{cite news |first=Jay |last=Paris |title=Federer is Laver's Wimbledon favorite |url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/06/18/sports/professional/61705210207.txt |newspaper=North County Times |date=June 17, 2005 |access-date=September 25, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Fred Lynn]], baseball player<ref>''Los Angeles Times'', August 19, 2012, page C5, "Fred Lynn's Cautionary Tale"</ref>
* [[Sal Masekela]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20050128-9999-1s28media.html|title=Sports - Winter X marks surfer's spot |website=SignOnSanDiego.com}}</ref> son of musician [[Hugh Masekela]]. [[Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, California)|CHS]] graduate. TV host for [[Winter X Games]] on [[ESPN]]
* [[Tim Miller (yoga teacher)|Tim Miller]], an original student of Ashtanga-yoga founder, K.P. Jois, and teacher of Ashtanga in the US.
* [[Martin Milner]], television actor, Route 66 and Adam-12
* [[Jack Roland Murphy]], jewel thief
* [[Dale D. Myers]], former Deputy Administrator of NASA, three NASA Distinguished Service Medals
* [[Gregory R Nelson Sr.]], co-founder of DonJoy, Inc., CEO of United Orthopedic Group
* [[Emily O'Brien]],<ref>[http://www.todayslocalnews.com/?sect=tln&p=2540 Today's Local News » Restless no more<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301131957/http://www.todayslocalnews.com/?sect=tln&p=2540 |date=March 1, 2007 }}</ref> ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' actress; 2003 graduate [[Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, California)|CHS]]
* [[Ron Packard]], U.S. Congressman
* [[Kevin Pearce (snowboarder)|Kevin Pearce]], snowboarder, public speaker and advocate for [[traumatic brain injury]] and [[Down syndrome]] research and education; [[extreme sport]] commentator<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vnews.com/home/6985792-95/kevin-pearces-recovery-documentary-looks-at-snowboarders-journey-back|title=Kevin Pearce's Recovery: Documentary Looks at Snowboarder's Journey Back - Valley News<!-- Bot generated title -->|date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Jean Peters]], actress and wife of [[Howard Hughes]]
* [[John Pugsley]], [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] political activist
* [[Bridget Regan]], actress known for her role as Kahlan Amnell on ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]''
* [[Allard Roen]], co-founder and the on-site Manager of the [[Omni La Costa Resort and Spa|La Costa Resort and Spa]] in Carlsbad, California. 
* [[Kerry Rossall]], stuntman, actor and producer
* [[Boris Said]], [[National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing|NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]] driver
* [[Mehdi Sarram]], "Iran's first nuclear engineer"<ref name=sdut>{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/someone-san-diego-should-know/story/2021-10-07/someone-san-diego-should-know-mehdi-sarram |title=Someone San Diego Should Know: Mehdi Sarram |website=The San Diego Union Tribune |date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Steve Scott (athlete)|Steve Scott]], champion miler
* [[Pancho Segura]], former professional tennis player and coach<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uspta.com/(X(1)S(041nc555xnekuy55ppamfrip))/default.aspx/act/newsletter.aspx/category/USPTA+Latest+News/MenuGroup/x-New-USPTA-About/NewsLetterID/853/startrow/98.htm |title=Doris Hart and Francisco "Pancho" Segura inducted into USPTA's Hall of Fame |publisher=United States Professional Tennis Association |date=September 25, 2012 |access-date=April 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115165748/http://uspta.com/(X(1)S(041nc555xnekuy55ppamfrip))/default.aspx/act/newsletter.aspx/category/USPTA+Latest+News/MenuGroup/x-New-USPTA-About/NewsLetterID/853/startrow/98.htm |archive-date=January 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Brian Simo]], NASCAR [[Nationwide Series]] driver
* [[Sebastian Soto]], professional soccer player for [[SC Telstar]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]]
* [[Staciana Stitts]], 2000 [[Summer Olympics]] gold medalist swimmer; graduate [[Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, California)|CHS]]
* [[Brett Swain (gridiron football)|Brett Swain]], professional football player.<ref>{{cite web | title = Brett Swain | publisher = San Diego State University | url = http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/swain_brett00.html | access-date = February 22, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170223125809/http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/swain_brett00.html | archive-date = February 23, 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* [[Victor Villaseñor]], author
* [[Barbara Werle]], actress and dancer<ref name=utsd>{{cite news|title=Barbara May Theresa Werle Obituary |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/utsandiego/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-may-theresa-werle&pid=162146393 |work=[[U-T San Diego]]  |date=January 5, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2013}}</ref>
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==See also==
{{Portal bar|California}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.carlsbad.org/ Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.carlsbadhistoricalsociety.com/ Carlsbad Historical Society]

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