San Pasqual, Los Angeles County, California
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San Pasqual is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
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, California
California
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. It lies between San Marino
San Marino, California
San Marino is a small, affluent city in Los Angeles County, California. Incorporated in 1913, the City founders designed the community to be uniquely residential, with expansive properties surrounded by beautiful gardens, wide streets, and well maintained parkways...

 and Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...

. The major streets in San Pasqual are San Pasqual Street, South Sierra Madre Blvd., and Oakdale Street. San Pasqual is served the Pasadena post office responsible for ZIP code
ZIP Code
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 91106, and thus locations there are properly addressed with the final line reading "Pasadena, CA 91106". The population was 2,041 at the 2010 census.

The name comes from the Rancho San Pascual
Rancho San Pascual
Rancho San Pascual also known as Rancho el Rincon de San Pascual was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given to Juan Marine in 1834 by José Figueroa...

, of which San Pasqual is one of the remaining unincorporated areas.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that San Pasqual had a population of 2,041. The population density
Population density
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 was 8,001.1 people per square mile (3,089.2/km²). The racial makeup of San Pasqual was 1,344 (65.9%) White, 63 (3.1%) African American, 7 (0.3%) Native American, 438 (21.5%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 104 (5.1%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 84 (4.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 362 persons (17.7%).

The Census reported that 2,041 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 909 households, out of which 228 (25.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 426 (46.9%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 75 (8.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 36 (4.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 42 (4.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....

, and 13 (1.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 301 households (33.1%) were made up of individuals and 83 (9.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25. There were 537 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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(59.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.89.

The population was spread out with 365 people (17.9%) under the age of 18, 120 people (5.9%) aged 18 to 24, 656 people (32.1%) aged 25 to 44, 617 people (30.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 283 people (13.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

There were 961 housing units at an average density of 3,767.3 per square mile (1,454.6/km²), of which 533 (58.6%) were owner-occupied, and 376 (41.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.6%. 1,290 people (63.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 751 people (36.8%) lived in rental housing units.
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