Bonsall, California
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Bonsall is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
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 (CDP) in San Diego County
San Diego County, California
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, California
California
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. The population was 3,982 at the 2010 census, up from 3,401 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Bonsall is located just east of Oceanside
Oceanside, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Oceanside had a population of 167,086. The population density was 3,961.8 people per square mile...

 and Camp Pendleton.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 13.6 square miles (35.2 km²). 13.4 square miles (34.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (1.28%) is water.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Bonsall had a population of 3,982. The population density
Population density
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 was 293.5 people per square mile (113.3/km²). The racial makeup of Bonsall was 3,194 (80.2%) White, 67 (1.7%) African American, 28 (0.7%) Native American, 138 (3.5%) Asian, 10 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 376 (9.4%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 169 (4.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 893 persons (22.4%).

The Census reported that 3,967 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 15 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,542 households, out of which 451 (29.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 873 (56.6%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 150 (9.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 62 (4.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 93 (6.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 12 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 337 households (21.9%) were made up of individuals and 109 (7.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57. There were 1,085 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (70.4% of all households); the average family size was 2.99.

The population was spread out with 844 people (21.2%) under the age of 18, 278 people (7.0%) aged 18 to 24, 913 people (22.9%) aged 25 to 44, 1,262 people (31.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 685 people (17.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

There were 1,683 housing units at an average density of 124.0 per square mile (47.9/km²), of which 1,112 (72.1%) were owner-occupied, and 430 (27.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%. 2,815 people (70.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,152 people (28.9%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 3,401 people, 1,285 households, and 947 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 252.4 inhabitants per square mile (97.5/km²). There were 1,357 housing units at an average density of 100.7 per square mile (38.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.00% White, 0.85% African American, 0.38% Native American, 2.76% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 9.73% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.43% of the population.

There were 1,285 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,625, and the median income for a family was $61,761. Males had a median income of $43,250 versus $29,688 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $35,942. About 6.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bonsall is served by the Bonsall Union School District consisting of three elementary schools and one middle school.

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature
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 Bonsall is located in the 38th Senate
California State Senate
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 District, represented by Republican
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 Mark Wyland
Mark Wyland
Mark Bryan Wyland is a U.S. Republican politician from the state of California, who represents the 38th District in the California State Senate.-Biography:...

, and in the 66th Assembly
California State Assembly
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 District, represented by Republican Kevin Jeffries
Kevin Jeffries
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. Federally, Bonsall is located in California's 49th congressional district
California's 49th congressional district
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, which has a Cook PVI
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 of R +10 and is represented by Republican Darrell Issa
Darrell Issa
Darrell Edward Issa is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 48th, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was formerly a CEO of Directed Electronics, the Vista, California-based manufacturer of automobile security and convenience products...

.

In June 1988, Bonsall-area voters defeated a ballot initiative to create a Community Services District ("CSD") after opponents argued that the boundaries included too many county taxpayers who more closely associated with neighboring cities Vista and Fallbrook rather than the unincorporated Bonsall community.
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