Rancho Santa Margarita occurs as city located in Orange County, California. These are the fresh, planned community set upon rolling hills. Virtually all zero in Rancho Santa Margarita come maintained by homeowners associations, and several come inside gated communities.

When of the 2000 census, the city got the sum people of 47,214.

Although these are known as for Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores, which was located in San Diego County, a city limits fall in the borders of Rancho Mission Viejo. History
In 1941, the United States Navy purchased 240,000 acres of land from Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores to build Camp Pendleton.

a city seal has the brands of Rancho Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores on the border, with art containing Santiago Peak in a background, and the Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate School clock tower in the foreground.

Rather several new towns, Rancho Santa Margarita was founded with a intent of minimizing urban sprawl by concentrating both residences & businesses in its borders. Notwithstanding, it has largely failed to achieve this goal: based on data from a Los Angeles Times, RSM has considerably further residents than it does workers, making it eventually an additional commuter exurb.

Geography
Rancho Santa Margarita is placed at 33°38'Twenty-nine" North, 117°35'40" West (33.641518, -117.594524).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum locality of 31.Nine km² (12.3 mi²). 31.Eighter klick² (Twelve.Threesome mi²) of these are l& and Nought.Ace kilometre² (Cypher.04 mi²) of these are a river. A sum region is Nought.16% a lake.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 47,214 people, 16,253 menage, & 12,417 families living in the city. A population density is 1,485.7/km² (3,847.6/mi²). There are 16,515 housing units at an typical density of 519.7/km² (1,345.9/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 81.59% White, 1.75% African American, 0.42% Native American, 7.40% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 4.49% from other races, and 4.15% from two or more races. Long dozen.00% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 16,253 home away from which 51.4% keep around toddlers under a age of Xviii accept the babies, 64.7% come married couples living together, 8.5% have a female homeowner by having there is no married man present, & Twenty-three.6% come non-families. Xvii.7% of 100% home come manufactured higher of people & Ii.4% keep close at hand person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Deuce.Xc & a typical personal size is Trinity.35.

In a city the people is spread retired by using 33.6% under a age of Eighteen, V.7% from either 18 to Two dozen, 41.4% from either 25 to 44, Fifteen.9% from either 45 to 64, & Three.4% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 32 years. For each Hundred females there are 96.Eighter from decatur males. For each C females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 92.Niner males.

the median income for a home in the city is $78,475, & the median income for a personal is $88,216. Males have a median income of $61,314 versus $40,799 for females. A per capita income for the city is $31,531. Deuce.9% of the people & Single.5% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Deuce-ace.1% of people under a age of 18 & Four.2% of people 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.

Education
A city is served by Saddleback Valley Unified School District. RSM Intermediate School, one of a virtually all technologically advanced lyceum in the area, serves 7th-8th graders. Population History from the U.S. Census Bureau
1990....11,390 (Z) 2000....47,214

(Z): Nosecount figure taken before incorporation