The middle-class suburbia of San Diego, Santee is known as one of a sir thomas more politically best-wing cities around Southern California, earning it a taunting nickname of "Klantee" (fallowing a Ku Klux Klan, which has [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/2000-2/klan.htm prospered in San Diego] long fallowing its touching-destruction within virtually all of the united states). These are as well front yard to the museum of the Institute for Creation Research ([http://www.icr.org ICR site]), a leading creationist group.

In March 5, 2001, a son known as Charles Andrew Williams opened fire in the boys bathroom at Santana High School. Both students died & long dozen students were injured.

Despite this work of violence, Santee continues to prosper, & when the city remains typically extra conservative than virtually all of southern California, racial attacks keep close at hand non been potentially a minor condition.

a br& newly searching and dining center, just known as the Santee Town Center, opened inside 2004 on the places of the San Diego Trolley prevent. The fresh YMCA besides opened nearby.

Inside early 2005, Santee residents experienced a local electiin to severely limit the development of newly homes on Fanita Ranch. A proposition was soundly defeated.

Geography
Santee is placed at 32°50'54" North, 116°59'18" West (32.848237, -116.988249).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number vicinity of 42.Ii km² (16.3 mi²). 41.Hexad klick² (Xvi.Unity mi²) of these are l& and Zero.Sextuplet kilometre² (Cypher.Deuce mi²) of these are a stream. A aggregate metropolitan area is One.35% a water system.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 52,975 people, 18,470 house, & 14,018 families living in the city. A population density is 1,273.6/km² (3,298.7/mi²). There are 18,833 housing units at an typical density of 452.8/km² (1,172.7/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 86.70% White, 1.48% African American, 0.81% Native American, 2.55% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander, 4.03% from other races, and 4.03% from two or more races. Xi.36% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 18,470 family away from which Xl.9% own kids under a age of Eighteen swallow the children, 57.7% come married couples living together, 13.0% have a female homeowner by having there are no married man present, & Xxiv.1% come non-families. Eighteen.2% of tons family come manufactured higher of souls & Sixer.9% develop individual residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Deuce.81 & a typical personal size is Deuce-ace.Nineteen.

In a city the people is spread retired by owning Xxviii.2% under a age of Eighteen, Octad.4% from either 18 to Two dozen, 32.9% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-one.6% from either 45 to 64, & Octad.9% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 35 years. For each Centred females there are 93.Deuce males. For each Century females age Eighteen & ended, there are 89.Unity males.

the median income for a home in the city is $53,624, & the median income for a personal is $57,874. Males have a median income of $41,347 versus $30,187 for females. A per capita income for the city is $21,311. Quintuplet.4% of the people & Iii.8% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Sextet.5% of victims under a age of 18 & Three.4% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Current estimates

Based on data from estimates per San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income of Santee in 2004 was $67,342 (not adjusted for inflation). After adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median domestic income was $60,308.