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San Diego Magazine /  San Diego Covered /  Local Communities /  San Diego County Cities /  La Mesa

La Mesa

Incorporated: 1912 Area: 5,780 acres(9.0 sq. mi.) Total Population: 56,579 Hispanic: 6,460 White: 45,969 Black: 1,877 Asian/Other: 2,273 Median Income: $35,207 Median Age: 37.1

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Located east of San Diego and accessed by Interstate 8 and 94, La Mesa is ideally situated close to Grossmont Center shopping complex and San Diego State University. With 14 parks and numerous recreational facilities such as a golf course, public pool, and Lake Murray recreational center to the north, La Mesa is a laid-back community full of new housing developments and families.