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Coronado California

Coronado, California
City
City of Coronado
The Hotel del Coronado in December 2008
The Hotel del Coronado in December 2008
Flag of Coronado, California
Flag
Official seal of Coronado, California
Seal
Nickname(s): "The Crown City"
Location in San Diego County and the U.S. state of California
Location in San Diego County and the U.S. state of California
Coronado, California is located in the US
Coronado, California
Coronado, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°40′41″N 117°10′21″W / 32.67806°N 117.17250°W / 32.67806; -117.17250Coordinates: 32°40′41″N 117°10′21″W / 32.67806°N 117.17250°W / 32.67806; -117.17250
Country  United States of America
State  California
County San Diego
Incorporated December 11, 1890
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Mayor Richard Bailey(R)
Area
 • Total 32.67 sq mi (84.60 km2)
 • Land 7.93 sq mi (20.54 km2)
 • Water 24.73 sq mi (64.06 km2)  75.72%
Elevation 16 ft (5 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 24,697
 • Estimate (2016) 25,952
 • Density 3,272.22/sq mi (1,263.41/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 92118, 92178
Area code 619
FIPS code 06-16378
GNIS feature IDs 1660513, 2410233
Website www.coronado.ca.us

Coronado is a resort city located in San Diego County, California, across the San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. It was founded in the 1880s and is also known as Coronado Island. Its population was 24,697 at the 2010 census, up from 24,100 at the 2000 census.

Coronado lies on the geographic combination of an island and a tombolo connected to the mainland called the Silver Strand. Coronado is a tied island, connected by a tombolo. In 2012, Dr. Stephen Leatherman, Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research, ranked Coronado Beach as the best beach in the United States.

Coronado is Spanish for "crowned one", and thus it is nicknamed The Crown City. Three ships of the United States Navy have been named after the city, including the USS Coronado (LCS-4).

Coronado was incorporated as a town on December 11, 1890. The land was purchased by Elisha Spurr Babcock, along with Hampton L. Story, and Jacob Gruendike. Their intention was to create a resort community, and in 1886, the Coronado Beach Company was organized. By 1888, they had built the Hotel del Coronado, and the city became a major resort destination. They also built a schoolhouse, and formed athletic, boating, and baseball clubs.

In 1900, a tourist/vacation area just south of the Hotel del Coronado was established by John D. Spreckels and named Tent City. Over the years the tents gave way to cottages, the last of which was torn down in late 1940 or early 1941.

In the 1910s, Coronado was connected to San Diego by the Class 1 streetcars and an extensive, accompanying San Diego public transit system that was spurred by the Panama–California Exposition of 1915 and built by John D. Spreckels. These streetcars became a fixture of the city until their retirement in 1939.


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