El Cajon
| El Cajon, California | ||
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| City of El Cajon | ||
Office building on El Cajon's Main Street
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| Motto: "The Valley of Opportunity" | ||
 Location in San Diego County and the state of California |
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 El Cajon, California
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| Coordinates: 32°47′54″N 116°57′36″W / 32.79833°N 116.96000°WCoordinates: 32°47′54″N 116°57′36″W / 32.79833°N 116.96000°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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| County | San Diego | |
| Incorporated | November 12, 1912 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Bill Wells | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.433 sq mi (37.381 km2) | |
| • Land | 14.433 sq mi (37.381 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% | |
| Elevation | 433 ft (132 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 99,478 | |
| • Estimate (2014) | 103,091 | |
| • Density | 6,900/sq mi (2,700/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | |
| ZIP codes | 92019–92022, 92090 | |
| Area code | 619 | |
| FIPS code | 06-21712 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652701, 2410406 | |
| Website | www |
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El Cajon (/ɛlkəˈhoʊn/; Spanish: [elkaˈxon]) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. In a valley surrounded by mountains, the city has acquired the nickname of "The Big Box." Its name originated similarly, from the Spanish phrase "el cajón," which means "the box" or "the drawer."
El Cajon, Spanish for "the big box," was first recorded on September 10, 1821, as an alternative name for sitio rancho Santa Mónica to describe the "boxed in" nature of the valley in which it sat. The name appeared on maps in 1873 and 1875, shortened to "Cajon," until the modern town developed in which the post office was named "Elcajon."
In 1905, the name was once again expanded to "El Cajon" under the insistence of California banker and historian, Zoeth Skinner Eldredge.
El Cajon is located at 32°47′54″N 116°57′36″W / 32.79833°N 116.96000°W (32.798300, -116.960055). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37 km2), all land. It is bordered by San Diego and La Mesa on the west, Spring Valley on the south, Santee on the north, and unincorporated San Diego County on the east. It includes the neighborhoods of Fletcher Hills, Bostonia, and Rancho San Diego.
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