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Lemon Grove

Lemon Grove, California
City
City of Lemon Grove
Lemon Grove Monument
Lemon Grove Monument
Motto: Best Climate on Earth
Location within San Diego County
Location within San Diego County
Lemon Grove, California is located in the US
Lemon Grove, California
Lemon Grove, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°44′29″N 117°01′54″W / 32.74139°N 117.03167°W / 32.74139; -117.03167Coordinates: 32°44′29″N 117°01′54″W / 32.74139°N 117.03167°W / 32.74139; -117.03167
Country  United States
State  California
County San Diego
Incorporated July 1, 1977
Government
 • Type Council–manager
 • Mayor Racquel Vasquez
 • City manager Lydia Romero
Area
 • Total 3.880 sq mi (10.050 km2)
 • Land 3.880 sq mi (10.050 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 446 ft (136 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 25,320
 • Density 6,500/sq mi (2,500/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 91945
Area code 619
FIPS code 06-41124
GNIS feature IDs 1660902, 2410818
Website www.lemongrove.ca.gov

Lemon Grove is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 25,320 at the 2010 census, up from 24,918 as of the 2000 census. The large monument of a lemon pictured here has been its symbol since 1963.

The area that eventually became Lemon Grove was part of Mission San Diego de Alcalá, one of the Spanish missions in California. After Mexico became independent from Spain, the Californios (residents of Alta California) ranched on various land grants. The area that now includes Lemon Grove was granted to Santiago Argüello, who received more than 59,000 acres.

The first proprietor of Lemon Grove, Robert Allison, arrived in the region in 1850, coming from Sacramento. He purchased thousands of acres from Santiago Argüello's heirs; this land eventually became Lemon Grove, La Mesa, Encanto, and part of Spring Valley. Allison became a director and stockholder of the San Diego and Cuyamaca Railroad in 1886, and built the Allison Flume. Allison's son Joseph filed subdivision maps for "Lemon Grove" in 1892. The name is attributed to Joseph's mother, Tempa Waterman Allison. The climate was suitable for the cultivation of subtropical fruits and vegetables, and farmers from the East and Midwest flocked to the region. The Lemon Grove Fruit Growers Association was formed in 1893; in 1894, the San Diego Union newspaper referred to Lemon Grove as "a sea of lemon trees."


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