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History

General Overview

Artifacts such as arrow heads, spear points, metates, grinding stones, and pottery found along the bed of Poway Creek all indicate an early Diegueño presence. Various pictographs adorn many of Poway's boulders, and modern techniques suggest that these paintings date back to the 1500s or earlier. Poway's contemporary history began in 1758, when padres from the Mission San Diego de Alcala kept cattle in the valley. The name "Paguay," one of many original spellings, appears on mission documents in 1774. The name, also written as Paguai, Paui, Pauai, Pauy, Powaii, and finally Poway, has incurred dispute as to its meaning. While one Native American linguist insists that it means “here, where the waters meet,” the consensus has traditionally translated the word as “the two little valleys.” For approximately a century Poway served as a stock range for the mission, until settlers began to come to the valley for farming purposes in the late antebellum period. Few records of this time have survived, and not until 1894 and the inception of the Poway Progress did the town's history become a thing of record. In 1887, about 800 people lived and farmed in Poway. Around the turn of the century Poway farmers had moderate success in the production and vending of fruit, grain, and dairy products. Expansion, however, failed to follow agricultural success. Though the farmers prospered, the town existed in a static state for decades, varying only slightly in population, demographics, crop selection, and the like. Poway has a creek and fertile soil, but the lack of easily available water prevented the settlement from attracting large-scale farmers and the accompanying population growth. Not until 1954 did the town establish the Poway Municipal Water District, which utilizes water from the Colorado River Aqueduct to irrigate all of Poway's 10,000 acres (40 km²). When water came to the town, people did as well. In 1957, following the sewer system's completion, developers built housing tracts, and modern Poway grew from there. In 1980 Poway incorporated and officially became the City of Poway (nicknamed "the City in the Country") rather than a part of San Diego. Poway no longer depends on agriculture for its primary source of income, and has instead transitioned into a residential community for those who work for employers in and around the San Diego area. According to a recent state government estimate the population of Poway has grown since that last census to 50,542. Traditional target arrow and replica medieval arrow. ... Spears were one of the most common personal weapons from the late Bronze Age until the advent of firearms. ... A metate is the large stone slab on which grain is crushed with a mano. ... Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Pictogram for public toilets A pictogram or pictograph is a symbol which represents an object or a concept by illustration. ... Mission San Diego de Alcalá as it stood circa 1900. ... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... The word grain has several meanings, most being descriptive of a small piece or particle. ... A dairy farm near Oxford, New York in the United States. ... A demographic or demographic profile is a term used in marketing and broadcasting, to describe a demographic grouping or a market segment. ... Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... Colorado River Aqueduct The Colorado River Aqueduct is a 242-mi (392 km) water conveyance in southern California in the United States. ... Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops. ... A sewer is an artificial conduit or system of conduits used to remove sewage (human liquid waste) and to provide drainage. ...

Agriculture

Though many residents today mistake Poway for an old Western-style cowboy town, its original roots lie in agriculture. The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged Westward migration, and accordingly many of Poway’s first white settlers came to farm. The fecund soil proved well-suited to a variety of crops, including peaches, Muscat grapes, apricots, pears, hay, and alfalfa. Some farmers captured swarms of wild bees and cultivated honey. Dairying also proved lucrative. Most families kept a cow for milk and butter, chickens for eggs and meat, and perhaps a hog to sustain them while they farmed. Crops sold well around the San Diego area. Between the seasons of 1894 and 1896, the Poway Progress reported bits of agricultural information such as: The Homestead Act was a United States Federal law that gave freehold title to 160 acres (one quarter section or about 65 hectares) of undeveloped land in the American West. ...

Muscat grapes are beginning to ripen, and the San Diego market is getting a supply of the fine article Poway always produces.

The season has been a prolific one for bees, thirty of forty stands the present season from a single captured swarm a year or two ago.

The peach is a good article, and Poway produces it to perfection. Poway pears will compare with any grown in the state.

The success of these crops depended on the annual winter rainfall, however, and so remained subject to variations in precipitation until the establishment of the Poway Municipal Water District in 1954. With water readily available, the town’s farming interest shifted to two principal crops, avocados and citrus fruits. Ironically, despite the relative success of these ventures, Poway ceased to exist as a farming town once the water needed to make it a true agricultural haven appeared. With water came new residents, and the former farm town transformed into a locale full of small commercial businesses and modest shopping centers.

Religion

The Community Church of Poway, the town’s first church, has remained in operation since 1883. Today, Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Mormons constitute the majority of Poway’s religious demographic. There are two Catholic churches in Poway, St. Michael's and St. Gabriel's^{[verification needed]} There is also a small Jewish community, hence the Chabad of Poway that also stands in Poway. For other uses, see Chabad (disambiguation). ...

Education

Poway established its school district in 1871, but did not have a schoolhouse until 1885, when a one-room schoolhouse was built at Midland Road about a 2-3 minute walk south of the Templar's Hall. The site is still in use today as an elementary school (Kindergarten through 5th grade), though it was torn down and rebuilt in 1945, and again in 2004-2006. First through eighth graders were included in one classroom. Children learned to read and write using slates, and eventually progressed to study subjects such as arithmetic, spelling, English, language (German or Latin), grammar, history, and geography. Students did not usually attend high school, and had to travel to Escondido if they wished to do so. In 1909, only three students from Poway graduated from high school. Women who went on to more school from there usually had teaching ambitions. Education, while compulsory and considered a worthwhile pastime, had few far-reaching applications for Poway’s farmers’ children. Enrollment in the Poway School first through eighth grades did not reach 100 until 1932.

Today, the Poway Unified School District (PUSD) has grown to more than 30 elementary, middle (6th through 8th grades), and high (9th through 12th grades) schools, and even has a home-schooling program. PUSD has a record of high performance, and one of its students, eighth-grader Anurag Kashyap, became the 2005 National Spelling Bee Champion after winning on the word "appoggiatura". Poway Unified School District is a school district located in Poway, California. ...

Transportation

Poway’s transportation history parallels that of early California. In 1888 the first stagecoach began to service the towns from San Diego to Escondido, including Poway. The stage made one stop in town, at the Poway Post Office, and also delivered mail to the farmers who would wait along the road for its arrival. The men would trot alongside the coach and inquire as to the state of the mail, and thus receive letters without requiring it to stop. Eight to ten passengers could accompany the stagecoach on its three-day journey for a modest $1.00 fee, or purchase a round trip for the bargain price of $1.50. The route itself, though not treacherous when passing through Poway, did pose a significant challenge to the team and driver at various points. Windy mountain trails often caused the stage to turn over, spilling both mail and passengers onto the rocky turf. The city of San Diego discontinued the stage line in 1912, when the advent of the automobile facilitated an easier and less time-consuming method of mail delivery. Poway established a County Road Station in 1920, to oil and maintain the roads so that automobiles could use them with ease. The road station remained in operation until 1961, when Poway achieved an 80% paved road rate. To this day, though, the town still boasts a number of dirt roads, for use by cars, horses, bikers, pedestrians, and hikers.

The Railroad Incident

Perhaps the most famed incident in Poway’s transportation history comes from an event that never actually took place. The story goes as follows: in October of 1895, representative from the Pacific Beach Railroad Company approached the citizens of Poway with the prospect of directing their railroad route through the center of town. A.K. Cravath and C.B. Boyd, company superintendents, met with town leaders and discussed the prospect, piquing the community’s interest, as the Poway Progress reportage of November 23rd, 1895 demonstrates:

Superintendent Boyd of the PBRC returned recently from an extended trip throughout the east… he says the prospects of a largely increased tourist traffic during the coming season are especially good. As the years go by, Southern California is becoming more and more advertised, and Mr. Boyd says that everywhere he heard people talking of this region and not forgetting to place San Diego on the itinerary of their proposed travels. The prospects for the extension of the road to Santa Maria, he says are brighter than ever and the road will undoubtedly be built and in running order within a year.

The newspaper’s editor, L. E. Kent, met with Boyd and Cravath on many occasions, and obviously caught the flavor of their sales patter. His enthusiasm for the subject of the railroad, based on repeated assurances from the PBRC that the cars could not fail to run, spread like wildfire to the townspeople. On the first of December the town held a “Railroad Social” wherein, according to plan, the PBRC representatives would meet with the entire town and, after a considerable amount of entertainment and hubbub, present the railroad contract to the townspeople for their approval and signatures. The night began without a hitch. According to the December 7th Poway Progress, “a program of good and appropriate things was provided by local talent, which furnished fun and amusement to all. Following the entertainment, a sumptuous supper was served free to the hungry crowd, after which games and youthful antics continued into the late hours.” (31) The “entertainment,” according to the evening’s program, published by the newspaper the following morning, surpassed all expectations. Local residents performed vocal duets, played the violin and the organ, and even sang a “Railroad Song” en masse. Perhaps the most telling entertainment came in the form of a “recitation” by Flora Kent, L.E. Kent’s wife, who composed an original poem on the subject and performed it for the crowd. Her proud husband esteemed his wife’s literary talents so highly that he published the full text of her poem in the Progress the next day. The following excerpts (two out of a total six stanzas) give an adequate representation of the work’s flavor:

Have you heard the news, Josiar? I declare, it makes me young, It sets my heart on fire, And loosens my old tongue, And I feel jest like a talkin’ and shoutin’ jest for fun, For I shan’t do no more walkin’ When the cars begin to run.

…Then Hip Hurrah! for old Poway, Her slumber has been long, But every dog must have its day, And every bird its song. Then let us give a mighty cheer, And shout, “The battle’s won.” For she’s a comin’, don’t you fear, The cars is bound to run!

Poetical talents notwithstanding, the poem gives an excellent indication of Poway’s general excitement concerning the new railroad. The comment that Poway’s “slumber has been long,” especially, suggests that Poway residents recognize the sleepiness and overall torpor of their town, and long for an agent such as the railroad to awaken them from their doze into a new world of economic prosperity. This new reality, however, seemed dubious when, on the very night of the Railroad Social, with all the town’s residents in attendance, the PBRC representatives failed to materialize. “There was one disappointment that shadowed the whole affair—” the Progress reports: “the nonappearance of the gentlemen who were expected to be present to give the railroad talk, setting for the plans, purpose, and contracts of the enterprise.” The fact that the superintendents never attended the contract signing should have, perhaps, indicated to the Powegians that the PBRC did not act entirely in good faith concerning the venture. The same newspaper article, though, states “In justice to the gentlemen named, we are authorized to state that they fully intended to be present at the social, but other engagements prevented them—explanations promised.” At this time in the venture, Poway had collectively given upwards of $100,000 worth of bonds and land to the PBRC. Gullible as the superintendents doubtless expected to find them, Poway residents continued to pursue the railroad project for another year in its entirety, with the paper constantly reporting news such as this, in July of 1896. (39)

Although there is at present a death-like sentence as to our railroad project, we are glad to note indications that the enterprise is not abandoned, nor at a standstill entirely. Mr. Boyd… [said] that they would “get there” without fail. He gave the impression, in short, that the construction of the road can be depended on.

Not until October 1896 did Poway finally abandon hope for the project and demand its money back. Remarkably, the sum of $85,000 worth of land and notes came back into the town’s coffers. The financial losses incurred by the townspeople, then, did not prove devastating, but the town’s spirit never fully recovered from the blow. L.E. Kent himself took the news so poorly, having had the personal assurances of Cravath and Boyd many times, and having staked his journalistic reputation, such as it was, on these assurances, that he only continued to publish the Poway Progress until 1897, one year after the railroad fiasco concluded. After all, progress did not seem imminent in Poway’s future any longer. When news of the coming railroad spread, an English firm, Baird and Chapin, came to the valley and laid out a subdivision plan called Piermont. A plan filed in 1887 shows such elegant names as Devon, Norwalk, Aubrey, Edgemoor, York, Rydal, Windsor and Midland Avenues. Residential areas were planned around small parks: Ashton Court, Chatham Court, Hampton Court, St. Alban's Court and many others. Poway’s new railroad would bring the grandeur, elegance, and cultivation that the town currently lacked, and the developers named the areas accordingly. When the railroad did not materialize, though, the valley began to lose some of its settlers, and the developers left as well. Poway existed in a stagnant inertia for close to three quarters of a century before water revitalized the town.

Water

Poway's greatest change started in the 1950s when water came to the valley. On January 29, 1954 an election was held on the formation of the Poway Municipal Water District, which passed with an overwhelming majority of 210 ayes to 32 nayes. At a second election on March 25, 1954, the citizens voted to annex to the San Diego County Water Authority. At a third election held April 22, 1954, the citizens voted to incur bonded debt of $600,000 to build a water system. The first water delivery was made in July, 1954 to Gordon's Grocery on Garden Road. In 1972 Poway Dam was built to provide a dependable supply of water.

In 1957, the Pomerado County Water District was organized to provide sewer service to 1,610 acres (6.5 km²) along Pomerado Road. In 1959 the first subdivision homes were built and sold as Poway Valley Homes and Poway's population began to climb.

On December 1, 1980, the City of Poway incorporated and the two districts, Poway Municipal Water and Pomerado County Water, became part of the City structure.

Modern Times

In 1980, Poway incorporated and became the City of Poway, an entity separate from the County of San Diego. It justifies its nickname of the "City in the Country" despite its burgeoning population because it was designated a "Tree City" for six consecutive years. Poway is also the location of the Blue Sky nature preserve, Lake Poway, and many hiking and horse riding trails. Poway High School, home of the Titans, is famous for its academic excellence. The Emerald Brigade, the school's marching band, competes actively throughout the year and frequently wins sweepstakes and top honors. Led by Kendra Campo, the Emerald Brigade won top honors in regional and national competitions in the late 90s. Leading the Brigade to an unprecedented three national titles, Kendra Campo placed the city of Poway in the national spotlight. Her legacy is known throughout all of southern California, even drawing attention from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Poway High School Choir department sends its top two choirs (Die Lieders and Women's Ensemble) to compete nationally, acquiring top awards in various major cities around the nation; but in recent times Chicago, Illinois and Orlando, Florida. The choral department is known nationally for its talented students. The Die Lieders singers and Women's Ensemble will be traveling to Washington, D.C. this April 2008. Under the direction of Nancy Gray the choirs have been extremely successful. Poway also has a great Musical theatre and Drama department. The jazz bands frequently perform in and around the community, to great acclaim. Also an athletic powerhouse, the Titan wrestling team has amassed a nationwide reputation through its dominance of the San Diego County wrestling circuit. The team has won 25 consecutive CIF San Diego Section Championships, placed in the top five statewide 16 times, and won three CIF State Wrestling Team Championships, in 1986, 1999, and most recently 2005. Poway as a community continues to grow and yet maintain its traditional charm as it modernizes for the 21st century. Poway High School is a public, comprehensive high school located in the city of Poway, California. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation IPA: ) (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-born American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the U.S. state of California. ...

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Adoptions

In 2004, the City of Poway adopted the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, based out of nearby Camp Pendleton. The Fred L. Kent Post 7907 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has been the official go-between with the battalion, which has been redeployed at least once to Iraq since its adoption.

Poway-Bernardo Mortuary

Family Plots is a reality television show that followed the ongoing events and the eccentric employees that work at the family-run Poway Bernardo Mortuary in Poway, California. It ran for two seasons on the A&E Network. Family Plots is a reality television show that follows the ongoing events and the sometimes eccentric employees that work at the family-run Poway Bernardo Mortuary in Poway, California. ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... Biography is one of A&Es longest-running and most popular programs. ...

The show mainly focused on the relationships between the employees. At times it also focused on the deceased that passed through the mortuary. The deceased themselves were seen from time to time on the show, but care was taken by crew to ensure the privacy of the deceased. While the work done in the preparation room was shown, the more graphic portions of the work were not shown in order to keep a PG rating. Yet, it was still shocking to some because of blood going through tubes. A mortuary is a cold chamber used to keep the deceased from seriously decomposing; this practice exists for the sake of recognition of the deceased and to allow time to prepare for burial. ...

Family Plots was cancelled in late 2005. Fan sites and clubs have reacted strongly to the cancellation and there are indications that A&E executives may be reconsidering the cancellation. Rumors also abound of the show being shopped to other networks.

Geography

Twin Peaks above Poway.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 101.9 km² (39.3 mi²). 101.6 km² (39.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.25%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 48,044 people, 15,467 households, and 12,868 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.0/km² (1,224.8/mi²). There were 15,714 housing units at an average density of 154.7/km² (400.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.2% White, 7.46% Asian, 1.67% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 3.27% from other races, and 3.99% from two or more races. Across all races 10.35% are Hispanic or Latino, Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 15,467 households out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 10.5% have an unmarried female householder, and 16.8% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 people and the average family size was 3.35 people. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in Poway is $71,708, and the median income for a family was $77,875. Males had a median income of $53,322 versus $52,742 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,788. About 3.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Current estimates

According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income of Poway in 2005 was $96,474 (not adjusted for inflation). When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median household income was $78,340. The San Diego Association of Governments (abbreviated SANDAG) is an association of local San Diego governments. ... The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

Politics

In the state legislature Poway is located in the 36th Senate District, represented by Republican Dennis Hollingsworth, and in the 75th Assembly District, represented by Republican George A. Plescia. Federally, Poway is located in California's 52nd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +9^[5] and is represented by Republican Duncan Hunter. Californias Capitol, where the State Legislature meets California State Assembly chamber California state Senate chamber The California Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of California. ... California State Senate chamber The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. ... GOP redirects here. ... Dennis Hollingsworth is a Republican politician from the state of California, currently serving in the California State Senate, representing District 36, northwest San Diego County and southwest Riverside County. ... The California State Assembly chamber California State Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ... George A. Plescia George A. Plescia (pronounced: Plesha) is a Republican politician from the state of California. ... California congressional districts since 2003. ... The Cook Partisan Voting Index indicates how much more Democratic or Republican a district performs compared to the nation as a whole. ... Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948) is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the House of Representatives since 1981 from Californias 52nd congressional district in northern and eastern San Diego. ...

Notable natives, current and former residents

• Tony Gwynn, retired San Diego Padres star, manager of SDSU Aztecs baseball team
• Bruce Bochy, former Padres manager and current San Francisco Giants manager
• Fletcher Bowron, mayor of Los Angeles, California
• Merrilee Boyack, published author
• Jeromy Burnitz, Major League Baseball outfielder
• Luis Castillo, current defensive end for the San Diego Chargers
• Tom Delonge, Guitarist/singer of blink-182 , Angels & Airwaves , Box Car Racer
• Chris Armes, Guitarist/singer of Agent 51 (band)
• Rick Savage, On Air Personality at KROQ-FM Los Angeles
• Jeremy Fry, Professional stunt man, appearing in Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Heroes, Malcolm in the Middle, etc
• Mark Hoppus, Bassist/singer of blink-182, +44
• Randy Jones, Cy Young Award-winning pitcher and local businessman
• David Justice, former Major League baseball player
• Anurag Kashyap, winner of the 2005 Scripps National Spelling Bee
• David Kennedy (guitarist), Guitarist of Box Car Racer, Angels & Airwaves
• Shaun Phillips, current outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
• Col. Ben Pollard, USAF (Ret.) - Former POW, Commander of United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School from July 1976 to May 1981
• Scott Raynor, original drummer of blink-182
• Mark Risley, Emmy-winning director
• Philip Rivers, current quarterback for the San Diego Chargers
• LaDainian Tomlinson, current superstar running back of the San Diego Chargers, current resident, not native
• The punk/rock band, Unwritten Law - well known for song "CPK," meaning "Crazy Poway Kids."
• Mia Riddle,Songwriter/Musician

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See also

• Poway Unified School District

Charlie Hoffman PGA Winner of the Bob Hope Classic 2007 Poway Unified School District is a school district located in Poway, California. ...

References & External links

• City of Poway web page

• Poway, California is at coordinates 32°58′12″N 117°02′19″W / 32.969895, -117.038479 (Poway, California)Coordinates: 32°58′12″N 117°02′19″W / 32.969895, -117.038479 (Poway, California)