ABOUT SAN CLEMENTE

Date of Incorporation ....................................... February 28, 1928

Form of Government ........................................... Council-Manager

Type of Government .................................................. General Law

Location ..................................... On the California Coast, Midway

Between Los Angeles and San Diego

Land Area ...............................................................18.45 sq. miles

Elevation .................................... 800' (Maximum); 250' (Average)

Annual Rainfall (5/19/09) ......................................................10.13

Annual Days of Sunshine (5/19/09) ......................................... 290

Sister Cities ..............................San Clemente del Tuyu, Argentina

Isla San Andres, Columbia & Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Employees (full-time equiv.) ................................................... 194

Employees (part-time equiv.) .................................................. 140

City Bond Rating .................................... Standard & Poor’s AAA

Rank in Population as of 1/09 (California)............................... 118

Rank in Population as of 1/09 (Orange County) ........................ 16

Total Population (Official 1/09) ........................................... 68,316

Number of Registered Voters (as of 5-09) ........................... 41,020

Assessed Secure Valuation(Update as of 1/09) .... $12,383,401,130

Total Housing Units ............................................................. 27,251

% Homeowner Occupied ........................................................ 68%

Residential Vacancy Rate ...................................................... 6.1%

Median Age ................................................................................ 38

Persons/Household .................................................................... 2.6

Median Family Income ..................................................... $86,100

Median Home Value (2009) ............................................. $648,000

% High School Grad or Higher ............................................... 90%

% Population Below Poverty Status ....................................... 5.5%

Unemployment Rate - San Clemente (as of 4/09) .................. 6.4%

Unemployment Rate - Orange County (as of 3/09) ................ 8.5%

City Song ..................................... "On the Beach at San Clemente"

“Sweet San Clemente”

City Flower............................................................... Bougainvillea

City Tree ....................................................................... Coral Tree

City Slogan ....................................... "Spanish Village by the Sea"

Beaches, Parks and Recreation:

Beach Acreage....................................................................... 20

Miles of Beach ..................................................................... 4.7

Park Acreage .................................................................. 133.37

Number of Parks .................................................................... 19

Golf Course Acreage ........................................................... 133

Number of Golf Courses ......................................................... 3

Number of Recreation Buildings ............................................. 3

Square Footage of Buildings .......................................... 27,700

Number of Swimming Pools ................................................... 1