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Seaside, California
City
Location in Monterey County and the state of California
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey
Government
• Mayor	Ralph Rubio
• Senate	Abel Maldonado (R)
• Assembly	John Laird (D)
• U. S. Congress	Sam Farr (D)
Area
• Total	8.9 sq mi (23.2 km2)
• Land	8.8 sq mi (22.9 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	23 ft (7 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	31,696
• Density	3,561.3/sq mi (1,366.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93955
Area code	831
FIPS code	06-70742
GNIS feature ID	1659619

Seaside is a city in Monterey County, California, USA, with a total population of 31,696 as of the 2000 census. Seaside is the home of California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), which is on the site of the former Fort Ord.

Geography

Fog on CSUMB's entire campus.

Seaside is located at 36°36′57″N 121°50′2″W (36.615810, -121.833957)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.2 km²), of which, 8.8 square miles (22.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.45%) is water.

Seaside certainly earns its share of Monterey's infamous fog. Sometimes, Seaside is even the only city on the Monterey coastline that is completely blanketed in fog whereas the others bask in sunlight. As California State University, Monterey Bay sits inside of Seaside and Marina, the campus itself can be fog-enveloped.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 31,696 people, 9,833 households, and 7,394 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,591.3 people per square mile (1,385.9/km²). There were 11,005 housing units at an average density of 1,246.9/sq mi (481.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.21% White, 12.61% African American, 1.04% Native American, 10.09% Asian, 1.29% Pacific Islander, 18.41% from other races, and 7.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.48% of the population.

There were 9,833 hs out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.59.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,393, and the median income for a family was $43,259. Males had a median income of $29,204 versus $26,424 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,183. About 9.3% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Seaside's High School is home to the 2006 CCS Small-Division Football Championship winners, the Spartans led by coaches Alfred Avila, Quentin Crosby, Michael Drain, Jeff Quenga, Matt Avila, Pastor Joe Kamp, and Bryan Shaw. The football game between rival Monterey High School attracts nearly 5,000 people every year.

Message Mountain

Message Mountain is part of popular culture in Seaside. It is a large dune near the junction of Fremont Blvd and State Route 1. People write messages on the dune with ice plant. It is also known as "The Big Dune."

Notable Natives and Residents

Herman Edwards

"Herm" Edwards is currently the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He had previously coached the New Yok Jets. Edwards was born in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey and raised in Seaside, California. Edwards is the son of Herman, Sr., the late Master Sergeant, and Martha. Herman Sr. met Martha while he was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army. Edwards played college football at Monterey Peninsula Junior College in 1973. Edwards hosts an annual football camp at CSUMB sponsored by The Youth Foundation.

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis is currently the backup tight end for the Dallas Cowboys. He attended and graduated from Seaside High School in 2001 and went on to attend college at Portland State. He attended open try outs for the Cowboys and was put on the practice squad in 2005. Head coach Wade Phillips promoted Curtis after a strong pre-season to back up TE. He had 3 catches for 3 touchdowns in the 2007 season.

External links

• Official City of Seaside website