Rancho Santa Margarita
| Rancho Santa Margarita | |
|---|---|
| United States City | |
Rancho Santa Margarita | |
 Rancho Santa Margarita | |
| General data | |
| Embedded on | 1 January 2000 (20 years) |
| Location | |
| County | Orange |
| State |  California |
| City type | City |
| Geographical characteristics | |
| Area | 33.64 km² |
| - land | 33.57 km² |
| - water | 0.08 km² |
| Population (2010) | 47,853 inhabitants. (1 425.63 inhabitants/km²) |
| Altitude | 290 m |
| Codes | |
| FIPS code | 06-59587 |
| Website | http://www.cityofrsm.org |
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| Location of Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County. | |
Rancho Santa Margarita is a city located in the American state of California, in Orange County. It was incorporated on January 1, 2000.It was known to be the site of the emergence of the hard rock Velvet Revolver supergroup in 2002 by former members of Guns N' Roses, Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, together with Dave Kushner, former member of the hardcore punk Wasted Youth band and Scott Weiland of the Stadium one Temple Pilots.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 33.6 km², where 33.5 km² are covered by land and 0.1 km² by water.
Locations in the neighborhood
The following diagram represents the localities within a radius of 16 km around Rancho Santa Margarita.
Rancho Santa Margarita
Aliso Viejo (14 km) 
Coto de Caza (5 km) Foothill Ranch (8 km) Laguna Hills (11 km) Laguna Niguel (16 km) 
Laguna Woods (13 km) Lake Forest (9 km) 
Las Flores (7 km) Mission Viejo (7 km) Portola Hills (6 km) Demographics
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According to the 2010 national census, the population is 47 853 and the population density is 1 425.63 inhabitants/km². It has 17 260 homes, resulting in a density of 514.21 homes/km².
External connections
- Official site (in English)
- Statistics, maps and other information on Rancho-Santa-Margarita in city-data.com
References
- ↑ to b California Cities by Incorporation Date. California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Consulted on 29 September 2012. Archived from original (Word) November 3, 2014
- ↑ to bc "GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State — Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". United States Census Bureau. having been consulted on 21 September 2011
- ↑ "GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State — Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". United States Census Bureau. having been consulted on 21 September 2011
- ↑ "GCT-PH1-R - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (geographies ranked by total population): 2000 — Geography: State — County — State — Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". United States Census Bureau. having been consulted on 21 September 2011