The Rising Tide, 1920-1941
HISTORICAL STATISTICS
MAYORS
1917-1921 Louis J. Wilde
1921-1927 John L. Bacon
1927-1931 Harry C. Clark
1931-1932 Walter W. Austin
1932-1934 John F. Forward, Jr.
1934-1935 Rutherford B. Irones
1935-1942 Percy J. Benbough
CITY MANAGERS
May 1932 – Jul 1932 Horace Hervey Esselstyn
Jul 1932 – May 1933 A. V. Goedell
May 1933 – Aug 1934 Fred Lockwood
Aug 1934 – Aug 1935 George L. Buck
Aug 1935 – May 1939 Robert W. Flack
May 1939 – Oct 1940 Fred A. Rhodes
GOVERNORS
1917-1923 William D. Stephens (Rep.)
1923-1927 Friend W. Richardson (Rep.)
1927-1931 Clement C. Young (Rep.)
1931-1934 James Rolph, Jr. (Rep.)
1934-1939 Frank F. Merriam (Rep.)
1939-1943 Culbert L. Olson (Dem.)
POPULATION
1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | |
CALIFORNIA | 2,485,053 | 2,377,549 | 3,426,861 | 5,677,251 | 6,907,387 |
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 304,211 | 751,310 | 1,347,050 | 2,932,795 | 3,572,363 |
LOS ANGELES | 102,479 | 319,198 | 576,673 | 1,238,048 | 1,504,277 |
SAN FRANCISCO | 342,782 | 416,912 | 506,676 | 634,394 | 634,536 |
SAN DIEGO | 17,700 | 39,578 | 74,683 | 147,897 | 203,341 |
SAN DIEGO COUNTY | 35,090 | 61,655 | 112,248 | 209,659 | 289,348 |
IMPERIAL COUNTY | 13,591 | 43,453 | 60,903 | 59,740 |
San Diego County Incorporated Towns: | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 |
CHULA VISTA | 1,718 | 3,869 | 5,138 |
CORONADO | 3,289 | 5,424 | 6,932 |
EL CAJON | 469 | 1,050 | 1,471 |
ESCONDIDO | 1,789 | 3,421 | 4,560 |
LA MESA | 1,008 | 2,513 | 3,925 |
NATIONAL CITY | 3,116 | 7,301 | 10,344 |
OCEANSIDE | 1,161 | 3,508 | 4,651 |
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THE RISING TIDE
Introduction
Ch. 1 Envy of Cities
Ch. 2 Charting a Way
Ch. 3 Water is King
Ch. 4 The Flush Years
Ch. 5 The Long Chase
Ch. 6 The Boom Fades
Ch. 7 The Quiet Years
Ch. 8 Creating a Fair
Ch. 9 Making a River
Ch. 10 Changes of War
Epilogue
Chronology
Historical Statistics