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