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The population of Rancho Santa Fe is approximately 4,200 residents occupying only 1,500 homes and estates. It is estimated that the maximum total population of 6,500 people may be reached by approximately 2007. Rancho Santa Fe was named a State Landmark in 1989. Many buildings in the community are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Rancho Santa Fe passed through several hands before becoming a residential community. The 8,824 acres were granted to Lebrado Silva in 1831 by the Spanish Governor Manuel Victoria. Juan Maria Osuna, the mayor of San Diego, took possession of the land grant in 1836. Osuna soon built himself and his family an adobe home on the ranch. He gave one of the ranch’s existing adobes to his son, Leandro, who also managed the property. Osuna eventually gave up some of his land to pay off debts incurred through gambling. The family continued to live on the land, although their holdings steadily decreased. By 1906, the Osunas retained only 200 acres.

The population of Rancho Santa Fe is approximately 4,200, with residents occupying only 1,500 homes and estates. Rancho Santa Fe was named a State Landmark in 1989 and many buildings in the community are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The community of Rancho Santa Fe was designed by an architect named Lilian Rice, who was committed to preserving and enhancing the area’s natural environment and striking beauty. She designed homes in the Spanish Colonial Revival style in order to offset the Mediterranean climate and landscape. Thanks to her careful and exacting work, the area was soon transformed from a eucalyptus forest owned by the Rancho Santa Fe railroad into a masterfully planned, steadily growing, stunningly designed residential community.

Under a radiant sun that shines 320 days of the year, Rancho Santa Fe is one of the best garden spots of the world. The low-humidity, smog-free climate is ideal for the relaxed outdoor life for which the community is known. Rancho Santa Fe residents enjoy a quality of life that few communities can rival.

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