Poway, CA
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About Poway
- • Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker attended Poway High School.
- • Gateway Performance Products, known for automotive performance parts, started in Poway.
- • Stagecoach and farming routes established Poway as a vital inland stop.
- • Poway's Mickey Cafagna Center for the Arts was once a naval air station.
- • The 2003 Cedar Fire devastated much of Poway's landscape and homes.
- • "Poway" comes from a Kumeyaay word meaning "meeting place" and was incorporated in 1980.
- • With over 50,000 residents, Poway's population is smaller than Encinitas.
- • Sitting at 509 feet, Poway's elevation offers gentle rolling hills.
- • Many Poway residents work in professional, scientific, and technical service industries.
- • A sense of community and peaceful, suburban living defines the vibe.
- • The San Diego Padres, 20 miles away, won the National League Pennant in 1998.
- • Poway High School's football team won the CIF San Diego Section Division I championship in 2007.
