| Mount Hope, San Diego | |
| Official Name: | Mount Hope |
| Settlement Type: | Community of San Diego |
| Pushpin Map: | United States San Diego Southern |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Southeast San Diego |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | San Diego |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | San Diego |
| Coordinates: | 32.7132°N -117.1118°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 92102 |
Mount Hope is an ethnically diverse, hilly urban neighborhood in San Diego, California. Located in the southeastern portion of the city, Mount Hope is named for the large municipal Mount Hope Cemetery, which encompasses approximately 115acres of the community. The neighborhood contains a mixture of residential, industrial, commercial, and cemetery uses.
In 1869, a citizen committee Led by well known San Diego real estate developer Alonzo Horton was formed and voted to establish a new municipal cemetery name Mount Hope at 3751 Market St. which officially opened in 1871 [1] The cemetery is located on an unincorporated area encompassing the Greenwood Cemetery, a private cemetery.[2] Within Greenwood Cemetery, is the Cathedral Mausoleum which was built in 1919, which grew to the largest single building mausoleum in the world.[3]
State Route 94 (Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway) is the northern boundary, Interstate 805 is the eastern boundary, Interstate 15 is the western boundary, and Imperial Avenue is the southern boundary. The major San Diego thoroughfare Market Street runs through this community.
Mount Hope is a diverse neighborhood and home to one of the highest concentrations of Latinos in the City. Current demographics for the neighborhood are as follows: people of Hispanic/Latino heritage make up 77.0%, followed by African-Americans at 10.0%, Asian at 7.2%, non-Hispanic Whites 4.8%, and Mixed Race at 1.0%.[4]
Mount Hope is located within the 9th City Council District, currently represented by Sean Elo-Rivera. It is part of the Southeastern San Diego Planning Area.[5]
Mount Hope is served primarily by the San Diego Unified School District.