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El Cajon ( el kə-HOHN, Spanish pronunciation: [el kaˈxon] ; Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city, and the origin of the city's common nickname "the Box".

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As of the 2020 census, El Cajon had a population of 106,215.

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The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city, and the origin of the city's common nickname "the Box".

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El Cajon ( el kə-HOHN, Spanish pronunciation: [el kaˈxon] ; Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego.

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The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city, and the origin of the city's common nickname "the Box". As of the 2020 census, El Cajon had a population of 106,215. Unsaid gifts are made for that: keepsakes and art that mark a family's growth in El Cajon.

El Cajon ( el kə-HOHN, Spanish pronunciation: [el kaˈxon] ; Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego.
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El Cajon ( el kə-HOHN, Spanish pronunciation: [el kaˈxon] ; Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego.

El Cajon ( el kə-HOHN, Spanish pronunciation: [el kaˈxon] ; Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego.
The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city, and the origin of the city's common nickname "the Box".
As of the 2020 census, El Cajon had a population of 106,215.
In San Diego County
Population 106,215
Located at 32.79833333° N
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