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Santee, California
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Santee, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- John W. Minto
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 52,975
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofsanteeca.gov/departments/mayor-city-council ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofsanteeca.gov/departments/mayor-city-council ↗
- City websitecityofsanteeca.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- John W. Minto CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 52,975
- Median household income
- $101,777
- Median age
- 39
- Land area
- 16.54 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,202.8 per sq mi
- County
- San Diego County
- Metro area
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$185M
- City hall phone
- (619) 258-4100
- Official website
- cityofsanteeca.gov ↗
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