Swan Canyon, San Diego

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Swan Canyon is a neighborhood in the City Heights community of San Diego, California. It is bounded by Oak Park on the east, Hollywood Park on the west, Fairmount Village on the north and Ridgeview on the south.{{Cite web|title=Location of Swan Canyon, San Diego|url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Swan-Canyon-San-Diego-CA.html|accessdate=22 April 2014}} Swan Canyon occupies a total area of {{convert|0.296|sqmi|ha}}. As of 2011, the total population was 2,640 in which 1,278 were male and 1,362 were female. Swan Canyon is part of the City Heights Community Plan Area.{{cite web |title=City Heights Community Plan |url=http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/cityheights/ |accessdate=22 April 2014 |work=City of San Diego}} It is part of City Council District 9.{{Cite web |title=City Heights and its neighborhoods |url=http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd9/neighborhoods/cityheights.shtml}} Hamilton Elementary School is located in the neighborhood.{{cite web |title=Hamilton Elementary School |url=http://www.sandi.net/site/default.aspx?DomainID=6173 |accessdate=23 April 2014 |work=San Diego Unified School District}}

The neighborhood is named for Swan Canyon, a small ({{convert|30|acre|ha}}) canyon that runs through the middle of it in a north-to-south direction. The canyon is undeveloped and has sometimes been a focus for crime and transient encampments. The state of California's Coastal Conservancy has undertaken a project to restore the canyon so that it can provide usable open space, wildlife habitat, and educational resources.{{cite web|url=http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2010/1008/20100805Board09_Swan_Canyon.pdf|title=Swan Canyon restoration|date=August 5, 2010|work=Coastal Conservancy|publisher=State of California|accessdate=23 April 2014}} A monthly volunteer cleanup project is organized by San Diego Canyonlands, a local nonprofit organization.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdcanyonlands.org/|title=Upcoming events|work=San Diego Canyonlands|accessdate=23 April 2014}}