OCEANSIDE

city, San Diego county, southern California, U.S. Oceanside lies along the Pacific coast, at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River. Bounded to the south by Carlsbad and to the east by Vista, it developed as a beach resort and an agricultural-trade centre after the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1883. The city's growth was boosted after the establishment in 1942 of Camp Pendleton (U.S. Marine Corps base) to the north. The nearby Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (founded in 1798 by Father Fermn Francisco de Lasun, and the 18th in the California chain of 21 missions) has been restored. MiraCosta (junior) College was established in Oceanside in 1934. Inc. city, 1888. Pop. (1992 est.) 133,173.