Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians

Not to be confused with Mesa Grande.

The Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Iipay Indians,^[4] who are sometimes known as Mission Indians.

Mesa Grande Band
of Diegueño Mission Indians

Total population
630 enrolled members[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States (California)
Languages
Ipai,[2][3] English
Religion
Traditional tribal religion, Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
other Paipai, and Taipai

Reservation

Location of Mesa Grande Reservation

The Mesa Grande Reservation (33°05′19″N 116°45′07″W) is a federal Indian reservation located in eastern San Diego County, California, near Santa Ysabel. Founded in 1875,^[4] the reservation is 1,803 acres (7.30 km²) large. Approximately 180 of the 630 members of the tribe live on the reservation.^[1] In 1973, 24 out of 261 enrolled tribal members lived on the reservation.^[2]

The reservation was featured in the 1936 film Ramona.^[5]

Government

The Mesa Grande Band is headquartered in Mesa Grande, CA. They are governed by a democratically elected tribal council. Michael Linton is their current tribal chairperson.^[6]

2020 census

Mesa Grande Reservation, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[7]	Pop 2010[8]	Pop 2020[9]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	6	6	7	8.00%	6.12%	8.05%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	42	90	55	56.00%	91.84%	63.22%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	4	1	4	5.33%	1.02%	4.60%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	1	21	30.67%	1.02%	24.14%
Total	75	98	87	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%