Arroyo Grande, California
Arroyo Grande, California The Arroyo Grande Village in 2012 seen from Branch Street.
The Arroyo Grande Village in 2012 seen from Branch Street.
Official seal of Arroyo Grande, California Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California Arroyo Grande, California is positioned in the US Arroyo Grande, California - Arroyo Grande, California Location in the United States State California County Flag of San Luis Obispo, California.svg San Luis Obispo Arroyo Grande is a town/city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The populace was 17,716 at the 2013 census.
The earliest inhabitants of the Arroyo Grande valley were Chumash Indians, who conducted extensive trade with other Native American tribes at considerable distance.
The Arroyo Grande valley was found to have especially fertile ground, and was given the name meaning "wide riverbed" in Spanish.
In 1862, the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors established the township of Arroyo Grande.
The town/city of Arroyo Grande was incorporated on July 10, 1911.
Arroyo Grande experienced rapid expansion in the 1970s and 1980s, partially due to the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant, under an EPA Clean Water Grant, that removed a expansion constraint.
This federal grant program required preparation of an Environmental Impact Report, which document provided much of the initial surroundingal database for Arroyo Grande.
Arroyo Grande is positioned in a coastal ecosystem inside the California floristic province, and the native surroundings include coast live oak woodland, central coastal scrub, willow and different riparian along Arroyo Grande Creek and various tributaries, native bunch-grass grassland, coastal prairie, dunes and intertidal zone, and non-native and agricultural areas.
Arroyo Grande is a small coastal town with historic, suburban, and non-urban elements positioned at 35 7 15 N 120 35 12 W (35.120878, -120.586799).
The "Five Cities" is actually only 3 cities; Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, and Arroyo Grande.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.8 square miles (15 km2), all of it land.
Arroyo Grande has a Temperate-Mediterranean climate (Koppen climate classification Csb).
Climate data for Arroyo Grande, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Arroyo Grande had a populace of 17,252.
The ethnic makeup of Arroyo Grande was 14,710 (85.3%) White, 156 (0.9%) African American, 125 (0.7%) Native American, 595 (3.4%) Asian, 14 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 856 (5.0%) from other competitions, and 796 (4.6%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 17,078 citizens (99.0% of the population) lived in homeholds, 62 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 112 (0.6%) were institutionalized.
There were 7,087 homeholds, out of which 2,027 (28.6%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 3,741 (52.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 653 (9.2%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 275 (3.9%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
1,968 homeholds (27.8%) were made up of individuals and 1,017 (14.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The populace was spread out with 3,633 citizens (21.1%) under the age of 18, 1,193 citizens (6.9%) aged 18 to 24, 3,704 citizens (21.5%) aged 25 to 44, 5,229 citizens (30.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,493 citizens (20.2%) who were 65 years of age or older.
11,345 citizens (65.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,733 citizens (33.2%) lived in rental housing units.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,851 citizens , 6,478 homeholds, and 4,353 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 88.45% White, 0.62% African American, 0.45% Native American, 3.08% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other competitions, and 3.45% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,478 homeholds out of which 29.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families.
27.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 4.3% of families and 6.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
In the California State Legislature, Arroyo Grande is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning, and in the 35th Assembly District, represented by Republican Jordan Cunningham. In the United States House of Representatives, Arroyo Grande is in California's 24th congressional district, represented by Democrat Salud Carbajal. Arroyo Grande High School "California Cities by Incorporation Date".
"Arroyo Grande".
United States Postal Service (2012).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Arroyo Grande city".
"California's 24th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Arroyo Grande.
Arroyo Grande & Grover Beach Chamber Of Commerce Weekend Escape: The small-town charms of Arroyo Grande Municipalities and communities of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States State of California
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Arroyo Grande, California - Cities in San Luis Obispo County, California - Incorporated metros/cities and suburbs in California - Populated places established in 1862 - 1862 establishments in California
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