Cayucos, California Cayucos viewed from the town pier Cayucos viewed from the town pier Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California Surfer at the Cayucos Pier, Cayucos State Beach Cayucos is a census-designated place positioned on the coast in San Luis Obispo County, California along California State Route 1 between Cambria to the north and Morro Bay to the south.
Prehistorically the small-town region was inhabited by the Chumash citizens , who settled the coastal San Luis Obispo region approximately 11,000 to 10,000 BC, including a large village to the south of Cayucos at Morro Creek. The first European territory exploration of Alta California, the Spanish Portola expedition, camped in the vicinity of today's Cayucos on September 9, 1769.
Cayucos is the Hispanicization of a Chumash word for "kayak," or "canoe," used by the Chumash citizens to fish in the bay, especially in the rich kelp beds just north of the current Cayucos pier.
The town took its name from the old Rancho Moro y Cayucos, a Mexican territory grant awarded in 1842 that includes the present region of the town.
In 1867, Captain James Cass settled on 320 acres (1.29 km2) of this land, and established the town of Cayucos.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which, 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) of it is territory and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (10.85%) is water.
Cayucos is home to Cayucos State Beach.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Cayucos had a populace of 2,592.
The Enumeration reported that 2,592 citizens (100% of the population) lived in homeholds, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,314 homeholds, out of which 214 (16.3%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 578 (44.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 105 (8.0%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 45 (3.4%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
471 homeholds (35.8%) were made up of individuals and 195 (14.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The populace was spread out with 337 citizens (13.0%) under the age of 18, 169 citizens (6.5%) aged 18 to 24, 488 citizens (18.8%) aged 25 to 44, 946 citizens (36.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 652 citizens (25.2%) who were 65 years of age or older.
1,555 citizens (60.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,037 citizens (40.0%) lived in rental housing units.
There were 1,405 homeholds out of which 19.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families.
33.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 2.4% of families and 8.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
In the California State Legislature, Cayucos is in the 17th State Senate District and the 35th Assembly District. In the United States House of Representatives, Cayucos is in California's 24th congressional district, represented by Democrat Salud Carbajal. United States Enumeration Bureau.
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"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Cayucos CDP".
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Census-designated places in San Luis Obispo County, California - Morro Bay - Populated coastal places in California - Census-designated places in California - Populated places established in 1867 - 1867 establishments in California
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