Fillmore, California City of Fillmore Central Avenue in downtown Fillmore Central Avenue in downtown Fillmore Location in Ventura County and the state of California Location in Ventura County and the state of California City of Fillmore is positioned in the US City of Fillmore - City of Fillmore Fillmore is a town/city in Ventura County, California, United States in the Santa Clara River Valley.
In an agricultural region with rich, fertile soil, Fillmore has a historic downtown that was established when Southern Pacific assembled the barns through the valley in 1887.
Fillmore was a general superintendent for the company's Pacific system.
In 1769, the Spanish Portola expedition, first Europeans to see inland areas of California, came down the valley from the previous evening's encampment near today's Rancho Camulos and camped in the vicinity of Fillmore on August 11.
Fillmore is a small town in the Santa Clara River Valley below the San Cayetano Mountain peak in the Los Padres National Forest.
Fillmore is inside a historic Ventura County agricultural and tree-farming belt.
It is home to the Fillmore Unified School District.
Educational facilities for this precinct include two high schools, one middle school, and four elementary schools.
A fifth elementary school is positioned in the town/city of Piru, which is also a part of the school district.
Another K-8 private school, the Fillmore Christian Academy, is also positioned in the city.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), 99.97% of it territory and 0.03% of it water.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Fillmore has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Climate data for Fillmore, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Fillmore had a populace of 15,002.
The ethnic makeup of Fillmore was 8,581 (57.2%) White, 75 (0.5%) African American, 180 (1.2%) Native American, 155 (1.0%) Asian, 12 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 5,204 (34.7%) from other competitions, and 795 (5.3%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 14,836 citizens (98.9% of the population) lived in homeholds, 83 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 83 (0.6%) were institutionalized.
The populace was spread out with 4,534 citizens (30.2%) under the age of 18, 1,555 citizens (10.4%) aged 18 to 24, 4,141 citizens (27.6%) aged 25 to 44, 3,221 citizens (21.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,551 citizens (10.3%) who were 65 years of age or older.
9,324 citizens (62.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,512 citizens (36.7%) lived in rental housing units.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
Fillmore's economy is still largely driven by agriculture.
Most agricultural trade in the Fillmore region is related to orange, lemon, avocado orchard farming and packing and, more recently, specimen tree farming.
To a lesser extent, row crop farming and small trade and assembly are also present in and near Fillmore and in other parts of the Santa Clara Valley.
The single biggest employer is the Fillmore Unified School District. Fillmore City Hall, April 2012 Fillmore has a classic "turn of the 20th century" downtown architecture, the one-screen Fillmore Towne Theatre, and many unique shops and businesses, including a small-town winery.
Next to to the barns tracks and a much-photographed town/city hall is the Railroad Visitor Center directed by the Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society, which has many displays as well as a fully working 90-foot (27 m) train turntable and a several restored barns cars.
A short walk down Main Street from the Railroad Visitor Center is the Fillmore Historical Museum, which includes the restored Southern Pacific Railroad Fillmore 1887 standard-design One Story Combination Depot No.
The small postal service from the improve of Bardsdale and a 1919 farm worker bunkhouse from Rancho Sespe were moved to the site along with the 1906 Craftsman-style Hinckley House, the home of the community's first dentist and druggist. The bunkhouse contains many displays illustrating the history of Fillmore and the close-by communities of Bardsdale and Piru.
The Fillmore and Western Railway trains take tourists through the orchards.
Fillmore has provided a commercial and market seat for the small improve of Bardsdale, which is positioned about three miles (5 km) south of Fillmore, directly athwart the Santa Clara River.
Well-preserved downtown Fillmore is a prominent filming locale for tv and movies.
The January 4, 2007, episode of CSI entitled Leaving Las Vegas prominently featured old-town Fillmore as the fictional town of "Larkston, Nevada".
The City of Fillmore is an established municipality inside Ventura County, established in 1888 and incorporated on July 10, 1914.
In 1987, the City of Fillmore contracted with the Ventura County Sheriff's Department to furnish protection for Fillmore, Bardsdale and Piru, an region with over 450 square miles (1,200 km2).
Fillmore's Police Department is headed by Sheriff's Capt.
Fillmore is also served by three Sheriff's Store Front Locations, a Juvenile Liaison Program with the School District, Citizens Patrol Disaster Response Team, Fillmore Mountain Search and Rescue Team and Citizens Patrol.
The Fillmore Police Department has a Bike Patrol Unit, which consists of eight specially trained deputies.
Also, the Fillmore Station is home to a Special Enforcement Detail that provides a range of specialized duties including gang enforcement, tagging/graffiti investigations, and alcohol beverage control.
In August 2001, the City of Fillmore introduced its first traffic enforcement motorcycle, a BMW bike, which was purchased with technology grant funds from the State.
The motor officer's major duty is to enforce traffic laws inside the town/city and to investigate traffic accidents that occur inside the town/city limits.
Furthermore, amid certain affairs, such as the Fillmore 4th of July Festival or the Fillmore May Festival, extra law enforcement is required to patrol in order to maintain safety regulations.
The Fillmore Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services at the advanced life support (ALS) level.
American Medical Response (AMR) is the major paramedic ambulance provider for the City while the Ventura County Fire Department provides 9-1-1 dispatching and telecommunication service.
Fillmore High School Fillmore Middle School Fillmore Middle School is the first school in California to offer skateboarding in its Physical Education Program.
Fillmore Christian Academy California 126.svg California State Highway 126 California 23.svg California State Highway 23 Fillmore is at the east end of the Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority Highway 126 route that originates at the Pacific View Mall in Ventura, and operates along SR 126 to Saticoy, Santa Paula and Fillmore.
Fillmore will have its first regularly scheduled bus service.
Fillmore will have a single bus on a 30-minute loop throughout the city, and one route running between Fillmore and Piru.
Scheduled service began in 2015 for the Heritage Valley communities with two routes in Santa Paula, one route in Fillmore and one in Piru that runs to Fillmore.
Movies & tv (TV) shows filmed in Fillmore "California Cities by Incorporation Date".
City of Fillmore.
"Fillmore (city) Quick - Facts".
Biasotti, Tony (July 2, 2014) "Fillmore is celebrating its 100th birthday July 10" Ventura County Star Climate Summary for Fillmore, California "MONTHLY AVERAGES for Fillmore, CA".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Fillmore city".
Biasotti, Tony (November 19, 2014) "Fillmore inhabitants still skeptical about evolution plans for former petroleum refinery site" Ventura County Star (subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries) "Fillmore prepares for bus service".
"Valley Express offering no-charge bus rides today in Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru".
The Fillmore Gazette - Print and Online Newspaper of Record for the City of Fillmore Fillmore Chamber of Commerce Fillmore @ The Official Conejo Valley Website, a Web site with small-town history, affairs, and improve information.
Fillmore High School Website Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fillmore, California.
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