Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California County San Luis Obispo Nipomo is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
Nipomo is positioned at 35 1 48 N 120 29 24 W (35.0300, -120.4900). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 14.9 square miles (39 km2), virtually all of it land.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Nipomo had a populace of 16,714.
The ethnic makeup of Nipomo was 12,281 (73.5%) White, 177 (1.1%) African American, 200 (1.2%) Native American, 421 (2.5%) Asian, 33 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 2,821 (16.9%) from other competitions, and 781 (4.7%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 16,703 citizens (99.9% of the population) lived in homeholds, 11 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 5,474 homeholds, out of which 2,258 (41.2%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 3,353 (61.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 686 (12.5%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 326 (6.0%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
807 homeholds (14.7%) were made up of individuals and 346 (6.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The populace was spread out with 4,422 citizens (26.5%) under the age of 18, 1,531 citizens (9.2%) aged 18 to 24, 4,058 citizens (24.3%) aged 25 to 44, 4,593 citizens (27.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,110 citizens (12.6%) who were 65 years of age or older.
11,583 citizens (69.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,120 citizens (30.6%) lived in rental housing units.
There were 4,035 homeholds out of which 41.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families.
13.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 5.6% of families and 7.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
In the California State Legislature, Nipomo is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning, and the 35th Assembly District, represented by Republican Jordan Cunningham. In the United States House of Representatives, Nipomo is in California's 24th congressional district, represented by Democrat Salud Carbajal. The entrance to Nipomo High School Nipomo Elementary (K-6) 190 E Price, Nipomo.
Attended by other Nipomo region students living west of US 101.
Located inside initial Rancho Nipomo boundaries.
Nipomo High School (9th-12th) 525 N.
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California, centering on a mother, age 32, of seven kids in Nipomo, California, March 1936.
The initial settlers of Nipomo were the Chumash Indians, who have lived in the region for over 9,000 years.
Rancho Nipomo (the Indian word ne-po-mah meant "foot of the hill") was one of the first and biggest of the Mexican territory grants in San Luis Obispo County.
In 1837, the 38,000-acre (150 km2) Rancho Nipomo was granted to Captain Dana by the Mexican governor.
The Dana Adobe, created in 1839, served as an meaningful stop for travelers on El Camino Real between Mission San Luis Obispo and Mission Santa Barbara.
Thousands of Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees were planted on the Nipomo Mesa in 1908 by two men who formed the Los Berros Forest Company with the idea of selling the trees as hardwood.
Nipomo is the locale of one of the most famous photographs of the Great Depression, "Migrant Mother", by Dorothea Lange.
San Luis Obispo County, California San Luis Obispo, Calif: EZ Nature Books.
Climate Summary for Nipomo, California "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Nipomo CDP".
"California's 24th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".
Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos.
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