58-649: Arroyo Grande (Spanish for "Big Creek") is a town in San Luis Obispo County , California , United States. The earliest inhabitants of Arroyo Grande Valley were the northern or Obispeno Chumash Indians . The Arroyo Grande area was still occupied by the Chumash at the time of contact with the first Spanish explorer, Juan Cabrillo . During the colonial settlement of California, the Arroyo Grande Valley became separated into two major ranchos which were granted by
116-497: A direct economic impact and a growing wine country vacation industry. The county led the state in hemp cultivation in 2018 as hundreds of acres of the crop were grown in research partnerships. In 2019, nine agricultural research permits were still active. Sixteen commercial permits were issued before a temporary ban on new applications running through June 2020 was passed by the Board of Supervisors. San Luis Obispo County leaned toward
174-432: A discrepancy. The Census Bureau explained that same-sex "Husband/wife" data samples were changed to "unmarried partner" by computer processing methods in 99% of the cases. In the remaining 1%, computer systems used one of two possibilities: a) one of the two listed sexes was changed, making the partnership appear heterosexual, or b) if the two partners were more than 15 years apart in age, they might have been reassigned into
232-685: A division of CAL FIRE , since 1930. The county fire department also serves Los Osos , Pismo Beach and Avila Beach . The city of San Luis Obispo is served by the San Luis Obispo City Fire Department . San Luis Obispo County is served by Amtrak trains and Greyhound Lines buses. The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority provides countywide service along US 101 as well as service to Morro Bay, Los Osos, Cambria and San Simeon. The cities of San Luis Obispo, Atascadero and Paso Robles operate their own local bus services; all of these connect with SLORTA routes. Intercity service
290-590: A familial parent/child relationship. The process of automatic reassignment of same-sex marriage data was initiated so that the Census Bureau would not contravene the Defense of Marriage Act passed in 1996. The Act states: In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word 'marriage' means only
348-640: A household in the county was $ 42,428, and the median income for a family was $ 52,447. Males had a median income of $ 40,726 versus $ 27,450 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 21,864. About 6.8% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. The mainstays of the economy are California Polytechnic State University with its almost 20,000 students, tourism, and agriculture.The economic indicators reveal that San Luis Obispo County aligns closely with California regarding median household income and poverty rates. However,
406-684: A sample of blocks. (In 1999, the Supreme Court ruled 5–4 that the Constitution prohibits the use of such figures for apportionment purposes, but it may be permissible for other purposes where feasible.) The controversy was partly technical, but also partly political, since based on data from the 1990 census both parties believed that adjustment would likely have the effect, after redistricting, of slightly increasing Democratic representation in legislative bodies, but would also give Utah an additional, probably Republican, representative to Congress. Following
464-496: A wide variety of coastal and inland hill ecologies to support fishing, agriculture, and tourist activities. California Polytechnic State University has almost 20,000 students. Tourism, especially for the wineries, is popular. Grapes and other agriculture products are an important part of the economy. San Luis Obispo County is the third largest producer of wine in California, surpassed only by Sonoma and Napa counties. Strawberries are
522-561: Is Mexican, 0.3% Puerto Rican, and 0.2% Salvadoran. As of the census of 2000, there were 246,681 residents, 92,739 households, and 58,611 families in the county. The population density was 75 people per square mile (29 people/km ). There were 102,275 housing units at an average density of 31 units per square mile (12 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 84.6% White , 2.0% Black or African American , 1.0% Native American , 2.7% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 6.2% from other races , and 3.4% from two or more races. 16.3% of
580-433: Is primarily a service economy. Service jobs account for 38% of the county's jobs, government jobs accounts for 20.7%, and manufacturing jobs represent 6% of the county's jobs. San Luis Obispo County is the third largest producer of wine in California, surpassed only by Sonoma and Napa counties. Wine grapes are the second largest agricultural crop in the county (after strawberries), and the wine production they support creates
638-621: Is provided by Amtrak trains, Greyhound Lines and Orange Belt Stages buses. The Amtrak Thruway 18 provides a daily connection to Visalia on the east, and Santa Maria on the west, with several stops in between. FlixBus boards from the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum at 1940 Santa Barbara Avenue. In the future, SR 46 may be considered for a possible westward expansion of Interstate 40 via SR 58 from Barstow to Bakersfield, from Bakersfield to I-5 via Westside Parkway , and then following SR 46 to Paso Robles. SR 46
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#1732855014957696-413: Is slowly being upgraded to Interstate standards, minus overpasses between Interstate 5 and US Route 101. The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of San Luis Obispo County. † county seat 35°23′N 120°27′W / 35.38°N 120.45°W / 35.38; -120.45 2000 United States census The 2000 United States census , conducted by
754-521: The Census Bureau , determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 census . This was the twenty-second federal census and was at the time the largest civilly administered peacetime effort in the United States. Approximately 16 percent of households received a "long form" of
812-650: The County of San Luis Obispo , is a county on the Central Coast of California . As of the 2020 census , the population was 282,424. The county seat is San Luis Obispo . Junípero Serra founded the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa in 1772, and San Luis Obispo grew around it. The small size of the county's communities, scattered along the beaches, coastal hills, and mountains of the Santa Lucia range, provides
870-477: The Republican Party in presidential and congressional elections during most of the 20th century; it has, however, become more Democratic starting in the 2000s. In 2008 , Barack Obama won the county with 51.2 percent of the vote. Prior to 2008, the last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 , although Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1992 . In 2012 , Obama again won
928-420: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,616 square miles (9,370 km ), of which 3,299 square miles (8,540 km ) is land and 317 square miles (820 km ) (comprising 8.8%) is water. San Luis Obispo County has three main climate types. BSk climate can mainly be found in the eastern portions of the county, along with certain smaller areas in the north. Csa climate can mainly be found in
986-764: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km), all of it land. Arroyo Grande has a Temperate - Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csb ). At the 2010 census , Arroyo Grande had a population of 17,252. The population density was 2,956.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,141.5/km). The racial 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 races, and 796 (4.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,707 persons (15.7%). The census reported that 17,078 people (99.0% of
1044-454: The mean center of U.S. population moved to Phelps County, Missouri . The Northeastern United States grew by 2,785,149; the Midwest by 4,724,144. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] (maps not to scale) [REDACTED] The results of the census are used to determine how many congressional districts each state is apportioned . Congress defines the formula, in accordance with Title 2 of
1102-811: 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 John Laird , and in the 30th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Dawn Addis . In the United States House of Representatives , Arroyo Grande is in California's 24th congressional district , represented by Democrat Salud Carbajal . San Luis Obispo County, California San Luis Obispo County ( / s æ n ˌ l uː ɪ s oʊ ˈ b ɪ s p oʊ / ), officially
1160-709: The 1800’s. Arroyo Grande is a small coastal town with historic, suburban, and rural elements located at 35°7′15″N 120°35′12″W / 35.12083°N 120.58667°W / 35.12083; -120.58667 (35.120878, -120.586799). Arroyo Grande is located in a coastal ecosystem within the California Floristic Province , and the native habitats include coast live oak woodland, central coastal scrub, willow and mixed riparian along Arroyo Grande Creek and numerous tributaries, native bunch-grass grassland, coastal prairie , dunes and intertidal zone , and non-native and agricultural areas. According to
1218-674: The 2000 census is freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series . Aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System . Personally identifiable information will be available in 2072. The U.S. resident population includes the total number of people in the 50 states and the District of Columbia . The Bureau also enumerated
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#17328550149571276-433: The 2000 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 2000 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series . This was the first census in which a state— California —recorded a population of over 30 million, as well as the first in which two states—California and Texas —recorded populations of more than 20 million. Microdata from
1334-513: The 6,478 households 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.3% of households were one person and 14.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94. The age distribution was 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% 65 or older. The median age
1392-592: The California Secretary of State reported that there were 147,326 registered voters in San Luis Obispo County. Of those voters, 61,226 (41.6%) were registered Republicans, 52,586 (35.7%) were registered Democratic, 8,030 (5.4%) are registered with other political parties, and 25,484 (17.3%) declined to state a political preference. The cities of Grover Beach, Morro Bay, and San Luis Obispo had pluralities or majorities of registered Democratic voters, whereas
1450-545: The District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are excluded from the apportionment population because they do not have voting seats in the U. S. House of Representatives. Since the first census in 1790 , the decennial count has been the basis for the United States representative form of government. Article I, Section II specifies that "The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative." In 1790, each member of
1508-460: The Five Cities region. The Five Cities originally were: Arroyo Grande , Grover Beach (then known as Grover City), Oceano , Fair Oaks and Halcyon. Today, the Five Cities region consists of Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande, Oceano, and Halcyon (basically the area from Pismo Beach to Oceano). Just south of the Five Cities, San Luis Obispo County borders northern Santa Barbara County . Inland,
1566-524: The House represented about 34,000 residents. Since then, the House more than quadrupled in size, and in 1911 the number of representatives was fixed at 435. Today, each member represents about 20 times as many constituents. In the years leading up to the 2000 census, there was substantial controversy over whether the Bureau should adjust census figures based on a follow-up survey, called the post-enumeration survey, of
1624-516: The Mexican government around 1840. In 1862, the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors established the township of Arroyo Grande. Businesses developed along a road called Branch Street to serve local agriculture. A railroad depot was built in 1882. The city of Arroyo Grande was incorporated on July 10, 1911. Arroyo Grande experienced rapid growth in the 1970s and 1980s, partially due to
1682-444: The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court ruling that rejected Utah's efforts to have Mormon missionaries counted. The state of Utah then filed another lawsuit alleging that the statistical methods used in computing the state populations were improper and cost Utah the seat. The Bureau uses a method called imputation to assign a number of residents to addresses where residents cannot be reached after multiple efforts. While nationwide
1740-412: The U.S. Code, to reapportion among the states the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives . The apportionment population consists of the resident population of the fifty states, plus the overseas military and federal civilian employees and their dependents living with them who could be allocated to a state. Each member of the House represents a population of about 647,000. The populations of
1798-542: The census did not count them specifically. Bisexual and transgender populations were not counted, either, because there were no questions regarding this information. Also unavailable is the number of additional same-sex couples living under the same roof as the first, though this applies to additional heterosexual couples as well. The lack of accurate numbers makes it difficult for lawmakers who are considering legislation on hate crimes or social services for gay families with children. It also makes for less accuracy when predicting
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1856-414: The census was tabulated, Utah challenged the results in two different ways. Utah was extremely close to gaining a fourth congressional seat, falling 857 people short, which in turn was allocated to North Carolina . The margin was later shortened to 80 people, after the federal government discovered that it overcounted the population of North Carolina by 2,673 residents. The Census Bureau counted members of
1914-478: The census, discrepancies between the adjusted census figures and demographic estimates of population change could not be resolved in time to meet legal deadlines for the provision of redistricting data, and the Census Bureau therefore recommended that the unadjusted results be used for this purpose. This recommendation was followed by the Secretary of Commerce (the official in charge of making the determination). After
1972-434: The census, there could be three to six more homosexual un-partnered individuals who would not be counted as gay. The census reported that same-sex male couples numbered 336,001 and female same-sex couples numbered 329,522. Extrapolating from those figures and the surveyed partnering habits of homosexuals, as many as 4.3 million homosexual adults could have been living in the U.S. in 2000. The exact number cannot be known because
2030-604: The center's Centennial Park is the Swinging Bridge. The Swinging Bridge was originally constructed in early 1875 by the Short family, whose land was divided by the Arroyo Grande Creek. The bridge spans a total length 171 feet and is suspended 40 feet above the creek. It's owned and maintained by the city of Arroyo Grande and is the only one of its kind in California. The Village corridor includes historic buildings dating back to
2088-454: The central portions of the counties, in communities such as Paso Robles. The rest of the county is made up of the Csb climate type. The Csb warm-summer mediterranean type climate together with the county's varied landscapes reminds visitors of European locales. The 2010 United States Census reported that San Luis Obispo County had a population of 269,637. The racial makeup of San Luis Obispo County
2146-751: The cities of Paso Robles , Templeton , and Atascadero lie along the Salinas River , near the Paso Robles wine region. San Luis Obispo lies south of Atascadero and north of the Five Cities region. The prehistory of San Luis Obispo County is strongly influenced by the Chumash people . There has been significant settlement here at least as early as the Millingstone Horizon thousands of years ago. Important settlements existed in coastal areas such as Morro Bay and Los Osos . Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
2204-420: The county distinguishes itself through higher educational attainment and homeownership rates, alongside a distinctive employment sector composition favoring agriculture and related industries. Despite these strengths, the county is not immune to challenges, as evidenced by a housing market that is significantly more expensive than the rest of California and growing income inequality. San Luis Obispo County's economy
2262-532: The county's more liberal coastal areas as well as coastal areas of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. With respect to the California State Senate , the county is in the 17th Senate District , represented by Democrat John Laird . With respect to the California State Assembly , the county is in the 30th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Dawn Addis . In April 2008,
2320-411: The county, this time with a slim plurality of the vote. Hillary Clinton won with a larger plurality in 2016 ; and in 2020 , Joe Biden won a solid 55% of the vote, the largest for any Democrat since Johnson. With respect to the United States House of Representatives , San Luis Obispo County is mostly in California's 24th congressional district , represented by Democrat Salud Carbajal , with
2378-433: The expansion of the wastewater treatment plant, under an EPA Clean Water Grant, that removed a growth constraint. This federal grant program required preparation of an Environmental Impact Report , which provided much of the initial environmental database for Arroyo Grande. The downtown area of Arroyo Grande is known as "The Village". It is where visitors and residents gather for events, festivals and farmer’s markets. In
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2436-421: The fertility of a population. Another issue that concerned gay rights advocates involved the automatic changing of data during the tabulation process. This automatic software data compiling method, called allocation , was designed to counteract mistakes and discrepancies in returned questionnaires. Forms that were filled out by two same-sex persons who checked the "Husband/wife" relationship box were treated as
2494-870: The imputation method added 0.4% to the population, the rate in Utah was 0.2%. The state challenged that the use of imputation violates the Census Act of 1957 and that it also fails the Constitution's requirement in Article I, Section 2 that an "actual enumeration" be used for apportionment. This case, Utah v. Evans , made it to the Supreme Court , but Utah was again defeated. The census forms did not include any questions regarding sexual orientation , making it impossible to compile data comparing heterosexual and homosexual populations. However, two questions were asked that allowed same-sex partnerships to be counted. The questionnaires asked
2552-421: The largest agricultural crop in the county. The town of San Simeon is located at the foot of the ridge where newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst built Hearst Castle . Other coastal towns (listed from north to south) include Cambria , Cayucos , Morro Bay , and Los Osos -Baywood Park . These cities and villages are located northwest of the city of San Luis Obispo. To the south are Avila Beach and
2610-583: The military and other federal civilian employees serving abroad as residents of their home state but did not count other people living outside the United States. Utah claimed that people traveling abroad as religious missionaries should be counted as residents and that the failure to do so imposed a burden on Mormon religious practice. Almost half of all Mormon missionaries, more than 11,000 people, were from Utah; only 102 came from North Carolina. If this policy were changed, then Utah would have received an additional seat instead of North Carolina. On November 26, 2002,
2668-532: The northern part of the county in California's 19th congressional district , represented by Democrat Jimmy Panetta . From 2003 until 2013, the county was split between the Bakersfield-based 22nd district, which was represented by Republican Kevin McCarthy and included Paso Robles and most of the more conservative inland areas of the county, and Lois Capps ' 23rd district, a strip which included most of
2726-420: The occupied units 4,686 (66.1%) were owner-occupied and 2,401 (33.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.0%. 11,345 people (65.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,733 people (33.2%) lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census , there were 15,851 people in 6,478 households, including 4,353 families, in the city. The population density
2784-558: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 13.9% were of German, 11.4% English, 9.7% Irish, 6.1% American and 5.7% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000 . 85.7% spoke English and 10.7% Spanish as their first language. There were 92,739 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.40% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who
2842-618: The population) lived in households, 62 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 112 (0.6%) were institutionalized. There were 7,087 households, 2,027 (28.6%) had children 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 householder with no husband present, 275 (3.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 346 (4.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 42 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 1,968 households (27.8%) were one person and 1,017 (14.4%) had someone living alone who
2900-507: The residents of the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico ; its population was 3,808,610, an 8.1% increase over the number from a decade earlier. In an introduction to a more detailed population profile (see references below ), the Census Bureau highlighted the following facts about U.S. population dynamics: Regionally, the South and West experienced the bulk of the nation's population increase: 14,790,890 and 10,411,850, respectively. This meant that
2958-488: The rest of the county's towns, cities, and the unincorporated areas have a plurality or majority of registered Republican voters. The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. In unincorporated parts of the county, fire protection and emergency response services have been provided by the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department,
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#17328550149573016-554: The sex of each person in a household and they asked what the relationship was between each of the members of the household. Respondents could check "Husband/wife" or "unmarried partner" or a number of other relationships. Responses were tabulated and the Census Bureau reported that there were more than 658,000 same-sex couples heading households in the United States. However, only about 25% of gay men and 40% of lesbians are in shared-household partnerships at any one time, according to non-census surveys. For every same-sex couple tallied in
3074-404: Was 2,795.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,079.3/km). There were 6,750 housing units at an average density of 1,190.3 per square mile (459.6/km). The racial makeup of the city was 88.45% White, 0.62% African American, 0.45% Native American, 3.08% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 3.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.17% of the population. Of
3132-406: Was 222,756 (82.6%) White , 5,550 (2.1%) African American , 2,536 (0.9%) Native American , 8,507 (3.2%) Asian (1.0% Filipino, 0.6% Chinese, 0.4% Japanese, 0.3% Indian, 0.3% Korean, 0.2% Vietnamese), 389 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 19,786 (7.3%) from other races , and 10,113 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 55,973 persons (20.8%); 17.7% of San Luis Obispo County
3190-400: Was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 48,236, and the median family income was $ 55,494. Males had a median income of $ 41,304 versus $ 30,688 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 24,311. About 4.3% of families and 6.9% of the population were below
3248-584: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41. There were 4,669 families (65.9% of households); the average family size was 2.93. The age distribution was 3,633 people (21.1%) under the age of 18, 1,193 people (6.9%) aged 18 to 24, 3,704 people (21.5%) aged 25 to 44, 5,229 people (30.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,493 people (20.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males. There were 7,628 housing units at an average density of 1,307.2 per square mile, of
3306-453: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males. The median income for
3364-560: Was founded on September 1, 1772, in the area that is now the city of San Luis Obispo . The namesake of the mission, city and county is Saint Louis of Toulouse , the young bishop of Toulouse ( Obispo and Tolosa in Spanish) in 1297. San Luis Obispo County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The Salinas River Valley , a region that figures strongly in several John Steinbeck novels, stretches north from San Luis Obispo County. According to
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