Editing Grover Beach, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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 | name                     = Grover Beach, California
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 | established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | established_date         = December 21, 1959<ref>{{Cite web
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 | named_for                = D.W. Grover
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 | government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]<ref>{{cite web
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 |title        = Grover Beach, CA – Official Website - City Council
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 |access-date  = November 1, 2018}}</ref>
 | governing_body           = Grover Beach City Council
 | leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_name              = Karen Bright<ref name=GBCC>{{Cite web
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 |title       = City Council Members
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 |access-date = November 2, 2018}}</ref>
 | leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
 | leader_name1             = Matthew Bronson<ref>{{Cite web
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 |title       = City Manager's Office
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 |access-date = November 2, 2018}}</ref>
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 |1           = • '''[[Pro Tempore#Mayor Pro Tem|Mayor Pro Temp]]''':<br />{{spaces|9|hair}}Mariam Shah
|2           = • Barbara Nicolls
|3           = • Desi Lance
|4           = • Karen Bright}}
 | leader_title3            = [[California's 30th Assembly district|Assemblymember]]
 | leader_name3             = [[Dawn Addis]] (D)
 | leader_title4            = [[California's 21st State Senate district|State Senator]]
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'''Grover Beach''' is a city in [[San Luis Obispo County, California]], United States. The population was 12,701 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 13,156 in 2010. Grover Beach is the location of the Pacific Crossing 1 ([[PC-1|PC-1]]) cable landing station, where trans-pacific [[submarine communications cable]]s come ashore and connect to the North American telecommunication network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.submarinenetworks.com/stations/north-america/usa-west/grover-beach|title=Grover Beach Cable Landing Station - Submarine Networks}}</ref>

==History==
Grover Beach was originally known as ''Town of Grover'', which was founded on August 1, 1887. The town was named for its founder, D.&nbsp;W. Grover.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10233|title= Profile for Grover Beach, California, CA|publisher= ePodunk|access-date= September 6, 2012|archive-date= June 25, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170625110731/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10233|url-status= dead}}</ref>

Grover filed his plans at the San Luis Obispo County Court House and eventually founded what was to be known as ''City of Grover City''. There was a popular vote that allowed incorporating on December 21, 1959, as ''City of Grover City''. However, the name seemed redundant so some people sought better names, especially ocean-oriented names. In 1992, there was another popular vote, in which the town's name was officially changed from "City of Grover City" to "Grover Beach" to emphasize the seaside location.<ref>[http://www.grover.org/his.htm History of Grover Beach, CA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614224155/http://www.grover.org/his.htm |date=June 14, 2009 }} accessed September 4, 2009</ref>

==Geography==
Grover Beach is part of the 5 Cities Metropolitan Area. <!-- The Five Cities is a very vague term, that's never bene defined. There is historically, modern, and locally and all these will change based on who you ask --> The "5 Cities" includes 3 cities; Grover Beach, [[Pismo Beach, California|Pismo Beach]], and [[Arroyo Grande, California|Arroyo Grande]] along with [[Oceano, California|Oceano]] and [[Pismo Beach, California|Shell Beach]] (part of Pismo Beach). The city extends from Arroyo Grande in the east to Pismo State Beach.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which 99.81% is land and 0.19% is water.

===Climate===
This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6&nbsp;°F. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Grover Beach has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=349640&cityname=Grover+Beach%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Grover Beach, California]</ref>

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| location                = Grover Beach, California
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| Jan high F              = 61.5
| Feb high F              = 62.3
| Mar high F              = 63.6
| Apr high F              = 66.4
| May high F              = 68.7
| Jun high F              = 71.1
| Jul high F              = 72.6
| Aug high F              = 74.0
| Sep high F              = 74.1
| Oct high F              = 72.1
| Nov high F              = 67.3
| Dec high F              = 61.6
| year high F             = 67.9
| Jan low F               = 42.9
| Feb low F               = 44.3
| Mar low F               = 45.6
| Apr low F               = 46.7
| May low F               = 48.8
| Jun low F               = 51.8
| Jul low F               = 54.3
| Aug low F               = 54.7
| Sep low F               = 54.1
| Oct low F               = 51.1
| Nov low F               = 46.6
| Dec low F               = 42.3
| year low F              = 48.6
| precipitation colour    = green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 3.44
| Feb precipitation inch  = 3.53
| Mar precipitation inch  = 3.23
| Apr precipitation inch  = 1.05
| May precipitation inch  = 0.37
| Jun precipitation inch  = 0.06
| Jul precipitation inch  = 0.03
| Aug precipitation inch  = 0.02
| Sep precipitation inch  = 0.31
| Oct precipitation inch  = 0.69
| Nov precipitation inch  = 1.55
| Dec precipitation inch  = 2.47
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| source 2                = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/california/grover_beach|title=Grover Beach, California Climate|website=www.bestplaces.net|access-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 5210
|1970= 5939
|1980= 8827
|1990= 11656
|2000= 13067
|2010= 13156
|2020= 12701
|estyear=2022
|estimate=12619
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/groverbeachcitycalifornia/PST045222|date=July 1, 2022|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref>
}}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], Grover Beach had a population of 13,156. The population density was {{convert|5,684.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Grover Beach was 9,964 (75.7%) White, 146 (1.1%) African American, 186 (1.4%) Native American, 542 (4.1%) Asian, 35 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 1,582 (12.0%) from other races, and 701 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,840 persons (29.2%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0631393|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715025317/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0631393|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Grover Beach city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 12,967 people (98.6% of the population) lived in households, 185 (1.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4 (0.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 5,111 households, 1,656 (32.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,178 (42.6%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 735 (14.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 335 (6.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 428 (8.4%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 54 (1.1%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,330 households (26.0%) were one person and 439 (8.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 3,248 families (63.5% of households); the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 2,928 people (22.3%) under the age of 18, 1,264 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 3,809 people (29.0%) aged 25 to 44, 3,603 people (27.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,552 people (11.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

There were 5,748 housing units at an average density of 2,483.5 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,390 (46.8%) were owner-occupied and 2,721 (53.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.7%. 5,719 people (43.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 7,248 people (55.1%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 13,067 people in 5,023 households, including 3,305 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|5,637.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,382 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,321.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 79.75% White, 1.03% African American, 1.69% Native American, 3.75% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 9.23% from other races, and 4.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.51%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 5,023 households 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 24.6% of households were one person and 8.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07.

The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median household income was $38,087 and the median family income was $41,859. Males had a median income of $31,045 versus $26,506 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,812. About 8.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Grover Beach is in {{Representative|casd|17|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|30|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/final-maps/
 | title = Final Maps
 | publisher = State of California
 | access-date = June 27, 2023
}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Grover Beach is in {{Representative|cacd|24|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|24|access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Grover Beach Amtrak.JPG|thumb|Grover Beach Amtrak]]
The [[Grover Beach station]] is the only rail station in the five cities area, and is located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and [[California State Route 1|State Highway 1]], adjacent to Pismo State Beach.

[[Amtrak Thruway]] [[Amtrak Thruway#18|18]] provides a daily connection to [[Visalia, California|Visalia]] on the east, and [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]] on the west, with several stops in between.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://amtraksanjoaquins.com/route18/ | title=Route18 }}</ref>  These buses depart from the stop situated directly across the tracks. A recent expansion of the station has moved the bus stop to the west side of the tracks, adjacent to the station building.

[[San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority]] operates additional bus lines that run from Grover Beach to most cities in San Luis Obispo county, as well as [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Grover Beach, California}}
*{{Official website}}
* [http://www.aggbchamber.com/ Arroyo Grande & Grover Beach Chamber Of Commerce]

{{San Luis Obispo County, California}}

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[[Category:1959 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Cities in San Luis Obispo County, California]]
[[Category:Incorporated cities and towns in California]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1959]]