Editing San Ardo, California

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
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|elevation_ft             = 449
|elevation_m              = 137
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|area_code                = [[Area code 831|831]]
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'''San Ardo''', formerly known as '''San Bernardo''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "St. Bernard"), is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Monterey County, California|Monterey County]], [[California]], [[United States]].<ref name=gnis /> San Ardo is located {{convert|18|mi}} southeast of [[King City, California|King City]]<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|949}}</ref> at an elevation of {{convert|449|ft}}.<ref name=gnis /> The population was 392 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 517 in 2010.

==History==
The owner of the [[Rancho San Bernardo (Soberanes)|San Bernardo land grant]], M.J. Brandenstein, laid out the town when the railroad reached his land in 1887.<ref name=CGN /> The San Bernardo post office opened in 1886, and changed its name to San Ardo in 1887.<ref name=CGN /> The former name of San Bernardo was changed to avoid confusion with [[San Bernardino, California]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Stewart |first=George R. |title=Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NxlbAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA6-PA13 |year=1970 |page=13 |id=PRNC:32101081977066}}</ref>

==Geography==
San Ardo is near the point where the broad [[Salinas Valley]] has its southeastern terminus and pinches out within the converging portions of the [[California Coast Ranges]], including the [[Santa Lucia Mountains]] on the west and the [[Cholame Hills]] and the [[Diablo Range]] on the east. [[U.S. Route 101]] passes west of the town, leading northwest to {{convert|18|mi}} to King City and {{convert|66|mi}} to [[Salinas, California|Salinas]], the Monterey [[county seat]], while to the southeast it leads {{convert|33|mi}} to [[Paso Robles, California|Paso Robles]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The [[Salinas River (California)|Salinas River]] flows northward along the west side of the community.

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6&nbsp;°F.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, San Ardo 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=51740&cityname=San+Ardo%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for San Ardo, California]</ref>

==Economy==
The huge [[San Ardo Oil Field]] is about {{convert|5|mi|0}} south of town.  Much of the local economy is based on [[agriculture]] (including [[farming]] and [[ranching]]), and [[oilfield|servicing the oil field]].

==Demographics==

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] San Ardo had a population of 517. The population density was {{convert|1,150.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of San Ardo was 252 (48.7%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 3 (0.6%) Native American, 5 (1.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 245 (47.4%) from other races, and 11 (2.1%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 363 people (70.2%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0664476|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032858/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0664476|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - San Ardo CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 140 households, 76 (54.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 82 (58.6%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 16 (11.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 13 (9.3%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 6 (4.3%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 1 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 22 households (15.7%) were one person and 9 (6.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.69.  There were 111 families (79.3% of households); the average family size was 4.13.

The age distribution was 185 people (35.8%) under the age of 18, 66 people (12.8%) aged 18 to 24, 139 people (26.9%) aged 25 to 44, 83 people (16.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 44 people (8.5%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 26.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.0 males.

There were 158 housing units at an average density of 351.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 47 (33.6%) were owner-occupied and 93 (66.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.6%.  145 people (28.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 372 people (72.0%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 501 people, 157 households, and 110 families in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,114.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 167 housing units at an average density of {{convert|371.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 47.90% White, 0.40% African American, 2.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 46.91% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 65.67%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 157 households 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 24.2% of households were one person and 7.6% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.82.

The age distribution was 35.3% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% 65 or older.  The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.6 males.

The median household income was $25,208 and the median family income  was $31,500. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,379.  About 15.4% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.5% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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===Further reading===
*{{Cite interview |last=Rosenberg | first = Margaret Barbree |interviewer=Ruth Teiser |title=San Bernardo Rancho and the Southern Salinas Valley, 1871-1981 |date=1980–1982 | access-date = 2014-12-28 | url = https://archive.org/details/ranchosalinas00roserich }}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Monterey County, California]]
[[Category:Salinas Valley]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Monterey County, California]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in California]]