Editing San Miguel, California

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'''San Miguel''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "[[Michael (archangel)|St. Michael]]") is a [[unincorporated community]] in [[San Luis Obispo County, California]], United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,336. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined San Miguel as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP). San Miguel was founded by the Spanish in 1797, when [[Mission San Miguel Arcángel]] was established by [[Fermín de Lasuén]]. San Miguel is a tourist destination with historic architecture and vineyards, as part of the [[Paso Robles AVA|Paso Robles wine region]].

==History==
[[File:Mission San Miguel Arcángel (Oriana Day, c. 1877–84).jpg|thumb|left|[[Mission San Miguel Arcángel]] was founded in 1797 by [[Fermín de Lasuén]].]]
The area of San Miguel and the rest of the southern [[Salinas Valley]] was inhabited by the [[Salinan]]s, an [[Indigenous Californian]] nation.

The Spanish founded the settlement at San Miguel on 25 July 1797, when [[Fermín de Lasuén]] established [[Mission San Miguel Arcángel]], under the authority of the [[Franciscan Order]]. The site of the mission was specifically chosen due to its proximity to the large number of Salinan villages in the area. The interior of the mission church features murals executed under the direction of the famed artist [[Esteban Munrás]] in the 1820s.

The mission's location between [[Mission San Luis Obispo]] and [[Mission San Antonio de Padua]] provided a stop on the trip that had previously taken two days. In 1803, the mission reported an Indian population of 908, while its lands grazed 809 cattle, 3,223 sheep, 342 horses and 29 mules. That year's harvest included about 2,186 fanegas of wheat and corn (A fanega was about {{Convert|220|lb|kg|disp=or}}). Most of the mission burned, while still being developed, in 1806. It was rebuilt within a year.
[[File:Historic American Buildings Survey Roger Sturtevant, Photographer Jan. 27, 1934 WEST ELEVATION (REAR) - Caledonia Inn, Highway 101, San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, CA HABS CAL,40-SANMI.V,2-1 (cropped).tif|thumb|left|The [[Rios-Caledonia Adobe|Ríos-Caledonia Adobe]], believed to have been built in 1835 for Petronilo Ríos, shown here in 1934]]
[[File:Mission San Miguel Arcangel in 1940.tif|thumb|left|Mission San Miguel Arcángel, 1940]]
The [[Rios-Caledonia Adobe]] was built in 1835 just south of Mission San Miguel as a home for the overseer of mission lands.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Grimm|first1=Michele|last2=Grimm|first2=Tom|date=1986-12-21|title=On a Holiday Mission to San Miguel|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-21-tr-3911-story.html|access-date=2021-03-10|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

On July 15, 1836, following the [[Mexican secularization act of 1833|Mexican secularization of the missions]], Mission San Miguel Arcángel was acquired by [[Ygnacio Coronel]], a noted [[Californio]] ranchero and politician.

In 1846, Governor Pío Pico sold Mission San Miguel Arcángel for $600 to Petronilo Ríos and William Reed. Reed used the Mission as a family residence and a store. In 1848, Reed and his family were murdered, leaving the Mission vacant for a period of time. The Mission was a stopping place for miners coming from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and, consequently, was used as a saloon, dance hall, storeroom and living quarters.

In 1859, President [[James Buchanan]] returned the mission to the [[Catholic Church]]. In 1878, after 38 years without a resident priest, Padre Philip Farrelly became the first pastor of Mission San Miguel Arcángel since the secularization. In 1928, Mission San Miguel Arcángel and [[Mission San Antonio de Padua]] were both returned to the [[Franciscan Order]], which led to their restorations and repairs.

The [[2003 San Simeon earthquake]] caused severe damage to the sanctuary at Mission San Miguel. The Catholic Church considered closing the parish due to the extensive damage and the estimated $15 million cost of repair; however, the work has since been completed and the mission has since reopened.

In 2011, San Miguel's local business community formed the San Miguel Chamber of Commerce in order to promote the village's tourism and agricultural industries.<ref>[https://sanmiguelchamber.org/about-us/ San Miguel Chamber of Commerce - About Us]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 1.7&nbsp;square miles (4.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010=
|2020= 3172
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
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San Miguel first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2010CensusCA/>

[[File:Mission San Miguel, California - Interior.jpg|thumb|right|The interior of Mission San Miguel Arcángel is one of the best preserved of all the [[Spanish missions in California|missions of California]]. It features murals executed by noted artist [[Esteban Munrás]] in the 1820s.]]

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0668266|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715040339/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0668266|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - San Miguel CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that San Miguel had a population of 2,336. The population density was {{convert|1,369.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of San Miguel was 1,638 (70.1%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 65 (2.8%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 58 (2.5%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 19 (0.8%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1 (0.0%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 474 (20.3%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 81 (3.5%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1,196 persons (51.2%).

The Census reported that 2,324 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 12 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 698 households, out of which 358 (51.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 379 (54.3%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 93 (13.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 57 (8.2%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 73 (10.5%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 8 (1.1%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 115 households (16.5%) were made up of individuals, and 25 (3.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33.  There were 529 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (75.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.73.

The population was spread out, with 774 people (33.1%) under the age of 18, 262 people (11.2%) aged 18 to 24, 711 people (30.4%) aged 25 to 44, 481 people (20.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 108 people (4.6%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 28.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

There were 791 housing units at an average density of {{convert|463.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 435 (62.3%) were owner-occupied, and 263 (37.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.0%.  1,399 people (59.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 925 people (39.6%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
[[File:Mission San Miguel Arcangel, CA USA - panoramio (22).jpg|thumb|left|The San Miguel bell tower]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,427 people, 468 households, and 335 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|852.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 503 housing units at an average density of {{convert|300.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 63.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.73% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 23.83% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 32.66% of the population.

There were 468 households, out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.53.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,264, and the median income for a family was $32,847. Males had a median income of $26,216 versus $20,134 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,444.  About 6.1% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
[[File:USA-San Miguel-Rios-Caledonia Adobe-7.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Rios-Caledonia Adobe|Ríos-Caledonia Adobe]]]]
In the [[California State Legislature]], San Miguel is in {{Representative|casd|17|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|35|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | title = Statewide Database
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | accessdate = February 2, 2015}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], San Miguel is in {{Representative|cacd|19|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|24|accessdate=September 29, 2014}}</ref>

The local government organization is the [[San Miguel Community Services District (CSD)]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|San Miguel, California}}
*[https://www.sanmiguelcsd.org/ San Miguel Community Service District]
*[https://sanmiguelchamber.org/ San Miguel Chamber of Commerce]
{{San Luis Obispo County, California}}
{{Salinas River}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in San Luis Obispo County, California]]
[[Category:Spanish mission settlements in North America]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]