Arroyo Grande, California
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Arroyo Grande (Spanish for "Big Creek") is a town in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.<ref name="GR4">Template:Cite web</ref>
History
[edit]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 the Mexican government around 1840.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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 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,<ref>David Crimp, C. Michael Hogan, Leda C. Patmore et al. 1976</ref> which provided much of the initial environmental database for Arroyo Grande.
The Village
[edit]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 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 is owned and maintained by the city of Arroyo Grande and is the only one of its kind in California.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Village corridor includes historic buildings dating back to the 1800’s.
Geography
[edit]Arroyo Grande is a small coastal town with historic, suburban, and rural elements located at Template:Coord (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 the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.
Climate
[edit]Arroyo Grande has a Temperate-Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb).
Demographics
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The 2020 United States census reported that Arroyo Grande had a population of 18,441. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Arroyo Grande was 73.7% White, 1.0% African American, 0.9% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.6% from other races, and 13.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.8% of the population.
The census reported that 98.6% of the population lived in households, 0.9% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.4% were institutionalized.
There were 7,438 households, out of which 27.6% included children under the age of 18, 53.1% were married-couple households, 5.3% were cohabiting couple households, 27.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 26.5% of households were one person, and 15.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45. There were 5,010 families (67.4% of all households).
The age distribution was 19.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% aged 18 to 24, 22.3% aged 25 to 44, 26.0% aged 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 46.1Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males.
There were 7,979 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 7,438 (93.2%) were occupied. Of these, 66.4% were owner-occupied, and 33.6% were occupied by renters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The median household income was $103,258, and the per capita income was $50,203. About 2.0% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Government
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In the California State Legislature, Arroyo Grande is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the United States House of Representatives, Arroyo Grande is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
Notable people
[edit]- Sally Jane Bruce - actress in The Night of the Hunter
- Zac Efron - actor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Lou Ferrigno - TV and movie actor, best known for the title role in The Incredible Hulk
- Kristin Smart<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>- Young woman murdered by Paul Flores
- Horace Grant - former professional basketball player
- Jordan Hasay - middle-distance runner
- Robert Hunter - lyricist and singer-songwriter
- Gladys Ingle - early 20th-century woman pilot, wing walker, and aerial stunt performer
- Ken Napzok - broadcaster, comedian, author of Why We Love Star Wars: The Great Moments That Built a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Rita Quigley - film actress
- Harry Shum Jr. - actor, dancer and choreographer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Sheila Varian - breeder of Arabian horses
- Robin Ventura - former professional baseball player and manager of Chicago White Sox
- Jimy Williams - former baseball manager
See also
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