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Coordinates: 35°7′15″N 120°35′12″W / 35.12083°N 120.58667°W / 35.12083; -120.58667
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For the California wine region, see Arroyo Grande Valley AVA.
Arroyo Grande, California
City
City of Arroyo Grande
Top: view of Arroyo Grande; bottom: downtown.
Flag of Arroyo Grande, California
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Official seal of Arroyo Grande, California
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Location of Arroyo Grande in San Luis Obispo County, California
Location of Arroyo Grande in San Luis Obispo County, California
Arroyo Grande, California is located in the United States
Arroyo Grande, California
Arroyo Grande, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°7′15″N 120°35′12″W / 35.12083°N 120.58667°W / 35.12083; -120.58667
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Luis Obispo
IncorporatedJuly 10, 1911[1]
Named forBig Dry Creek
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager[2]
 • BodyArroyo Grande City Council
 • MayorCaren Ray Russom[3]
 • City ManagerJim Bergman[4]
 • Council Members[3]
List
 • AssemblymemberJasmeet Bains (D)[5]
 • State SenatorJohn Laird (D)[5]
Area
[6]
 • Total5.94 sq mi (15.38 km2)
 • Land5.94 sq mi (15.38 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation
[7]
118 ft (36 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,441
 • Density3,104.55/sq mi (1,199.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93420-93421 [8]
Area code805
FIPS code06-02868 [9]
GNIS feature IDs1660271, 2409734
Websitewww.arroyogrande.org

Arroyo Grande (Spanish for "Big Creek") is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.[10] The population was 18,441 as of the 2020 census, up from 17,252 as of the 2010 Census.

History

The historic IOOF Building

The earliest inhabitants of the Arroyo Grande Valley were Chumash Indians, who conducted extensive trade with other Native American tribes at a considerable distance.

The first Europeans to see this stretch of coast were the crew of Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Cabrilho in Portuguese), working in the service of Spain. The Spanish Portolá expedition was the first European visit by land, passing through the area on September 4, 1769. When Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was established nearby, the Portolà trail became part of the road connecting the 21 Spanish missions (today called El Camino Real). Later, agricultural activities expanded into the area. The Arroyo Grande Valley was found to have particularly fertile ground allowing a rich produce supply that continued to this day. The area was given a Spanish name that translates into multiple meanings, "Big Gulch", "Muddy Creek", "Big Ditch", Arroyo Grande was to become a prosperous and important ranch and farm community.

Francis Ziba Branch, originally from New York, saw the area on a hunting expedition during the period when California was part of Mexico. Branch married María Manuela Carlón, and this marriage entitled Branch to file a claim for a Mexican land grant. In 1836 he, his wife, and infant son moved onto Rancho Santa Manuela. They were managing a successful cattle ranching operation when California became a U.S. territory, and then a U.S. state. Some years later, they suffered financial difficulties during a drought when many cattle died. They sold off smaller parcels of land to settlers.

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,[11] which provided much of the initial environmental database for Arroyo Grande.

Geography

Lopez Lake

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.

It is one of the cities on the Central Coast known as the "Five Cities". Which coastal communities are commonly thought of as being the Five Cities has changed over time, as population has grown and shifted geographically. Currently, Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Oceano, Pismo Beach, and Shell Beach are generally considered to make up the "Five Cities". However, the following cities are the original Five Cities: Grover Beach, previously known as Grover City, Fair Oaks (later annexed by Arroyo Grande), Arroyo Grande, Oceano, and Halcyon. Oceano is historically one of the Five Cities, even though it is considered a Community Service District. Shell Beach is part of Pismo Beach. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km2), all of it land.

Climate

Arroyo Grande has a Temperate-Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb).

Climate data for Arroyo Grande, California
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 85
(29) 		90
(32) 		90
(32) 		101
(38) 		100
(38) 		99
(37) 		104
(40) 		108
(42) 		100
(38) 		99
(37) 		91
(33) 		92
(33) 		108
(42)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 60
(16) 		61
(16) 		62
(17) 		64
(18) 		65
(18) 		66
(19) 		66
(19) 		67
(19) 		68
(20) 		67
(19) 		65
(18) 		60
(16) 		64
(18)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 45
(7) 		46
(8) 		47
(8) 		48
(9) 		50
(10) 		52
(11) 		54
(12) 		55
(13) 		54
(12) 		52
(11) 		48
(9) 		44
(7) 		50
(10)
Record low °F (°C) 24
(−4) 		28
(−2) 		23
(−5) 		31
(−1) 		30
(−1) 		37
(3) 		38
(3) 		39
(4) 		35
(2) 		32
(0) 		29
(−2) 		24
(−4) 		23
(−5)
Average rainfall inches (mm) 3.04
(77) 		3.96
(101) 		3.04
(77) 		1.14
(29) 		0.41
(10) 		0.07
(1.8) 		0.03
(0.76) 		0.07
(1.8) 		0.14
(3.6) 		0.87
(22) 		1.52
(39) 		2.73
(69) 		17.02
(432)
Source: http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USCA0045

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890466—
1920760—
193089217.4%
19401,09022.2%
19501,72358.1%
19603,29191.0%
19707,454126.5%
198011,29051.5%
199014,37827.4%
200015,85110.2%
201017,2528.8%
202018,4416.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

2010

Shops in downtown Arroyo Grande

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/km2). 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%).[13]

The census reported that 17,078 people (99.0% of 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 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 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.

2000

Pedestrian bridge in Arroyo Grande

At the 2000 census, there were 15,851 people in 6,478 households, including 4,353 families, in the city. The population density was 2,795.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,079.3/km2). There were 6,750 housing units at an average density of 1,190.3 per square mile (459.6/km2). 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 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 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 the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Santa Manuela schoolhouse

In the California State Legislature, Arroyo Grande is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat John Laird, and in the 35th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jasmeet Bains.[14]

In the United States House of Representatives, Arroyo Grande is in California's 24th congressional district, represented by Democrat Salud Carbajal.[15]

Notable people

See also

References

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  2. ^ "About the City Council". City of Atascadero. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Members". City of Arroyo Grande. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "City Manager". City of Arroyo Grande. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Arroyo Grande". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  8. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  10. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  11. ^ David Crimp, C. Michael Hogan, Leda C. Patmore et al. 1976
  12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Arroyo Grande city". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  14. ^ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  15. ^ "California's 24th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  16. ^ "Zac Efron: He acts, he sings — and he's local". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo). March 10, 2006.
  17. ^ "Harry Shum Jr. Joined a Dance Team on a Dare. These Days, He Isn't Staying Still". NBC. February 27, 2017.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Arroyo Grande.
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