Santa Barbara County
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Buellton
Buellton is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The city of Buellton is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley. The population was 3,828 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census
Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.0 kmē),
all of it land.
Buellton is on the Santa Ynez River in the Santa Ynez Valley, and
in 2004 was one of the fastest-growing towns in central Santa
Barbara County. It is a common stop for travelers on U.S. Highway
101, being the first town north of Santa Barbara after the scenic
and undeveloped stretch of about 25 miles (40 km) through the
Gaviota coast.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,828 people, 1,433
households, and 1,000 families residing in the city. The
population density was 2,450.4 people per square mile
(947.4/kmē). There were 1,483 housing units at an average
density of 949.3/sq mi (367.0/kmē). The racial makeup of the
city was 81.50% White, 0.55% African American, 1.15% Native
American, 1.10% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 12.23% from other
races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 25.73% of the population.
There were 1,433 households out of which 34.7% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living
together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 30.2% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up
of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65
years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and
the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the
age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45
to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,490, and
the median income for a family was $54,839. Males had a median
income of $46,379 versus $28,542 for females. The per capita
income for the city was $20,907. About 6.6% of families and 8.8%
of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of
those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
Trivia:
Buellton and its surrounding area served as the setting of many
scenes in the 2004 film Sideways.
The Final Sequence in the movie Death Proof was filmed in
Buellton.
Buellton, a Santa Barbara based rock band, is named after the
city.
Buellton is also the home of the Flying Flags Rv Park.
This page was last updated July 19, 2009.