Santa Barbara County
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Mission Canyon
Mission Canyon is a census-designated
place and an unincorporated suburb of Santa Barbara, California,
in Santa Barbara County, United States. The population was 2,610
at the 2000 census.
Mission Canyon is directly north — on the mountain side
— of the city of Santa Barbara, and derives its name from
the Mission Santa Barbara which is built between Mission Canyon
and the center of the city. The canyon itself is one of the most
dramatic in the Santa Ynez Mountains, with the locally highest
peak (La Cumbre Peak, 3985') at the top of the watershed, and
rugged sandstone formations, partially covered with chaparral, on
both sides of the creek.
State Route 192 (Foothill Road) bisects the southern portion of
the area, running from east to west, and Mission Canyon Road
passes through the area from north to south. Another major
north-south artery is Tunnel Road, which leads to the trailhead
for several popular hiking trails that start at the northern
extremity of the urbanized area; these trails lead up into the
mountains.
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is located in Mission Canyon.
Geography
The approximate center of Mission
Canyon is located at 34°26'59?N 119°42'59?W?
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total
area of 1.6 square miles, of which, 1.6 square miles of it is
land and 0.04 square miles of it (2.50%) is water. all of this
area accounted for by Lauro Canyon Reservoir.
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is in Mission Canyon; this view
looks north up the canyon towards the headwaters near Cathedral
Peak.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SBBotanicGardens2.JPG
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were
2,610 people, 1,065 households, and 689 families residing in the
CDP. The population density was 1,663.6 people per square mile.
There were 1,115 housing units at an average density of 710.7/sq
mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.64% White, 0.42% African
American, 0.15% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific
Islander, 2.18% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.63% of the
population.
There were 1,065 households out of which 23.5% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living
together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 35.3% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up
of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the
average family size was 2.73.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age
of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 35.4% from 45 to
64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $79,338, and the
median income for a family was $103,442. Males had a median
income of $57,222 versus $41,131 for females. The per capita
income for the CDP was $43,422. About 1.0% of families and 6.8%
of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of
those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
This page was last updated July 19, 2009.
