Santa Barbara County
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Santa Ynez
Santa Ynez is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Barbara County,
California, United States. The town of Santa Ynez is one of the
communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley, serving general
aviation needs for the valley with the paved 2804 x 75 foot Santa
Ynez Airport. The population was 4,584 at the 2000 census. It is
named after Saint Agnes, Ynez being the former Spanish language
spelling.
Geography
Santa Ynez is located at 34°36'43N 120°5'18W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total
area of 7.8 square miles; none of it is covered by water. Santa
Ynez is located about 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, CA and is
known for its world-class wineries.
Demographics
As of the census of
2000, there were 4,584 people, 1,627 households, and 1,277
families residing in the CDP. The population density was 586.7
people per square mile. There were 1,670 housing units at an
average density of 213.7/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was
91.84% White, 0.17% African American, 1.22% Native American,
1.29% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.08% from other races, and
2.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were
9.21% of the population.
There were 1,627 households out of which 36.3% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living
together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 21.5% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up
of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the
average family size was 3.09.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age
of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to
64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $80,284, and the
median income for a family was $84,467. Males had a median income
of $56,286 versus $45,688 for females. The per capita income for
the CDP was $33,811. About 3.0% of families and 5.5% of the
population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those
under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Santa Ynez, California is noted for western-style architecture.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Ynez-ca.jpg
The Santa Ynez Band of
Chumash Indians operates the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez.
Politics
In the state legislature Santa Ynez is located in the 19th Senate District, represented by Republican Tom McClintock, and in the 35th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Pedro Nava. Federally, Santa Ynez is located in California's 24th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +5 and is represented by Republican Elton Gallegly.
This page was last updated July 19, 2009.
