Santa Barbara County
Cities and Towns
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Guadalupe
Guadalupe is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The population was 6,659 estimated in 2007. It was incorporated as a city on May 19, 1946. It is economically and socially tied to the city of Santa Maria.
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Geography
Guadalupe is located in the northwestern extremity of Santa
Barbara County, immediately south of the Santa Maria River. The
landscape in the vicinity of the town is mostly flat, with the
predominant land use being agriculture. Hills rise south of the
town; on the other side is Vandenberg Air Force Base. West of
town, both in Santa Barbara County and north in adjacent San Luis
Obispo County, is the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, a large region of
dune habitat along the Pacific Ocean shore.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a
total area of 1.4 square miles, all of it land.
There is a beach on the Pacific Ocean near Guadalupe. A scene
from Pirates of the Caribbean III was filmed on the beach. The
finish line scene in Hidalgo was also filmed on this beach(Mussel
Rock is visible), along with several shots in The Ten
Commandments. Saving Private Ryan was also partially shot here.
The Bulldogs youth football team practices at Jack O'Connell
Park.
Some famous sites include the Far Western Tavern and the
beautiful Masatani Mansion.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,659 people, 1,414
households, and 1,217 families residing in the city. The
population density was 4,091.6 people per square mile. There were
1,450 housing units at an average density of 1,048.4/sq mi. The
racial makeup of the city was 45.54% White, 0.71% African
American, 1.86% Native American, 5.88% Asian, 0.16% Pacific
Islander, 38.70% from other races, and 7.16% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 88.48% of the
population.
There were 1,414 households out of which 53.8% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living
together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 13.9% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up
of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size was 4.00 and the
average family size was 4.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 35.6% under the
age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from
45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,205, and
the median income for a family was $31,042. Males had a median
income of $24,250 versus $17,870 for females. The per capita
income for the city was $11,608. About 23.4% of families and
25.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including
28.9% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.
Residential area
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Hwy 1 bisects the city
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This page was last updated July 19, 2009.
