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Agua Dulce, California

Census-designated place in California, United States

Summary

Census-designated place in California, United States

Field	Value
name	Agua Dulce, California
named_for	Spanish for "sweet water"
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
Census designated place
image_skyline	File:DSCN3051.JPG
image_caption	Agua Dulce as seen from Vasquez Rocks
image_map	LA County Incorporated Areas Agua Dulce highlighted.svg
map_caption	Location within Los Angeles County
pushpin_map	California#USA
pushpin_label	Agua Dulce
pushpin_map_caption	Location in California##Location in the United States
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	California
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Los Angeles
established_title
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	59.20
area_total_sq_mi	22.86
area_land_km2	59.18
area_land_sq_mi	22.85
area_water_km2	0.01
area_water_sq_mi	0.01
area_water_percent	0.02
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	2526
population_total	3451
population_as_of	2020
population_density_km2	58.31
timezone	Pacific (PST)
utc_offset	-8
timezone_DST	PDT
utc_offset_DST	-7
postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	91390
area_code	661
blank_name	GNIS feature IDs
blank_info	1660235; 2582928
blank1_name	FIPS code
blank1_info	06-00450
footnotes	;
population_density_sq_mi	151.03

Census designated place

Agua Dulce () (Spanish for "Sweet Water") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The ZIP code is 91390 (shared with Green Valley and far northern Santa Clarita), and the area code is 661.

Geography

Agua Dulce is located along California State Route 14, halfway between Santa Clarita and Palmdale, and 45 mi north of Los Angeles, in the Sierra Pelona Valley region of Southern California. Vasquez Rocks is located in Agua Dulce. The Pacific Crest Trail, which runs from Mexico to Canada, goes through Agua Dulce.

History

The Tataviam Native Americans were the earliest inhabitants.

On June 1, 2021, a shooting occurred at Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 81 in Agua Dulce. Firefighter Jonathan Tatone shot and killed a fellow firefighter and wounded a fire captain.{{cite web|title=Feud between firefighters led to shooting at Agua Dulce fire station, detectives say

Demographics

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Agua Dulce first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Agua Dulce CDP, California	url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0600450&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2
White alone (NH)	2,524	2,291
Black or African American alone (NH)	50	46
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	19	13
Asian alone (NH)	69	59
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	2	2
Other race alone (NH)	4	21
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	63	151
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	611	868
Total	3,342	3,451

2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Agua Dulce had a population of 3,451. The population density was 151.0 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Agua Dulce was 70.5% White, 1.4% African American, 0.9% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.4% from other races, and 15.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.2% of the population.

The whole population lived in households. There were 1,238 households, out of which 26.3% included children under the age of 18, 59.5% were married-couple households, 6.4% were cohabiting couple households, 16.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 19.0% of households were one person, and 8.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.79.

The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% aged 18 to 24, 19.5% aged 25 to 44, 33.2% aged 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 49.3years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males.

There were 1,303 housing units at an average density of 57.0 /mi2, of which 1,238 (95.0%) were occupied. Of these, 86.4% were owner-occupied, and 13.6% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $124,268, and the per capita income was $60,482. About 4.3% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

Education

Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District:

Vasquez High School, Acton
High Desert Middle School, Acton
Meadowlark School, Acton
Agua Dulce Elementary School, Agua Dulce

Government

In the California State Legislature, Agua Dulce is in , and in .

In the United States House of Representatives, Agua Dulce is in .

Filming location

Vasquez Rocks has long been used as a popular filming location by the Hollywood movie industry, most notably The Flintstones movie, Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, The Invaders episode "The Saucer", and the Star Trek episode "Arena." The 1971 movie Duel filmed extensively in the area, as was the western film More Dead Than Alive. Other films shot in the area are Rat Race, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle. The History channel shoots the popular reality TV show "Top Shot" in the hills and canyons on the north side of the valley. Reno 911 has filmed in locations off of Soledad Canyon Road.

The Agua Dulce area has played host to music video shoots, including those for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "You Got Lucky", Bloodhound Gang's "Your Only Friends Are Make-Believe", Weird Al Yankovic's "I Love Rocky Road", and various Nike commercials. L.A. based rockers and "Rat Pack" recording artist "Roxanne" filmed "Super Bad" at the Diamond View Ranch in Agua Dulce.

Vasquez Rocks got its name from the famous bandit Tiburcio Vásquez who used them as a hideout.

Most recently, Agua Dulce was used as the primary setting for Jordan Peele’s 2022 horror sci-fi film Nope. The main characters in the film are horse wranglers that often work on movie shoots that happen around Agua Dulce.

Transportation

Agua Dulce has a general aviation airport known as Agua Dulce Airpark. The Airpark and surrounding area was the location for the ABC game show 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow which premiered on June 21, 2011.

Notable people

Doug Turner, sound engineer

References

Wikipedia Source

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