Mission Canyon, California

Geography

The approximate center of Mission Canyon is located at (34.449797, -119.716315). Situated along the southern facing slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains, Mission Canyon measures some 1,122 acres comprising an estimated 1,141 parcels primarily consisting of single-family residential development, recreational, open space, and agricultural land uses; but however lacks any commercial or industrial development. Non residential features include the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Rocky Nook County Park, the Santa Barbara Woman's Club, and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department Fire Station 15. The topography of the neighborhood varies from relatively flat areas located south of Foothill Road to greater slopes north of Foothill Road, ranging in elevations from approximately 300 ft to just over 1000 ft above sea level.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 sqmi, of which 1.8 sqmi are land and 0.03 sqmi (1.64%) is water.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mission Canyon has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics

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Mission Canyon first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Mission Canyon had a population of 2,540. The population density was 1,411.1 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Mission Canyon was 84.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.8% from other races, and 9.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.5% of the population.

The whole population lived in households. There were 1,041 households, out of which 20.5% included children under the age of 18, 51.8% were married-couple households, 6.5% were cohabiting couple households, 23.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 26.4% of households were one person, and 14.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44.

The age distribution was 14.6% under the age of 18, 5.7% aged 18 to 24, 20.1% aged 25 to 44, 28.2% aged 45 to 64, and 31.3% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 53.2years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males.

There were 1,122 housing units at an average density of 623.3 /mi2, of which 1,041 (92.8%) were occupied. Of these, 76.4% were owner-occupied, and 23.6% were occupied by renters.

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Mission Canyon had a population of 2,381. The population density was 1,538.8 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Mission Canyon was 2,193 (92.1%) White, 14 (0.6%) African American, 17 (0.7%) Native American, 40 (1.7%) Asian, 11 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 35 (1.5%) from other races, and 71 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 198 persons (8.3%).

The Census reported that 2,372 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 9 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,020 households, out of which 230 (22.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 547 (53.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 59 (5.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 20 (2.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 59 (5.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 14 (1.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 264 households (25.9%) were made up of individuals, and 97 (9.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33. There were 626 families (61.4% of all households); the average family size was 2.70.

The population was spread out, with 368 people (15.5%) under the age of 18, 100 people (4.2%) aged 18 to 24, 458 people (19.2%) aged 25 to 44, 973 people (40.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 482 people (20.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

There were 1,075 housing units at an average density of 694.7 /sqmi, of which 782 (76.7%) were owner-occupied, and 238 (23.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.4%. 1,828 people (76.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 544 people (22.8%) lived in rental housing units.

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