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Sisquoc, California

FieldValue
official_nameSisquoc
settlement_typecensus-designated place
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1California
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Santa Barbara
population_total191
population_as_of2020
population_density_km2auto
population_footnotes
unit_prefUS
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi2.234
area_land_sq_mi2.230
area_water_sq_mi0.004
area_total_km25.786
area_land_km25.775
area_water_km20.011
area_water_percent0.18
timezonePacific (PST)
utc_offset-8
timezone_DSTPDT
utc_offset_DST-7
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft456
pushpin_mapCalifornia
pushpin_map_captionPosition in California.
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP Code
postal_code93454
area_code805
blank_nameGNIS feature ID
blank_info2583144
footnotes

Sisquoc (Chumash for "quail") is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California located east of U.S. Route 101 about 15 mi southeast of Santa Maria and 5 mi south of Garey. The ZIP Code is 93454, and the community is inside area code 805. Sisquoc has a fire station, a church, a Preschool-8 school and a store. It has a micro-climate with mild weather year-round. The population was 191 at the 2020 census.

The town is at the intersection of Palmer Road and Foxen Canyon Road, at the southwestern edge of the floodplain of the Sisquoc River. The predominant land use on the plain is agriculture, while the hills to the south and west contain the Cat Canyon Oil Field, with Greka Energy and ERG Resources, LLC being the largest operators.

Sisquoc is an agricultural area. It is well known for vineyards and strawberry fields. The terrain is hilly, and there are mountains in the distance. Wildlife near Sisquoc includes bobcats, coyotes, mountain lions, rabbits, and gophers.

There is one closed store in town called the Sisquoc store, and a fire station. There is one school in town called Benjamin Foxen, home of the Bobcats. Benjamin Foxen is the only remaining school of 5 in the Blochman School District. The Blochman School PTA (Parent Teacher Association) was established in 1960. Students and teachers at Blochman run a school garden, and fresh produce from the garden is served in the cafeteria.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km), 99.82% of it land, and 0.18% of it water.

Demographics

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

The 2020 United States census reported that Sisquoc had a population of 191. The population density was 85.7 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Sisquoc was 133 (69.6%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 6 (3.1%) Native American, 3 (1.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 16 (8.4%) from other races, and 33 (17.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57 persons (29.8%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 72 households, out of which 29 (40.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 36 (50.0%) were married-couple households, 13 (18.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 15 (20.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 8 (11.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 14 households (19.4%) were one person, and 3 (4.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65.

The age distribution was 48 people (25.1%) under the age of 18, 7 people (3.7%) aged 18 to 24, 55 people (28.8%) aged 25 to 44, 57 people (29.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 24 people (12.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 38.5years. There were 94 males and 97 females.

There were 76 housing units at an average density of 34.1 /mi2, of which 72 (94.7%) were occupied. Of these, 38 (52.8%) were owner-occupied, and 34 (47.2%) were occupied by renters.

References

References

  1. "US Census Bureau".
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  3. {{gnis. 2583144
  4. [https://archive.today/20130414085128/http://www.blochmanusd.org/index.htm Benjamin Foxen School] Benjamin Foxen School is also referred to as "Blochman School."
  5. "Blochmanpta.org".
  6. "Decennial Census by Decade".
  7. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County".
  8. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County".
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  20. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  21. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  22. "Sisquoc CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
  23. "Sisquoc CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
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