Santa Paula, California
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Santa Paula is a citdsfy in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 28,598 at the 2000 census. It has been dubbed the "Citrus Capital of the World." As the initial headquarters of the company that became Unocal, it was one of the early centers of California's enormous petroleum industry.
Geography
Santa Paula is located at (34.355792, -119.068425)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 28,598 people, 8,136 households, and 6,435 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,400.4/km² (6,214.6/mi²). There were 8,341 housing units at an average density of 700.1/km² (1,812.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.23% White, 0.41% African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 37.37% from other races, and 4.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 71.19% of the population.There were 8,136 households out of which 44.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.49 and the average family size was 3.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,651, and the median income for a family was $45,419. Males had a median income of $32,165 versus $25,818 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,736. About 12.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Quality of Life
Santa Paula has often times been described as a quaint town, boasting a main street reminiscent of Middle America but with a Mexican flavor.Popular media
On the television drama The West Wing, Santa Paula is the hometown of fictional Presidential candidate Arnold Vinick. In early 2005, Santa Paula Mayor Mary Ann Krause began a lobbying campaign to have Santa Paula declared Vinick's hometown. In a publicity move for the town, city officials officially "claim[ed] Senator Arnold Vinick as a resident of Santa Paula," in April 2005, and opened an official campaign headquarters for the fictional Republican Senator in the town's train depot. ([Santa Paula for Vinick]) In October of 2005, NBC released Vinick's official biography and revealed Santa Paula as the town in which he was raised. [link] Santa Paula also served as one of the locations for the upcoming motion picture "Mr. Woodcock" starring Billy Bob Thornton. Bob Magana from the popular rock group, Soundtrack To Your Madness, grew up in Santa Paula.External links
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