San Simeon, California
San Simeon | |
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GNIS feature ID | 248966[2] |
San Simeon (
History
Humans first settled the local area at least 11,000 years ago. Prehistorically, the local area was inhabited by the Chumash people, including a large village south of San Simeon at Morro Creek.[3]
In 1542 the coastal exploration of
The first European land exploration of
San Simeon was founded as an asistencia ("sub-mission") to Mission San Miguel Arcángel,[citation needed] founded in 1797 and located to the east across the Santa Lucia Range. The Bay of San Simeon[4] is mentioned in the records of San Miguel Mission for 1830. San Simeon was named for Rancho San Simeon, although the town-site is actually north of that rancho, on the former Rancho Piedra Blanca, a Mexican land grant given in 1840 to José de Jesús Pico. In 1865, Pico sold part of the rancho to George Hearst, the father of William Randolph Hearst.
The first Europeans to settle in the immediate area near the bay of San Simeon were Portuguese shore whalers under the command of Captain Joseph Clark (born Machado) from the
In 1953, the
Geology
The name San Simeon also refers to some geologic structures of the area, particularly elements of the coastal Jurassic-age landforms and ophiolite rock formations.[11]
Geography
According to the
Climate
San Simeon and the Hearst Castle area has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen csb) that is moderated by its relative proximity to the Pacific coastline. NOW Data has readings from the San Simeon weather station since December 1999.[13]
Climate data for San Simeon, California (Hearst Castle), 1999–2020 averages, extremes 1999–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 84 (29) |
83 (28) |
85 (29) |
95 (35) |
94 (34) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
102 (39) |
109 (43) |
100 (38) |
89 (32) |
80 (27) |
109 (43) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 74.6 (23.7) |
73.9 (23.3) |
76.8 (24.9) |
81.9 (27.7) |
84.6 (29.2) |
91.0 (32.8) |
91.9 (33.3) |
94.7 (34.8) |
96.1 (35.6) |
90.9 (32.7) |
83.1 (28.4) |
72.1 (22.3) |
100.3 (37.9) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 59.8 (15.4) |
59.5 (15.3) |
62.3 (16.8) |
64.9 (18.3) |
69.3 (20.7) |
72.9 (22.7) |
75.0 (23.9) |
77.3 (25.2) |
78.2 (25.7) |
74.0 (23.3) |
65.6 (18.7) |
58.9 (14.9) |
68.1 (20.1) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 53.2 (11.8) |
52.4 (11.3) |
54.6 (12.6) |
56.2 (13.4) |
60.5 (15.8) |
63.9 (17.7) |
66.1 (18.9) |
67.8 (19.9) |
69.1 (20.6) |
65.1 (18.4) |
58.0 (14.4) |
52.4 (11.3) |
59.9 (15.5) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 46.5 (8.1) |
45.3 (7.4) |
46.9 (8.3) |
47.4 (8.6) |
51.6 (10.9) |
54.9 (12.7) |
57.1 (13.9) |
58.3 (14.6) |
60.0 (15.6) |
54.3 (12.4) |
50.3 (10.2) |
45.8 (7.7) |
51.5 (10.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 36.5 (2.5) |
34.5 (1.4) |
36.4 (2.4) |
37.3 (2.9) |
41.3 (5.2) |
44.7 (7.1) |
47.3 (8.5) |
48.2 (9.0) |
46.9 (8.3) |
46.4 (8.0) |
40.0 (4.4) |
35.5 (1.9) |
32.4 (0.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | 28 (−2) |
25 (−4) |
32 (0) |
34 (1) |
38 (3) |
42 (6) |
45 (7) |
46 (8) |
42 (6) |
42 (6) |
32 (0) |
32 (0) |
25 (−4) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.96 (151) |
6.15 (156) |
4.80 (122) |
2.00 (51) |
0.71 (18) |
0.06 (1.5) |
0.08 (2.0) |
0.01 (0.25) |
0.07 (1.8) |
1.11 (28) |
2.34 (59) |
6.05 (154) |
29.34 (744.55) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.6 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 48.9 |
Source 1: NOAA[14] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)[15] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 462 | — | |
2020 | 445 | −3.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[16] |
The
Of the 197 households, 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.1% were
The population was distributed as 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% aged 18 to 24, 24.2% aged 25 to 44, 28.1% aged 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.
The 301 housing units averaged 377.8 per square mile (145.9/km2), of which 44.2% were owner-occupied, and 55.8% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.3%; 31.0% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 68.8% lived in rental housing units.
Infrastructure
The San Simeon Community Services District provides water and sewerage.[18] The wastewater treatment plant is operated by a private company under contract with the district.[19]
References
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Simeon, California
- ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008). "Morro Creek". The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Geneva (1974). Where the Highway Ends. Cambria, California: Williams Printing Co. p. 150.
- ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1927). Fray Juan Crespi: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769–1774. HathiTrust Digital Library. pp. 188–191. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ Shore Whaling at San Simeon Bay by Robert C. Pavlik
- ^ History of Sebastian's Store
- ^ Bertao, David E. The Portuguese Shore Whalers of California, 1854–1904. San Jose, Calif.: The Portuguese Heritage Publications, 2006. pp. 159–169, 177.
- ^ W.R. Hearst Memorial Beach at California State Parks
- ^ San Simeon History & Timeline
- ISBN 0-8137-2438-4, 572 pages
- ^ San Simeon Acres
- ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Hearst Castle, CA". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Los Angeles". National Weather Service. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – San Simeon CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Tanner, Kathe (December 8, 2023). "A tiny SLO County CSD considers calling it quits, plagued by lawsuits, regulatory hurdles". The Tribune.
- ^ Velie, Karen (February 7, 2023). "State cites San Simeon for failures at wastewater facility". Cal Coast News. Retrieved February 9, 2023.