Santa Rosa Valley, California

Coordinates: 34°14′43″N 118°54′08″W / 34.24528°N 118.90222°W / 34.24528; -118.90222
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Santa Rosa Valley, California
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rosa Valley, California

Santa Rosa Valley is a rural

unincorporated community, named after the eponymous valley in which it lies, located in Ventura County, California, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Santa Rosa Valley as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The 2010 United States census reported Santa Rosa Valley's population was 3,334. Santa Rosa Valley sits at an elevation of 433 feet (132 m).[2]

It lies within the County of Ventura north of Newbury Park, between Thousand Oaks and Camarillo. Norwegian Grade, which was constructed by the Norwegian Colony, connects Santa Rosa Valley to Thousand Oaks,[3] while it may be reached from Santa Rosa Road in Camarillo.

The Santa Rosa Valley lies right north of the

Arroyo Conejo Nature Preserve (La Branca) and Hill Canyon, and the community also borders Mount Clef Ridge and Wildwood Regional Park to the south.[6][7]

Santa Rosa Valley was home to a

Conejo Creek.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 6.9 square miles (17.8 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

The

Latino
of any race were 353 persons (10.6%).

The Census reported that 3,334 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,113 households, out of which 383 (34.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 896 (80.5%) were

families
(87.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.16.

The population was spread out, with 727 people (21.8%) under the age of 18, 277 people (8.3%) aged 18 to 24, 446 people (13.4%) aged 25 to 44, 1,386 people (41.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 498 people (14.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

There were 1,159 housing units at an average density of 168.9 per square mile (65.2/km2), of which 1,037 (93.2%) were owner-occupied, and 76 (6.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.6%. 3,117 people (93.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 217 people (6.5%) lived in rental housing units.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Santa Rosa Valley Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Olsen, Gerald E. "Gerry" (September 18, 2010). "Norwegian Grade, built by hand, is turning 100". Ventura County Star. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Knight, Michelle (July 31, 2009). "Cougar attack has residents on edge". Camarillo Acorn. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Behind the scenes with a Los Angeles mountain lion expert". University of California, Los Angeles. May 5, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016 – via Phys.org.
  6. ISBN 9781479165599
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  7. ISBN 9781573420624
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  8. ^ Maxwell, Thomas J. (1982). The Temescals of Arroyo Conejo. California Lutheran College. Page 58.
  9. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Santa Rosa Valley CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
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