Santa Susana, California

Coordinates: 34°15′29″N 118°39′59″W / 34.25806°N 118.66639°W / 34.25806; -118.66639
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Santa Susana, California
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Santa Susana (

Simi Valley
.

The town by the Santa Susana Mountains in the Simi Valley was founded in 1903, shortly after the

Simi Valley train station opened in 1993 about midway between the historic site and the museum location next to Santa Susana Knolls. The 2010 United States census reported the Santa Susana CDP's population as 1,037. It is a sparsely populated rural area with rustic housing and no set-houses, in a hilly and relatively forested part of the valley.[10]

The area was inhabited by the

Wagon Train, and hundreds of other mostly Western-inspired movies and TV-shows.[15]

The rural Santa Susana is home to numerous species of

mountain lions.[16][17]

Etymology

The name "Santa Susana" traces back to the

Santa Susanna-church built in the 4th century, dedicated to Saint Susanna,[18] a Roman Catholic saint that was martyred and beheaded in Rome in the 3rd century. The name has since then been applied to numerous locations, including a town in the Catalonia region of Spain, as well as the transverse mountain range of Santa Susana in Southern California, which the town is named after. The Santa Susana Knolls of Simi Valley have historically also been written Susanna with double N's.[4] Former names designed to the area have been Green Haven and Mortimer Park.[7]

History

Pre-colonial period

Los Angeles County.[19]

The hills of and immediate foots of the

Gabrielino people who inhabited the opposite side of the Santa Susana Pass.[19][25]

Township period

The Santa Susana Depot in 2014.

In 1887, the Simi Valley Land and Water Company first surveyed the area to sell parcels as ranches.

Western movies with its rural and rugged surroundings with plentiful sand rock formations; Western films were filmed here as early as in 1920 on the main street of Santa Susana. By 1918, there were 101 registered voters in Santa Susana.[31]

In 1929, the town was used as a set in the movie

Rin-Tin-Tin TV-show, and hundreds of others. The ranch became a tourist attraction in 1949 and drew thousands from across America and was rated among the "10 most interesting places in America".[26][34] The first larger housing developments started in 1958.[35]

The Lawman TV-series, which was aired in the late 1950s and early 1960s, was partially filmed in Corriganville Movie Ranch.

The area has been home to numerous

LA Times.[39][40][41]

By a 2-1 margin in 1969, voters decided to be incorporated in the

City of Simi Valley. On October 10, 1969, the majority of Santa Susana went from being an unincorporated town in the Simi Valley to a part of the city of Simi Valley, which now comprised most of the eponymous valley.[28]

The remaining unincorporated part of Santa Susana is currently mostly known as the Susana Knolls and occupies the hilly, rustic, and rural areas southeast of eastern Simi Valley proper. This area includes the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a government facility previously used for research and design of rocket engines and nuclear reactors.

Geography

Map of the Santa Susana Mountains.

The CDP is nestled up against the northern slope of the

Simi Valley[42][43] in Ventura County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), all land. It is an unincorporated area,[44][45] sometimes referred to as a neighborhood,[46] community, village or settlement. The northern border of the CDP follows the Metrolink Ventura County Line, across which is the city of Simi Valley. The CDP extends roughly from Rainey Road in the west to Box Canyon Road in the east, and extends south to the limits of development on the lower slopes of the Simi Hills.[3]

There are numerous open-space nature areas near Santa Susana and in the northern Santa Susana Mountains, including Rocky Peak, Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park, Sage Ranch Park, Corriganville Park, Indian Springs Open Space, and other parks and open-space nature areas. Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District administers most parks in Simi Valley’s outlying areas, including in Santa Susana Knolls, Bell Canyon, and Oak Park.[47] The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy operates certain open-space parks, including Sage Ranch Park by the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.

Demographics

Simi Valley and Simi Hills
in the far back

The

Latino
of any race were 156 persons (15.0%).

The Census reported that 1,031 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0.6%) were institutionalized.

There were 405 households, out of which 111 (27.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 207 (51.1%) were

families
(66.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.93.

The population was spread out, with 186 people (17.9%) under the age of 18, 87 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 252 people (24.3%) aged 25 to 44, 418 people (40.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 94 people (9.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

There were 439 housing units at an average density of 394.4 per square mile (152.3/km2), of which 307 (75.8%) were owner-occupied, and 98 (24.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%. 804 people (77.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 227 people (21.9%) lived in rental housing units.

Landmarks

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
.

Wildlife

The community of Santa Susana is adjacent to the Santa Susana Pass

peacocks[45] and numerous other species of wildlife found in the eastern Simi Valley.[17]
Scorpions are also common.

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Susana CDP
  3. ^ a b "Santa Susana CDP and Simi Valley city as shown in TIGERweb". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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  6. ^ Sneiderman, Phil (June 11, 1992). "SIMI VALLEY : Name Change to 'Santa Susana' Urged". Los Angeles Times.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Susana Knolls: Populated Place
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  10. ^ Gowenlock, Shanna (August 31, 1989). "County Board Limits Commercial Growth in Santa Susana Knolls". Los Angeles Times.
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  12. ^ Lystra, Tony (December 20, 1999). "Santa Susana Knolls Has Natural Animosity With Simi". Los Angeles Times.
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  16. ^ Radio, Southern California Public (June 24, 2015). "Cougar, kittens spotted feeding in Santa Susana Mountains". Southern California Public Radio.
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  42. ^ "Boundary Map and Geodata for the CDP of Santa Susana in California, U.S.A". MapTechnica.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014
  43. ^ "Simi Valley Acorn - Simi's Favorite Weekly Newspaper". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014.
  44. ^ "Opponents of development near Simi Valley pack hearing - VC-Star". www.vcstar.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
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  47. ^ "Rancho Simi Park District celebrates 50 years - VC-Star". www.vcstar.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  48. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Santa Susana CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  49. ^ "Lamountains". Archived from the original on October 30, 2004.
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