Saticoy, California
Encyclopedia
Saticoy is an unincorporated
town and census-designated place
(CDP) in Ventura County, California
. It lies in the Santa Clara River Valley
, south of the intersection of Wells Road (State Route 118
) and the Santa Paula Freeway
, on the east side of Ventura
, and north of the Santa Clara River
at the head of the delta
. The population was 1,029 at the 2010 census.
Saticoy is located on part of the river's rich alluvial fan
—one of three areas in the world that has 60 feet (18.3 m) of rich topsoil. Agriculture in the area includes avocados, lemons, oranges, strawberries, and many other row crops. Some of the area around Saticoy is used for industrial purposes. East and northeast of the town, along the shore of the Santa Clara River, is the Saticoy Oil Field
, discovered in 1955 and operated by Vintage Petroleum.
of this prehistoric tribe were found near Saticoy in 1932 and traced back to about 3000 B.C.
In about the early 15th century, the Chumash tribe inhabited the area. They built canoes and milled the acorns.
The name Saticoy comes from the Chumash village named "Sa'aqtik'oy," which means in the native Chumash language "it is sheltered from the wind." It was one of the largest settlements of the Chumash region, which extended from Point Conception
to Santa Monica
and back into the foothills as far as the Coast Range. The natural underground springs located in the area made Saticoy a prime location for the tribe to hold their yearly meetings.
Manuel Jimeno Casarin was granted the 17773 acres (72 km²) Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy
on April 28, 1840, by the Mexican government.
In November 1861, Jefferson L. Crane settled at the site of the Chumash village, and other Americans followed soon after. Saticoy, which was then 8 miles (13 km) from Ventura, had a school as early as 1868. W.D.F. Richards, considered the founder of Saticoy, arrived in 1868, and bought 650 acres (2.6 km²) of land. He contributed to the upbuilding of the community and followed many experiments in farming.
The U.S. Post Office Department
established Saticoy Post Office in 1873. There have been many bridges across the Santa Clara River
at Saticoy. They were often washed out due to abundant rainfall and flooding. The most notable washout, however, was due to the flood wave of water caused by the rupture of the St. Francis Dam
, in northwest Los Angeles County
, which occurred three minutes before midnight on March 12, 1928.
The bridge was washed out again in the flood of 1969, and cars were rerouted through the riverbed east of the bridge while it was under repair.
, the CDP covers an area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.
was 2,760.7 people per square mile (1,065.9/km²). The racial makeup of Saticoy was 413 (40.1%) White, 9 (0.9%) African American, 29 (2.8%) Native American, 2 (0.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 508 (49.4%) from other races
, and 68 (6.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 895 persons (87.0%).
The Census reported that 1,029 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 262 households, out of which 145 (55.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 130 (49.6%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 59 (22.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 33 (12.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 22 (8.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
, and 3 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 29 households (11.1%) were made up of individuals and 9 (3.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93. There were 222 families
(84.7% of all households); the average family size was 4.08.
The population was spread out with 331 people (32.2%) under the age of 18, 133 people (12.9%) aged 18 to 24, 297 people (28.9%) aged 25 to 44, 177 people (17.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 91 people (8.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.0 years. For every 100 females there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.
There were 278 housing units at an average density of 745.8 per square mile (288.0/km²), of which 94 (35.9%) were owner-occupied, and 168 (64.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 365 people (35.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 664 people (64.5%) lived in rental housing units.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
town and census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Ventura County, California
Ventura County, California
Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
. It lies in the Santa Clara River Valley
Santa Clara River Valley
The Santa Clara River Valley is a valley that runs from east to west through Ventura County and northwest Los Angeles County, California...
, south of the intersection of Wells Road (State Route 118
California State Route 118
State Route 118 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that begins running west to east through Ventura and Los Angeles counties in southern California. It travels from Saticoy in Ventura County east to Lake View Terrace in Los Angeles...
) and the Santa Paula Freeway
California State Route 126
State Route 126 is a highway in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, California. The route runs from U.S. Route 101 in Ventura to Interstate 5 in Santa Clarita...
, on the east side of Ventura
Ventura, California
Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...
, and north of the Santa Clara River
Santa Clara River (California)
The Santa Clara River is approximately long, located in southern California in the United States. It drains an area of the coastal mountains north of Los Angeles. The Santa Clara is one of the largest river systems along the coast of Southern California and one of only a few remaining river...
at the head of the delta
River delta
A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river. Deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river...
. The population was 1,029 at the 2010 census.
Saticoy is located on part of the river's rich alluvial fan
Alluvial fan
An alluvial fan is a fan-shaped deposit formed where a fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads typically at the exit of a canyon onto a flatter plain. A convergence of neighboring alluvial fans into a single apron of deposits against a slope is called a bajada, or compound alluvial...
—one of three areas in the world that has 60 feet (18.3 m) of rich topsoil. Agriculture in the area includes avocados, lemons, oranges, strawberries, and many other row crops. Some of the area around Saticoy is used for industrial purposes. East and northeast of the town, along the shore of the Santa Clara River, is the Saticoy Oil Field
Saticoy Oil Field
The Saticoy Oil Field is an oil and gas field in Ventura County, California, in the United States. The field is a long narrow band paralleling the Santa Clara River near the town of Saticoy. Discovered in 1955, it is one of the smaller but productive fields found in the region after most of the...
, discovered in 1955 and operated by Vintage Petroleum.
History
The earliest known human inhabitants of the vicinity were the Oak Grove People. Some ancient mealing stonesMetate
A metate is a mortar, a ground stone tool used for processing grain and seeds. In traditional Mesoamerican culture, metates were typically used by women who would grind calcified maize and other organic materials during food preparation...
of this prehistoric tribe were found near Saticoy in 1932 and traced back to about 3000 B.C.
Anno Domini
and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
In about the early 15th century, the Chumash tribe inhabited the area. They built canoes and milled the acorns.
The name Saticoy comes from the Chumash village named "Sa'aqtik'oy," which means in the native Chumash language "it is sheltered from the wind." It was one of the largest settlements of the Chumash region, which extended from Point Conception
Point Conception
Point Conception is a headland along the Pacific coast of U.S. state of California, located in southwestern Santa Barbara County. It is the point where the Santa Barbara Channel meets the Pacific Ocean, and as the corner between the mostly north-south trending portion of coast to the north and the...
to Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
and back into the foothills as far as the Coast Range. The natural underground springs located in the area made Saticoy a prime location for the tribe to hold their yearly meetings.
Manuel Jimeno Casarin was granted the 17773 acres (72 km²) Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy
Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy
Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy was a Mexican land grant in the Santa Clara River Valley, in present day Ventura County, California, and granted in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Manuel Jimeno Casarin. The rancho lands include the present day cities of Saticoy and Santa Paula along the...
on April 28, 1840, by the Mexican government.
In November 1861, Jefferson L. Crane settled at the site of the Chumash village, and other Americans followed soon after. Saticoy, which was then 8 miles (13 km) from Ventura, had a school as early as 1868. W.D.F. Richards, considered the founder of Saticoy, arrived in 1868, and bought 650 acres (2.6 km²) of land. He contributed to the upbuilding of the community and followed many experiments in farming.
The U.S. Post Office Department
United States Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the name of the United States Postal Service when it was a Cabinet department. It was headed by the Postmaster General....
established Saticoy Post Office in 1873. There have been many bridges across the Santa Clara River
Santa Clara River (California)
The Santa Clara River is approximately long, located in southern California in the United States. It drains an area of the coastal mountains north of Los Angeles. The Santa Clara is one of the largest river systems along the coast of Southern California and one of only a few remaining river...
at Saticoy. They were often washed out due to abundant rainfall and flooding. The most notable washout, however, was due to the flood wave of water caused by the rupture of the St. Francis Dam
St. Francis Dam
The St. Francis Dam was a concrete gravity-arch dam, designed to create a reservoir as a storage point of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. It was located 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, California, near the present city of Santa Clarita....
, in northwest Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
, which occurred three minutes before midnight on March 12, 1928.
The bridge was washed out again in the flood of 1969, and cars were rerouted through the riverbed east of the bridge while it was under repair.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP covers an area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Saticoy had a population of 1,029. The population densityPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,760.7 people per square mile (1,065.9/km²). The racial makeup of Saticoy was 413 (40.1%) White, 9 (0.9%) African American, 29 (2.8%) Native American, 2 (0.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 508 (49.4%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 68 (6.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 895 persons (87.0%).
The Census reported that 1,029 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 262 households, out of which 145 (55.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 130 (49.6%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 59 (22.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 33 (12.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 22 (8.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....
, and 3 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 29 households (11.1%) were made up of individuals and 9 (3.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93. There were 222 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...
(84.7% of all households); the average family size was 4.08.
The population was spread out with 331 people (32.2%) under the age of 18, 133 people (12.9%) aged 18 to 24, 297 people (28.9%) aged 25 to 44, 177 people (17.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 91 people (8.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.0 years. For every 100 females there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.
There were 278 housing units at an average density of 745.8 per square mile (288.0/km²), of which 94 (35.9%) were owner-occupied, and 168 (64.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 365 people (35.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 664 people (64.5%) lived in rental housing units.