Orcutt, California

Orcutt
Census-designated place
Clark Avenue in downtown Old Orcutt, looking west, between Highways 1 and 135
Nickname(s): "O" Town
Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California
Orcutt Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°52′28″N 120°25′41″W / 34.87444°N 120.42806°WCoordinates: 34°52′28″N 120°25′41″W / 34.87444°N 120.42806°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Santa Barbara
Government
• State Senator	Hannah-Beth Jackson (D)[1]
• Assemblymember	Jordan Cunningham (R)[1]
• U. S. Rep.	Lois Capps (D)[2]
Area[3]
• Total	11.129 sq mi (28.825 km^2)
• Land	11.124 sq mi (28.811 km^2)
• Water	0.005 sq mi (0.014 km^2)  0.05%
Elevation[4]	358 ft (109 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	35,262
• Density	3,200/sq mi (1,200/km^2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	93455, 93457
Area code	805
FIPS code	06-54120
GNIS feature IDs	1661153, 2408999

Orcutt is an unincorporated town located in the Santa Maria Valley of California, and a census-designated place; it is in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Orcutt is named for William Warren Orcutt, the manager of the Geological, Land and Engineering Departments of the Union Oil Company. Known as the “Dean of Petroleum Geologists" Orcutt is credited with discovering fossilized prehistoric animal bones preserved in pools of asphalt on the Hancock Ranch. These would be the first of many fossils excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits. In commemoration of Orcutt’s initial discovery, paleontologists named the La Brea Coyote in W.W. Orcutt’s honor, Canis Orcutti.^[5]

Orcutt is home to miles of hiking trails in the Orcutt Hills. The trail entrances begin at Orcutt Community Park. http://www.smvos.org/

Orcutt is located close to five federally sanctioned American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) within Santa Barbara County: Ballard Canyon, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria Valley, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Ynez Valley.

There are currently five wine tasting rooms in Old Orcutt: Nagy Wines; Core Wine; Lucias Wine Co; Grevino Wine; and William James Cellars.{ http://www.corewine.com/}

Orcutt is a short drive up highway 135 from "little LA" Los Alamos.

There are several restaurants and shops in Old Orcutt. http://www.oldtownorcutt.org/

Old Orcutt is home to the Orcutt Chalk Festival sponsored by the Orcutt Children's Art Foundation. This annual festival is always the last Saturday of September and features professional street painting artists working side by side with children artists creating art on the street. http://www.orcuttarts.com/chalk-festival.html

Every December, Old Orcutt has a daytime Christmas parade where thousands of people attend. The parade is over 53 years old.

The population of Orcutt was 35,262 at the 2010 census, up from 28,830 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Orcutt is located at 34°52′28″N 120°25′41″W / 34.87444°N 120.42806°W (34.874550, -120.428067).^[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.1 square miles (29 km²), 99.95% of it land and 0.05% of it water.

Orcutt, originally sited along a railroad siding of the Pacific Coast Railroad as a townsite for oil field workers,^[7] is now primarily a bedroom community/suburb of Santa Maria, which is adjacent to the north. Located between California State Route 135 on the east and south, the Cabrillo Highway (Route 1) on the west, the community's northern boundary is south side of the Foxenwood section of Santa Maria. In 2005 it was one of the fastest-growing places in Santa Barbara County.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Orcutt has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[8]

Climate data for Orcutt, California
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	17 (62)	17 (62)	18 (64)	19 (66)	19 (66)	21 (69)	22 (71)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	20 (68)	18 (64)	20 (68)
Average low °C (°F)	3 (37)	4 (39)	5 (41)	6 (42)	8 (46)	10 (50)	11 (51)	12 (53)	11 (51)	8 (46)	5 (41)	3 (37)	7 (44)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61 (2.4)	80 (3)	61 (2.4)	28 (1.1)	8 (0.3)	3 (0.1)	3 (0.1)	3 (0.1)	8 (0.3)	15 (0.6)	36 (1.4)	43 (1.7)	343 (13.5)
Source: Weatherbase [9]

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[10] reported that Orcutt had a population of 35,262. The population density was 2,597.2 people per square mile (1,002.8/km²). The racial makeup of Orcutt was 28,677 (88.9%) White, 394 (1.4%) African American, 347 (1.2%) Native American, 1,129 (3.9%) Asian, 59 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 2,006 (6.9%) from other races, and 1,293 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,530 persons (12.8%).

The Census reported that 28,792 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 86 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 27 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 10,631 households, out of which 3,638 (34.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 6,272 (59.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,130 (10.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 481 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 417 (3.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 57 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 2,279 households (21.4%) were made up of individuals and 1,300 (12.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71. There were 7,883 families (74.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.14.

The population was spread out with 7,034 people (24.3%) under the age of 18, 2,295 people (7.9%) aged 18 to 24, 6,157 people (21.3%) aged 25 to 44, 8,327 people (28.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,092 people (17.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

There were 11,133 housing units at an average density of 1,000.3 per square mile (386.2/km²), of which 8,304 (78.1%) were owner-occupied, and 2,327 (21.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.5%. 22,043 people (76.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6,749 people (23.3%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census^[11] of 2000, there were 28,830 people, 10,420 households, and 8,023 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,551.0 people per square mile (985.1/km²). There were 10,640 housing units at an average density of 941.5 per square mile (363.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.68% White, 1.40% African American, 0.92% Native American, 3.20% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.91% from other races, and 3.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.45% of the population.

There were 10,420 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,251, and the median income for a family was $59,865. Males had a median income of $49,035 versus $30,700 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,373. About 2.6% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
2. "California's 24th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
3. "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
4. "Orcutt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
5. City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Park History Brochure
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
7. Santa Barbara Independent, Michael Redmon, Dec. 21, 2009
8. Climate Summary for Orcutt, California
9. "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
10. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Orcutt CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
11. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.