Orcutt, California

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Orcutt is an unincorporated suburb of Santa Maria, California, and a census-designated place; it is in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The population was 28,830 at the 2000 census.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 History 4 List Of Schools 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Orcutt is located at 34°52′28″N, 120°25′41″W (34.874550, -120.428067)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.3 km² (11.3 mi²), all land.

Orcutt is primarily a bedroom community/suburb of Santa Maria, which is adjacent to the north. In 2005 it was one of the fastest-growing places in Santa Barbara County.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 28,830 people, 10,420 households, and 8,023 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 985.1/km² (2,551.0/mi²). There were 10,640 housing units at an average density of 363.6/km² (941.5/mi²). 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.

[edit] History

The first wave of new residential development in the Orcutt area occurred in the 1980s when numerous requests were submitted to the County of Santa Barbara for new residential subdivisions. The county expended considerable effort in preparing Environmental Impact Reports for each proposal in order to plan for the rapid growth.

[edit] List Of Schools

School	Grade Levels	Principal	Address
May Grisham	K-6	Rex Tift	610 Pinal Street
Orcutt Jr. High	7-8	Alan Majewski	608 Pinal Street
Alice Shaw	K-6	Janet Bertoldi	759 Dahlia Place
Joe Nightingale	K-6	Holly Edds	255 Winter Road
Pine Grove	K-6	Liz Herbstreith	1050 East Rice Ranch Road
Patterson Road	K-6	Donald Hart	400 East Patterson Road
Ralph Dunlap	K-6	Joe Dana	1220 Oak Knoll Road
Lakeview Junior High	7-8	Bob Bush

[edit] External links

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