Creston, California
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| Coordinates: 35°31′07″N 120°31′26″W / 35.5187°N 120.5238°WCoordinates: 35°31′07″N 120°31′26″W / 35.5187°N 120.5238°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Luis Obispo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.569 sq mi (1.473 km2) |
| • Land | 0.564 sq mi (1.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.005 sq mi (0.012 km2) 0.84% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 94 |
| • Density | 170/sq mi (64/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 93432 |
Creston is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. It is located about 10 miles east of the City of Atascadero.
Creston (named after Calvin J. Cressy) was founded in 1884 on the Rancho Huerhuero Mexican land grant.
Creston was home to Cardiff Stud Farm (Creston Farms), a place once owned by Canadian-American television personality Alex Trebek, and where a number of retired American thoroughbred racehorses were taken care of, including those below. Cardiff Stud Farm was sold in 2008 and is now an event center called Windfall Farms.
Writer and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard died at his ranch near Creston.
In 2014, Creston was made an American Viticultural Area called the Creston District AVA.
Creston is located near the following highways:
The 2010 United States Census reported that Creston had a population of 94. The population density was 165.3 people per square mile (63.8/km²). The racial makeup of Creston was 89 (94.7%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 2 (2.1%) Native American, 1 (1.1%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 2 (2.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6 persons (6.4%).
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