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Goleta Valley

City of Goleta
General law city
Aerial photo of the Goleta area from offshore.
Aerial photo of the Goleta area from offshore.
Official seal of City of Goleta
Seal
Nickname(s): The Good Land
Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California
Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California
City of Goleta is located in the US
City of Goleta
City of Goleta
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°26′26″N 119°48′49″W / 34.44056°N 119.81361°W / 34.44056; -119.81361Coordinates: 34°26′26″N 119°48′49″W / 34.44056°N 119.81361°W / 34.44056; -119.81361
Country  United States
State  California
County Santa Barbara
Incorporated February 1, 2002
Government
 • Type Council–Manager
 • Mayor Paula Perotte
 • Mayor Pro Tem Jim Farr
 • City council Roger S. Aceves
Michael T. Bennett
Tony Vallejo
 • State legislators Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D)
Asm. Monique Limón (D)
 • U. S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D)
Area
 • Total 7.975 sq mi (20.654 km2)
 • Land 7.903 sq mi (20.467 km2)
 • Water 0.072 sq mi (0.187 km2)  0.90%
Elevation 20 ft (6 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 29,888
 • Estimate (2013) 30,525
 • Density 3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Time zone Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 93111, 93116–93118, 93160, 93199
Area code 805
FIPS code 06-30378
GNIS feature ID 1660687, 2015546
Website www.cityofgoleta.org

Goleta (/ɡəˈltə/; Spanish: [ɡoˈleta], "schooner") is a city in southern Santa Barbara County, California, US. It was incorporated as a city in 2002, after a long period as the largest unincorporated, populated area in the county. As of the 2000 census, the Census-designated place (CDP) had a total population of 55,204, however, a significant portion of the census territory of 2000 did not incorporate into the new city. The population was 29,888 at the 2010 census.

It is known for being near the University of California, Santa Barbara campus, although the CDP of Isla Vista is closer to the campus.

The area of present-day Goleta was populated for thousands of years by the native Chumash people. Locally they became known by the Spanish as Canaliños because they lived along the coast adjacent to the Channel Islands. One of the largest villages, S'axpilil, was north of the Goleta Slough, not far from the present-day Santa Barbara Airport.


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