Goleta Valley
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Aerial photo of the Goleta area from offshore.
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| Nickname(s): The Good Land | ||
 Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California |
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 City of Goleta
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| Coordinates: 34°26′26″N 119°48′49″W / 34.44056°N 119.81361°WCoordinates: 34°26′26″N 119°48′49″W / 34.44056°N 119.81361°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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 Santa Barbara
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| 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 |
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| • State legislators |
Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D) Asm. Monique Limón (D) |
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| • 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 |
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Goleta (/ɡəˈliːtə/; 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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