Guadalupe, California
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Southern City Limit of Guadalupe
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| Motto: "Gateway to the Dunes!" | |
 Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California |
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 Guadalupe
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| Coordinates: 34°57′56″N 120°34′23″W / 34.96556°N 120.57306°WCoordinates: 34°57′56″N 120°34′23″W / 34.96556°N 120.57306°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Santa Barbara |
| Incorporated | August 3, 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Lizalde |
| • State senator | Hannah-Beth Jackson (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Jordan Cunningham (R) |
| • U. S. rep. | Salud Carbajal (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.314 sq mi (3.405 km2) |
| • Land | 1.309 sq mi (3.391 km2) |
| • Water | 0.005 sq mi (0.014 km2) 0.40% |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 7,080 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 7,225 |
| • Density | 5,400/sq mi (2,100/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93434 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-31414 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652715, 2410672 |
| Website | ci |
Guadalupe is a small city located in Santa Barbara County, California. According to the U.S. Census of 2010, the city has a population of 7,080. Guadalupe is economically and socially tied to the city of Santa Maria, which is about ten miles to the east.
The first European land exploration of Alta California, the Spanish Portolà expedition, camped near today's Guadalupe on September 1, 1769. Franciscan missionary and expedition member Juan Crespi noted in his diary that they found "a very large lake". The lake has since mostly filled in, leaving a low-lying plain traversed by the Santa Maria River and several tributaries.
When Mission La Purisima was established in 1787, the area became part of the mission's pasture land. In 1840, following secularization of the mission, the area became part of the Rancho Guadalupe land grant. Rancho Guadalupe was settled by pioneers of many unique backgrounds, such as European, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and Mexican. The small town was incorporated as the city of Guadalupe on May 19, 1946. The city name honors Our Lady of Guadalupe, the title given to the Virgin Mary.
Guadalupe is located in the northwestern extremity of Santa Barbara County, immediately south of the Santa Maria River. The landscape in the vicinity of the town is mostly flat, with the predominant land use being agriculture and oil production. Hills rise to the south of the town; on the other side of the hills is Vandenberg Air Force Base. West of town, both in Santa Barbara County and north in adjacent San Luis Obispo County, is the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, a large region of dune habitat along the Pacific Ocean shore. Filmmakers have used this region as a setting for several films, including Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 Ten Commandments and in 1998 The Odd Couple II. Scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Hidalgo have also been filmed here. The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center serves as the education and research facility for the natural area.
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