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Lompoc

City of Lompoc
City
Historic downtown Lompoc at East Ocean Avenue and North H Street
Historic downtown Lompoc at East Ocean Avenue and North H Street
Official logo of City of Lompoc
Logo
Nickname(s): Flower Seed Capital of the World, The City of Arts and Flowers
Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California
Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California
City of Lompoc is located in the US
City of Lompoc
City of Lompoc
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°38′46″N 120°27′37″W / 34.64611°N 120.46028°W / 34.64611; -120.46028Coordinates: 34°38′46″N 120°27′37″W / 34.64611°N 120.46028°W / 34.64611; -120.46028
Country United States
State California
County Santa Barbara
Incorporated August 13, 1888
Named for Chumash: Lompo': "Stagnant Water"
Government
 • City council Mayor Bob Lingl,
DeWayne Holmdahl,
Dirk Starbuck,
Victor Vega, and
James Mosby
 • State senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D)
 • Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R)
 • U. S. rep. Salud Carbajal (D)
Area
 • Total 11.675 sq mi (30.237 km2)
 • Land 11.597 sq mi (30.037 km2)
 • Water 0.078 sq mi (0.201 km2)  0.66%
Elevation 105 ft (32 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 42,434
 • Estimate (2013) 43,509
 • Density 3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Demonym(s) Lompocan
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 93436–93438
Area code 805
FIPS code 06-42524
GNIS feature ID 1652745
Website www.cityoflompoc.com

Lompoc (/ˈlɒmpk/, LOM-poke) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, on the west coast of the United States. The city was incorporated on August 13, 1888. The population was 42,434 at the 2010 census, up from 41,103 at the 2000 census.

Before European settlers arrived, the area around Lompoc was inhabited by the Chumash people. The name of the city is derived from a Chumashan term, "Lum Poc", which means "stagnant waters" or "lagoon". The Spanish called it "Lumpoco". In 1837, the Mexican government sold the area as the Rancho Lompoc land grant. After the United States gained control of California in the Mexican–American War (1846–48), the valley was acquired by Thomas Dibblee, Albert Dibblee and William Welles Hollister. Hollister sold his share to the Lompoc Valley Land Company, and it was on that portion of the land that the present-day Lompoc was established as a temperance colony.

Lompoc was originally intended to be named New Vineland, after the temperance colony in New Jersey. It then became a military town with the completion of nearby Camp Cooke (now Vandenberg Air Force Base). The city is known as the flower seed capital of the world.


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