Shandon, California
| Shandon | |
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| census-designated place | |
Shandon welcome sign. This was built as part of an Eagle Scout Project by a local resident
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 Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 35°39′22″N 120°22′44″W / 35.65611°N 120.37889°WCoordinates: 35°39′22″N 120°22′44″W / 35.65611°N 120.37889°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | San Luis Obispo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.989 sq mi (7.742 km2) |
| • Land | 2.946 sq mi (7.630 km2) |
| • Water | 0.043 sq mi (0.112 km2) 1.44% |
| Elevation | 1,040 ft (317 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,295 |
| • Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93461 |
| Area code(s) | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-71134 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 249342, 2408721 |
Shandon is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 1,295 at the 2010 census, up from 986 at the 2000 census.
Shandon is located at the bottom of the San Juan Valley, where San Juan Creek and Cholame Creek come together to form the Estrella River, which flows west to meet the Salinas River north of Paso Robles. Shandon is also at the junction of State Routes 41 and 46, at the southwestern portion of the stretch where the two highways merge for approximately six miles. The even smaller town of Cholame is about six miles northeast of Shandon, where the two highways diverge again. The San Andreas Fault cuts perpendicular to the highways here, six miles from Shandon.
Grasslands and low hills surround the town, with the area immediately southwest of town being an agricultural region.
Shandon is located at 35°39′22″N 120°22′44″W / 35.65611°N 120.37889°W (35.656178, -120.378817).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), 98.56% of it land and 1.44% of it water.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Shandon had a population of 1,295. The population density was 433.2 people per square mile (167.3/km²). The racial makeup of Shandon was 840 (64.9%) White, 34 (2.6%) African American, 18 (1.4%) Native American, 7 (0.5%) Asian, 2 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 352 (27.2%) from other races, and 42 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 693 persons (53.5%).
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