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Sisquoc, California

Sisquoc
census-designated place
Sisquoc is located in California
Sisquoc
Sisquoc
Position in California.
Coordinates: 34°51′43″N 120°17′40″W / 34.86194°N 120.29444°W / 34.86194; -120.29444Coordinates: 34°51′43″N 120°17′40″W / 34.86194°N 120.29444°W / 34.86194; -120.29444
Country  United States
State  California
County Santa Barbara
Area
 • Total 2.234 sq mi (5.786 km2)
 • Land 2.230 sq mi (5.775 km2)
 • Water 0.004 sq mi (0.011 km2)  0.18%
Elevation 456 ft (139 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 183
 • Density 82/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code 93454
Area code(s) 805
GNIS feature ID 2583144
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sisquoc, California

Sisquoc is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California located east of U.S. Route 101 about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Santa Maria and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Garey. The ZIP Code is 93454, and the community is inside area code 805. Sisquoc has a fire station, a church, a Preschool-8 school and a store. It has a micro-climate with mild weather year round. The population was 183 at the 2010 census.

The town is at the intersection of Palmer Road and Foxen Canyon Road, at the southwestern edge of the floodplain of the Sisquoc River. The predominant land use on the plain is agriculture, while the hills to the south and west contain the Cat Canyon Oil Field, with Greka Energy and ERG Resources, LLC being the largest operators.

Sisquoc is an agricultural area. It is well known for vinyards and strawberry fields. The terrain is hilly, and there are mountains in the distance.

Wildlife near Sisquoc includes bobcats, coyotes, mountain lions, rabbits, and gophers.

There is one store in town called the Sisquoc store, and a fire station.

There is one school in town called Benjamin Foxen, home of the Bobcats. Benjamin Foxen is the only remaining school of 5 in the Blochman School District. The Blochman School PTA (Parent Teacher Association) was established in 2007. The school has a library in need of more books (please donate amazon gift cards). Students and teachers at Blochman run a school garden, and fresh produce from the garden is served in the cafeteria.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), 99.82% of it land, and 0.18% of it water.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Sisquoc had a population of 183. The population density was 81.9 people per square mile (31.6/km²). The racial makeup of Sisquoc was 146 (79.8%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 5 (2.7%) Native American, 3 (1.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 9 (4.9%) from other races, and 20 (10.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 58 persons (31.7%).


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