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San Luis Obispo is located at 275km northwest of
Los Angeles. It is located between Los Angeles and San
Francisco, it is convenient stop-off for travelers on Highway 1,
the scenic coast highway. It's the home of California State
Polytechnic University and is known for its Thursday Night
Farmers Market downtown -one of the best anywhere. One of the
most interesting is the Estuary at Morro Bay, which includes 930
hectares of mudflats, tidal wetland and open bay. A wide array
of plant species are found on the southwestern shore of the bay,
in the pedestrian-only Elfin Forest Natural Area.
Population (year 2000): 44,174. Estimated
population in July 2005: 43,509 (-1.5% change)
Males: 22,705 (51.4%), Females: 21,469 (48.6%)
San Luis Obispo County
Zip codes:
93401,
93405.
Median resident age: 26.2 years
Median household income: $31,926 (year 2000)
Median house value: $278,800 (year 2000)
Races in San Luis Obispo:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.7%)
- Hispanic (11.7%)
- Other race (4.8%)
- Two or more races (3.6%)
- Chinese (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Japanese (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.4%), Irish (13.5%),
English (12.9%), Italian (7.4%), United States (4.6%), French
(4.4%).
Elevation: 234 feet
Land area: 10.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in San Luis Obispo
- High school or higher: 91.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in San Luis Obispo city
- Never married: 49.8%
- Now married: 35.0%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 8.6%
9.5% Foreign born (3.5% Asia, 3.3% Latin
America, 2.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,038 (+4.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in San Luis Obispo:
- FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (1911 JOHNSON
AVE)
- SAN LUIS OBISPO GENERAL HOSPITAL (2180
JOHNSON AVE)
- SIERRA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1010
MURRAY ST)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to San
Luis Obispo:
- SAN LUIS COUNTY REGIONAL (about 4 miles; SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CA; ID: SBP)
- PASO ROBLES MUNI (about 28 miles; PASO ROBLES, CA;
ID: PRB)
- SANTA MARIA PUB/CAPT G ALLAN HANCOCK FLD (about 31
miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; ID: SMX)
Other public-use airports nearest to San Luis Obispo:
- OCEANO COUNTY (about 13 miles; OCEANO, CA; ID: L52)
- VANDENBERG AFB (about 39 miles; LOMPOC, CA; ID: VBG)
- LOMPOC (about 45 miles; LOMPOC, CA; ID: LPC)
Amtrak stations:
- SAN LUIS OBISPO (RAILROAD AVE & SANTA ROSA ST.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for car rental service,
call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- SAN LUIS OBISPO-CAL POLY (GRAND AVE.) - Bus Station.
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, call for car rental
service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in San Luis Obispo:
- CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV-SAN LUIS OBISPO
(Full-time enrollment: 15,985; Public; Website:
www.calpoly.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- CUESTA COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 6,121;
Location: PO BOX 8106; Public; Website:
WWW.CUESTA.CC.CA.US)
- CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SCHOOL (FT enrollment:
206; Location: 3195 MCMILLAN STE F; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
San Luis Obispo:
- ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE (about 34 miles; SANTA MARIA,
CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,037)
- WEST HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
COALINGA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA (about 82
miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,420)
- TAFT COLLEGE (about 86 miles; Taft, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,801)
- SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; SANTA
BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 8,137)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 104
miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 5,273)
- BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 117 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA; FT enrollment: 7,978)
Public high schools in San Luis Obispo:
- SAN LUIS OBISPO HIGH (Students: 1,544;
Location: 1350 CALIFORNIA BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GRIZZLY CHALLENGE CHARTER SCHOOL (Students:
126; Location: HIGHWAY ONE CAMP SAN LUIS OBIS; Grades:
10 - 12)
- PACIFIC BEACH CONT. HIGH (Students: 59;
Location: 11950 LOS OSOS VALLEY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in San Luis Obispo:
- LAGUNA MIDDLE (Students: 845; Location: 11050
LOS OSOS VALLEY ROAD; Grades: 06 - 09)
- SINSHEIMER ELEMENTARY (Students: 484;
Location: 2755 AUGUSTA ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- PACHECO ELEMENTARY (Students: 476; Location:
261 CUESTA DR.; Grades: KG - 06)
- LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY (Students: 416;
Location: 5785 LOS RANCHOS ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- SMITH (C. L.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 345;
Location: 1375 BALBOA ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- BISHOP'S PEAK ELEMENTARY (Students: 299;
Location: 451 JAYCEE DR.; Grades: KG - 06)
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY (Students: 291;
Location: 2125 STORY ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- SPECIAL EDUCATION (Students: 291; Location:
RANCHO EL CHORRO, HWY. 1; Grades: KG - 12)
- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COMMUNITY (Students:
270; Location: 1981 VICENTE DR.; Grades: KG - 12)
- BELLEVUE-SANTA FE CHARTER (ELEM) (Students:
144; Location: 1401 SAN LUIS BAY DR.; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in San Luis Obispo:
- SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY
(Operating income: $5,354,900; Location: 995 PALM ST.;
408,054 books; 17,159 audio materials; 19,761 video
materials; 1,005 serial subscriptions)
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