Canyon Country is a neighborhood in the eastern part of the city of Santa Clarita , in northwestern Los Angeles County, California , United States . It lies along the Santa Clara River between the Sierra Pelona Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains . It is the most populous of Santa Clarita's four neighborhoods.
25-668: The area was the ancestral homeland of the Tataviam people for over five hundred years, and other tribes before then, such as the Tongva , Kitanemuk , and Serrano people . After Spanish settlement, the valley became grazing lands of the Mission San Fernando Rey de España around 1790. In 1834, after Mexican independence, it became part of the Rancho San Francisco land grant centered on the confluence of
50-398: Is Rudy Ortega Jr., who is a descendant of the village of Tochonanga . The Tataviam are a not federally recognized , which has prevented the tribe from being seen as sovereign and erased the identity of tribal members. The tribe has established an Acknowledge Rent campaign to acknowledge "the financial hardships placed on non-federally recognized tribes." The Santa Clarita Valley
75-707: Is an elementary school district in Los Angeles County, California . It serves the east side of the Santa Clarita Valley , including most of Canyon Country . As of 2023, the district has 9 elementary schools. The district's headquarters are located off Via Princessa in Canyon Country, near the Via Princessa Metrolink station . In 1872, Martha Mitchell began teaching her children and their neighbors children inside
100-601: Is believed to be the center of Tataviam territory, north of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In 1776, they were noted as a distinct linguistic and cultural group, by Padre Francisco Garcés , and have been distinguished from the Kitanemuk and the Fernandeño . The Tataviam people had summer and winter settlements. They harvested Yucca whipplei and wa'at or juniper berries. According to settler accounts,
125-747: Is located on the east side of Santa Clarita, along the Santa Clara River. It occupies roughly the portion of Santa Clarita east of Golden Valley Road, and is bordered by Saugus to the west and Newhall to the southwest. The Sierra Pelona Mountains lie north of the community, and the San Gabriel Mountains lie to the south and east. Both ranges are part of the Angeles National Forest . Canyon Country lies primarily within ZIP codes 91351 and 91387. The boundary between
150-527: Is served by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department . The fire stations serving Canyon Country are 104, 107, 123, 128, 132, and 150. City of Santa Clarita Transit operates bus services throughout Canyon Country along routes 5, 6, and 12. Route 12 provides direct connections to Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line at Via Princessa station . The Vista Canyon Regional Transit Center will become
175-771: The Antelope Valley to the Pacific Ocean to the Tataviam Land Conservancy , a non-profit group founded by the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. The uninhabited land consists of a few unpaved roads, and a concrete pad that the conservancy hopes to turn into an educational center. Sulphur Springs School District 34°24′28″N 118°28′02″W / 34.4079°N 118.4671°W / 34.4079; -118.4671 The Sulphur Springs School District
200-595: The Mitchell Family Adobe in what is now the Vista Canyon neighborhood of Canyon Country . In 1874, the group moved from their single room adobe classroom to a room within the Lang family's Sulphur Springs Hotel. By 1879, there were enough school children enrolled to form a school district, which was named after the mineral hot springs the hotel was built beside. A purpose-built single room classroom
225-760: The William S. Hart Union High School District , in particular Sierra Vista and La Mesa Junior High Schools, and Canyon and Golden Valley High Schools. Santa Clarita Christian School is located in Canyon Country. College of the Canyons has a satellite campus in Canyon Country in addition to its main campus in Valencia. Charter College has a campus in Canyon Country, one of three campuses in California (the others are in Lancaster and Oxnard ). Canyon Country
250-587: The Santa Clara River and Castaic Creek . In the 1880s, the rancho become the Newhall Ranch empire of Henry Newhall , from which his family started the Newhall Land and Farming Company after his death. In 1928, the St. Francis Dam collapsed, suddenly flooding and washing away settlements and people along the Santa Clara River section of present-day Santa Clarita not including Canyon Country. Canyon Country
275-657: The Spanish. The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians claims that when the First Mexican Republic passed the Mexican secularization act of 1833 and seized the California missions, that 50 Tataviam leaders where awarded vast land grants amounting to over 18,000 acres, or around 10% of the San Fernando Valley , including vast swaths of what is today northern Los Angeles County. When
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#1732766101366300-780: The Sports Complex is the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center, which includes three large swimming pools and several water slides; the Trek Bike Park of Santa Clarita (opened September 2020) covering 7 acres including BMX and mountain biking trails; and the Santa Clarita Skate Park. Many city-sponsored recreational programs are held at the Sports Complex and adjacent facilities. It is located along Centre Pointe Parkway just east of Golden Valley Road. The house of The Crandall family used in
325-709: The Tataviam were called the Alliklik by their neighbors, the Chumash ( Chumash : meaning grunter or stammerer ), probably because of the way their language sounds to Chumash ears. The Spanish first encountered the Tataviam during their 1769-1770 expeditions. According to Chester King and Thomas C. Blackburn (1978:536), "By 1810, virtually all the Tataviam had been baptized at Mission San Fernando Rey de España ." Like many other indigenous groups, they suffered high rates of fatalities from infectious diseases brought by
350-754: The United States annexed California following the Mexican American War , these land grants made by the Mexican government became void, and as such when the California Land Act of 1851 passed, and with the Tataviam rejecting American citizenship, their land entered public domain and was auctioned off by the state. Some Tataviam attempted to challenge this seizure in the Los Angeles Superior Court , however,
375-482: The border with Saugus. The George A. Caravalho Santa Clarita Sports Complex in far western Canyon Country includes a gymnasium with two indoor, full-sized basketball courts, four pickleball courts, two volleyball courts, two futsal courts, and four racquetball courts. The Sports Complex includes the City of Santa Clarita Activities Center (a.k.a. The Centre) which contains rooms for banquets and meetings. Adjacent to
400-424: The central transit hub of Canyon Country once completed by the end of 2023. Canyon Country is served by the park system of the city of Santa Clarita. Parks in Canyon Country include Canyon Country Park (the largest), North Oaks Park, Discovery Park, Todd Longshore Park, Fair Oaks Park, Oak Spring Canyon Park, and Begonias Lane Park. The city's newest park, Plum Canyon Park, is located in northern Canyon Country on
425-655: The court found against the Tataviam, as the United States was under no obligation to respect Mexican land grants. By 1900 the Tataviam had lost all their land, and as such where ineligible to receive an Indian Reservation . The United States Indian Affairs decided to group the Tataviam with other Indian Villages in the same region, which is now Fort Tejon Indian Reservation. During the California Genocide from 1846 to 1873, California’s Native American population plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. Many contemporary Tataviam people trace their lineage back to
450-568: The highest number of unique neighborhoods of any borough in Santa Clarita. Most derive their names from natural landforms such as a canyon or from a ranch that was once located there. A neighborhood may include a variety of housing tracts with unique names. Notable neighborhoods and communities include: The oldest neighborhood in Canyon Country is Whites Canyon, traditionally named "Canyon Country". The neighborhood includes both Sierra Vista Junior High and Canyon High School . Some of
475-579: The movie Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is located in this community. A home here was also featured in the climax of Real Genius , but it no longer exists. Tataviam people The Tataviam ( Kitanemuk : people on the south slope ) are a Native American group in Southern California . The ancestral land of the Tataviam people includes northwest present-day Los Angeles County and southern Ventura County , primarily in
500-663: The newest neighborhoods in Canyon Country include Skyline Ranch and Vista Canyon, the latter of which is still under construction as of April 2023. As of the 2020 census, the population of Canyon Country was 92,897. 41.7% of residents were Hispanic , 36.7% were non-Hispanic white , 13.9% were Asian American , 7.4% were African American , and 3.1% were Native American . Canyon Country elementary school students attend schools in Saugus Union School District and Sulphur Springs School District . Middle and high school students in Canyon Country attend schools in
525-617: The original Tataviam people through genealogical records, demonstrating the resilience of the Tataviam people in the face of genocide. Alfred L. Kroeber (1925:883) estimated the combined population of the Serrano, Kitanemuk, and Tataviam to be 3,500 people in 1770. By 1910, their population was recorded at 150. The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians claims that there are over 900 Tataviam, all of which are from one of three families; Ortega, Garcia, and Ortiz. On January 14, 2024, Land Veritas donated 500 acres of land between
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#1732766101366550-770: The two ZIP codes mostly follows Sierra Highway - addresses west of or along the highway are in 91351, while addresses east of the highway are in 91387. ZIP codes 91321, 91350, and 91390 also include small portions of Canyon Country. Due to its location adjacent to the mountainous Angeles National Forest, and its aridity (especially in summer), Canyon Country is susceptible to wildfires. The Buckweed Fire in October 2007 burned nearly 38,000 acres (15,000 ha) throughout Canyon Country and Agua Dulce . The Sand Fire took place in Canyon Country in July and August 2016 and burned nearly 42,000 acres (17,000 ha) of land. Canyon Country has
575-1114: The upper basin of the Santa Clara River , the Santa Susana Mountains , and the Sierra Pelona Mountains . They are distinct from the Kitanemuk and the Gabrielino-Tongva peoples. Their tribal government is based in San Fernando, California , and includes the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, the Tribal Senate, and the Council of Elders. The current Tribal President of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
600-551: Was constructed in 1886, which became known as Sulphur Springs Community School. In 1982, Valley View Elementary School was transferred from the Saugus Union School District to Sulphur Springs School District and renamed Valley View Community School. In 1991, Honby Elementary School, opened in 1963 as a part of Saugus Union School District, was transferred to Sulphur Springs School District and renamed Canyon Springs Community School. All SSSD schools are within Santa Clarita city limits, except for Mint Canyon Community School, which
625-500: Was originally to be called Solemint. It later absorbed the community to the west called Honby. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Newhall Land company's suburban developments transformed Canyon Country and the surrounding towns into a largely residential city. In 1987, Canyon Country was one of four communities, along with Valencia , Newhall , and Saugus , that merged to create the city of Santa Clarita, California . Canyon Country
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