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51-699: It starts on Vineyard Avenue at the U.S. Route 101 interchange near the Martinez Shopping Center, and runs through El Rio . SR 232 leaves the Oxnard city limits and ends at Los Angeles Avenue ( Route 118 ). SR 232 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System , and is part of the National Highway System , a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by

102-425: A book-signing event here in 2006 when her young-adult novel “ Honey Blonde Chica ” was published. She remarked " This library was my home away from home when I was growing up ." The Roger Jones Community Center is nearby with an adjoining public park. A majority of the streets in the older unincorporated area do not have sidewalks. As traffic has increased, the safety of school children and other pedestrians has been

153-537: A concern for the community. Cloverdale Mutual Water District serves 135 households in the community which is about 500 residents. In the 1990s, the area's existing septic tanks were banned because of groundwater contamination in this area of the Oxnard Plain adjacent to the Santa Clara River. A $ 35 million conversion to a sewer system was undertaken by the county. The area storm water drains into

204-573: A letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964 , based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ( for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions ). Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route

255-588: A livery stable. He also drove a two-horse stage between Port Hueneme and the Montalvo train station . His descendants were part of the El Rio community up into the 21st century. On February 14, 1895, the postal authority changed the name of the town to Jerusalem. Four months later, they changed it to Elrio (one word.) In 1905, they changed it to El Rio, two words, which means in Spanish "The River," referring to

306-697: Is adjacent to the community on the north and west side. The Census Bureau definition of the area does not precisely correspond to the local understanding of the historical area of the community. The 2010 United States Census reported that Saticoy had a population of 1,029. The population density was 2,760.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,065.9/km ). The racial makeup of Saticoy was 413 (40.1%) White , 9 (0.9%) African American , 29 (2.8%) Native American , 2 (0.2%) Asian , 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 508 (49.4%) from other races , and 68 (6.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 895 persons (87.0%). The Census reported that 1,029 people (100% of

357-563: Is in Ventura County . El Rio, California El Rio ( / ɛ l ˈ r iː oʊ / ; Spanish : El Río , meaning "The River") is a small, rural unincorporated town in Ventura County, California , United States, on the northeast side of the 101 Freeway and Oxnard , and south of the Santa Clara River . The town was founded in 1875 and named New Jerusalem by the owner of general store who became

408-516: The Federal Highway Administration . At the 1932 Summer Olympics near Los Angeles , it hosted part of the road cycling event when it was Vineyard Avenue. Route 154 was defined in 1933 from El Rio to Saticoy; the route was renumbered as SR 232 in the 1964 state highway renumbering . By 2014, the route was redefined to start at US 101, eliminating the part in Oxnard that had been relinquished. Except where prefixed with

459-587: The Santa Clara River is a sizable industrial area located on both sides of Los Angeles Avenue. The historic building that formerly housed the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Santa Paula, Saticoy Branch, stands at a quiet intersection that used to be at the center of a vibrant community. The historic setting, stable residential population, railroad, and access to major highways make this agricultural community unique in Ventura County. The name comes from

510-559: The Santa Paula Freeway (State Route 126) . Los Angeles Avenue is the name given to the highway as it heads east to connect with State Route 232 . Water is provided by the City of Ventura. As the community is outside the corporate boundaries of the city, rates are typically about 20% higher than standard charged inside the city. The amount of multi-family, commercial, and industrial development/redevelopment that can occur within

561-620: The Spanish rendering of the Ventureño Chumash village named Sa'aqtik'oy , meaning "it is sheltered from the wind". The earliest known human inhabitants of the vicinity were the Oak Grove People. Some ancient mealing stones of this prehistoric tribe were found near Saticoy in 1932 and traced back to about 3000 B.C. In about the early 15th century, the Chumash tribe inhabited the area. They built canoes and milled

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612-572: The census of 2000 , there were 6,193 people, 1,467 households, and 1,273 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,961.2 people per square mile (1,532.8/km2). There were 1,491 housing units at an average density of 953.7 per square mile (369.0/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 47.60% White , 1.26% African American , 2.52% Native American , 1.39% Asian , 0.34% Pacific Islander , 42.48% from other races , and 4.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 77.36% of

663-447: The City of Ventura. There have been many bridges across the Santa Clara River at Saticoy. They were often washed out due to abundant rainfall and flooding. The most notable washout, however, was due to the flood wave of water caused by the collapse of the St. Francis Dam , in northwest Los Angeles County , which occurred two and a half minutes before midnight on March 12, 1928. The bridge

714-557: The Saticoy Lemon Assn. It was perhaps the first time that U.S. farmworkers had purchased the camp they lived in." The first cooperative housing association in Ventura County was formed and the 154 apartments and houses in the village are owned by the cooperative. In 1989 Cabrillo Village was selected as a finalist for the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence . Eventually new housing tracts were built next to

765-509: The United States Census Bureau has defined that community as a census-designated place (CDP). The commercial district known as Old Town Saticoy is surrounded by a residential neighborhood with a population of just over one thousand. Two historic buildings attest to the important role Saticoy once held in the local agricultural economy: Walnut Growers Association Warehouse, and Saticoy (Lima) Bean Warehouse. Close to

816-628: The acorns. Sa'aqtik'oy was one of the largest settlements of the Chumash region, which extended from Point Conception to Santa Monica and back into the foothills as far as the Coast Range . The natural underground springs located in the area made Saticoy a prime location for the tribe to hold their yearly meetings. In 1769, the Spanish Portola expedition , first recorded European visitors to inland areas of California, came down

867-485: The adjacent Santa Clara River. Ventura County juvenile justice center is located on the outskirts of El Rio near the small community of Strickland and Rio Mesa High School . The high-security facility on Vineyard Avenue is colloquially known as juvenile hall . Saticoy, California Saticoy ( / ˈ s æ t ɪ k ɔɪ / ; Chumash : Sa'aqtik'oy ) is an unincorporated community in Ventura County, California , United States. The site of one of

918-414: The appropriate and probable future jurisdictional boundary and service area of the subject city. Old Town Saticoy is within the city of Ventura's SOI and under state law, annexation would be mandatory before any other development areas are annexed. LAFCo determined that annexation at this time is not appropriate as the City would have to subsidize Saticoy to provide services that are incrementally better than

969-404: The average family size was 4.31. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP

1020-407: The community and it was annexed into the city of Ventura in 1994. The community is located between the river and the railroad tracks and is about equidistant from "Old Town" and West Saticoy. Saticoy is near an apex of this compound alluvial fan formed by the river and Calleguas Creek . The Santa Clara River Valley opens up into the Oxnard Plain here as South Mountain on the south shore marks

1071-501: The county now provides. The Saticoy library's one-room, 700-square-foot wooden building (65 m ) that had been used since 1973 was torn down in 1991 to make room for a new community center. Four modular units which had been used in Newbury Park were placed on a leased parcel in the residential area of Saticoy by Ventura County Library to create a 2,400-square-foot replacement structure (220 m ). The units had reached

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1122-594: The end of the valley. Located on the fertile north bank of the Santa Clara River the shore of the Santa Barbara Channel is some 8 miles distant. Agriculture in the area includes avocados, lemons, oranges, strawberries, and many other row crops. Along the shore of the Santa Clara River, amidst the agriculture area east and northeast of the town, is the Saticoy Oil Field , discovered in 1955 and operated by Vintage Petroleum. The city of Ventura

1173-400: The end of their useful life in 2014 so a more centrally located, 4,700-square-foot former hardware store (440 m ) at 1292 Los Angeles Avenue was remodeled into high-tech resource center. Saticoy Regional 9 hole golf course - Originally built as Ventura County Country Club in 1921 by George C. Thomas. “Charmin’ Charley Hudson” owned the course from around 1964 to 1976. The county acquired

1224-482: The first postmaster in 1882. In 1885, a school and Santa Clara Catholic Church were built. Located near where the coastal railroad line crosses the Santa Clara River, the town's name was changed to El Rio around 1900. The former wagon river crossing route became the Ventura Freeway which separates the community from the commercial developments that grew up on the southwest side of the freeway. That portion of

1275-467: The foothills as far as the Coast Range . One of their largest settlements was at nearby Saticoy , because of the bubbling springs that were found there. On May 6, 1837, Juan M. Sanchez (1791–1873), a former Santa Barbara Presidio soldier, was granted the Rancho Santa Clara del Norte , which contained 13,989 acres (57 km ) of land extending from the Santa Clara River south to

1326-408: The founder of Saticoy, arrived in 1868, and bought 650 acres (2.6 km ) of land. He contributed to the building up of the community and followed many experiments in farming. The Saticoy Post Office was established in 1873 by the U.S. Post Office Department which was one of seventeen post offices operating in the county in 1890. R. G. Surdam was listed on the 1880 census for Saticoy with

1377-500: The historic community and sections closer to the river have been annexed to the city of Oxnard. Vineyard Avenue ( State Route 232 ) is the central business district for the largely residential community. The population was 7,198 at the 2010 census, up from 6,193 at the time the 2000 census was enumerated. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined a portion of the unincorporated area as El Rio census-designated place (CDP) which does not precisely correspond to

1428-534: The historical community that is much larger with significant portions having been annexed to the city of Oxnard. El Rio was first named New Jerusalem by Simon Cohn in 1875. The post office later changed its name to El Rio in 1895, which is the Spanish translation for “the river”. Early inhabitants of the area were the Chumash , a Native American tribe who continue to inhabit the area. The Chumash region extends from Point Conception to Santa Monica and back into

1479-435: The land and the golf course was rerouted to make room for the sport fields & park sometime in the late 70’s/ early 80’s. Detail: Par 34, 2700 yards, flat and open, small undulated greens, perfect for all golfers. State Route 118 curves through the southerly portion of the townsite although it formerly followed a zig-zag route through the business district. State Route 118 heads northwest as Wells Road to terminate at

1530-512: The largest settlements of the Chumash region, a settlement was laid out in 1887 along the railroad line that was being built from Los Angeles through the Santa Clara River Valley to the town of San Buenaventura . Although the town was 10 miles (16 km) distant at that time, the City of Ventura grew to a point where only a small residential and commercial community is left outside the city limits. For statistical purposes,

1581-507: The light enters and the smoke goes out.". Saticoy lies within the vast 17,773-acre (72 km ) Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy granted to Manuel Jimeno Casarin on April 28, 1840 by the Mexican government. In November 1861, Jefferson L. Crane settled at the site of the Chumash village, and other Americans followed soon after. Saticoy, which was then 8 miles (13 km) from Ventura, had a school as early as 1868. W.D.F. Richards, considered

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1632-542: The manufacturing industries. The 2010 United States Census reported that El Rio had a population of 7,198. The population density was 3,556.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,373.2/km ). The racial makeup of El Rio was 3,495 (48.6%) White , 58 (0.8%) African American , 201 (2.8%) Native American , 73 (1.0%) Asian , 24 (0.3%) Pacific Islander , 3,027 (42.1%) from other races , and 320 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,188 persons (86.0%). The Census reported that 7,190 people (99.9% of

1683-616: The map. Saticoy School was built on the lot in 1900. The school is now called ATLAS Elementary: Academy of Technology and Leadership at Saticoy and is part of the Ventura Unified School District . This alternative townsite, on the other side of the Brown Barranca from the railroad station, was located on the main road to San Buenaventura. That distant town, incorporated in 1866, has grown so that all of Saticoy, except for "Old Town," has been annexed into

1734-571: The nearby Santa Clara or to El Rio de Santa Clara o La Colonia . The town was at a crossroads on the boundary of two ranchos (El Rio de Santa Clara o La Colonia and Rancho Santa Clara del Norte ). The El Rio Post Office was discontinued on October 31, 1911. It was reestablished in 1953. Until Rio Mesa High School was built on Central Avenue northeast of El Rio and opened in 1965, El Rio students were bused to Oxnard High School and later to Camarillo High School in Camarillo . The post office

1785-427: The northern boundary of present-day Camarillo , and from the present day 101 Freeway east to the west end of South Mountain. Sanchez and his wife, Ines Guevara de Sanchez (1794–1862), had their adobe home built below the western slope of South Mountain, within a heavy group of eucalyptus trees at the east end of present-day Rose Avenue, an avenue that was lined on both sides with tall eucalyptus trees. The town

1836-550: The occupation of real estate agent. He is known as the founder of the towns of Ojai and Bardsdale and for working with Thomas Bard to build the Hueneme wharf . The streets and lots in the unincorporated present day "Old Town" were laid out in September 1887 on both sides of the newly opened "Southern Pacific Branch Line: Saugus to Santa Barbara." An area west of Wells Road for which another map entitled "Town of Saticoy"

1887-621: The population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 262 households, out of which 145 (55.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 130 (49.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 59 (22.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 33 (12.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 22 (8.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 3 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 29 households (11.1%) were made up of individuals, and 9 (3.4%) had someone living alone who

1938-631: The population) lived in households, 8 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,629 households, out of which 904 (55.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 940 (57.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 284 (17.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 164 (10.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 102 (6.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 14 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 181 households (11.1%) were made up of individuals, and 79 (4.8%) had someone living alone who

1989-408: The population. There were 1,467 households, out of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.2% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.22 and

2040-404: The valley from the previous night's encampment near today's Santa Paula and camped in the vicinity of Saticoy on August 13. Fray Juan Crespi , a Franciscan missionary traveling with the expedition, noted that the party traveled about 6–7 miles that day and camped near a native village "composed of twenty houses made of grass, in a spherical form, like a half orange, with a vent at the top by which

2091-536: Was $ 50,273, and the median income for a family was $ 56,339. Males had a median income of $ 35,041 versus $ 22,254 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 14,898. About 9.4% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over. The Albert H. Soliz Library in the community is a branch of the Ventura County Library system. Poet and novelist Michele Serros

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2142-730: Was 28.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males. There were 278 housing units at an average density of 745.8 per square mile (288.0/km ), of which 94 (35.9%) were owner-occupied, and 168 (64.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 365 people (35.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 664 people (64.5%) lived in rental housing units. The Ventura County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) determined in March 2012 that this unincorporated CDP with an estimated 2010 median household income of $ 34,145

2193-516: Was 29.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males. There were 1,700 housing units at an average density of 840.0 per square mile (324.3/km ), of which 981 (60.2%) were owner-occupied, and 648 (39.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.8%. 4,223 people (58.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,967 people (41.2%) lived in rental housing units. As of

2244-406: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93. There were 222 families (84.7% of all households); the average family size was 4.08. The population was spread out, with 331 people (32.2%) under the age of 18, 133 people (12.9%) aged 18 to 24, 297 people (28.9%) aged 25 to 44, 177 people (17.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 91 people (8.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

2295-415: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.41. There were 1,388 families (85.2% of all households); the average family size was 4.47. The population was spread out, with 2,157 people (30.0%) under the age of 18, 930 people (12.9%) aged 18 to 24, 2,028 people (28.2%) aged 25 to 44, 1,421 people (19.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 662 people (9.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

2346-415: Was a "disadvantaged unincorporated community" (DUC) under the state definition of an annual median household income that is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income. Under state law, LAFCOs are required to make determinations regarding DUCs and an adjacent city's "Sphere of Influence" (SOI) and possible annexation restrictions of territory. SOIs demark the territory that represents

2397-679: Was discontinued again in 1966. According to the United States Census Bureau , the census-designated place (CDP) has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km ), all of it land. East and southeast of town, within the adjoining agricultural area, is the Santa Clara Avenue Oil Field . It has an average elevation of 80 feet. El Rio has the highest percentage of manufacturing workers in Ventura County: 34% of residents have jobs within

2448-475: Was filed as a competing subdivision to benefit from the new railroad. Through the 1800s and early 1900s, very little development occurred in West Saticoy but the "Old Town" area flourished as a small center of the region’s citrus, bean and other produce production. Rail passenger service stopped in 1934. The community of West Saticoy did develop a small community just west of the "School Lot" as shown on

2499-461: Was founded in 1875 and named New Jerusalem, California, by Simon Cohn (1852–1936), a Prussian Jewish merchant who built a general store at the location. The U.S. Post Office Department established New Jerusalem Post Office on July 26, 1882, and Cohn was appointed the first postmaster. The first one-room schoolhouse was opened in 1885. Santa Clara Catholic Church was founded the same year though services has been conducted since 1877. It

2550-673: Was the first Catholic church to be built in Ventura County since the founding of Mission San Buenaventura 95 years earlier. Octaviano and Rosaria Moraga were early settlers who first came to county in the 1870s from Sonora, Mexico . Octaviano worked as the barkeeper at the New Parian Hotel in Ventura , and ran a boarding house they owned in Ventura. They eventually were able to buy land in New Jerusalem where Octaviano ran

2601-547: Was washed out again in the flood of 1969, and cars were rerouted through the riverbed east of the bridge while it was under repair. Cabrillo Village was a 32-acre farm laborer (13 ha) camp built in the 1930s next to the Santa Clara River. A lengthy confrontation in the 1970s ensued when the growers wanted to raze the cramped, rundown homes for development. The confrontation ended in 1976, when 82 farmworker families, advised by affordable housing advocate Rodney Fernandez, pitched in and bought their deteriorating cottages from

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