Atascadero is a city located in San Luis Obispo County is a county located on Californias central Pacific coast, between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. ...San Luis Obispo County, California. As of the 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,411.

Geography

Atascadero is located at 35°29'3" North, 120°40'21" West (35.484283, -120.672486) ^{Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...1}.

According to the The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 69.3 Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...km² (26.8 This article is about the unit of measure. ...mi²). 69.3 km² (26.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.15% water.

Demographics

As of the A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...census ^{Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...2} of 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2000, there are 26,411 people, 9,531 households, and 6,814 families residing in the city. The Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...population density is 381.4/km² (987.8/mi²). There are 9,848 housing units at an average density of 142.2/km² (368.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 88.79% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...White, 2.36% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...African American, 0.94% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...Native American, 1.27% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...Asian, 0.11% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...Pacific Islander, 3.19% from The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...other races, and 3.34% from two or more races. 10.54% of the population are The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...Hispanic or The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...Latino of any race.

There are 9,531 households out of which 35.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% are Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...married couples living together, 11.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% are non_families. 22.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.62 and the average family size is 3.05.

In the city the population is spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $48,725, and the median income for a family is $55,009. Males have a median income of $41,692 versus $29,740 for females. The The per capita income for an area may be defined as the total personal income in an area, divided by the number of people in that area. ...per capita income for the city is $20,029. 9.0% of the population and 6.9% of families are below the The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.7% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

History

Atascadero was founded in 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...1913 by Edward Gardner Lewis, but only became an incorporated the city in 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...1979.

External links

• City of Atascadero (http://www.atascadero.org/)
• Tourism Information for Atascadero and the County of San Luis Obispo (http://www.sanluisobispocounty.com/)

• Maps and aerial photos (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=35.484283-N-_120.672486-E-type:city-region:US)
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=35.484283&longitude=_120.672486&zoom=6) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.484283,_120.672486&spn=0.11,0.18)
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.484283&lon=_120.672486&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100&datum=nad83)
  • Aerial photograph from Terraserver (http://terraservice.net/image.aspx?s=14&lon=_120.672486&lat=35.484283&w=2) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.484283,_120.672486&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k)