Castaic, California (2000 Census population 22,173 in the 91384 ZIP Code) is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, USA. It lies north of Santa Clarita in Castaic Canyon, a few miles from the Santa Clarita Valley and Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. It is approx. 39 miles from the downtown Los Angeles Civic Center. The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Mr. ... In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California, and the most populous county in the United States, with 10,179,716 residents (as of July 2004)[1]. The county seat is the city of Los Angeles. ... Santa Clarita can refer to: Santa Clarita, California Santa Clarita Valley This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. ... Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park in Santa Clarita, California, north of Los Angeles. ... The Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles as seen from USC, which makes up most of Downtowns skyline. ...

Today it is a growing community near the San Fernando Valley and Greater Los Angeles Area, and has many new suburban one and two story houses in new developments. It began life in 1915 at the opening of the original Ridge Route, which brought travelers looking for gasoline, water, food and lodging. Many early day residents of Castaic were involved in providing for travelers' needs along the Ridge Route. Today travelers still enjoy stopping at Castaic for their needs, but also enjoy nearby amenities including Castaic Lake and Pyramid Lake where boating and swimming are favorite pastimes. San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley in Southern California. ... The Greater Los Angeles Area is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Vintage postcard of the Alternate Ridge Route, later a part of U.S. Highway 99. ... Castaic Lake Castaic Lake Panorama Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. ... Pyramid Dam with Pyramid Lake is a part of the California Aqueduct, as is its neighboring Castaic Lake and dam which lies seven miles (10 km) south. ...

Castaic Lake is the terminus of the west branch of the State Water Project and an 1175 MW pumped storage hydroelectric plant located at the north end of Lake Castaic captures the energy from the falling water. From Castaic, the water is delivered to by pipelines to the Los Angeles area. Diagram of the TVA pumped storage facility at Racoon Mountain Pumped storage hydroelectricity is a method of storing and producing electricity to supply high peak demands by moving water between reservoirs at different elevations. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

The Castaic Town Council meets regularly to solve the challenges of the growing community. It covers 100 square miles (259 km²) of area, and includes the Val Verde and Chiquito Canyon areas.

Some of the earliest businesses started in Castaic are Castaic Brick (founded 1927) and George Dunn's Wayside Dairy (founded 1929). Sam's Place (Sam Parson, proprietor) on the Ridge Route has long since gone and is now a memory.

The origin of the name Castaic - misspelled by many over the decades - is the Native American word Kashtuk, meaning "eyes." Chief Quanah Parker of the Quahadi Comanche Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory which is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in...

External link

• Castaic Area Town Council