The eastern entrance to Hope Ranch, showing the main thoroughfare through the unincorporated community

Hope Ranch is an unincorporated suburb of Santa Barbara, California, located in Santa Barbara County. As of the 2000 census, the area had an approximate population of 2,200. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 538 pixelsFull resolution (1240 × 834 pixel, file size: 371 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 538 pixelsFull resolution (1240 × 834 pixel, file size: 371 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Nickname: Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California Coordinates: , County Santa Barbara Government  - Mayor Marty Blum Area  - City 111. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of Southern California, in the state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Geography

Since it is not a census-designated place, the boundaries are informal, except where they coincide with incorporated regions. On the east Hope Ranch is bounded by the City of Santa Barbara, on the north by Modoc Road, Hollister Avenue, and Vieja Drive, on the west by a vacant tract of land known as More Mesa, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...

Geology

Hope Ranch occupies a hilly area immediately adjacent to the coast; the highest elevation is 691 feet. The northern boundary of the hilly area is Cieneguitas Creek, which flows down the topographic expression of the More Ranch Fault; this ravine also helps define the informal northern boundary of the suburb. Native vegetation is mostly California oak woodland and chaparral, and many of the homes have been constructed to blend in with the oaks; the area retains much of its tree canopy. Residential roads are narrow and winding, not always signed, and interweave with an elaborate network of horse paths. A road to a private beach is open to residents only (although the beach itself is accessible from public beaches on either side). California oak woodland is a plant community found throughout the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of California and northwestern Baja California. ... Chaparral is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, USA, that is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild, wet winters and hot dry summers) and wildfire. ...

Access

The local homeowner's association manages the properties of private roads, horse paths, and the private beach. The private regions are not governed by conventional police. Instead the law enforcement of these regions are the privately enrolled "Hope Ranch Patrol," who have only limited law enforcing powers. This group is controlled by the board of Hope Ranch and is in no way connected to either the City of Santa Barbara Police Department or the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department.

The main stretch of road through Hope Ranch is Las Palmas/Marina Drive, a beautiful palm tree-lined stretch of roadway along which runs the coastal bike route. Hope Ranch is home to La Cumbre Country Club and Laguna Blanca School, an independent day school, which was founded in 1933. This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Hope Ranch is one of the wealthiest areas in California; The median price home was 2.61 Million dollars in [2006]^[1]. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Popular culture references

Hope Ranch is also the name of a 2004 Animal Planet TV movie, starring Bruce Boxleitner, Barry Corbin, and Lorenzo Lamas. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Animal Planet, launched in 1996, is a cable and satellite television network co-owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. ... Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American actor. ... Leonard Barrie Barry Corbin (born October 16, 1940 in Lamesa, Texas) is a U.S.-based character actor with over 100 credits in film and television and several in computer gaming. ... Lorenzo Lamas (born Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos Lamas on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica, California) is an American television and film actor, primarily on soap operas, movies and television. ...

Famous Residents of Hope Ranch

• Wendy McCaw - Billionaire Owner of Santa Barbara News Press
• Adnan Khashoggi - Billionaire Saudi arms dealer
• H.R. Haldeman family - H.R. Haldeman was White House Chief of Staff under Richard Nixon. H.R. Haldeman lived in Hope Ranch until his death in 1993.
• Fess Parker - Actor and businessman.

External links

• Maps and aerial photos for 34°25′19″N 119°46′15″W / 34.421944, -119.770833Coordinates: 34°25′19″N 119°46′15″W / 34.421944, -119.770833
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  • Topographic maps from TopoZone or TerraServer-USA

Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Sources

	v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Santa Barbara County, California County seat: Santa Barbara
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Communities	Ballard | Casmalia | Cuyama | Garey | Gaviota | Hope Ranch | Los Olivos | New Cuyama | Sisquoc | Ventucopa This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ballard is a town in California, with a population of 7,987. ... Casmalia is an unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California located just outside the borders of Vandenberg Air Force Base about 5 miles southwest of Santa Maria. ... Cuyama is a small agricultural town in Santa Barbara County. ... Garey is a unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California located east of U.S. Route 101 about 10 miles southeast of Santa Maria and 5 miles north of Sisquoc. ... Gaviota is an unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California located about 30 miles west of Santa Barbara and 15 miles south of Buellton. ... Los Olivos is a place in Santa Barbara County, California. ... Location of New Cuyama, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Santa Barbara County Settled 1822 Elevation  2,150 ft (655. ... Sisquoc is a unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California located east of U.S. Route 101 about 15 miles southeast of Santa Maria and 5 miles south of Garey. ... Ventucopa is a unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California that lies on California State Route 33 near the eastern shore of the Cuyama River about 30 miles southeast of Cuyama. ...