Piru, California
Location in Ventura County and the state of California
Coordinates: 34°24′26″N 118°47′59″W / 34.40722, -118.79972
Country	United States
State	California
County	Ventura
Area
- Total	2.3 sq mi (6 km²)
- Land	2.3 sq mi (6 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,196
- Density	520/sq mi (199.3/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	93040
Area code(s)	805
FIPS code	06-57372
GNIS feature ID	1652775

Piru (pronounced Pie-roo) is a census-designated small town located in Eastern Ventura County, California, in the Santa Clara River Valley near the Santa Clara River and Highway 126, about seven miles east of Fillmore and about 13 miles west of Interstate 5. The population at the time of the 2000 census was 1,196. Lake Piru, in the Los Padres National Forest, is the main recreational attraction. Image File history File links Ventura_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Piru_Highlighted. ... Ventura County . ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. ... Ventura County . ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... PST is UTC-8, highlighted in red. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Mr. ... North American area code 805 includes most or all portions of the California counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura, plus southernmost portions of Monterey County, and a small portion of Los Angeles County. ... Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government for use by all (non-military) government agencies and by government contractors. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Ventura County . ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The Santa Clara River Valley is a rural region of Ventura County in California. ... Santa Clara River The Santa Clara River is a river, approximately 116 mi (186 km) long, in southern California in the United States. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE 101 VEN 0. ... Fillmore is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Lake Piru is a lake located in Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County and was created by the construction in 1955 of the Santa Felicia Dam on Piru Creek which is a tributary of the Santa Clara River. ... View into the Los Padres backcountry, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California: everything in this picture is within the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to...

History

The area was originally inhabited by the Tataviam Indians. They left information about themselves chiseled into and painted on rocky overhangs and secreted caves throughout the local mountains. By all accounts a peaceful tribe, the Tataviam were christianized under the San Fernando Mission. Later they worked on large Spanish ranchos such as Rancho Camulos. The Tataviam language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language that was spoken in southern California. ... Mission San Fernando Rey de España (originally La Misión del Señor Fernando, Rey de España), was founded on The Feast of the Birth of Mary (September 8), 1797. ... Rancho Camulos, just east of Piru, California on California State Route 126, was the home of Californio Antonio del Valle. ...

The name Piru (originally pronounced Pee-roo) is derived from the Tataviam language word for the tule reeds growing along Piru Creek that were used in making baskets. The Tataviam language is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language that was spoken in southern California. ... Binomial name Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ... Binomial name Phragmites australis (Cav. ... Piru Creek is a large stream in northern Los Angeles County and western Ventura County, California. ...

The community was founded in 1887 by David C. Cook, a wealthy publisher of Sunday School tracts and supplies from Illinois, who wanted to establish a "Second Garden of Eden" in this part of the Santa Clara River Valley. The Postal Service established the post office at Piru in 1888. Legend has it that the pronunciation was changed by conductors of Southern Pacific Railroad trains, who would shout out, "Pie-roo!" when pulling into town. Another story tells of a Piru restaurant known for good pies. The owner hung a sign proclaiming, "We Put The Pie In Piru." 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... “Publisher” redirects here. ... Sunday school, Indians and whites. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... USPS and Usps redirect here. ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks SP) was an American railroad. ...

For her novel Ramona (1884), Helen Hunt Jackson used nearby Rancho Camulos as one of the settings. Portions of the 1910 film starring Mary Pickford were shot there. During the production, Pickford, D. W. Griffith and others of the cast and crew, stayed at the Piru Hotel. At the southwest corner of Main Street and Center Street, the hotel is now the Heritage Valley Inn. This article is about the literary concept. ... Ramona is a novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson and published in 1884. ... See also: 1883 in literature, other events of 1884, 1885 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Helen Maria Hunt Jackson (October 18, 1831-August 12, 1885) was an American writer. ... Ramona is the title of several motion pictures based on the novel Ramona (1884) by Helen Hunt Jackson. ... Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Oscar-winning Canadian motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists in 1919. ... David Llewelyn Wark D.W. Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. ...

Juan José Fustero (b. ca. 1836), who called himself "the last full-blooded Piru Indian," died on June 30, 1921. In 1961, a plaque to honor him was placed in Piru Canyon near the place where he lived most of his life. Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On December 17, 1922, Jenks Harris, a would-be cowboy actor, and a gang of partners in crime, robbed the bank in Piru of $11,000. He said, when later caught in Los Angeles, that he conceived of the idea while on location at Piru with the film company Universal. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ...

Piru was struck by two major disasters in the 20th century. On the night of March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam broke, causing the deaths of 400 people, many in Piru. The Northridge earthquake of January 17, 1994, destroyed several buildings in the historic downtown area. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Colorized photo of the St. ... The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Filming location

Piru has been used for shooting countless film and television productions over the years, including the scene in A Star Is Born starring Judy Garland and James Mason where Jack Carson's character, Libby, finds them after they are married. Piru stood in for Clarksburg, California, in the 1974 TV movie, The California Kid. It was used for exterior shots in the 1975 Filmation series The Ghost Busters. Scenes in The Dukes of Hazzard were sometimes filmed on location in Piru, as were scenes in Murder, She Wrote. A Star Is Born is a 1954 musical remake of the original 1937 film, directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Garland and James Mason. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969) was an Academy Award-nominated American film actress and singer, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). ... James Neville Mason (May 15, 1909 – July 27, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award nominated English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. ... Jack Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 3, 1963 was a Canadian actor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The year 1974 in television involved some significant events. ... The California Kid is a 1974 TV Movie starring Martin Sheen, Vic Morrow, Nick Nolte, Michelle Phillips, Gary Morgan, and Janit Baldwin. ... The year 1975 in television involved some significant events. ... The first Filmation logo. ... The Ghost Busters was a live-action childrens television series that ran from 1975 to 1976 and was not affiliated with the similarly-titled 1984 movie (it must be noted, however, that this shows producers, Filmation, got paid by Columbia Pictures for the title of the movie). ... The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. ... Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher Murder, She Wrote was a popular, long-running television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. ...

In Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), the scenes of the rest home in the "Kick the Can" segment were filmed at the historic building that is now the Heritage Valley Inn. Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone filmed scenes for their movie, Rhinestone (1984), in Piru. Scenes of Bubble Boy (2001), the chase scene in Enough (2002) starring Jennifer Lopez, and scenes of the movie Torque (2004) were filmed in Piru, which continues to be a popular location with film companies. Twilight Zone: The Movie was a 1983 movie produced by Steven Spielberg as a theatrical version of The Twilight Zone, a long-running early TV series. ... // February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York North Americas Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American, Grammy Award-winning country music singer/songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... Sylvester Stallone (born Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone on July 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... The 2001 film Bubble Boy Bubble Boy is a 2001 comedy film directed by Blair Hayes and stars Jake Gyllenhall in the title role. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... For other uses, see Enough (disambiguation). ... The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. ... For the meteorologist of The Weather Channel, see The Weather Channel (United States). ... Torque is a 2004 action movie about underground motorcycle gangs and racers. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ...

Geography

Piru is located at 34°24′26″N, 118°47′59″W (34.407297, -118.799675)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²). 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.43% is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Elevation: 692 feet.

Piru is located in Santa Clara River Valley. The Santa Clara River Valley is a rural region of Ventura County in California. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,196 people, 308 households, and 263 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 199.0/km² (514.5/mi²). There were 328 housing units at an average density of 54.6/km² (141.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.51% White, 0.25% African American, 3.01% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 38.38% from other races, and 3.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.89% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 308 households out of which 52.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.88 and the average family size was 4.11. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.1% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,490, and the median income for a family was $40,703. Males had a median income of $32,303 versus $17,159 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,337. About 16.4% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.5% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

References

• Los Angeles Times, Dec. 20, 1922, "SIX TAKEN IN BANDIT RAID; Piru Robbery Confessed by Captives; Suspects Said to be Burglars, Bootleggers and Smugglers Asserted Leader and Member of Criminal Gang SEIZE BANDITS, BANK MONEY, " p. II1 (2 pages).
• Los Angeles Times, Dec. 21, 1922, "BANDITS READY FOR CELLS; "Buckaroo Robbers" Assert They've Made Clean Breast of Crimes; Woman Released BANDITS READY TO SERVE TIME," p. II1 (2 pages)
• Los Angeles Times, Dec. 26, 1922, "SEES BANDIT SUSPECT CAPTURED; Los Angeles Schoolgirl Joins Hunt For Asserted Jenks Harris Gangster," p. II3 (1 page).

External links

• HeritageValley.net - City of Piru
• Heritage Valley Inn - Piru, CA
• TrainWeb.org - First Train to Piru in Years!

• Piru, California is at coordinates 34°24′26″N 118°47′59″W / 34.407297, -118.799675Coordinates: 34°24′26″N 118°47′59″W / 34.407297, -118.799675

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