Agua Dulce, California
{{Short description|Census-designated place in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Agua Dulce, California
| native_name =
| other_name =
| named_for = Spanish for "sweet water"
| settlement_type = Unincorporated community
Census designated place
| image_skyline = File:DSCN3051.JPG
| image_caption = Agua Dulce as seen from Vasquez Rocks
| nickname =
| image_map = LA County Incorporated Areas Agua Dulce highlighted.svg
| map_caption = Location within Los Angeles County
| pushpin_map = California#USA
| pushpin_label = Agua Dulce
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in California##Location in the United States
| coordinates = {{coord|34.50|-118.32|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = California
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Los Angeles
| established_title =
| established_date =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 59.20
| area_total_sq_mi = 22.86
| area_land_km2 = 59.18
| area_land_sq_mi = 22.85
| area_water_km2 = 0.01
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
| area_water_percent = 0.02
| area_note =
| elevation_footnotes = {{gnis|1660235}}
| elevation_ft = 2526
| population_total = 3451
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_km2 = 58.31
| timezone = Pacific (PST)
| utc_offset = -8
| timezone_DST = PDT
| utc_offset_DST = -7
| postal_code_type = ZIP codes
| postal_code = 91390
| area_code = 661
| blank_name = GNIS feature IDs
| blank_info = 1660235; 2582928
| blank1_name = FIPS code
| blank1_info = 06-00450
| website =
| footnotes = {{gnis|1660235}}; {{gnis|2582928}}
|pop_est_as_of =
|pop_est_footnotes =
|population_est =
|population_footnotes =
|population_density_sq_mi = 151.03
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Agua Dulce ({{pronunciation|En-us-Agua Dulce.ogg|pronunciation|help=no}}) (Spanish for "Sweet Water"){{cite book |author1=William Bright |author2=Erwin Gustav Gudde |title=1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CET4QodMZysC|year=1998|publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-21271-8 |page=10}} is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP){{gnis|2582928}} in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of {{convert|2526|ft}}, northeast of Santa Clarita. The community had a population of 3,451 at the 2020 census and covers a geographic area of about {{convert|59|km2|order=flip}}. Agua Dulce is on the Pacific Crest Trail.{{cite web | url=https://hikerfeed.com/pacific-crest-trail/towns | title=Pacific Crest Trail Towns - HikerFeed }} The ZIP code is 91390 (shared with Green Valley and far northern Santa Clarita), and the area code is 661.
Geography
Agua Dulce is located along California State Route 14, halfway between Santa Clarita and Palmdale, and {{convert|45|mi}} north of Los Angeles, in the Sierra Pelona Valley region of Southern California. Vasquez Rocks is located in Agua Dulce. The Pacific Crest Trail, which runs from Mexico to Canada, goes through Agua Dulce.
History
On June 1, 2021, a shooting occurred at Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 81 in Agua Dulce. Firefighter Jonathan Tatone shot and killed a fellow firefighter and wounded a fire captain.{{cite web|url=https://abc7.com/agua-dulce-active-shooter-fire-station-81/10728889/|title=County firefighter fatally shoots fellow firefighter, wounds captain and takes own life, sources say|publisher=ABC7|date=June 1, 2021|access-date=June 1, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Feud between firefighters led to shooting at Agua Dulce fire station, detectives say
|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-02/agua-dulce-gunman-argued-colleagues-before-shooting|publisher=By RICHARD WINTON, HAYLEY SMITH, LILA SEIDMAN|access-date= June 5, 2021|date=June 2, 2021}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 3342
|2020= 3451
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1860–1870{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1880-1890{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1990{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2000{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2010{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2020
}}
Agua Dulce first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
=2020 census=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Agua Dulce CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Agua Dulce CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0600450&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Agua Dulce CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0600450&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|2,524 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,291 |75.52% |style='background: #ffffe6; |66.39% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|50 |style='background: #ffffe6; |46 |1.50% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.33% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|19 |style='background: #ffffe6; |13 |0.57% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|69 |style='background: #ffffe6; |59 |2.06% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.71% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.06% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |21 |0.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.61% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|63 |style='background: #ffffe6; |151 |1.89% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|611 |style='background: #ffffe6; |868 |18.28% |style='background: #ffffe6; |25.15% |
| Total
|3,342 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,451 |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
At the 2010 census Agua Dulce had a population of 3,342. The population density was {{convert|146.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Agua Dulce was 2,854 (85.4%) White (75.5% Non-Hispanic White),{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US0600450|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|website=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 12, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150117145349/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US0600450|archive-date=January 17, 2015|url-status=dead}} 59 (1.8%) Black, 24 (0.7%) Native American, 78 (2.3%) Asian, 3 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 223 (6.7%) from other races, and 101 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 611 people (18.3%).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0600450|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Agua Dulce CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201837/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0600450|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}
The census reported that 3,314 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 28 (0.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,201 households, 355 (29.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 795 (66.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 72 (6.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 58 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 64 (5.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 10 (0.8%) same-sex couples or partnerships. 200 households (16.7%) were one person and 73 (6.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76. There were 925 families (77.0% of households); the average family size was 3.06.
The age distribution was 645 people (19.3%) under the age of 18, 310 people (9.3%) aged 18 to 24, 588 people (17.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,336 people (40.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 463 people (13.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 47.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
There were 1,277 housing units at an average density of 55.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,058 (88.1%) were owner-occupied and 143 (11.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%. 2,929 people (87.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 385 people (11.5%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Agua Dulce had a median household income of $103,333, with 2.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=United States Population: Census 2010 Total Population |website=United States Census Bureau}}
Education
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District:{{cite web|url=http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/ |title=Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District |publisher=Aadusd.k12.ca.us |access-date=October 4, 2010}}
- Vasquez High School, Acton{{cite web |url=http://vhs.aadusd.org/|title=Vasquez High School|publisher=Aadusd.org|access-date=February 16, 2016}}
- High Desert Middle School, Acton{{cite web |url=http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/hds/default.htm |title=High Desert School |publisher=Aadusd.k12.ca.us |access-date=October 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206174533/http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/hds/default.htm |archive-date=February 6, 2010 |url-status=dead}}
- Meadowlark School, Acton{{cite web|url=http://mls.aadusd.org/ |title=Meadowlark School |publisher=Aadusd.org |access-date=November 6, 2011}}
- Agua Dulce Elementary School, Agua Dulce{{cite web |url=http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/ades/default.htm |title=Agua Dulce Elementary School |publisher=Aadusd.k12.ca.us |access-date=October 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718134329/http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/ades/default.htm |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead}}
Government
In the California State Legislature, Agua Dulce is in {{Representative|casd|21|fmt=sdistrict}},{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_State_Senate|title=California State Senate|website=Ballotpedia |publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=June 15, 2021}} and in {{Representative|caad|38|fmt=adistrict}}.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_State_Assembly|title=California State Assembly|website=Ballotpedia |publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=June 15, 2021}}
In the United States House of Representatives, Agua Dulce is in {{Representative|cacd|25|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|25}}
Filming location
File:Vasquez Rocks County Park.jpg]]
Vasquez Rocks has long been used as a popular filming location by the Hollywood movie industry, most notably The Flintstones movie, Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, The Invaders episode "The Saucer", and the Star Trek episode "Arena." The 1971 movie Duel filmed extensively in the area, as was the western film More Dead Than Alive. Other films shot in the area are Rat Race, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle. The History channel shoots the popular reality TV show "Top Shot" in the hills and canyons on the north side of the valley. Reno 911 has filmed in locations off of Soledad Canyon Road.
The Agua Dulce area has played host to music video shoots, including those for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "You Got Lucky", Bloodhound Gang's "Your Only Friends Are Make-Believe", Weird Al Yankovic's "I Love Rocky Road", and various Nike commercials. L.A. based rockers and "Rat Pack" recording artist "[https://ratpakrecordsamerica.com/roxanne Roxanne]" filmed "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfKj9LcpCWs Super Bad]" at the Diamond View Ranch in Agua Dulce.
Vasquez Rocks got its name from the famous bandit Tiburcio Vásquez who used them as a hideout.
Most recently, Agua Dulce was used as the primary setting for Jordan Peele’s 2022 horror sci-fi film Nope. The main characters in the film are horse wranglers that often work on movie shoots that happen around Agua Dulce.
Transportation
Agua Dulce has a general aviation airport known as Agua Dulce Airpark. The Airpark and surrounding area was the location for the ABC game show 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow which premiered on June 21, 2011.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.adtowncouncil.com Agua Dulce Town Council]
- [http://www.aguadulce-ca.com/ Township of Agua Dulce]
- [http://www.aadnews.com/ Acton/Agua Dulce News], local newspaper
- {{cite web |url= http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/aguadulce.htm | title= Agua Dulce and Vasquez Rocks History | publisher= Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society | access-date=July 4, 2004| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040803090130/http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/aguadulce.htm| archive-date=August 3, 2004 | url-status= live}} (Photos, text, TV shows)
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011102001250/http://www.aguadulcevineyards.com/ Agua Dulce Vineyards]}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091220235347/http://www.vanguardnews.com/ Vanguard News Agua Dulce and Acton news online]
- [http://www.aguadulceweather.com/ Weather information for Agua Dulce and Acton]
{{Adjacent communities
|Center = Agua Dulce
|N=Leona Valley
|NE=Palmdale
|E=Acton
|S=
|SW=Santa Clarita
|W=
|NW=Green Valley
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Category:Census-designated places in Los Angeles County, California