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Agoura Hills, California

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For the unincorporated community, see Agoura, California.

Agoura Hills is a city (incorporated in 1982) in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code 91301. The population was 20,537 at the 2000 census. This bedroom community on the Ventura Freeway (U.S. Route 101) sits on the border between Los Angeles and Ventura County. It is approximately 40 miles from the downtown Los Angeles civic center.

History

The area was first settled by the Chumash Indians, and later by Spanish Franciscan missionaries. The community of Agoura was first known as Picture City. In order for the town to get its own post office, the residents were required to choose a one-word name, so in 1927 they chose a misspelling of the last name of Pierre Agoure, a local Basque rancher from the 1890s. Housing tracts quickly covered the land in the late 1960's. On 8 December 1982, most of the city split off from the unincorporated town of Agoura and became the city of Agoura Hills.

The historic Reyes Adobe Museum (c. 1820), from the Rancho Las Virgenes, owned by the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department, is in Agoura Hills. [1] [2]

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Geography

Location of Agoura Hills, California

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The city calls itself the "Gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area". U.S. Route 101 passes from east to west through the city. Many residents of the city, however, refer to it as "A-Town" or "The Bubble". [citation needed]

The city is divided into three major zones: Old Agoura, a ranch community that formed the earliest part of the city; Agoura Hills, a predominately suburban area of single-family homes that forms the majority of the city; and Agoura South, an older commercial and residential district of the city, roughly defined as the region south of the 101 Freeway. There are a number of smaller districts in the city, including the Furniture District, the Lindero Corridor, and the Reyes Adobe Business District.

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Map showing Agoura Districts

Two of the main streets in Agoura Hills are Kanan Road and Thousand Oaks Boulevard, which run perpendicular to one another. The intersection of these streets is also the location of the the two open shopping malls that make up the primary shopping area

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.2 km² (8.2 mi²). 21.2 km² (8.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.37%) is water.

Agoura Hills is in the fertile crescent of alt/rap-metal music giving rise to bands Hoobastank and Linkin Park (as well as Incubus in nearby Calabasas).

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 20,537 people, 6,874 households, and 5,588 families residing in the city. The population density was 969.4/km² (2,511.8/mi²). There were 6,993 housing units at an average density of 330.1/km² (855.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.96% White, 1.32% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 6.50% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.09% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. 6.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,874 households out of which 47.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $87,008, and the median income for a family was $95,765. Males had a median income of $72,081 versus $42,656 for females. The per capita income for the city was $39,700. About 2.8% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Employment

There are 14,899 people at least 16 years old, of which 10,645 are in the civilian labor force and 0 are in the Armed Forces. 360 are unemployed.

Of 7,660 females that are at least 16 years old, 4,865 are in the civilian labor force and 0 are in the Armed Forces. 4,715 are employed, and 150 are unemployed.

Of 10,166 out of the 10,285 workers 16 years or older, 8,454 drive to work alone in a motor vehicle, 793 carpool, 90 use public transportation (including taxicabs), 76 walk, and 82 use other means of transportation to commute to work. 671 workers work at home.

The mean time to commute to work (one-way) is 30.5 minutes.

Of the 10,285 workers, 7,900 are privately employed, 1,124 are government workers, 1,211 are self-employed, and 50 are unpaid family workers.

Businesses

  • Line 6 - a manufacturer of digital modeling electric guitars, amplifiers and effects processors

Education

Las Virgenes Unified School District

Famous residents

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