Profile for Santa Clarita, California, CA

Santa Clarita is on the Santa Clara River.

In 1987 four communities - Newhall, Saugus, Canyon Country, and Valencia - were combined and became the city of Santa Clarita.

Public transportation: Santa Clarita Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 304. The number of murders and homicides was 3. The violent crime rate was 1.9 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1998 movie, "Pleasantville"
· 2004 movie, "Hidalgo"
· 2004 movie, "Princess Diaries 2"
· 2004 movie, "First Daughter"
· 2007 movie, "Grindhouse"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Cowboy Festival - April 26-29, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Angeles National Forest

Santa Clarita attractions: Six Flags Magic Mountain

Historic sites and museums: William S. Hart Park & Museum, Heritage Junction Historic Park

Colleges and universities: College of the Canyons, Master's College, California Institute of the Arts

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 95

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Hotels (17)

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Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Santa Clarita demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Los Angeles County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 91354 ZIP code.

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• Santa Clarita city government
• Los Angeles County government
• Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce

13% of Santa Clarita residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Santa Clarita ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Santa Clarita
• Cemeteries in Los Angeles County
• Genealogy page (CA GenWeb) for Los Angeles County
• Libraries in or near Santa Clarita

Post a query on a message board:

• Los Angeles County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - CA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Santa Clarita historic sites
• Santa Clarita area parks
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• Cemeteries in Los Angeles County
• Cemetery record compendium
• California cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Santa Clarita
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• Communities in Los Angeles County

• Santa Clarita business guide
• Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Corporate records search

• Courts in California
• Local ordinances in California

• Crime in Los Angeles County
• Arrests in Los Angeles County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in California
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Santa Clarita was $26,841, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Los Angeles County economic census
• Los Angeles County economic summary
• Los Angeles County employment growth
• Los Angeles County unemployment rate
• California economic data

29% of Santa Clarita residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Santa Clarita
• Colleges in California
• Learning Disabilities Association in California
• Schools in or near Santa Clarita
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• School report cards
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• Movies & TV shows filmed in Santa Clarita
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• Air pollution in Los Angeles County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in California
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Los Angeles County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in California

Santa Clarita festival dates:

• Cowboy Festival - April 26-29, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Santa Clarita festival web sites:

• Cowboy Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• California county fairs
• California festivals (California tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Santa Clarita

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Santa Clarita
• Geocaches in California

• Santa Clarita items now on sale

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• Los Angeles County government
• California state government
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• Local historical societies in California
• State historical society

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• California state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Los Angeles County genealogy forum

Median rent in Santa Clarita, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $863.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,674.

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• Jobs in the Santa Clarita area
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Libraries in Santa Clarita include Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, Newhall Library, Valencia Library ... View libraries

• California library

• California statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Santa Clarita area
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• Topographic map of Santa Clarita

Newspapers in Santa Clarita include Santa Clarita Signal

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Los Angeles County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Santa Clarita political report.

• California Democratic party
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The average commute time for Santa Clarita workers is 33 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 26 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Santa Clarita between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Santa Clarita travel guide
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• California tourism bureau

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