Oak Park is an unrelated community in Ventura County, California, United States. When developed in Simi Hills in the late 1960s, one street provided the only access to the community from Agoura Hills, California, in neighboring Los Angeles County. In the 2010 census, Oak Park had a population of 14,266, down from 14,625 in the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has defined Oak Park as the census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not be appropriate according to the local understanding of the region of the same name.
Oak Park is the largest unrelated community in Ventura County. Citizens of the public through votes refused to establish an independent city, and also refused to be annexed to neighboring Thousand Oaks.
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Histori
Oak Park has a human work of about 5500 BC. to this day. It lies within the zone including the earliest Horizon Millingstone and inland Chumash Indians. The Indians camped all over the area as they gathered seeds, yucca, and other foods. The sites in this area include large villages, small camps and several stone shelters. The Chumash people lived here for thousands of years before European contact. They live from trading, gathering and hunting. Chumash originally settled in Oak Park because of its abundant natural resources, including freshwater, seeds, and rabbit hunting. It is one of the oldest places occupied in California.
The Oak Park location was originally part of Rancho Simi, a Spanish land concession in Alta California given in 1795 to Francisco Javier Pico, a soldier from the Santa Barbara company, and two brothers, Patricio Pico and Miguel Pico by the Spanish government. Lindero Canyon Road follows the western border line (lindero in Spanish) from the land grant.
Throughout the 20th century, studios used the area to film movies and especially in the western region. Movies filmed locally include The Red Pony and A Walk in the Sun .
Oak Park was formed from a ranchland owned by Jim and Marian Jordan, the radio show stars Fibber McGee and Molly. The land was bought by the Metropolitan Development Corporation in the 1960s. The house developed from the late 1960s. Kanan-Dume Road (named after the local family) is the only access road to the community, from Agoura Hills, California in neighboring Los Angeles County. Thus, the community is served by police and firefighters based in the nearby town of Ventura County, Thousand Oaks, 10 miles (16 km), with L.A. County responds when able.
In 1967, Ventura County officials concerned about community isolation proposed land swaps with L.A. County, but they were rejected. Isolation - coupled with distance to junior and senior high schools - also degrades property values, and homeowners find it difficult to sell their property.
The Ventura County Supervisory Board established the City Advisory Board (MAC) in 1975 to represent the community to County agents. MAC persuaded the Ventura County Supervisory Board to slash the initial development plan of Metropolitan Development Corp. from a population of 26,000. Today there are about 15,000 inhabitants. All available land in Oak Park has now been developed, with the remaining vacant land owned by Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District.
The community was initially served by the Simi Valley Unified School District, with the nearest primary post-secondary school is Sinaloa Junior High (about 20 miles (32 km) and Royal High (about 22 km).The Simi Valley Unified School District has no plans to build the Oak Park elementary school, the residents separated and formed the Oak Park Unified School District in June 1977. Medea Creek Middle School started at the district school site today in 1980 using a portable classroom The campus is lovingly called " Bukit Bungalow "by the students.High school is 6th - 8th grade with 6th grade students spend the morning at Brookside Elementary and the afternoon in high school.The next year when Oak Park High School is open for class, Medea Creek Middle School is sharing the campus. Oak Park High School in 1983 is the first graduation class they are girls class, they are seniors every year 9 to grade 1 2.
In 1999 the United States Postal Service commissioned Oak Park Post Code itself, 91377. Oak Park previously shared Zip Code 91301 with its neighboring town of Agoura Hills.
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Geography
Oak Park is located in southeast Ventura County. It is bordered on west by North Ranch (Thousand Oaks) and in the south by the LA County towns of Agoura Hills and Westlake Village. It is adjacent to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to the east and north.
Oak Park is located at 34 Â ° 10'18 "North, 118 Â ° 45'28" West (34.171756, -118.757899). It is adjacent to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in the north and east and the Open Space Rancho Simi in the south. It lies in the valleys of Simi Hills which are bordered by Simi Peak bordering the communities in the north. The altitude at Oak Park varies from 960 to 2,157 meters above sea level. (Excluding Simi Peak at 2,450Ã, ft)
CDP has a total area of ​​5.29 m² (13.7 km 2 ). All areas are ground and nothing is covered by water. However, there are many small tributaries in the area. The largest of these tributaries are Medea Creek and Lindero Creek, which are the tributaries of Malibu Creek, the only waterway through the Santa Monica Mountains. The Malibu Creek watershed covers 105 square miles and contains 225 streams.
Demographics
In 2012, Oak Park is home to 14,300 residents and 5,200 housing units.
2010
The US Census 2010 reports that Oak Park has a population of 14,266. Population density is 2,610.6 people per square mile (1,007.9/km ²). Oak Park's racial makeup is 11,473 (83.1%) White, 141 (1.0%) African American, 32 (0.2%) Native American, 1.556 (11.3%) Asian, 9 (0.1% ) Pacific Islands, 162 (1.2%) of other races, and 438 (3.2%) of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 826 people (6.0%).
The Census reported that 14,625 people (100% of the population) live in households, and none (0%) are institutionalized.
There are 5,158 households, of which 2.112 (40.9%) have children below the age of 18 living in them, 3,054 (59.2%) are married couples living together, 590 (11.4% ) had a female husband without a husband now, 184 (3.6%) had a housekeeper without wife's presence. There were 204 (4.0%) unmarried couples, and 34 (0.7%) couples or married couples. 1,046 households (20.3%) consist of individuals and 258 (5.0%) have a self-living 65 years old or older. The average household size is 2.68. There are 3,828 families (74.2% of all households); average family size is 3.14.
The population is spread with 3,622 people (26.2%) under the age of 18, 1,004 persons (7.3%) aged 18 to 24, 3,031 people (21.9%) aged 25 to 44, 4,981 people (36.1%) aged 45 to 64 years. , and 1,173 people (8.5%) aged 65 years or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there are 92.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 88.5 men.
There are 5,297 units of homes with an average density of 1,001.2 per square mile (386.6/km²), of which 3.842 (74.5%) are occupied owners, and 1.316 (25.5%) are occupied by tenants. The homeowner's vacancy rate is 1.2%; Rental vacancy rate is 3.5%. 10,706 people (77.5% of the population) live in residential units occupied by the owners and 3.104 people (22.5%) live in rented housing units.
2000
In the 2000 census, there were 14,625 people in about 5,000 households. Population density is 3,567 people per square mile (1,393/km²). City's racial makeup is 92.41% White, 0.01% African American, 0.26% Native American, 6.41% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Island, 1.16% of other races, and 2.59 % of two or more races. 4.35% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.
49.7% of households have children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% are married couples living together, 9.2% have unmarried female households, and 11.5% are not family. 8.7% of all households are individual and 2.9% have someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 2.83.
In cities, the population is spread by 33% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 5% 65 years or older. The mean age was 36.3 years. For every 100 women, there are 97.8 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 94.4 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 106,921, and the average income for families is $ 121,170. Men have an average income of $ 91,698 compared to $ 42,083 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 33,905. 7.5% of the population and 5.6% of families are below the poverty line. Of the total people living in poverty, 8.4% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% is 65 years or older.
Education
Among residents aged 25 or over, 11% have no education beyond a high school diploma, 22% have some higher education without getting a degree, 10% have associate degrees, 35% have college degrees, and 18% have advanced degrees.
The community is served by the Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD), which has three elementary schools (K-5), middle school (6-8), Oak Park High School (9-12), and Oak View High School alternative for ages 16 and over).
Oak Park High School offers baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheering, Cross Country, dancing, soccer, golf, lacrosse, soccer boys and girls, softball ball, men's and women's tennis, track and field , and volleyball boys and girls. Oak Park is in Tri-Valley and Frontier League depending on the sport.
Famous people
- Samuel J. Levine
- Zachary Gordon
- Christopher Hoag
- Zack Thornton, baseball player
Flora and fauna
The Oak Park Environmental Impact Assessment was conducted in 1982 recording local flora and fauna
Fauna
85 bird species have been observed with breeding activity of 32-64 possibilities. 12 species of birds of prey were observed. Nesting of 7 has been confirmed including American kestrel ( Falco sparverius ), barn owl ( Tyto alba ), screech owl ( Otus asio ), red- shouldering the eagle ( Buteo lineatus ). The turkey vultures ( aura Cathartes ) and the grassland eagle ( Falco mexicanus ) breed on adjacent slopes. The Cooper Eagles ( Accipiter cooperi ) and the northern harrier ( Circus cyanus ) may nest in Oak Park. Golden eagles ( Aquila chrysaetos ) do not have suitable nesting habitats and may live in nearby areas. Two non-raptor birds are classified as sensitive including the coastal black-tailed gnatcatcher ( Polyopopranny melanura californica ). Perhaps less than 1,600 pairs of these birds remain alive. The second is the grasshoppers ( Ammodramus savannarum ).
5 species of reptiles were observed including Western fence lizard ( Sceloporus occidentalis ) and western snake ( Crotalus viridis ) and more may be present.
Three species of amphibians were observed in Oak Park: western frog ( Bufo boreas ), Pacific trees ( Hyla regilla ), and frogs ( Rana catesbeiana ). 8 other amphibians occur in this area and may exist.
35 mammals may be present including forest cats ( Felis rufus ), coyote ( Canis latrans ), and desert cottontail ( Sylvilagus auduboni ).
The Oak Park and Simi Hills areas are part of a wildlife corridor connecting the San Gabriel Mountains (Los Padre National Forest) and the Santa Susana Mountains to the Santa Monica Mountains. This is a critical path between mountains where animals can find other people of the same species to mate.
Flora
Oak Park ecosystems include some in the chaparral (inland scrub scrubs, rocklands, north slope chaparral scrubs, chaparral scrubs of the south) and riparian forests (riparian riparian forest, oak forest valley, south willow scrub, standing walnut, and oak savana). Southern California's meadow has largely disappeared from the site by overgrazing and excessive housing.
Kaparal and grasslands are often transformed by fires initiated by natural and human causes. Both Indians and ranchers have changed the local landscape through fire and grazing. The last wild fire of Oak Park was on 8 October 1982.
Flora recorded during the last EIR of Oak Park included 202 species of vascular plants distributed among 52 families. Half are found in 5 families: sunflower (Asteraceace), grass (Poaceae), nuts (Fabaceae), Mustard (Brassicaceae) and figwort (Scrophulariaceae). Non-indigenous plants constitute 13% of flora. There are 4 plants that are sensitive: Catalina Mariposa Lilly (Calochortus catalinae), Poppy wind (Stylomecon heterophylla), Santa Susana Tarweed (Hemizonia minthornii), and Nolina Parii
Infrastructure
Water is provided by the Calleguas Municipal Water District even though the City Water District of Las Virgenes. The Oak Park embankment is collected and maintained by the Triunfo Sanitation District at the Tapia Water Reclamation Facility at Malibu Canyon Road in Los Angeles County. A joint venture of Calleguas, Las Virgenes and Triunfo built pipelines and pumps in 1994 to distribute reclaimed water for landscaping irrigation and golf courses.
Library
Public Library: Ventura County Library - one of its branches is in Oak Park: Oak Park Library and also, the branch of Agoura at the nearby Los Angeles Public Library.
Recreation
The open spaces and parks at Oak Park are managed by Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District.
Open Space
- Rock Ridge Open Space
- Sunrise Meadows Open Space
- Wistful Vista Open Space
Garden
- Chaparral Park
- Deerhill Park
- Eagle View Park
- Indian Springs Park
- Mae Boyar Park
- Medea Creek Park Path
- Oak Canyon Community Park
- Oak Park Community Park
- Oak Park Community and Park Center
- Valley View Park
Path
- Canyon Cove Trail (to Wistful Vista Ridge)
- China Flat aka Dead Cow/Simi Peak
- Golden Eagle Trail aka Rock Ridge Trail West
- Medea Creek Path
- Nature Trail of Oak Canyon Community Park
- Palo Camado Canyon/Doubletree Trailhead
- Sandstone Hills Trail
- Suicide aka Rock Ridge Trail East
- Sunrise Meadow Trails - Creekside and Ridge
- Wistful Vista Trail
Oak Park is bordered by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The track is used for climbing, running, climbing, and mountain biking.
References
External links
- Oak Park Now - news and events .
- Rancho Simi Parks and Recreation website
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