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'''Castaic''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Castaic.ogg|k|ə|ˈ|s|t|eɪ|.|ɪ|k}}) ([[Chumashan languages|Chumash]]: ''Kaštiq'';<ref>[https://escholarship.org/content/qt3s34f5ss/qt3s34f5ss.pdf?t=krnh6i Chumash Place Names]</ref> [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Castéc'')<ref>"Castec" is written on ''diseños'' (boundary maps) of [[Rancho San Francisco]] in the 19th century; it is the Chumash name in Spanish, since Spanish has no 'sh'.</ref> is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in northwestern [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States. As of the [[ | '''Castaic''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Castaic.ogg|k|ə|ˈ|s|t|eɪ|.|ɪ|k}}) ([[Chumashan languages|Chumash]]: ''Kaštiq'';<ref>[https://escholarship.org/content/qt3s34f5ss/qt3s34f5ss.pdf?t=krnh6i Chumash Place Names]</ref> [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Castéc'')<ref>"Castec" is written on ''diseños'' (boundary maps) of [[Rancho San Francisco]] in the 19th century; it is the Chumash name in Spanish, since Spanish has no 'sh'.</ref> is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in northwestern [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] it had a population of 18,937.<ref>{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Castaic CDP, California|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/castaiccdpcalifornia|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Jun 10, 2025}}</ref> | ||
Tens of thousands of motorists pass through Castaic daily as they drive to or from Los Angeles on [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]] (the Golden State Freeway). [[Castaic Lake]] is part of the California Water Project and is the site of a hydro-electric power plant. Castaic is {{convert|38|mi}} northwest of [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] and northwest of the city of [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]]. | Tens of thousands of motorists pass through Castaic daily as they drive to or from Los Angeles on [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]] (the Golden State Freeway). [[Castaic Lake]] is part of the California Water Project and is the site of a hydro-electric power plant. Castaic is {{convert|38|mi}} northwest of [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] and northwest of the city of [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]]. | ||
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Castaic first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2010CensusCA/> | Castaic first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2010CensusCA/> | ||
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|+'''Castaic CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> | |+'''Castaic CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> | ||
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The [[ | ===2020 census=== | ||
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Castaic had a population of 18,937. The population density was {{convert|2,607.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Castaic was 55.2% [[White Americans|White]], 3.3% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 11.2% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 12.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 16.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 31.1% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Castaic CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0611796 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 10, 2025}}</ref> | |||
The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/> | |||
There were 6,054 households, out of which 39.2% included children under the age of 18, 64.7% were married-couple households, 5.5% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 17.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.7% of households were one person, and 5.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.13.<ref name=DP1/> There were 4,859 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (80.3% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Castaic CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0611796 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 10, 2025}}</ref> | |||
The | The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% aged 18 to 24, 23.9% aged 25 to 44, 31.3% aged 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 39.0{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males.<ref name=DP1/> | ||
There were 6,130 housing units at an average density of {{convert|844.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 6,054 (98.8%) were occupied. Of these, 82.5% were owner-occupied, and 17.5% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/> | |||
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $132,153, and the [[per capita income]] was $50,338. About 3.8% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Castaic CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0611796 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 10, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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Castaic (Template:IPAc-en) (Chumash: Kaštiq;[1] Spanish: Castéc)[2] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 18,937.[3]
Tens of thousands of motorists pass through Castaic daily as they drive to or from Los Angeles on Interstate 5 (the Golden State Freeway). Castaic Lake is part of the California Water Project and is the site of a hydro-electric power plant. Castaic is Template:Convert northwest of Los Angeles Union Station and northwest of the city of Santa Clarita.
The Castaic Range War went on for decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulting in dozens of deaths before hostilities ceased in 1916.
Name
The name Castaic is derived from the Chumash word Kaštiq, meaning "the eye".[4] The Spanish and Mexicans later spelt the name in Spanish as Castéc. Castec is first mentioned on old boundary maps of Rancho San Francisco, as a canyon at the trailhead leading to the old Chumash camp at Castac Lake (Tejon Ranch), which is intermittently wet and briny.[4] Early publications in English spelled it Casteque before the current spelling became standardized.[5]
History
The Córdova family of California were the first settlers in the area. Modern Castaic began in 1887 when Southern Pacific set up a railroad siding on the line between Piru and Saugus Station, naming it "Castaic Junction".[6][7] Between January and April 1890, the Castec School District adopted the new spelling, "Castaic".[8][9]
Range War
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Between 1890 and 1916, the Castaic Range War was fought in Castaic country over ranch boundaries and grazing rights. It was the biggest range war in U.S. history.
A feud started over Section 23, where the Stonegate subdivision is now. William Chormicle had legally bought the property, but William "Wirt" Jenkins was already storing grain on it and said he had filed for ownership. During a heated dispute, Chormicle and a friend shot and killed two of Jenkins's cowhands. They were acquitted in court.[10][11][12][13]
Jenkins, however, was the local justice of the peace, with friends of his own, and the feud quickly grew into war. Former Los Angeles Rangers (among whom Jenkins had fought) and other notables were drawn in. The war claimed dozens of lives and foiled a negotiator, a forest ranger whom President Theodore Roosevelt had sent in to quell it.[10][11][12][13]
Cattle business
Castaic has the last traditional cattle roundup—with horses, lariats, and branding irons—in Los Angeles County. It has been held by the Cordova family since 1834, when the family first settled here. Members of the Cordova family were scouts for the U.S. Army during the Mexican War in 1846 and helped identify bodies during the St. Francis Dam disaster in San Francisquito Canyon in 1928. Operations scaled back in 1967 when the government seized around Template:Convert, including the ancestral ranch-house, for the planned Castaic Lake and dam.[14][15]
Geography
Seismology
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The area is seismically active. On January 3, 2015, a pair of earthquakes of magnitude 3.1 (location: Template:Coord, depth: Template:Convert) and 4.2 (location: Template:Coord, depth: Template:Convert), respectively, were reported about Template:Convert north of Castaic. The epicenter was Template:Convert from Santa Clarita, California.[16][17][18]
Climate
This region experiences hot and dry summers, and cool, moderately rainy winters. During the months of June though September, the average high temperature ranges from the 90s F (30s C) to above Template:Convert. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Castaic has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[19]
Demographics
Castaic first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[20]
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[21] | Pop 2020[22] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 10,864 | 9,208 | 57.13% | 48.62% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 589 | 600 | 3.10% | 3.17% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 45 | 51 | 0.24% | 0.27% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2,123 | 2,036 | 11.16% | 10.75% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 23 | 27 | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 29 | 151 | 0.15% | 0.80% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 626 | 978 | 3.29% | 5.16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4,716 | 5,886 | 24.80% | 31.08% |
| Total | 19,015 | 18,937 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2020 census
The 2020 United States census reported that Castaic had a population of 18,937. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Castaic was 55.2% White, 3.3% African American, 1.1% Native American, 11.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 12.3% from other races, and 16.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.1% of the population.[23]
The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.[23]
There were 6,054 households, out of which 39.2% included children under the age of 18, 64.7% were married-couple households, 5.5% were cohabiting couple households, 17.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.7% of households were one person, and 5.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.13.[23] There were 4,859 families (80.3% of all households).[24]
The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% aged 18 to 24, 23.9% aged 25 to 44, 31.3% aged 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 39.0Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males.[23]
There were 6,130 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 6,054 (98.8%) were occupied. Of these, 82.5% were owner-occupied, and 17.5% were occupied by renters.[23]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $132,153, and the per capita income was $50,338. About 3.8% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line.[25]
Education
Elementary and middle school students attend schools in the Castaic Union School District. High school students attend Castaic High School in the William S. Hart Union High School District.[26] Castaic High School first opened in 2019.[27]
Government and infrastructure
In the California State Legislature, Castaic is in Template:Representative,[28] and in Template:Representative.[29]
In the United States House of Representatives, Castaic is in Template:Representative.[30]
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Santa Clarita Valley Station in Santa Clarita, serving Castaic.[31] Station 149 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department serves the community. The Castaic Area Town Council meets monthly.[32]
Notable people
- Stacey Koon, policeman[33][34]
- Troy Neiman, baseball player[35]
In popular culture
- The community is featured by Huell Howser in The Bench, Episode 19.[36]
See also
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References
External links
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- ↑ Chumash Place Names
- ↑ "Castec" is written on diseños (boundary maps) of Rancho San Francisco in the 19th century; it is the Chumash name in Spanish, since Spanish has no 'sh'.
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- ↑ a b John R. Johnson, "The Trail to Kashtiq," The Journal of California Anthropology, vol 5, no 2, pp 188–198. SCVHistory.com
- ↑ The earliest English spelling was Casteque, an anglicization of Castéc, which in turn is the Spanish spelling of Chumash Kashtiq. UC Riverside, California Digital Newspaper Database.
- ↑ Railroad stop history at Castaic
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- ↑ Los Angeles Herald, Volume 34, Number 5, 18 April 1890
- ↑ Los Angeles Herald, Volume 33, Number 92, 11 January 1890
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- ↑ "Santa Clarita Valley Station". Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Retrieved on 2010-01-21 from Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"..
- ↑ Castaic Town Council. Retrieved from http://www.castaicareatowncouncil.org.
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