Grover Beach, California

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Grover Beach, California
City
City of Grover Beach
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Grover Beach Welcome Sign at the corner of Hwy 1 and West Grand Ave
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Motto: 
"A great place to spread your wings" [1]
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Location of Grover Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California.
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Grover Beach, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°7′15″N120°37′10″W / 35.12083°N 120.61944°W / 35.12083; -120.61944
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg  California
County San Luis Obispo
Incorporated December 21, 1959 [2]
Named for D.W. Grover
Government
 • Type Council–manager [3]
 • BodyGrover Beach City Council
 •  Mayor Karen Bright [4]
 •  City Manager Matthew Bronson [5]
 • Council Members [4]
List
 •  Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D)
 •  State Senator John Laird (D) [6]
Area
[7]
 • Total2.32 sq mi (6.00 km2)
 • Land2.31 sq mi (5.99 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.19%
Elevation
[8]
59 ft (18 m)
Population
 (2020) [9]
 • Total12,701
 • Density5,493.5/sq mi (2,121.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93433, 93483
Area code 805
FIPS code 06-31393
GNIS feature ID 1652833
Website www.grover.org

Grover Beach is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 12,701 at the 2020 census, down from 13,156 in 2010. Grover Beach is the location of the Pacific Crossing cable Landing station. This is where trans-pacific submarine communications cables come ashore and interface with the North American telecom network. [10]

Contents

History

Grover Beach was originally known as Town of Grover, which was founded on August 1, 1887. The town was named for its founder, D.W. Grover. [11]

Grover filed his plans at the San Luis Obispo County Court House and eventually founded what was to be known as City of Grover City. There was a popular vote that allowed incorporating on December 21, 1959, as City of Grover City. However, the name seemed redundant so some people sought better names, especially ocean-oriented names. In 1992, there was another popular vote, in which the town's name was officially changed from "City of Grover City" to "Grover Beach" to emphasize the seaside location. [12]

Geography

Grover Beach is part of the 5 Cities Metropolitan Area. The "5 Cities" includes 3 cities; Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, and Arroyo Grande along with Oceano and Shell Beach (part of Pismo Beach). The city extends from Arroyo Grande in the east to Pismo State Beach.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 99.81% is land and 0.19% is water.

Climate

This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Grover Beach has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. [13]

Climate data for Grover Beach, California
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)61.5
(16.4)		62.3
(16.8)		63.6
(17.6)		66.4
(19.1)		68.7
(20.4)		71.1
(21.7)		72.6
(22.6)		74.0
(23.3)		74.1
(23.4)		72.1
(22.3)		67.3
(19.6)		61.6
(16.4)		67.9
(19.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)42.9
(6.1)		44.3
(6.8)		45.6
(7.6)		46.7
(8.2)		48.8
(9.3)		51.8
(11.0)		54.3
(12.4)		54.7
(12.6)		54.1
(12.3)		51.1
(10.6)		46.6
(8.1)		42.3
(5.7)		48.6
(9.2)
Average precipitation inches (mm)3.44
(87)		3.53
(90)		3.23
(82)		1.05
(27)		0.37
(9.4)		0.06
(1.5)		0.03
(0.76)		0.02
(0.51)		0.31
(7.9)		0.69
(18)		1.55
(39)		2.47
(63)		16.75
(426.07)
Source 1: [14]
Source 2: [15]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1960 5,210—
1970 5,93914.0%
1980 8,82748.6%
1990 11,65632.0%
2000 13,06712.1%
2010 13,1560.7%
2020 12,701−3.5%
2022 (est.)12,619 [16] −0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [17]

2010

At the 2010 census, Grover Beach had a population of 13,156. The population density was 5,684.2 inhabitants per square mile (2,194.7/km2). The racial makeup of Grover Beach was 9,964 (75.7%) White, 146 (1.1%) African American, 186 (1.4%) Native American, 542 (4.1%) Asian, 35 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 1,582 (12.0%) from other races, and 701 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,840 persons (29.2%). [18]

The census reported that 12,967 people (98.6% of the population) lived in households, 185 (1.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4 (0.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 5,111 households, 1,656 (32.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,178 (42.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 735 (14.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 335 (6.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 428 (8.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 54 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,330 households (26.0%) were one person and 439 (8.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 3,248 families (63.5% of households); the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 2,928 people (22.3%) under the age of 18, 1,264 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 3,809 people (29.0%) aged 25 to 44, 3,603 people (27.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,552 people (11.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

There were 5,748 housing units at an average density of 2,483.5 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,390 (46.8%) were owner-occupied and 2,721 (53.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.7%. 5,719 people (43.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 7,248 people (55.1%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census, there were 13,067 people in 5,023 households, including 3,305 families, in the city. The population density was 5,637.4 inhabitants per square mile (2,176.6/km2). There were 5,382 housing units at an average density of 2,321.9 units per square mile (896.5 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 79.75% White, 1.03% African American, 1.69% Native American, 3.75% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 9.23% from other races, and 4.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.51%. [19]

Of the 5,023 households 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 24.6% of households were one person and 8.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07.

The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median household income was $38,087 and the median family income was $41,859. Males had a median income of $31,045 versus $26,506 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,812. About 8.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Grover Beach is in the 17th Senate District , represented by Democrat John Laird, and in the 30th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Dawn Addis. [20]

In the United States House of Representatives, Grover Beach is in California's 24th congressional district , represented by Democrat Salud Carbajal. [21]

Transportation

Grover Beach Amtrak Grover Beach Amtrak.JPG
Grover Beach Amtrak

The Grover Beach station is the only rail station in the five cities area, and is located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and State Highway 1, adjacent to Pismo State Beach.

Amtrak Thruway 18 provides a daily connection to Visalia on the east, and Santa Maria on the west, with several stops in between. [22] These buses depart from the stop situated directly across the tracks. A recent expansion of the station has moved the bus stop to the west side of the tracks, adjacent to the station building.

San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority operates additional bus lines that run from Grover Beach to most cities in San Luis Obispo county, as well as Santa Maria.

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  13. ↑ Climate Summary for Grover Beach, California
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