San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo, California | |
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 The city of San Luis Obispo looking east from the top of Bishop Peak in early 2006 | |
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| Nickname(s): "SLO", "San Luis", "SLO Town" | |
 Location in San Luis Obispo County and the state of California | |
  San Luis Obispo, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′27″N 120°39′47″W / 35.27417°N 120.66306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Luis Obispo |
| Founded | September 1, 1772 |
| Incorporated | February 16, 1856[1] |
| Named for | St. Louis of Toulouse |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council[2] |
| • State & Federal Representatives[3] | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 13.25 sq mi (34.32 km2) |
| • Land | 13.11 sq mi (33.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) 1.13% |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 47,063 |
| • Density | 3,589/sq mi (1,386/km2) |
| Demonym | San Luis Obispan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 93401–93403, 93405–93410, 93412 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-68154 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652788, 2411796 |
| Congressional district | 19th |
| Website | slocity |
San Luis Obispo is a city in the U.S. state of California. It is about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It was founded in 1772 by Junípero Serra.
San Luis Obispo is one of California's oldest settlements. It is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County. At the 2020 census, 47,063 people lived there.[6] California Polytechnic State University is in San Luis Obispo.
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- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ "City Structure". City of San Luis Obispo. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "San Luis Obispo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "QuickFacts: San Luis Obispo city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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