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'''Sisquoc''' (Chumash for "quail") is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California located east of U.S. Route 101 about {{convert|15|mi|km}} southeast of Santa Maria and {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of Garey. The ZIP Code is 93454, and the community is inside area code 805. Sisquoc has a fire station, a church, a Preschool-8 school and a store. It has a micro-climate with mild weather year-round. The population was 191 at the 2020 census.
The town is at the intersection of Palmer Road and Foxen Canyon Road, at the southwestern edge of the floodplain of the Sisquoc River. The predominant land use on the plain is agriculture, while the hills to the south and west contain the Cat Canyon Oil Field, with Greka Energy and ERG Resources, LLC being the largest operators.
Sisquoc is an agricultural area. It is well known for vineyards and strawberry fields. The terrain is hilly, and there are mountains in the distance. Wildlife near Sisquoc includes bobcats, coyotes, mountain lions, rabbits, and gophers.
There is one closed store in town called the Sisquoc store, and a fire station. There is one school in town called Benjamin Foxen, home of the Bobcats. Benjamin Foxen is the only remaining school of 5 in the Blochman School District.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130414085128/http://www.blochmanusd.org/index.htm Benjamin Foxen School] Benjamin Foxen School is also referred to as "Blochman School."</ref> The Blochman School PTA (Parent Teacher Association)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blochmanpta.org/ |title=Blochmanpta.org |access-date=2010-06-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621021503/http://www.blochmanpta.org/ |archive-date=2011-06-21 }} Blochman PTA</ref> was established in 1960. Students and teachers at Blochman run a school garden, and fresh produce from the garden is served in the cafeteria.
==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km{{sup|2}}), 99.82% of it land, and 0.18% of it water.
==Demographics== {{US Census population |2010= 183 |2020= 191 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126025002/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf| archive-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202095153/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf| archive-date=February 2, 2025}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311213742/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf| archive-date=March 11, 2025}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304013034/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf| archive-date=March 4, 2025}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 4, 2025|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404180724/https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf| archive-date= April 4, 2025}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428023259/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf| archive-date=April 28, 2025}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317202706/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf| archive-date= March 17, 2025}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126024959/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf | archive-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219112141/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf | archive-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322000358/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf| archive-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322000356/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf | archive-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226084958/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf | archive-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126024959/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf | archive-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126025005/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf| archive-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322000357/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf| archive-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328034325/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf| archive-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref><br> 2020 }}
Sisquoc first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.<ref name=2010CensusCA/>
===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Sisquoc 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> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sisquoc CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0672086&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sisquoc CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0672086&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |109 |style='background: #ffffe6; |111 |59.56% |style='background: #ffffe6; |58.12% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |3 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |1.64% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.57% |- |Asian alone (NH) |3 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |1.64% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.57% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Other race alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.57% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |10 |style='background: #ffffe6; |14 |5.46% |style='background: #ffffe6; |7.33% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |58 |style='background: #ffffe6; |57 |31.69% |style='background: #ffffe6; |29.84% |- |'''Total''' |'''183''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''191 ''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}
===2020=== The 2020 United States census reported that Sisquoc had a population of 191. The population density was {{convert|85.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Sisquoc was 133 (69.6%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 6 (3.1%) Native American, 3 (1.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 16 (8.4%) from other races, and 33 (17.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57 persons (29.8%).<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Sisquoc 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=1600000US0672086 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 4, 2025}}</ref>
The whole population lived in households. There were 72 households, out of which 29 (40.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 36 (50.0%) were married-couple households, 13 (18.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 15 (20.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 8 (11.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 14 households (19.4%) were one person, and 3 (4.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65.<ref name=DP1/> There were 52 families (72.2% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Sisquoc CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0672086 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 4, 2025}}</ref>
The age distribution was 48 people (25.1%) under the age of 18, 7 people (3.7%) aged 18 to 24, 55 people (28.8%) aged 25 to 44, 57 people (29.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 24 people (12.6%) who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 38.5{{nbsp}}years. There were 94 males and 97 females.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 76 housing units at an average density of {{convert|34.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 72 (94.7%) were occupied. Of these, 38 (52.8%) were owner-occupied, and 34 (47.2%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
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