Atascadero

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Atascadero
Nickname : A-town
town hall
town hall
Seal of Atascadero
seal
Location in California
Atascadero (California)
Atascadero
Atascadero
Basic data
Foundation : 1913
State : United States
State : California
County : San Luis Obispo County
Coordinates : 35 ° 29 ′  N , 120 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′  N , 120 ° 41 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 26,411 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 381.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 69.3 km 2  (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of
which 69.2 km 2  (approx. 27 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 268 m
Postcodes : 93422, 93423
Area code : +1 805
FIPS : 06-03064
GNIS ID : 1660277
Website : www.atascadero.org
Mayor : Tom O'Malley

Atascadero is a city in San Luis Obispo County in the US state of California with 27,200 inhabitants (as of 2004). It's halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles . The urban area has a size of 69.3 km².

history

Originally the Salinan Indians lived in the region. In 1821 Mexico gained independence from Spain and California became a Mexican province.

The publicist Edward Gardner Lewis founded Atascadero in 1913 as a utopian, planned settlement. Lewis had already built a similar settlement in University City , Missouri. Lewis employed agricultural, civil engineering, and town planning professionals to complete the settlement. He expected 30,000 residents.

In 1914 the land was surveyed. Thousands of acres of orchards have been planted, a water system has been established.

Lewis also edited the Atascadero News and Illustrated Review newspapers.

sport and freetime

There's the Atascadero Colony Park Community Recreational Center.

Lake Nacimiento, a 29 km long lake located 37 km northeast of the city, serves as a recreational area.

economy

The largest employer is the Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum security prison for men and a closed psychiatric institution, primarily for sex offenders.

sons and daughters of the town