Baywood-Los Osos (locally known as Los Osos-Baywood Park) is an unincorporated community in western

San Luis Obispo County, California San Luis Obispo County (), officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a County (United States), county on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 282, ...

. The population was 14,351 in the 2000 census. It includes the communities of

Los Osos Los Osos (Spanish for "the bears") is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in San Luis Obispo County, California. Located on the Central Coast of California, Los Osos had a population estimated to be 16,533 in 2019. Histo ...

, which is located near Morro Bay, Baywood Park, and the former community of Cuesta-by-the-Sea.

Geography and natural history

Baywood-Los Osos is located at (35.316795, -120.835605). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , of which, of it was land and 0.13% was water. This locale was settled originally by Chumash peoples who developed habitation sites and exploited marine resources for food.

Demographics

Baywood-Los Osos was a census-designated place (CDP) through the 2000 census, but the CDP was abolished before the 2010 census. As of the census of 2000, there were 14,351 persons, 5,892 households, and 3,876 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 6,214 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.27% White, 0.64% African American, 0.69% Native American, 4.56%

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, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.49% from other races, and 3.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 9.00% of the population. There were 5,892 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were

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living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.91. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,558, and the median income for a family was $55,838. Males had a median income of $39,311 versus $31,450 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,838. About 5.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. Los Osos, Baywood Signpost

Politics

In the

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, Baywood-Los Osos is in , and in . In the United States House of Representatives, Baywood-Los Osos is in .

References

* C. Michael Hogan. 2008
''Los Osos Back Bay'', Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham
* San Luis Obispo County, California Planning Department. 1969. ''Preliminary Master Plan for the Baywood-Los Osos Area''

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