Agoura () is an
unincorporated community
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in
Los Angeles County, California
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, United States. Located southeast of the city of
Agoura Hills
Agoura Hills () is a city situated in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 20,330 as of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, which decreased to 20,299 in 2020. Agoura H ...
and adjacent to the city of
Calabasas, Agoura was the historical name of the area before much of the area was developed and before the incorporation of the city of Agoura Hills. There are a few nearby pockets of
unincorporated areas
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that contain a handful of houses. Much of the area is also often referred to as the neighborhood of Old Agoura. The
ZIP code is 91301 and the area codes are
747 and 818.
History
A stagecoach stop here was known as "Vegar Junction" and in the 1920s the community was briefly known as Picture City, as
Paramount Pictures
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owned the
Paramount Ranch
A movie ranch is a ranch that is at least partially dedicated for use as a set in the creation and production of motion pictures and television shows. These were developed in the United States in southern California, because of the climate.
Movie ...
, a
movie ranch filming outdoor scenes and
Western movies
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.
[
To obtain a post office of its own, the ]Postal Service
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required the residents to choose a one-word name, and in 1927 they chose the last name of Pierre Agoure. Pierre was a local French Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
immigrant who had settled in the area in 1871 to live the lifestyle of a ''Californio
Californios (singular Californio) are Californians of Spaniards, Spanish descent, especially those descended from settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries before California was annexed by the United States. California's Spanish language in C ...
'' rancher, and styled himself Don Pierre Agoure.["Agoura Hills: Frequently Asked Questions"]
'' County of Los Angeles Public Library''
Notable people
* Erik Affholter (born 1966), American football NFL wide receiver
* Brad Delson, lead guitarist of Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn, bass ...
* Gintaras Grušas, archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
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* Kario Salem, actor
See also
* Rancho Las Virgenes — 19th-century Mexican land grant in the area
References
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Unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, California
Conejo Valley
Populated places in the Santa Monica Mountains
Populated places established in 1871
1871 establishments in California
Unincorporated communities in California