Lompico (from ''Loma'' and ''Pico'',
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for "Hill" and "Peak") is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Santa Cruz County,
California
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.
[ Lompico sits at an elevation of .][ Lompico shares the 95018 ZIP code with Felton. Lompico was founded in 1927. It is in ]area code 831
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. The 2020 United States census reported Lompico's population was 1,154.
Geography
Lompico is proximate to Scotts Valley, California
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, Ben Lomond, California
Ben Lomond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, Santa Cruz County, California, United States, and also the name of the mountain to the west. The CDP includes the communities of Glen Arbor and Brackney. The populat ...
, and Felton, California
Felton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 4,489 as of 2020 census and according to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
History
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, at latitude 37.106 and longitude -122.053.
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km2), all of it land.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Lompico has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate
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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Lompico had a population of 1,154. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lompico was 947 (82.1%) White
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, 5 (0.4%) African American
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, 7 (0.6%) Native American, 19 (1.6%) Asian, 3 (0.3%) Pacific Islander
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, 51 (4.4%) from other races, and 122 (10.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 128 persons (11.1%).cohabiting
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couple households, 74 (14.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 155 (31.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 158 households (31.9%) were one person, and 74 (14.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33.[ There were 271 ]families
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(54.6% of all households).
The age distribution was 163 people (14.1%) under the age of 18, 86 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 329 people (28.5%) aged 25 to 44, 366 people (31.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 210 people (18.2%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 44.9years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males.[
There were 537 housing units at an average density of , of which 496 (92.4%) were occupied. Of these, 385 (77.6%) were owner-occupied, and 111 (22.4%) were occupied by renters.][
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Notable residents
*Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 196 ...
's family had a country house in Lompico, which he visited while he was young. He lost his middle finger due to a wood-chopping accident there.
*Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful Rock music, rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and her "electric" ...
often jammed with her band "Big Brother and the Holding Company" in Lompico.Famous Lompico Residents
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References
External links
Lompico.org
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Census-designated places in Santa Cruz County, California
Populated places established in 1927
Census-designated places in California
1927 establishments in California