Agua Dulce, California


Agua Dulce is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of, northeast of Santa Clarita. The community had a population of 3,451 at the 2020 census and covers a geographic area of about. Agua Dulce is on the Pacific Crest Trail. The ZIP code is 91390, and the area code is 661.
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Geography

Agua Dulce is located along California State Route 14, halfway between Santa Clarita and Palmdale, and north of Los Angeles, in the Sierra Pelona Valley region of Southern California. Vasquez Rocks is located in Agua Dulce. The Pacific Crest Trail, which runs from Mexico to Canada, goes through Agua Dulce.

History

The Tataviam Native Americans were the earliest inhabitants.
On June 1, 2021, a shooting occurred at Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 81 in Agua Dulce. Firefighter Jonathan Tatone shot and killed a fellow firefighter and wounded a fire captain.

Demographics

Agua Dulce first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010% 2010
White alone 2,5242,29175.52%66.39%
Black or African American alone 50461.50%1.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone 19130.57%0.38%
Asian alone 69592.06%1.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone 220.06%0.06%
Other race alone 4210.12%0.61%
Mixed race or Multiracial 631511.89%4.38%
Hispanic or Latino 61186818.28%25.15%
Total3,3423,451100.00%100.00%

2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Agua Dulce had a population of 3,451. The population density was. The racial makeup of Agua Dulce was 70.5% White, 1.4% African American, 0.9% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.4% from other races, and 15.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.2% of the population.
The whole population lived in households. There were 1,238 households, out of which 26.3% included children under the age of 18, 59.5% were married-couple households, 6.4% were cohabiting couple households, 16.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 19.0% of households were one person, and 8.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.79. There were 933 families.
The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% aged 18 to 24, 19.5% aged 25 to 44, 33.2% aged 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 49.3years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males.
There were 1,303 housing units at an average density of, of which 1,238 were occupied. Of these, 86.4% were owner-occupied, and 13.6% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $124,268, and the per capita income was $60,482. About 4.3% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

Education

Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District:
  • Vasquez High School, Acton
  • High Desert Middle School, Acton
  • Meadowlark School, Acton
  • Agua Dulce Elementary School, Agua Dulce

Government

In the California State Legislature, Agua Dulce is in, and in.
In the United States House of Representatives, Agua Dulce is in.

Filming location

Vasquez Rocks has long been used as a popular filming location by the Hollywood movie industry, most notably The Flintstones movie, Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, The Invaders episode "The Saucer", and the Star Trek episode "Arena." The 1971 movie Duel filmed extensively in the area, as was the western film More Dead Than Alive. Other films shot in the area are Rat Race, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle. The History channel shoots the popular reality TV show "Top Shot" in the hills and canyons on the north side of the valley. Reno 911 has filmed in locations off of Soledad Canyon Road.
The Agua Dulce area has played host to music video shoots, including those for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "You Got Lucky", Bloodhound Gang's "Your Only Friends Are Make-Believe", Weird Al Yankovic's "I Love Rocky Road", and various Nike commercials. L.A. based rockers and "Rat Pack" recording artist "" filmed "" at the Diamond View Ranch in Agua Dulce.
Vasquez Rocks got its name from the famous bandit Tiburcio Vásquez who used them as a hideout.
Most recently, Agua Dulce was used as the primary setting for Jordan Peele’s 2022 horror sci-fi film Nope. The main characters in the film are horse wranglers that often work on movie shoots that happen around Agua Dulce.

Transportation

Agua Dulce has a general aviation airport known as Agua Dulce Airpark. The Airpark and surrounding area was the location for the ABC game show 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow which premiered on June 21, 2011.

Notable people