El Comtat de Santa Barbara, en anglès: Santa Barbara County, California, oficialment County of Santa Barbara, és un comtat dels Estats Units situat a Califòrnia meridional. En el cens de 2010 tenia 423.895 habitants. La seu del Comtat és Santa Barbara, i la ciutat més gran és Santa Maria.

Santa Barbara County comprén la Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. La major part del comtat és part de la California Central Coast. La seva economia inclou enginyeria, extracció de recursos (particularment el petroli i terres diatomees), vinificació, agricultura i educació. Al sud del comtat són importants el software i el turisme.Leilah Bernstein, "Then and Now" - Los Angeles Times, December 31, 1999, page 1

Història La zona del comtat de Santa Barbara i de Santa Barbara estava habitada pels amerindis com a mínim des de fa 13.000 anys. Els Chumash habitaven la zona i van fer pintures rupestres.

El 1542 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo explorà la zona. Gaspar de Portolà explorà la zona costanera el 1769.

El Presidio de Santa Barbara va ser fundat el 1782 seguit per la Mission Santa Barbara el 1786 – ambdós en l'actual ciutat de Santa Barbara.

El contacte amb els europeus va ser devastador per la tribu Chumash però encara n'hi ha supervivents i el 1901, es va establir la Santa Ynez Reservation.Santa Ynez Chumash reservation

Santa Barbara County va ser un dels 27 comtats originals californians del 1850.1850 Calif. Stats., Chap. 15, § 4. Després el comtat es va subdividir per a crear Ventura County el 1873.

Llocs per habitants, raça i ingressos Llocs per habitants i raça Lloc TypeU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21. PopulationU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-26. White OtherOther = Some other race + Two or more races Asian Black or AfricanAmerican Native AmericanNative American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native Hispanic or Latino(of any race)U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-26. Ballard CDP 429 94.6% 4.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 5.4% Buellton City 4,712 69.9% 23.0% 4.2% 0.4% 2.5% 38.9% Carpinteria City 13,106 73.0% 21.9% 3.4% 0.4% 1.4% 42.6% Casmalia CDP 224 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 95.1% Cuyama CDP 88 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% Garey CDP 160 40.6% 59.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 65.6% Goleta City 29,634 74.5% 14.5% 9.6% 1.1% 0.4% 30.5% Guadalupe City 6,901 82.2% 13.4% 1.2% 1.2% 2.0% 85.3% Isla Vista CDP 23,640 66.1% 15.7% 14.6% 2.0% 1.5% 21.9% Lompoc City 42,178 64.8% 24.3% 2.9% 5.8% 2.2% 51.7% Los Alamos CDP 1,430 63.2% 30.9% 2.4% 0.0% 3.4% 49.9% Los Olivos CDP 928 95.7% 3.2% 0.4% 0.0% 0.6% 6.6% Mission Canyon CDP 1,885 91.5% 8.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.9% Mission Hills CDP 3,512 86.1% 9.9% 1.7% 1.5% 0.9% 37.2% Montecito CDP 9,079 92.0% 4.6% 1.9% 0.7% 0.8% 6.4% New Cuyama CDP 473 82.9% 11.8% 0.0% 1.1% 4.2% 56.9% Orcutt CDP 28,591 85.8% 8.0% 3.6% 1.3% 1.3% 19.8% Santa Barbara City 88,192 74.8% 18.6% 3.8% 1.9% 0.9% 38.4% Santa Maria City 96,803 78.6% 13.8% 5.4% 1.3% 0.9% 70.1% Santa Ynez CDP 5,018 81.0% 10.9% 0.3% 0.5% 7.3% 18.8% Sisquoc CDP 211 56.4% 26.5% 0.0% 0.0% 17.1% 44.5% Solvang City 5,237 91.0% 5.3% 1.1% 0.1% 2.6% 20.1% Summerland CDP 1,381 80.4% 9.0% 10.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3.1% Toro Canyon CDP 1,205 92.9% 2.1% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5% Vandenberg AFB CDP 3,886 66.3% 18.0% 4.9% 8.3% 2.4% 19.0% Vandenberg Village CDP 6,797 85.5% 8.6% 2.8% 1.7% 1.4% 15.0%

Llocs per habitants i ingressos Lloc Type PopulationU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21. Per capita incomeU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21. Median household incomeU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21. Median family incomeU.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21. Ballard CDP 429 $52,048 $123,750 $137,000 Buellton City 4,712 $29,017 $66,964 $96,719 Carpinteria City 13,106 $34,182 $68,498 $75,479 Casmalia CDP 224 $11,113 $38,750 $38,320 Cuyama CDP 88 $11,897 $46,875 $46,875 Garey CDP 160 $19,144 $85,694 $44,375 Goleta City 29,634 $34,263 $72,870 $91,370 Guadalupe City 6,901 $13,647 $44,575 $44,965 Isla Vista CDP 23,640 $10,324 $22,834 $44,613 Lompoc City 42,178 $19,851 $47,592 $52,811 Los Alamos CDP 1,430 $31,110 $72,717 $68,750 Los Olivos CDP 928 $53,469 $78,750 $96,250 Mission Canyon CDP 1,885 $58,109 $77,212 $121,250 Mission Hills CDP 3,512 $33,425 $67,875 $71,250 Montecito CDP 9,079 $74,853 $112,656 $143,194 New Cuyama CDP 473 $17,082 $42,574 $43,036 Orcutt CDP 28,591 $30,843 $67,453 $78,474 Santa Barbara City 88,192 $37,087 $63,401 $76,171 Santa Maria City 102,087 $18,915 $51,664 $53,166 Santa Ynez CDP 5,018 $43,711 $102,618 $102,571 Sisquoc CDP 211 $19,860 $50,833 $52,917 Solvang City 5,237 $39,139 $61,133 $74,782 Summerland CDP 1,381 $46,569 $78,750 $102,188 Toro Canyon CDP 1,205 $85,602 $108,438 $121,500 Vandenberg AFB CDP 3,886 $20,595 $56,139 $56,778 Vandenberg Village CDP 6,797 $35,189 $78,480 $92,816

2000

Ciutats

Buellton Carpinteria Goleta Guadalupe Lompoc Santa Barbara (county seat) Santa Maria (Largest City) Solvang

Census-designated places

Ballard Casmalia Cuyama Garey Isla Vista Los Alamos Los Olivos Mission Canyon Mission Hills Montecito New Cuyama Orcutt Santa Ynez Sisquoc Summerland Toro Canyon Vandenberg Air Force Base Vandenberg Village

Unincorporated communities Gaviota Hollister Ranch Hope Ranch Painted Cave Surf Ventucopa

Notes

Referències

Charles Montville Gidney, Benjamin Brooks, and Edwin M. Sheridan, History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California. In Two Volumes. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1917. Volume 1 | Volume 2 Yda Addis Storke, A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California... Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1891.

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