Agua Dulce, California

Agua Dulce, California

Agua Dulce (Spanish for "freshwater", literally "sweet water") is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California just north of Santa Clarita. The town has a population of about 4,000. It is located at coor dms|34|29|30|N|118|19|50|W and covers a geographic area of about 25 square miles (65 km²). The ZIP code is 91390 and area code 661.

Geography

Agua Dulce is located about 25 miles (40 km) Southwest of Palmdale, 44 miles (71 km) North of Los Angeles, in the Sierra Pelona Valley portion of Southern California.

Demographics

The town has a median household income of $78,000 (US). The average household size is 3.1.

About Agua Dulce

Agua Dulce is best known for Vasquez Rocks California State Park. Vasquez Rocks has been long used as a popular filming location by the Hollywood movie industry, most notably "The Flintstones" movie and the "" episode "Arena." It got its name from the famous bandit Tiburcio Vasquez that used to run and hide there while being looked for.

Agua Dulce is home to the [http://www.aguadulcevineyards.com/ Agua Dulce Vineyards] , the largest winery in Los Angeles County.

Agua Dulce also has a general aviation airport known as Agua Dulce Airpark.

Filmography

In the movie Rat Race, the scene prior to Whoopi Goldberg's car plunging into a junk yard was filmed on Agua Dulce Canyon Road.It was 32 cars

Education

Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District [http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/]
*Vasquez High School Acton [http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/vhs/default.htm]
*High Desert Middle School Acton [http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/hds/default.htm]
*Meadowlark Elementary School Acton [http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/mes/default.htm]
*Agua Dulce Elementary School Agua Dulce [http://aadusd.k12.ca.us/ades/default.htm]

External links

* [http://www.aguadulce-ca.com/ Township of Agua Dulce]
*cite web | author = |url= http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/aguadulce.htm | title= Agua Dulce and Vasquez Rocks History | publisher= Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society | accessdate=2004-07-04 (Photos, text, TV shows)
* [http://www.aguadulcevineyards.com/ Agua Dulce Vineyards]


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