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Santa Paula is a city located in Ventura County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 28,598. It has been dubbed the "Citrus Capital of the World." As the initial headquarters of the company that became Unocal, it was one of the early centers of California's enormous petroleum industry.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

of 2000, there are 28,598 people, 8,136 households, and 6,435 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,400.4mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 55.23% White, 0.41% African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 37.37% from other races, and 4.68% from two or more races. 71.19% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 8,136 households out of which 44.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% are married couples living together, 13.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% are non-families. 17.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.49 and the average family size is 3.86.

In the city the population is spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $41,651, and the median income for a family is $45,419. Males have a median income of $32,165 versus $25,818 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,736. 14.7% of the population and 12.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 18.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

, Santa Paula is the hometown of fictional Presidential candidate Arnold Vinick. In early 2005, Santa Paula mayor Mary Ann Krause began a lobbying campaign to have Santa Paula declared Vinick's hometown. In a publicity move for the town, city officials officially "claim[ed] Senator Arnold Vinick as a resident of Santa Paula," in April 2005, and opened an official campaign headquarters for the fictional Republican Senator in the town's train depot. (Santa Paula for Vinick) In October of 2005, NBC released Vinick's official biography and revealed Santa Paula as the town in which he was raised. [1]