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Atascadero
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city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- San Luis Obispo
- Incorporated
- July 2, 1979
- Founded by
- Edward Gardner Lewis
- Named after
- Bog
- Type
- Council–manager
- Body
- Atascadero City Council
- Mayor
- Charles Bourbeau
- City manager
- Jim Lewis
- Council members
- List • Mayor Pro Tem :, Charles Bourbeau • Heather Newsom • Susan Funk • Roberta Fonzi
- Assemblymember
- Dawn Addis ( D )
- State senator
- John Laird ( D )
- Total
- 26.14 sq mi (67.69 km )
- Land
- 26.07 sq mi (67.52 km )
- Water
- 0.062 sq mi (0.16 km ) 1.87%
- Elevation
- 879 ft (268 m)
- Density
- 1,142.1/sq mi (440.95/km )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Atascadero
- Population
- 29773
- Area
- 67.674521
- Elevation
- 268
- Official website
- www.atascadero.org
- Image
- Atascadero City Hall - Atascadero, CA - DSC05365.JPG
- Households
- 11681
- Dialing code
- 805
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- Commons category
- Atascadero, California
- inception
- 1979-00-00
- postal code
- 93423
- water as percent of area
- 1.8699
- P8168
- Kizhmola
- water area
- 1.265449
- per capita income
- 38044
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City Hall and Sunken Gardens, Atascadero Atascadero (Spanish for "Mire") is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States, located on U.S. Route 101. Atascadero is part of the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses the extents of the county. Atascadero is farther inland than most other cities in the county, and as a result, usually experiences warmer, drier summers, and cooler winters than other nearby cities such as San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach. The main freeway through town is U.S. 101. The nearby State Routes 41 and 46 provide access to the Pacific Coast and the Central Valley of California.
Founded by E. G. Lewis in 1913, the city grew to 29,773 people as of 2020. Atascadero State Hospital is located in the city.