Casa Conejo, California

Casa Conejo, California
Casa Conejo, 2021
Casa Conejo, 2021
Location in Ventura County and the state of California
Location in Ventura County and the state of California
Coordinates: 34°11′10″N 118°56′41″W / 34.18611°N 118.94472°W / 34.18611; -118.94472
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyVentura
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Government
 • Senate senatorHenry Stern (D)[1]
 • AssemblymemberLaura Friedman (D)[2]
 • U. S. rep.Julia Brownley (D)[3]
Area
 • Total
0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
 • Land0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,267
 • Density6,921.61/sq mi (2,674.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
91320
Area code805
FIPS code06-11656
GNIS feature ID1867003, 2407978[5]

Casa Conejo (/ˌkɑːsə kəˈn/ ; Spanish for "Rabbit House") is an unincorporated county island in Newbury Park, Ventura County, California, United States.[6] It was the first planned community in Newbury Park and began building in 1960. When the city of Thousand Oaks incorporated 4 years later, the new developments in Newbury Park were incorporated into the city boundaries before being subdivided.[7] The community is bordered by Old Conejo Road and US 101 to the north, Borchard Road to the south, Jenny Drive to the west, and Sequoia Middle School to the east. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Casa Conejo as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 3,249 at the 2010 census, up from 3,180 at the 2000 census. Casa Conejo is located in a roughly rectangle-shaped unincorporated area surrounded by the city of Thousand Oaks.

The Casa Conejo Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) serves Casa Conejo residents,[8] and makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.[9] Its purpose is to provide a forum for Casa Conejo residents to discuss issues and come with ideas to the Board of Supervisors.[10] While numerous other unincorporated islands were ultimately annexed by the City of Thousand Oaks during the 1980s, Casa Conejo voters rejected such efforts and remains an unincorporated pocket surrounded by Newbury Park.[7] While Newbury Park is in Thousand Oaks, Casa Conejo is in Newbury Park but not in Thousand Oaks.[11]

  1. ^ "Senators". State of California.
  2. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California.
  3. ^ "California's 26th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Casa Conejo Census Designated Place
  6. ^ "Boundary Map and Geodata for the CDP of Casa Conejo in California, U.S.A." MapTechnica.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  7. ^ a b Rochester, Teresa (August 12, 2013). "Casa Conejo resident hopes to foster sense of community with signs". Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Creek pathway proposal meets with resistance | July 24, 2014 | www.toacorn.com | Thousand Oaks Acorn". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  9. ^ "Casa Conejo Municipal Advisory Council to meet".
  10. ^ "Traffic control on the agenda for Casa Conejo | July 9, 2015 | www.toacorn.com | Thousand Oaks Acorn". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  11. ^ Rochester, Teresa (May 25, 2014) "Poll finds Casa Conejo residents like where they live" Ventura County Star