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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Avila Beach, California
▲|settlement_type = [[census-designated place]]
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|image_caption = Avila Beach, with [[Point San Luis]] at left
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of California
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|map_caption = Location of Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California.
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]]
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| area_total_sq_mi = 6.
| area_land_sq_mi = 6.
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.22
| area_total_km2 = 16.
| area_land_km2 = 15.
| area_water_km2 = 0.58
| area_water_percent = 0.29
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▲|pop_est_as_of = 2016
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>▼
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[[File:Avila Beach Sunset.jpg|thumb|upright|Sunset over Avila Beach, May 2010]]
[[File:Diablo Canyon Power Plant from Port San Luis.jpg|thumb|[[Diablo Canyon Power Plant]] near Port San Luis]]
[[File:San Luis brochure.tiff|thumb|Brochure for San Luis Hot Springs (now
'''Avila Beach'''
==History==
The name Avila commemorates Miguel Ávila, who was granted [[Rancho San Miguelito]] in 1842.<ref name=gnis2>{{gnis|255343|Avilla Beach Populated Place}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Durham |first= David L. |title= Durham's place names of California's Central Coast: includes Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Monterey & Santa Cruz counties |publisher= Quill Driver Books |year= 2000 |isbn= 978-1-884995-29-3 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2BgEOqh-zzwC |page= 11}}</ref> The town was established in the latter half of the 19th century, when it served as the main shipping port for [[San Luis Obispo]]. Around this time, Luigi Marre built a honeymoon hotel here and steamboats brought customers from San Francisco and Los Angeles.<ref>David W. Kean, ''Wide Places in the California Roads: The encyclopedia of California's small towns and the roads that lead to them'' (Volume 1 of 4: Southern California Counties), p. 19</ref>
Although Avila Beach still has a working commercial fishing pier and the inland areas have extensive apple orchards, tourism is now the main industry. There are few historical structures remaining; among the oldest is the [[Point San Luis Light]], built in 1890 after a series of shipping accidents. [[California during World War II|During World War II]] the beach and port were used for the [[Amphibious Training Base Morro Bay]].<ref>[http://militarymuseum.org/ATBMorroBay.html Amphibious Training Base Morro Bay]</ref>
In the late 1990s, [[Unocal]] began the cleanup of decades old oil seepage discovered years earlier from corroding pipes under the township, and which had caused a massive [[oil spill]] under the town.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-09-28/news/mn-44025_1_avila-beach|title=A Long-Buried Oil Spill Casts Beach Town Adrift : Pollution: Unocal is removing tainted soil from Avila Beach, but business district may go with it.| work= [[Los Angeles Times]]| first=Richard C. |last= Paddock|date=September 28, 1994}}</ref> Over 6,750 truckloads of contaminated material was sent to a [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]] landfill, and replaced with clean Guadalupe Dunes sand.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Unocal-to-Tear-Down-Toxic-Town-and-Rebuild-It-3003759.php|title=Unocal to Tear Down Toxic Town -- and Rebuild It|work=[[SFGate]]| date= June 8, 1988|first=Glen |last= Martin}}</ref> Many of the town's homes and businesses, including several blocks of Front Street, were razed as a result of the quarter-mile-wide excavation. New buildings, homes, businesses, modern walkways and sea motif walls and benches have been constructed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/living/travel/article2602850.html |title=Avila Beach remakes itself, from disaster to destination|work=[[Sacramento Bee]] |date=July 6, 2014|first=Sam |last=McManis }}</ref>
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==Geography==
The beach is less than 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long and sheltered in San Luis Bay, which is formed by Point San Luis on the west and Fossil Point on the east. Avila Beach faces south and the 600 foot elevation of Point San Luis breaks the prevailing northwesterly winds. It is therefore usually warmer than the other [[beach]]es on the [[Central Coast of California|Central Coast]]. Most of Avila Beach is undeveloped, except for a few blocks adjacent to the beach with homes, hotels, and small businesses, and a few upscale housing developments inland near a golf course. Avila Beach is also known for its [[hot spring]]s, which are used for resort [[hot tub|spas]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP covers an area of 6.0 square miles (15.6 km<sup>2</sup>), 99.71% of it land, and 0.29% of it water.
=== Climate ===
Average temperatures vary little during the year, ranging from {{convert|47|-|49|F}} to {{convert|70|-|72|F}} from November through April, and from {{convert|60|-|69|F}} to {{convert|80|-|82|F}} from May through October. Average annual rainfall is {{convert|15|in}}. Along with much of the California coast, winter is the wet season, with more than 70% of the yearly rain falling from December through March, while summer brings drought conditions.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 1627
|2020= 1576
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}}
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0603330|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032732/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0603330|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Avilla Beach CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|
The Census reported that 1,627 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 842 households, out of which 115 (13.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 416 (49.4%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 39 (4.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 16 (1.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 36 (4.3%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 14 (1.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 296 households (35.2%) were made up of individuals, and 108 (12.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93. There were 471 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (55.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.45.
The population was spread out, with 183 people (11.2%) under the age of 18, 74 people (4.5%) aged 18 to 24, 263 people (16.2%) aged 25 to 44, 597 people (36.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 510 people (31.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
There were 1,093 housing units at an average density of {{convert|181.3
==Economy==
[[File:My Whale Captures (7846805436).jpg|thumb|Humpback whales are becoming features for local tourism.]]
Avila Beach
[[Diablo Canyon Power Plant]], the last remaining [[nuclear power]] plant in California, is located in a remote
==In popular culture==
The Avila Beach Pier was featured in a [[Super Bowl XLIV|Super Bowl]] advertisement on February 7, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-02-07|title=Behind the Scenes of Bridgestone's Super Bowl Spots|url=https://adage.com/article/special-report-super-bowl-2010/marketing-scenes-bridgestone-s-super-bowl-ads/141968|access-date=2021-11-10|website=Ad Age|language=en}}</ref>
Avila Beach was the primary shooting location for the 1979 film ''[[California Dreaming (1979 film)|California Dreaming]]'', which starred [[Dennis Christopher]], [[Glynnis O'Connor]], and [[Seymour Cassel]].<ref>{{
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== External links ==
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{{Wikivoyage|Avila Beach}}
*[https://www.avilabeachcsd.org Avila Beach Community Services District]
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