Manhole Covers of Simi Valley, California

Created 18 July 2006

This page was last updated on 25 November 200
All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2006

This is a study of manhole covers of Simi Valley, Ventura County, California.

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Manhole Covers of Simi Valley, Ventura County, California

Simi Valley is a medium-sized city in the Simi Valley portion of Ventura County. Agriculture (citrus and avocados) is the main industry of Simi Valley. Simi Valley is bounded on the south by Thousand Oaks, by the Las Posas Valley on the west, Oat Mountain/Santa Susana Mountains on the north, and Simi Valley on the east. One highway passes through Simi Valley, California State Routes 118.

Simi Valley is a small agricultural/railroad city at an average elevation of around 700-1,000 feet above sea level. Simi Valley was named after the Chumash Indian word "Shimiji", meaning little white clouds. It was first called Simiopolis, but soon shortened to Simi. Simi was founded in 1890, and incorporated in 1969 as Simi Valley. The official city flower is the California Wild Rose (Rosa californica) and the official city tree is the Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia). Both these plants are native to California and to the Simi Valley. Too bad the City, through urban "planning", caused so much native vegetation in the valley to be eliminated to make way for urban sprawl-type development.

Simi Valley currently has a population of about 119,987 people (2004). Simi Valley citizens are composed of 81.3% Caucasians, 16.8% Hispanics, 6.3% Asians, 1.3% African-Americans, and 0.7% Native American. The median household income for Simi Valley residents is $70,370 and the per capita income is $26,586. About 25% of the residents of Simi Valley older than 25 years hold a bachelor's or higher degree. The national average of adults holding a bachelor's or higher degree is 22.3%. The average commute time for working Simi Valley residents is 29 minutes, indicating that a large percentage works out of town, mostly in the San Fernando Valley or greater Los Angeles area. Agriculture was the primary factor driving the economy of Simi Valley, but has been supplanted by manufacturing and commercial businesses. It serves as a bedroom community for residents working in the Los Angeles area.

As the City of Simi Valley sprawled and grew, it included communities in the valley such as Simi, The Colony, and Santa Susana. Additional information about Simi Valley can be found at Simi Valley Info and at the Official Simi Valley site, and the history of the port is at Simi Valley History site, and a good site for statistics and facts can be found at Simi Valley Facts.

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