Agoura Hills, California 2025

The population of Agoura Hills, California, a suburban city 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, was 20,331 as of the 2020 census. The community neighbors the city of Agoura, California, which is unincorporated.

In 1976, Agoura Hills, California, was incorporated. In the late 1960s, homes and businesses began to pop up in the area at the eastern end of the valley, and residents began lobbying for cityhood. When neighbors from Agoura, a large unincorporated area bordering the city's eastern edge, joined the movement for incorporation, it culminated.

The city's annual cultural event, "The Agoura Hills Art & Music Festival," takes place downtown every August. Live music, ranging from rock to blues, is played at the event, which draws thousands of patrons and features works by over 300 artists.

Local Attractions:

Paramount Ranch is a historical landmark in Agoura Hills, California. It was created in 1923 by silent film star western producer Cecil B. DeMille. Before filming The Ten Commandments, DeMille used Paramount Ranch as a set. The TV show Gunsmoke and several movies, including The Addams Family, The Mummy, and The Great Outdoors, have all been filmed at Paramount Ranch.

Paramount Ranch served as a filming location for several blockbusters, including The X-Files, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and several Tarzan movies. It has also served as a filming location for several popular television programs, including CSI: NY, Heroes, The Unit, and NCIS.

Food:

Ladyface Ale Companion is a comfy eatery and bar. This charming, upscale gastropub delivers seamlessly on the promise of its clever name by offering a wide variety of hamburgers to pair with their excellent beers.

People:

Actor/comedian Ken Jeong

Actress Jennie Garth

Actor/singer Wayne Newton

Actress/model Sherilyn Fenn

History:

The early inhabitants of Agoura Hills were the Chumash Native Americans. About 10,000 years ago, the area was home to the Tongva Native Americans, who were later known as the Mission Indians after Spanish Mission San Fernando was built in 1797.

Spain granted Miguel and Gaspard Dientillo Robredo, two Mexican farmers, what is now Agoura Hills in 1800. One century later, in 1900, the first residents of European descent settled there.

In 1871, taxidermist and conservationist Agoura Rockwell McLintock Simons purchased what is now Agoura Hills, and 30 years later, his son built a home on the property.

Finally, in 1923, the "Father of Agoura Hills," movie producer Cecil B. DeMille, bought Paramount Ranch and spent years filming movies there. DeMille decided to film a movie in Agoura Hills, purchasing lots with various locations in the area over the years.