Meiners Oaks

Geography

Meiners Oaks is in the mid-northern section of the Ojai Valley, and is bordered by the community of Mira Monte to the south, and the City of Ojai to the east. Meiners Oaks is in the heart of the Ojai Valley, very close to the Ventura River, where there are several hiking trails. The community is north of Los Angeles. The census bureau definition of the area as a CDP may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The climate of Meiners Oaks is Mediterranean, characterized by hot, dry summers, at times exceeding , and mild, rainy winters, with lows at night falling below freezing at times. During dry spells with continental air, morning temperatures, due to Ojai's valley location, can drop well below most of Southern California, with the record being on January 6 and 7 of 1913. On the other hand, Meiners Oaks is far enough from the sea to minimize marine cooling, and very hot days can occur during summer, with the record being on June 16, 1917 – when it fell as low as in the morning due to clear skies and dry air. Typically for much of coastal southern California, most precipitation falls in the form of rain between the months of October and April, with intervening dry summers. As with all of Southern California, rain falls on few days, but when it does rain it is often extremely heavy: the record being on February 24, 1913, followed by on January 26, 1914. During the wettest month on record of January 1969, fell, with a whopping in eight days from January 19 to January 26. In contrast, the median annual rainfall for all years in Meiners Oaks is only around and in the driest "rain year" from July 2006 to June 2007, just fell in twelve months. The wettest "rain year" was from July 1997 to June 1998 with .

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

  Aphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  8,267
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  7,876
• Acorn Woodpecker

  Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  7,015
• California Towhee

  Melozone crissalis (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  6,998
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,805
• Black Phoebe

  Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  6,197
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  6,127
• Lesser Goldfinch

  Spinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves
  6,101

Largest nearby schools

• Nordhoff High
  High · Ojai · 666 students · 19.6:1 ratio
• Matilija Middle
  Middle · Ojai · 441 students · 22.1:1 ratio
• Sunset Elementary
  Elementary · Oak View · 332 students · 25.5:1 ratio
• Mira Monte Elementary
  Elementary · Ojai · 293 students · 24.4:1 ratio
• Meiners Oaks Elementary
  Elementary · Ojai · 241 students · 24.1:1 ratio
• Topa Topa Elementary
  Elementary · Ojai · 241 students · 24.1:1 ratio
• Summit
  Other · Ojai · 149 students · 29.8:1 ratio
• San Antonio Elementary
  Elementary · Ojai · 134 students · 22.3:1 ratio

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