The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusShandon is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 1,168 at the 2020 census, down from 1,295 at the 2010 census. Shandon lies by the San Juan River.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,295 to 1,168 (-10%). Half of its homes were built before 1989.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Shandon yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Shandon’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shandon’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Shandon is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Shandon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Paso Robles Almond Growers Association Warehouse in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), 17.2 miles away.
Shandon and the nearest listed places
Closest to Shandon
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.