San Luis Obispo County
POPULATION: 271,483
INCORPORATION DATE: 1850
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
- District 1 – Frank Mecham
- District 2 – Bruce Gibson
- District 3 – Adam Hill
- District 4 – Paul Teixeira
- District 5 – Debbie Arnold
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: General Law
SAN LUIS OBISPO. County seat, San Luis Obispo. Created February 18, 1850. In 1772, the Mission San Luis Obispo was established here by Padre Junipero Serra and named for Saint Luis, the Bishop of Toulouse. The county’s name comes from the mission.
