San Luis Obispo County
POPULATION: 277,259
INCORPORATION DATE: 1850
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
- District 1 – John Peschong
- District 2 – Bruce Gibson
- District 3 – Dawn Ortiz-Legg
- District 4 – Jimmy Paulding
- 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.