▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 2 . 1 / km ² ), ▁of ▁which ▁ 8 0 . 0 % ▁were ▁owner - occup ied , ▁and ▁ 2 0 . 0 % ▁were ▁occupied ▁by ▁rent ers . ▁The ▁home owner ▁vac ancy ▁rate ▁was ▁ 0 %; ▁the ▁r ental ▁vac ancy ▁rate ▁was ▁ 1 2 . 5 %. ▁ 8 1 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁lived ▁in ▁owner - occup ied ▁housing ▁units ▁and ▁ 1 8 . 8 % ▁lived ▁in ▁r ental ▁housing ▁units . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁location ▁The ▁People ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁made - for - TV ▁movie ▁st arring ▁William ▁Sh at ner . ▁Loc ations ▁include ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁square . ▁Sho ot ▁the ▁Moon ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁st arring ▁Albert ▁Fin ney ▁and ▁D iane ▁Ke aton . ▁Village ▁of ▁the ▁Dam ned ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁locations ▁including ▁N icas io ▁School ▁and ▁homes ▁and ▁regions ▁in ▁N icas io . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁song ▁D augh ter ▁by ▁Pear l ▁Jam ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁N icas io . ▁ ▁Government ▁In ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Legisl ature , ▁N icas io ▁is ▁in ▁, ▁and ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁N icas io ▁is ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁N icas io ▁Community ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : C ensus - design ated ▁places ▁in