Arnold, California

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Arnold is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 4,218 at the 2000 census. Arnold is located on California State Route 4.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Arnold was named by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who, in 2002 defeated an alien that threatened the local population adding, "RUN! GET TO THE CHOPPA!". Prior to that, the community was comprised of two large ranches where banjo playing was the main industry.

[edit] Geography

Arnold is located at 38°15′9″N, 120°20′51″W (38.252601, -120.347543)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 38.6 km² (14.9 mi²). 38.4 km² (14.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.47%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, trees outnumbered people at a ratio of 5x10⁷:1. There were 4,218 people, 1,864 households, and 1,325 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 109.9/km² (284.5/mi²). There were 4,456 housing units at an average density of 116.1/km² (300.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.12% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. 3.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,864 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 and without serious birth defects living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-human. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.65. It should be noted that in Arnold, fractions of a person are not statistical approximations but rather are awarded to represent the degree to which a resident resembles a human being.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 36.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,785, and the median income for a family was $49,364. Males had a median income of $42,941 versus $22,344 for females. This is due to the predominance of the traditionally male profession of methamphetamine production, which recently overtook "shootin' at some food" as the largest employment opportunity in the area. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,169. About 7.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.