Bear Valley, California

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Bear Valley is a census-designated place in Alpine County, California, United States. The population was 133 at the 2000 census. Although inside Alpine county, Bear Valley Fire Department has contracted with California Department of Forestry, San Andreas, for dispatching.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Sources
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Bear Valley is located at 38°27′59″N, 120°2′43″W (38.466335, -120.045411)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²). 13.3 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.39%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 133 people, 67 households, and 32 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 10.0/km² (25.8/mi²). There were 431 housing units at an average density of 32.3/km² (83.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.23% White, 2.26% Native American, 0.75% from other races, and 6.77% from two or more races. 3.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 67 households out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.2% were non-families. 41.8% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 37.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 118.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,583, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $32,252. There were 14.3% of families and 8.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 9.1% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

[edit] Sources

"Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit: 2005 Pre-Fire Management Plan September 28, 2005 Edition," California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 09-28-2005, pp. 16.