Maricopa, California

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Maricopa is a rural town in Kern County, California, United States. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census. Maricopa lies at the junction of Route 166 and Route 33. The Carrizo Plain is northeast of the town.

With only one Shell gasoline station, one inn, Maricopa Inn, and a preschool-through-12th grade school, Maricopa is a fairly small town in the southwest San Joaquin Valley which retains its rural country flavor.

Maricopa Fire Department was established in 1910 with Chief F. W. Ball serving as Fire Chief. Maricopa Hospital opened on 22 April, 1911.

[edit] Geography

Maricopa is located at 35°3′30″N, 119°24′4″W (35.058276, -119.401164)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,111 people, 404 households, and 302 families residing in the city. The population density was 286.0/km² (739.7/mi²). There were 460 housing units at an average density of 118.4/km² (306.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.87% White, 1.98% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 8.91% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. 13.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 404 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 111.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $31,761. Males had a median income of $31,161 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,692. About 15.6% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.