Brentwood, California

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Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located in the East San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 40,007 at the 2005 census.

The downtown is centered around the intersection of Oak Street and First Street. It is the site of offices, restaurants, a movie theatre and small stores. A library and a school are also located here. Over the past several years a great deal of what could be described as "big-box" retail has been introduced in the area of the Brentwood/Antioch border on Lone Tree Way, about 3.5 miles from downtown Brentwood. This would include Home Depot, Lowes, Mervyns, Target, Sports Chalet and Barnes & Noble. Although growth rate of single family residential units has been explosive in the last eight years Brentwood is still known throughout the Bay Area for its agriculture, primarily its cherries, corn and peaches. Outside of these areas, Brentwood is exclusively residential except for a number of golf courses.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Communities 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Brentwood is located at 37°56′7″N, 121°42′34″W (37.935311, -121.709536)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.2 km² (11.7 mi²). 30.1 km² (11.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.09% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 40,007 people, 12,723 households, and 10,302 families residing in the town. The population density was 188.3/km² (487.5/mi²). There were 1,772 housing units at an average density of 74.8/km² (193.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 75.38% White, 9.40% African American, 0.75% Native American, 6.99% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 5.96% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.34% of the population. There were 23,700 households out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $84,722, and the median income for a family was $71,893. Males had a median income of $58,059 versus $39,585 for females. The per capita income for the town was $33,621. About 5.4% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities

• Apple Hill
• Deer Ridge
• Dream Catcher Ridge
• Garin Ranch
• Havenwood Village
• Monte Verde
• Ponderosa Crossroads
• Shadow Lakes
• Sterling Preserve
• Visions (of Brentwood)
• Grant Street Projects
• Arroyo Secco(founding place of L.R.H.)
• Brentwood Park

[edit] External links

• City of Brentwood website
• Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 37.935311° -121.709536°
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