Georgetown, California
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Georgetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States. The population was 962 at the 2000 census. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #484.
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[edit] History
Founded August 7, 1849, by George Phipps and party, Georgetown was nicknamed "Growlersburg" because of the heavy nuggets that "growled" in the miners' pans. After the disastrous fire of 1852 the old town was moved from the canyon in lower Main Street to its present site, and, unique in early-day planning, Main Street was laid out 100 feet wide, with side streets 60 feet. The hub of an immensely rich gold mining area, Georgetown had a population of about three thousand in 1854-56.
[edit] Geography
Georgetown is located at (38.908317, -120.834453)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.7 km² (4.1 mi²). 10.7 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.24% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 962 people, 389 households, and 266 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 90.2/km² (233.4/mi²). There were 423 housing units at an average density of 39.6/km² (102.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.11% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 1.35% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. 3.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 389 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,111, and the median income for a family was $42,609. Males had a median income of $39,934 versus $40,208 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,582. About 13.4% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
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