Bear Creek, Merced County, California

Bear Creek
—  census-designated place  —
Bear Creek
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  California
County Merced
Area[1]
 • Total 0.057 sq mi (0.148 km2)
 • Land 0.057 sq mi (0.148 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[2] 190 ft (58 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 290
 • Density 5,075/sq mi (1,959.5/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code
Area code(s) 209
GNIS feature ID 1659692; 2629759
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California

Bear Creek is a census-designated place[3] in Merced County, California.[2] It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Merced,[4] at an elevation of 190 feet (58 m).[2] The population was 290 at the 2010 census.

Contents

History

A post office operated at Bear Creek from 1871 to 1872.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census[6] reported that Bear Creek had a population of 290. The population density was 5,060.9 people per square mile (1,954.0/km²). The racial makeup of Bear Creek was 156 (53.8%) White, 4 (1.4%) African American, 2 (0.7%) Native American, 14 (4.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 93 (32.1%) from other races, and 21 (7.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 170 persons (58.6%).

The Census reported that 290 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 82 households, out of which 38 (46.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 31 (37.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 19 (23.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 11 (13.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 10 (12.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 14 households (17.1%) were made up of individuals and 6 (7.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.54. There were 61 families (74.4% of all households); the average family size was 4.02.

The population was spread out with 89 people (30.7%) under the age of 18, 49 people (16.9%) aged 18 to 24, 68 people (23.4%) aged 25 to 44, 64 people (22.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 20 people (6.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.0 years. For every 100 females there were 132.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.5 males.

There were 90 housing units at an average density of 1,570.6 per square mile (606.4/km²), of which 26 (31.7%) were owner-occupied, and 56 (68.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%. 91 people (31.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 199 people (68.6%) lived in rental housing units.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California
  4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 744. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  5. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 801. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  6. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.