Guinda, California

Guinda
—  census-designated place  —
Guinda
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Yolo County
Area[1]
 • Total 2.907 sq mi (7.529 km2)
 • Land 2.907 sq mi (7.529 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[2] 361 ft (110 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 254
 • Density 87.4/sq mi (33.7/km2)

Guinda is a census-designated place[3] in Yolo County, California. It is located in the Capay Valley, in the northwestern portion of the county, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Esparto.[4] Guinda's ZIP Code is 95637 and its area code 530. It lies at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m).

The town was named by Southern Pacific Railroad officials after a cherry tree at the site. Guinda means cherry in Spanish.[4] A post office was opened in the town in 1889.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census[5] reported that Guinda had a population of 254. The population density was 87.4 people per square mile (33.7/km²). The racial makeup of Guinda was 175 (68.9%) White, 26 (10.2%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 1 (0.4%) Asian, 1 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 43 (16.9%) from other races, and 8 (3.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 68 persons (26.8%).

The Census reported that 254 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 104 households, out of which 23 (22.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 67 (64.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4 (3.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2 (1.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (3.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (1.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 24 households (23.1%) were made up of individuals and 10 (9.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44. There were 73 families (70.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.88.

The population was spread out with 46 people (18.1%) under the age of 18, 19 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 39 people (15.4%) aged 25 to 44, 97 people (38.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 53 people (20.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.8 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.

There were 123 housing units at an average density of 42.3 per square mile (16.3/km²), of which 85 (81.7%) were owner-occupied, and 19 (18.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%. 191 people (75.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 63 people (24.8%) lived in rental housing units.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guinda, California
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guinda, California
  4. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 495. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  5. ^ 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.