Monmouth, California

Monmouth
—  census-designated place  —
Monmouth
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  California
County Fresno
Area[1]
 • Total 0.308 sq mi (0.798 km2)
 • Land 0.308 sq mi (0.798 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[2] 276 ft (84 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 152
 • Density 493.3/sq mi (190.5/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code 93725
Area code(s) 559
GNIS feature IDs 1656172; 2628758
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monmouth, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monmouth, California

Monmouth is a census-designated place[3] in Fresno County, California.[2] It is located 7.25 miles (12 km) west of Selma,[4] at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m).[2] At the 2010 census, Monmouth had a population of 152.

Officials of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad named the place after Monmouth, Illinois.[4]

A post office operated at Monmouth from 1908 to 1919.[4]

Monmouth is home to Monroe Elem School

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census[5] reported that Monmouth had a population of 152. The population density was 493.4 people per square mile (190.5/km²). The racial makeup of Monmouth was 82 (53.9%) White, 6 (3.9%) African American, 1 (0.7%) Native American, 5 (3.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 47 (30.9%) from other races, and 11 (7.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 107 persons (70.4%).

The Census reported that 152 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 42 households, out of which 16 (38.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 21 (50.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 15 (35.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (2.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (9.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 2 households (4.8%) were made up of individuals and 0 (0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.62. There were 37 families (88.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.70.

The population was spread out with 37 people (24.3%) under the age of 18, 22 people (14.5%) aged 18 to 24, 29 people (19.1%) aged 25 to 44, 36 people (23.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 28 people (18.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.0 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

There were 48 housing units at an average density of 155.8 per square mile (60.2/km²), of which 28 (66.7%) were owner-occupied, and 14 (33.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%. 107 people (70.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 45 people (29.6%) lived in rental housing units.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monmouth, California
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monmouth, 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. 1074. 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.