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Acalanes Ridge, California


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official_nameAcalanes Ridge
settlement_typeUnincorporated Community
Census Designated Place
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1California
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Contra Costa
population_total1285
population_as_of2020
population_density_km21076.60
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area_total_sq_mi0.46
area_land_sq_mi0.46
area_water_sq_mi0.00
area_total_km21.19
area_land_km21.19
area_water_km20.00
area_water_percent0
timezonePacific (PST)
utc_offset-8
timezone_DSTPDT
utc_offset_DST-7
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft750
pushpin_mapCalifornia#USA
pushpin_map_captionPosition in California.
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP Code
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Census Designated Place Acalanes Ridge is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California. Acalanes Ridge sits at an elevation of 499 ft. The population was 1,285 at the 2020 Census.

Acalanes Ridge was created a census-designated place for the 2010 census, and comes alphabetically first among all census-designated places in California.

History

Acalanes Ridge is named after the area's historical Native American residents, the Sacalanes.

Demographics

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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)2010
White alone (NH)71.4%
(918)
Black alone (NH)0.7%
(9)
American Indian alone (NH)0.1%
(1)
Asian alone (NH)13.6%
(175)
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0%
(0)
Other race alone (NH)0.6%
(8)
Multiracial (NH)5.2%
(67)
Hispanic/Latino (any race)8.3%
(107)

Acalanes Ridge first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census formed from part of Walnut Creek city and additional area.

The 2020 United States census reported that Acalanes Ridge had a population of 1,285. The population density was 2,787.4 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Acalanes Ridge was 73.0% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 14.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 10.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.3% of the population.

The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.

There were 475 households, out of which 34.7% included children under the age of 18, 66.3% were married-couple households, 3.2% were cohabiting couple households, 17.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.5% of households were one person, and 9.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.71. There were 376 families (79.2% of all households).

The age distribution was 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% aged 18 to 24, 18.7% aged 25 to 44, 30.0% aged 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 47.6years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males.

There were 487 housing units at an average density of 1,056.4 /mi2, of which 475 (97.5%) were occupied. Of these, 86.7% were owner-occupied, and 13.3% were occupied by renters.

Education

Most of Acalanes Ridge is in the Walnut Creek Elementary School District while some is in the Lafayette Elementary School District. All of Acalanes Ridge is in the Acalanes Union High School District.

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{Cite GNIS. 2582926. Acalanes Ridge Census Designated Place
  3. (May 10, 2004). "California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names". University of California Press.
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  6. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County".
  7. "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions".
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  16. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  17. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  18. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  19. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  20. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  21. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2020)". U.S. Census Bureau.
  22. "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2010)". U.S. Census Bureau.
  23. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Acalanes Ridge CDP". U.S. Census Bureau.
  24. "Acalanes Ridge CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
  25. "Acalanes Ridge CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
  26. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
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