Big Lagoon, California

Demographics

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According to the 2020 United States census, Big Lagoon had a population of 161. The population density was 265.2 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Big Lagoon was 93 (57.8%) White, 2 (1.2%) African American, 51 (31.7%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 1 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 2 (1.2%) from other races, and 12 (7.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25 persons (15.5%).

All residents lived in households, with 79 households recorded. Out of these, 15 (19.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 23 (29.1%) were married-couple households, 13 (16.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 27 (34.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 16 (20.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 29 (36.7%) of households were one person, and 12 (15.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.04, with 41 families (51.9% of all households).

The age distribution was 30 people (18.6%) under the age of 18, 10 people (6.2%) aged 18 to 24, 24 people (14.9%) aged 25 to 44, 45 people (28.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 52 people (32.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 54.3years. There were 76 males and 85 females.

There were 128 housing units at an average density of 210.9 /mi2. Out of these, 79 (61.7%) were occupied, 57 (72.2%) were owner-occupied, and 22 (27.8%) were occupied by renters.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Big Lagoon is in , and .

In the United States House of Representatives, Big Lagoon is in .

Education

Big Lagoon is served by the Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District and is home to the Big Lagoon School, a public K-8 school built in 1956, renovated in 1996 and now situated off U.S. Route 101 on 10. acre 26 mi north of Eureka.

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