Biola, California

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 sqmi, all land.

History

Biola was founded by William Kerchoff in 1912. The name was an acronym of the "Bible Institute of Los Angeles". A post office operated in Biola from 1912 to 1918, and from 1920 to the present.

Demographics

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Biola first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Biola had a population of 1,427. The population density was 2,205.6 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Biola was 316 (22.1%) White, 3 (0.2%) African American, 46 (3.2%) Native American, 120 (8.4%) Asian, 3 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 725 (50.8%) from other races, and 214 (15.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,243 persons (87.1%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 333 households, out of which 181 (54.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 155 (46.5%) were married-couple households, 17 (5.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 104 (31.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 57 (17.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 53 households (15.9%) were one person, and 28 (8.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.29.

The age distribution was 519 people (36.4%) under the age of 18, 167 people (11.7%) aged 18 to 24, 353 people (24.7%) aged 25 to 44, 273 people (19.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 115 people (8.1%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 26.2years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males.

There were 344 housing units at an average density of 531.7 /mi2, of which 333 (96.8%) were occupied. Of these, 179 (53.8%) were owner-occupied, and 154 (46.2%) were occupied by renters.

Climate

Climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk" (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate). Retrieved on July 29, 2013.

References

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