Cedar Ridge, Tuolumne County, California facts for kids
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Cedar Ridge
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 Cedar Ridge, Tuolumne County, California
Location in California
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Tuolumne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.798 sq mi (20.195 km2) |
| • Land | 7.789 sq mi (20.172 km2) |
| • Water | 0.009 sq mi (0.022 km2) 0.11% |
| Elevation | 3,760 ft (1,150 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,235 |
| • Density | 158.37/sq mi (61.154/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582970 |
Cedar Ridge is a special kind of community in Tuolumne County, California. It's called a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's an area that looks like a town but isn't officially a city.
Cedar Ridge is located high up, about 3,760 feet (1,150 m) above sea level. In 2010, about 1,132 people lived there. Before 2010, Cedar Ridge was part of a larger CDP called Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge.
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Where is Cedar Ridge Located?
Cedar Ridge covers an area of about 7.8 square miles (20.2 km2). Most of this area is land. Only a tiny part, about 0.11%, is water. This information comes from the United States Census Bureau.
Who Lives in Cedar Ridge?
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| 2010 | 1,132 | — | |
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The 2010 United States Census collected information about the people living in Cedar Ridge. It found that 1,132 people lived there.
Most people, about 94.2%, were White. A small number of residents were from other racial backgrounds. About 6.3% of the people identified as Hispanic or Latino.
Most of the people in Cedar Ridge, about 94.8%, lived in regular homes. The rest lived in group homes or other non-private settings.
Households and Families
There were 456 homes, or households, in Cedar Ridge.
- About 23% of these homes had children under 18 living there.
- Most homes (61.6%) were occupied by married couples.
- Some homes had a single parent, either a mother (5.9%) or a father (6.1%).
- About 20.8% of homes had just one person living there.
- The average number of people in each home was 2.35.
- There were 336 families, with an average of 2.67 people per family.
Age Groups
The population of Cedar Ridge includes people of all ages:
- 17.4% were under 18 years old.
- 6.8% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- 13.3% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- 41.6% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- 20.9% were 65 years old or older.
The median age in Cedar Ridge was 52.2 years. This means half the people were younger than 52.2 and half were older.
Homes and Renting
There were 774 housing units in Cedar Ridge.
- Most homes (84.6%) were owned by the people living in them.
- About 15.4% of homes were rented.
- Most people (78.3%) lived in homes they owned.
- About 16.5% of the population lived in rented homes.
See also
In Spanish: Cedar Ridge para niños
