Sierra Brooks, California facts for kids
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Sierra Brooks
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 Sierra Brooks, California
Location in California
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Sierra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.370 sq mi (3.549 km2) |
| • Land | 1.370 sq mi (3.549 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 5,180 ft (1,580 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 467 |
| • Density | 340.9/sq mi (131.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583138 |
Sierra Brooks is a special kind of community in Sierra County, California. It's called a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's an area that the government counts for population, but it's not officially a city or town with its own local government. Sierra Brooks is located high up, about 5,180 feet (1,579 meters) above sea level. In 2010, about 478 people lived there.
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Where is Sierra Brooks?
Sierra Brooks is located in California. The United States Census Bureau says that this community covers an area of about 1.4 square miles (3.5 square kilometers). All of this area is land, meaning there are no large lakes or rivers within its borders.
Who Lives in Sierra Brooks?
Let's look at the people who live in Sierra Brooks, based on the 2010 United States Census.
Population Numbers
In 2010, the population of Sierra Brooks was 478 people. This means there were about 348.8 people living in every square mile. Most of the people living there, about 97.5%, were White. A small number of residents were Native American, Asian, or Pacific Islander. About 4.6% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.
Households and Families
The census also looked at how people lived. All 478 people in Sierra Brooks lived in homes, not in group living situations like dorms.
There were 186 households in total.
- About 61 households (32.8%) had children under 18 living there.
- Most households, 127 (68.3%), were married couples living together.
- Some households had a single parent, with 12 (6.5%) led by a female and 9 (4.8%) by a male.
- The average number of people living in one household was about 2.57.
- There were 148 families, and the average family size was about 2.84 people.
Age Groups
The population of Sierra Brooks includes people of all ages:
- About 130 people (27.2%) were under 18 years old.
- 12 people (2.5%) were between 18 and 24 years old.
- 92 people (19.2%) were between 25 and 44 years old.
- 161 people (33.7%) were between 45 and 64 years old.
- 83 people (17.4%) were 65 years or older.
The median age in Sierra Brooks was 45.8 years. This means half the people were younger than 45.8, and half were older.
Homes in Sierra Brooks
There were 211 housing units in Sierra Brooks. Most of these homes were lived in by their owners. About 153 homes (82.3%) were owner-occupied. The other 33 homes (17.7%) were rented. This means that 374 people (78.2% of the population) lived in homes they owned, and 104 people (21.8%) lived in rental homes.
See also
In Spanish: Sierra Brooks (California) para niños
