Diablo Range (census county division)

Coordinates: 37°14′31″N 121°31′12″W / 37.24194°N 121.52000°W / 37.24194; -121.52000
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Diablo Range
FIPS code
06-08590680
GNIS feature ID1935072

Diablo Range is an unincorporated census county division (CCD) located in the Diablo Mountains Range, on the eastern side of Santa Clara County, California.[3]

The area covers approximately 600 square miles (1,600 km2), much of it

Grant Ranch County Park, and Metcalf Motorcycle county park.[5]

The Henry W. Coe State Park and Pacheco State Park, the Sierra Vista Open Space,[6] and Blue Oak Ranch Reserve[7] preserves, along with the Mount Hamilton Lick Observatory, and the Ashrama retreat center are also located in the area.

The region has a warm and dry

game
.

As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 1,508 residents of whom 55.2% were non-Hispanic white, 26.4% Hispanic, 12.7% Asian, and 5.7% of other races, with a median age of 42.6 years old.[8] As of 2009, the median income was $91,977 and median home price $1,272,823.[9]

Most residents and businesses in the area use postal ZIP codes from neighboring cities of Livermore, Milpitas, San Jose, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, or Hollister. The telephone area codes are 408 and 669 (Santa Clara County), 209 (overlaps with Stanislaus County to the east), and 831 (overlaps with San Benito County to the south).

History

In Spanish, the word diablo means "devil".

The region includes a large portion of the Northern

Bay checkerspot
butterflies.

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census CCDs". census.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Login". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "US Census 2010 map for tract 5127, Diablo Range CCD 90680" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority - Home". www.openspaceauthority.org. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Santa Clara County Parks: Metcalf Motorcycle Park". sccgov.org. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority - Trails + Preserves - Sierra Vista". www.openspaceauthority.org. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Blue Oak Ranch Reserve". www.blueoakranchreserve.org. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  8. ^ US Census 2010 population statistics for Diablo Range CCD
  9. ^ "Diablo Range, California (CA 95037) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders". www.city-data.com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "Wildlife Corridor Technician The Diablo Range Project". wctlandscapeinstitute.spruz.com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

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