Empire, California

Empire
FIPS code		06-22622
GNIS feature ID	1658501

Empire is a

.

History

In 1854, the town of Empire City was founded on the south bank of the

line which the Santa Fe acquired in 1898.)

Downtown

Downtown Empire is situated in the second town layout. It includes a small post office, a Church of the Brethren church, and the Empire Community Park with the Empire City Historic Landmark.

Geography

Empire is located at 37°38′39″N 120°54′27″W / 37.64417°N 120.90750°W / 37.64417; -120.90750 (37.644298, -120.907592).^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Empire has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, Csa on climate maps.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	3,784		—
2010	4,189		10.7%
2020	4,202		0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

2010

The

of any race were 2,275 persons (54.3%).

The Census reported that 4,037 people (96.4% of the population) lived in households, 152 (3.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,215 households, out of which 570 (46.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 585 (48.1%) were

(76.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.74.

The population was spread out, with 1,227 people (29.3%) under the age of 18, 428 people (10.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,097 people (26.2%) aged 25 to 44, 1,024 people (24.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 413 people (9.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

There were 1,328 housing units at an average density of 849.5 units per square mile (328.0 units/km²), of which 724 (59.6%) were owner-occupied, and 491 (40.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.5%. 2,375 people (56.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,662 people (39.7%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

of any race were 42.89% of the population.

There were 1,160 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.77.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $30,862. Males had a median income of $28,814 versus $22,750 for females. The

, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Empire Municipal Advisory Council is the town's council, along with the library, sheriff's office, and health center, it receives help from Stanislaus County.

In the

In the United States House of Representatives, Empire is in California's 10th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mark DeSaulnier.^[8]

References