Jamestown, California
Jamestown, California | ||
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FIPS code 06-37106 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1658851 | |
Designated | March 16, 1949[2] | |
Reference no. | 431 |
Jamestown is a
Geography
Jamestown is located at 37°57′18″N 120°24′19″W / 37.954956°N 120.405306°W.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), 99.93% of it land and 0.07% of it water.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
2010
At the
The census reported that 3,423 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 10 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,501 households, 399 (26.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 592 (39.4%) were
The age distribution was 752 people (21.9%) under the age of 18, 289 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 686 people (20.0%) aged 25 to 44, 938 people (27.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 768 people (22.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 44.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
There were 1,645 housing units at an average density of 549.0 per square mile, of the occupied units 885 (59.0%) were owner-occupied and 616 (41.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.5%. 1,857 people (54.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,566 people (45.6%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the
Of the 1,293 households 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 31.1% of households were one person and 18.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84.
The age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.
The median household income was $25,847 and the median family income was $34,896. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,209. About 14.1% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the
Government
In the
In the United States House of Representatives, Jamestown is in California's 4th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mike Thompson.[9]
Jamestown is the headquarters for the
Appearances in popular culture
Scenes from Back to the Future Part III, the final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy, were filmed in Jamestown. A scene from the 2004 movie Hidalgo was also filmed there. Exterior scenes from the TV series Petticoat Junction, The Wild Wild West, and Green Acres were filmed in and near Jamestown, as well as parts of the Little House on the Prairie TV series.
Jamestown was featured by Huell Howser in Road Trip Episode 153.[11]
References
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Jamestown". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ Geology of the Jamestown mine, Mother Lode gold district, USGS, 2005
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Jamestown CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ "Tribes: C." National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Jamestown- Road Trip with Huell Howser (153) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University".