Kirkwood, California
Kirkwood | ||
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FIPS code 06-38646 | | |
GNIS feature IDs | 262202, 2408489 |
Kirkwood (formerly Kirk, Kirkwood's, and Roundtop)
History
After Zack's death, the inn stayed in the family and continued to operate until 1966, when it was sold to an investment group, who then converted it into the present-day Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km2), of which 4.4 square miles (11 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (18.28%) is water.
Climate
Kirkwood has a dry-summer subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsc). Summertime is very mild, with little precipitation, while winter is very wet and cold.
Climate data for Caples Lake, California, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1924–2000 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) |
66 (19) |
70 (21) |
78 (26) |
82 (28) |
92 (33) |
95 (35) |
91 (33) |
88 (31) |
83 (28) |
72 (22) |
70 (21) |
95 (35) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.0 (12.2) |
54.4 (12.4) |
57.3 (14.1) |
62.0 (16.7) |
69.4 (20.8) |
76.8 (24.9) |
80.2 (26.8) |
80.4 (26.9) |
77.0 (25.0) |
69.9 (21.1) |
61.8 (16.6) |
55.5 (13.1) |
83.4 (28.6) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.1 (3.4) |
39.2 (4.0) |
43.0 (6.1) |
48.2 (9.0) |
56.3 (13.5) |
65.7 (18.7) |
73.8 (23.2) |
72.7 (22.6) |
67.1 (19.5) |
56.6 (13.7) |
43.9 (6.6) |
38.4 (3.6) |
53.6 (12.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.7 (−1.8) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
35.3 (1.8) |
43.2 (6.2) |
51.3 (10.7) |
58.0 (14.4) |
57.3 (14.1) |
51.8 (11.0) |
42.6 (5.9) |
33.8 (1.0) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
40.8 (4.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.4 (−8.1) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
29.0 (−1.7) |
37.0 (2.8) |
42.3 (5.7) |
42.0 (5.6) |
36.6 (2.6) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −8.6 (−22.6) |
−8.4 (−22.4) |
−3.7 (−19.8) |
5.7 (−14.6) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
32.2 (0.1) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
4.1 (−15.5) |
−9.3 (−22.9) |
−14.4 (−25.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−24 (−31) |
−18 (−28) |
−14 (−26) |
−4 (−20) |
7 (−14) |
20 (−7) |
20 (−7) |
10 (−12) |
1 (−17) |
−9 (−23) |
−19 (−28) |
−26 (−32) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 7.08 (180) |
7.84 (199) |
6.32 (161) |
3.41 (87) |
2.72 (69) |
0.97 (25) |
0.44 (11) |
0.62 (16) |
1.16 (29) |
2.93 (74) |
6.04 (153) |
7.48 (190) |
47.01 (1,194) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 85.7 (218) |
81.8 (208) |
79.4 (202) |
32.5 (83) |
14.0 (36) |
1.8 (4.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.4 (6.1) |
9.2 (23) |
30.4 (77) |
73.0 (185) |
410.2 (1,042.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 83.8 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 day) | 10.2 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 56.5 |
Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS2[9] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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U.S. Decennial Census[10] |
2010
At the
The census reported that 134 people (84.8% of the population) lived in households, 24 (15.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 72 households, 13 (18.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 26 (36.1%) were
The age distribution was 20 people (12.7%) under the age of 18, 21 people (13.3%) aged 18 to 24, 41 people (25.9%) aged 25 to 44, 51 people (32.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 25 people (15.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 150.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 176.0 males.
There were 757 housing units at an average density of 141.9 per square mile (54.8/km2). 72 (9.5%) housing units were occupied year-round, of which 45 (62.5%) were owner-occupied, and 27 (37.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.0%. 96 people (60.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 38 people (24.1%) lived in rental housing units. 673 (88.9%) housing units were designated as seasonal use only.
2000
At the
The age distribution was 7.3% under the age of 18, 62.5% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 5.2% from 45 to 64, and 1.0% 65 or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 255.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 256.0 males.
The median household income was $46,250 and the median family income was $0. Males had a median income of $17,917 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,853. There were no families and 0.9% of the population living below the
Infrastructure
The Kirkwood Mountain Resort was built with a micro-utility providing electric power without connecting to the state electric grid. The community was eventually connected when the town of Kirkwood took over the utility.[13]
In popular culture
In episode 4 of season 2 of
References
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- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirkwood, California
- ^ "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder2.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 24, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Kirkwood CDP, California Census Data 2010". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Twin Lakes, CA". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Kirkwood 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.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "The West Wing: Second Season - "In This White House" exchange". westwing.bewarne.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.