Saranap, California

Saranap, California
Census-designated place
Saranap Location in California
Coordinates: 37°53′06″N 122°04′34″W / 37.88500°N 122.07611°W / 37.88500; -122.07611
Country	United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa County
Area [1]
• Total	1.135 sq mi (2.939 km2)
• Land	1.135 sq mi (2.939 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	180 ft (55 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,202
• Density	4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2)

Saranap (until 1913, Dewing Park)

Saranap has had numerous opportunities to be

restrictive covenants

. As the local school district is independent of these city boundaries, and some of the cities impose additional parcel taxes, residents have little incentive to change the status quo. Only a minor addition was made to Lafayette from Saranap in recent decades, adding only one more street and being largely motivated by marginally superior housing values associated with the city of Lafayette.

Etymology

The community's name comes from the

trolley car suburb

.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.135 square miles (3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The

of any race were 437 persons (8.4%).

The Census reported that 5,176 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 11 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 15 (0.3%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,173 households, out of which 706 (32.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,097 (50.5%) were

(62.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.98.

The population was spread out, with 1,192 people (22.9%) under the age of 18, 281 people (5.4%) aged 18 to 24, 1,367 people (26.3%) aged 25 to 44, 1,687 people (32.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 675 people (13.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

There were 2,257 housing units at an average density of 1,988.7 per square mile (767.8/km²), of which 2,173 were occupied, of which 1,474 (67.8%) were owner-occupied, and 699 (32.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%. 3,764 people (72.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,412 people (27.1%) lived in rental housing units.

Education

Much of Saranap is in the Walnut Creek Elementary School District while some is in the Lafayette Elementary School District. All of Saranap is in the Acalanes Union High School District.^[7]

External links

• Google Map Centered at Tice Valley/Boulevard Way and Olympic Blvd., location of the original Saranap Station.

References