Timber Cove, California
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Timber Cove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California.[2] Timber Cove sits at an elevation of 554 feet (169 m).[2] The 2010 United States census reported Timber Cove's population was 164.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.7 square miles (14.6 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
The
The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.
There were 85 households, out of which 16 (18.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 40 (47.1%) were
The population was spread out, with 22 people (13.4%) under the age of 18, 2 people (1.2%) aged 18 to 24, 23 people (14.0%) aged 25 to 44, 84 people (51.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 33 people (20.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.4 males.
There were 184 housing units at an average density of 32.6 per square mile (12.6/km2), of which 61.2% were owner-occupied and 38.8% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 19.5%. 61.6% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 38.4% lived in rental housing units.
Modern history
Timber Cove was first settled by non-indigenous people in about 1856. It was one of many "
Notable sight
A 93-foot statue by San Francisco-based Italian-American sculptor Beniamino Bufano, alternatively known as Bufano's Peace Obelisk, Madonna of Peace, or The Expanding Universe, stands on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, within the grounds of the Timber Cove Resort. The statue later became the focal point of a tiny state park that extends in a 60-foot radius from it. It was built between 1962 and 1970.[6][7]
References
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Timber Cove, California
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Timber Cove CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Doghole Port: Timber Cove". NOAA Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Doghole Ports". NOAA Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bufano Peace Statue Monument: The Expanding Universe at Timber Cove". CalEXPLORnia. August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Timber Cove Resort: Bufano's Obelisk". SonomaCounty.com. Retrieved August 10, 2022.