Chalfant, California

Chalfant
—  census-designated place  —
Chalfant Location in California
Coordinates: 37°31′46″N 118°21′48″W / 37.52944°N 118.36333°W / 37.52944; -118.36333Coordinates: 37°31′46″N 118°21′48″W / 37.52944°N 118.36333°W / 37.52944; -118.36333
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mono
Area[1]
- Total	28.050 sq mi (72.650 km2)
- Land	28.022 sq mi (72.576 km2)
- Water	0.028 sq mi (0.073 km2)  0.10%
Elevation[2]	4,258 ft (1,298 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	651
- Density	23.2/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code	93514
Area code(s)	760; 442
GNIS feature IDs	1667693; 2582973
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalfant Valley; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalfant

Chalfant (also, Chalfant Valley)^[3] is a census-designated place^[4] in Mono County, California.^[2] It is located on the abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Benton,^[3] at an elevation of 4258 feet (1298 m).^[2] The population was 651 at the 2010 census.

Chalfant is a small, primarily residential community located 14 miles (23 km) north of the City of Bishop in Inyo County on U.S. Route 6. Most residents commute to Bishop for work and school.

The Chalfant post office operated from 1913 to 1928.^[3] The ZIP Code is 93514.^[5] The community is inside area code 760.

The town is named after Arthur Chalfant, newspaper publisher and settler of 1870.^[3]

A 6.2 earthquake occurred on July 21, 1986 in the Bishop, California - Chalfant areas and injured 2 people, damages estimated by $2.7 million.^[6] There was a foreshock before the initial quake and another aftershock occurred 10 days after the initial temblor.^[6] Smaller aftershocks occurred through September 30, 1986.^[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 28.1 square miles (72.6 km²), 99.90% of it land, and 0.10% of it water.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census^[7] reported that Chalfant had a population of 651. The population density was 23.2 people per square mile (9.0/km²). The racial makeup of Chalfant was 594 (91.2%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 13 (2.0%) Native American, 5 (0.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 16 (2.5%) from other races, and 23 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67 persons (10.3%).

The Census reported that 651 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 264 households, out of which 68 (25.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 169 (64.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 14 (5.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 8 (3.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 21 (8.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 53 households (20.1%) were made up of individuals and 25 (9.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47. There were 191 families (72.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.87.

The population was spread out with 131 people (20.1%) under the age of 18, 46 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 131 people (20.1%) aged 25 to 44, 238 people (36.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 105 people (16.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.1 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

There were 301 housing units at an average density of 10.7 per square mile (4.1/km²), of which 231 (87.5%) were owner-occupied, and 33 (12.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.3%. 575 people (88.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 76 people (11.7%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature Chalfant is located in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Ted Gaines, and in the 25th Assembly District, represented by Republican Kristin Olsen. Federally, Chalfant is located in California's 25th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7^[8] and is represented by Republican Buck McKeon.

References

1. ^ U.S. Census
2. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalfant Valley
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1153. ISBN 9781884995149. 
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalfant
5. ^ USPS ZIP Code look up
6. ^ ^{a b c} http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1986_07_21.php
7. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.
8. ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2007-10-20.