New Pine Creek, California

New Pine Creek
—  census-designated place  —
New Pine Creek Location in California
Coordinates: 41°59′39″N 120°17′50″W / 41.99417°N 120.29722°W / 41.99417; -120.29722Coordinates: 41°59′39″N 120°17′50″W / 41.99417°N 120.29722°W / 41.99417; -120.29722
Country	United States
State	California
County	Modoc
Area[1]
– Total	2.285 sq mi (5.918 km2)
– Land	2.285 sq mi (5.918 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[2]	4,842 ft (1,476 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	98
– Density	42.9/sq mi (16.6/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code
Area code(s)	530
GNIS feature IDs	1164121; 2583092
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Pine Creek, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Pine Creek, California

New Pine Creek (formerly, Pine Creek) is a census-designated place^[3] in Modoc County, California.^[2] It is located on the Oregon border 7 miles (11 km) north-northeast of Willow Ranch,^[4] at an elevation of 4842 feet (1476 m).^[2] The population was 98 at the 2010 census.

A 1913 book described Pine Creek as being on Goose Lake and having a population of 300.^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census^[6] reported that New Pine Creek had a population of 98. The population density was 42.9 people per square mile (16.6/km²). The racial makeup of New Pine Creek was 89 (90.8%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 1 (1.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 8 (8.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4 persons (4.1%).

The Census reported that 98 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 53 households, out of which 9 (17.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 20 (37.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 5 (9.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 6 (11.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (1.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 18 households (34.0%) were made up of individuals and 13 (24.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85. There were 27 families (50.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.26.

The population was spread out with 10 people (10.2%) under the age of 18, 1 people (1.0%) aged 18 to 24, 13 people (13.3%) aged 25 to 44, 43 people (43.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 31 people (31.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.5 years. For every 100 females there were 122.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

There were 67 housing units at an average density of 29.3 per square mile (11.3/km²), of which 36 (67.9%) were owner-occupied, and 17 (32.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.5%. 62 people (63.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 36 people (36.7%) lived in rental housing units.

References

1. ^ U.S. Census
2. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Pine Creek, California
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Pine Creek, California
4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 404. ISBN 9781884995149. 
5. ^ Drury, Wells; Drury, Aubrey (1913). California tourist guide and handbook: authentic description of routes of travel and points of interest in California. Western guidebook company. p. 248. http://books.google.com/books?id=yQtFAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
6. ^ 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.