- Lake of the Pines, California
:"For the lake in Texas, see Lake O’ the Pines."
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lake of the Pines, California
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location in Nevada County and the state ofCalifornia
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_name1 =California
subdivision_name2 = Nevada
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area_total_km2 = 4.8
area_total_sq_mi = 1.8
area_land_km2 = 3.9
area_land_sq_mi = 1.5
area_water_km2 = 0.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3
elevation_ft = 1516
elevation_m = 462
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 3956
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 824.2
population_density_sq_mi = 2197.8
timezone = Pacific (PST)
utc_offset = -8
latd = 39 |latm = 2 |lats = 19 |latNS = N
longd = 121 |longm = 3 |longs = 41 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
postal_code_type =ZIP code
postal_code = 95603
area_code = 530
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 06-39690
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1682905
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website =Lake of the Pines is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Nevada County,California ,United States . The population was 3,956 at the 2000 census.Geography
Lake of the Pines is located at coor dms|39|2|19|N|121|3|41|W|city (39.038571, -121.061354)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.8square mile s (4.8km² ), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (18.48%) is water. Lake of the Pines is located in the foothils of California.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 3,956 people, 1,554 households, and 1,252 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 2,634.1 people per square mile (1,018.3/km²). There were 1,652 housing units at an average density of 1,100.0/sq mi (425.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.46% White, 0.15% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.19% of the population.There were 1,554 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,105, and the median income for a family was $55,861. Males had a median income of $46,500 versus $32,155 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $23,357. About 4.7% of families and 5.8% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.Politics
In the state legislature Lake of the Pines is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican
Sam Aanestad , and in the 4th Assembly District, represented by RepublicanTed Gaines . Federally, Lake of the Pines is located inCalifornia's 4th congressional district , which has a Cook PVI of R +11 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2007-10-20] and is represented by RepublicanJohn Doolittle .References
External links
* [http://lop.org/ City website]
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