Amesti, California

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postal_code = 95076
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Amesti is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 2,436 at the 2000 census.

Amesti is named for José Amesi, a Basque who settled here in 1822.cite book|first=Erwin|last=Gudde| coauthors =William Bright |title=California Place Names|year=2004|edition=Fourth ed.|publisher=University of California Press|pages=p. 12|id=ISBN 0-520-24217-3]

Geography

Amesti is located at coor dms|36|57|33|N|121|46|56|W|city (36.959210, -121.782131)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.67%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,436 people, 760 households, and 589 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 833.0 people per square mile (322.1/km²). There were 781 housing units at an average density of 267.1/sq mi (103.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.12% White, 0.29% African American, 0.90% Native American, 2.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 24.67% from other races, and 4.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 42.69% of the population.

There were 760 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,558, and the median income for a family was $48,036. Males had a median income of $43,800 versus $30,223 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,422. About 14.0% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature Amesti is located in the 15th Senate District, represented by Republican Abel Maldonado, and in the 28th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Anna M. Caballero. Federally, Amesti is located in California's 17th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +17 [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 = 2008-02-10] and is represented by Democrat Sam Farr.

References

External links

* [http://www.scruzwiki.org Santa Cruz Wiki - The People's Guide to Santa Cruz County, California.]