Bear Creek, Merced County, California

Census-designated place in California, United States

Bear Creek

census-designated place

Bear Creek

Location in California

Coordinates: 37°17′50″N 120°25′03″W﻿ / ﻿37.29722°N 120.41750°W﻿ / 37.29722; -120.41750
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Merced
Area

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• Total

| 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
• Land| 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation

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| 190 ft (58 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total

| 273
• Density| 4,789.47/sq mi (1,839.49/km2)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code|

95340

Area code| 209
FIPS Code| 06-04632
GNIS feature ID| 1659692; 2629759
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California

Bear Creek is a census-designated place[4] in Merced County, California.[2] It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Merced,[5] at an elevation of 190 feet (58 m).[2] The population was 273 at the 2020 United States census,[3] down from 290 at the 2010 census.

## History

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A post office operated at Bear Creek from 1871 to 1872.[6]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.1 square miles (0.1 km2), all of it land.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 273| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1850–1870[8][9] 1880-1890[10]
1900[11] 1910[12] 1920[13]
1930[14] 1940[15] 1950[16]
1960[17] 1970[18] 1980[19]
1990[20] 2000[21] 2010[22]

At the 2010 census Bear Creek had a population of 290. The population density was 5,060.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,954.0/km2). The racial makeup of Bear Creek was 156 (53.8%) White, 4 (1.4%) African American, 2 (0.7%) Native American, 14 (4.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 93 (32.1%) from other races, and 21 (7.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 170 people (58.6%).[23]

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 82 households, 38 (46.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 31 (37.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 19 (23.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 11 (13.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 10 (12.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 14 households (17.1%) were one person and 6 (7.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.54. There were 61 families (74.4% of households); the average family size was 4.02.

The age distribution was 89 people (30.7%) under the age of 18, 49 people (16.9%) aged 18 to 24, 68 people (23.4%) aged 25 to 44, 64 people (22.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 20 people (6.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 132.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.5 males.

There were 90 housing units at an average density of 1,570.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 26 (31.7%) were owner-occupied and 56 (68.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%. 91 people (31.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 199 people (68.6%) lived in rental housing units.

## References

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1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California
3. ^ a b "Bear Creek CDP, California". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California
5. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 744\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
6. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 801\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
7. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
8. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
9. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
10. ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
11. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
12. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
13. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
14. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
15. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
16. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
17. ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
18. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
19. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
20. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
21. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
22. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
23. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Bear Creek CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.

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