Mesa Vista, California

Census-designated place in California, United States

Mesa Vista

census-designated place

Location in Alpine County and the state of California

Mesa Vista

Location in the United States

Coordinates: 38°48′26″N 119°47′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.80722°N 119.79611°W﻿ / 38.80722; -119.79611
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Alpine
Government

• State Senate| Megan Dahle (R)[1]
• State Assembly| Joe Patterson (R)[2]
• U. S. Congress| Mike Thompson (D)[3]
Area

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• Total

| 4.875 sq mi (12.627 km2)
• Land| 4.875 sq mi (12.627 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 5,486 ft (1,672 m)
Population

(2020)[5]

• Total

| 217
• Density| 45/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code|

96120

Area code(s)| 530, 837
FIPS code| 06-47086
GNIS feature ID| 1877181, 2408820

Mesa Vista (corruption of Vista de la Mesa, Spanish for "View of Table") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alpine County, California, United States. The population was 217 at the 2020 census, up from 200 at the 2010 census.

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.9 square miles (13 km2), all land.

## Demographics

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The 2020 United States census reported that Mesa Vista had a population of 217. The population density was 44.5 inhabitants per square mile (17.2/km2). The racial makeup of Mesa Vista was 80.6% White, 0.5% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races, and 17.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.3% of the population.

There were 89 households, out of which 25.8% included children under the age of 18, 55.1% were married-couple households, 11.2% were cohabiting couple households, 20.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 21.3% of households were one person, and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44. There were 63 families (70.8% of all households).

The age distribution was 11.5% under the age of 18, 0.5% aged 18 to 24, 21.2% aged 25 to 44, 37.3% aged 45 to 64, and 29.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males.

There were 106 housing units at an average density of 21.7 units per square mile (8.4 units/km2), of which 89 (84.0%) were occupied. Of these, 91.0% were owner-occupied, and 9.0% were occupied by renters.[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
2. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
3. ^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
4. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
5. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
6. ^ "Mesa Vista CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
7. ^ "Mesa Vista CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

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Municipalities and communities of Alpine County, California, United States

County seat: Markleeville

CDPs|

* Alpine Village
* Bear Valley
* Kirkwood‡
* Markleeville
* Mesa Vista

Alpine County map

Unincorporated
communities|

* Fredericksburg
* Lake Alpine
* Loope
* Paynesville
* Woodfords

Ghost towns|

* Centerville
* Mount Bullion
* Silver Mountain

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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