Mountain Center, California

Place in California, United States

Mountain Center

Unincorporated community
census-designated place

Location in Riverside County, California

Mountain Center

Location within the state of California

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Mountain Center (the United States)

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Coordinates: 33°42′15″N 116°43′33″W﻿ / ﻿33.70417°N 116.72583°W﻿ / 33.70417; -116.72583
Country| United States
State| California
County| Riverside
Area

[1]

• Total

| 1.886 sq mi (4.885 km2)
• Land| 1.884 sq mi (4.881 km2)
• Water| 0.002 sq mi (0.004 km2)  0.09%
Elevation

[2]

| 4,518 ft (1,377 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total

| 66
• Density| 35/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes|

92561

GNIS feature IDs| 1661073; 2629133

Mountain Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[4] in the San Jacinto Mountains, within western central Riverside County, California.

## Geography

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It lies centered on the junction of State Route 74 and State Route 243 in the southern division of San Bernardino National Forest. Mountain Center lies just north of Lake Hemet, midway between Hemet and Palm Desert, just south of the town of Idyllwild, and it is southeast of the city of Riverside, the county seat of Riverside County.[5] Its elevation is 4,518 feet (1,377 m).[2] Although Mountain Center is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 92561.[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), 99.91% of it land, and 0.09% of it water.

Lake Hemet is the only major body of water in Mountain Center.[7]

The Mountain Fire and the Cranston Fire burn scars remain visible in the community.

## Demographics

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At the 2010 census Mountain Center had a population of 63. The population density was 33.4 inhabitants per square mile (12.9/km2). The racial makeup of Mountain Center was 60 (95%) White, 0 (0%) African American, 1 (1%) Native American, 1 (1%) Asian, 0 (0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0%) from other races, and 1 (1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15 people (24%).[8]

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

There were 36 households, 5 (14%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13 (36%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3 (8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 0 (0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 19 households (53%) were one person and 6 (17%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.75. There were 16 families (44% of households); the average family size was 2.56.

The age distribution was 12 people (19%) under the age of 18, 0 people (0%) aged 18 to 24, 8 people (13%) aged 25 to 44, 30 people (48%) aged 45 to 64, and 13 people (21%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 53.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.0 males.

There were 58 housing units at an average density of 30.8 per square mile, of the occupied units, 25 (69%) were owner-occupied and 11 (31%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 29%; the rental vacancy rate was 27%. 40 people (64% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 23 people (37%) lived in rental housing units.

## Government

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Federal:

* In the United States House of Representatives, Mountain Center is in California's 41st congressional district, represented by Republican Ken Calvert.[9]
* In the United States Senate, California is represented by Democrats Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler.

State:

* In the California State Legislature, Mountain Center is in the 32nd Senate District, represented by Republican Kelly Seyarto, and in the 71st Assembly District, represented by Republican Kate Sanchez.[10]

Local:

* In the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Mountain Center is in the Third District, represented by Chuck Washington.[11]
* In the jurisdiction of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, with Sheriff Chad Bianco.[12]
* Fire service is provided by Riverside County Fire through a cooperative agreement with CAL FIRE
* Emergency medical service is provided by American Medical Response (AMR); however, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District is often the de facto emergency medical service under mutual aid due to its being in closer proximity than AMR.

## Transportation

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Forest Folk, using a grant from the Riverside County Transportation Commission, operates the Idyllwild Shuttle, which provides door-to-door service.[13]

## Education

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It is in the Hemet Unified School District.[14]

## See also

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* Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California
* Pinyon Pines, California
* San Jacinto Mountains topics

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. Census". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012.
2. ^ a b "Mountain Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
3. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Center, California
5. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 15.
6. ^ "Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA, population". www.zipinfo.com.
7. ^ "Lake Hemet". Lake Hemet.
8. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Mountain Center CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
9. ^ "California's 41st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
10. ^ "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
11. ^ "Our District". Riverside County District 3.
12. ^ "Riverside County Sheriff, CA | Official Website". www.riversidesheriff.org.
13. ^ "Forest Folk". forestfolk.org.
14. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Riverside County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 3 (PDF p. 4/6). Retrieved October 4, 2024. \- Text list

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