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Cherokee Strip, California

Coordinates: 35°28′02″N 119°15′38″W / 35.46722°N 119.26056°W / 35.46722; -119.26056
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Cherokee Strip
Location of Cherokee Strip in Kern County, California.
Location of Cherokee Strip in Kern County, California.
Cherokee Strip is located in California
Cherokee Strip
Cherokee Strip
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°28′02″N 119°15′38″W / 35.46722°N 119.26056°W / 35.46722; -119.26056
Country United States
State California
CountyKern County
Area
 • Total0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
 • Land0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation331 ft (101 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total206
 • Density2,300/sq mi (900/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature IDs1660475; 2629760
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee Strip, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee Strip, California

Cherokee Strip is a census-designated place[3] in Kern County, California.[2] It is located 2.5 miles (4 km) south-southeast of Shafter,[4] at an elevation of 331 feet (101 m).[2] The population was 206 at the 2010 census.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010227
2020206−9.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1850–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8]
1900[9] 1910[10] 1920[11]
1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14]
1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17]
1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20]

At the 2010 census Cherokee Strip had a population of 227. The population density was 2,504.6 inhabitants per square mile (967.0/km2). The racial makeup of Cherokee Strip was 84 (37.0%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 4 (1.8%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 117 (51.5%) from other races, and 22 (9.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 187 people (82.4%).[21]

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

There were 56 households, 32 (57.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 34 (60.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7 (12.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 6 (10.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 7 (12.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (1.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 7 households (12.5%) were one person and 4 (7.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.05. There were 47 families (83.9% of households); the average family size was 4.45.

The age distribution was 80 people (35.2%) under the age of 18, 27 people (11.9%) aged 18 to 24, 64 people (28.2%) aged 25 to 44, 38 people (16.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 18 people (7.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

There were 64 housing units at an average density of 706.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 33 (58.9%) were owner-occupied and 23 (41.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%. 131 people (57.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 96 people (42.3%) 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: Cherokee Strip, California
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee Strip, California
  4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1015. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Cherokee Strip CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.