Avery, California
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Avery | |
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| Location in Calaveras County and the state of California Location in Calaveras County and the state of California | |
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| Coordinates: 38°12′16″N 120°22′12″W / 38.20444°N 120.37000°WCoordinates: 38°12′16″N 120°22′12″W / 38.20444°N 120.37000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Template:Country data California |
| County | Calaveras |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp 0.87% |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 636 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95224 |
| Area code(s) | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-03316 |
| GNIS feature IDs | Template:GNIS4, Template:GNIS4 |
Avery is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 636 at the 2020 census. Avery is located on State Route 4 and is home to the oldest continually operating hotel in the county, the Avery Hotel Restaurant & Saloon. Built in 1853, it was known as the "Half Way House," being located between Murphys, Arnold, and Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
Geography
[edit | edit source]According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which over 99% is land.
Climate
[edit | edit source]History
[edit | edit source]The place is named after George J. Avery, its first postmaster. The first post office was established in 1885, closed in 1943, and re-established in 1949.[2]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Avery first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.[3]
Racial and ethnic composition
[edit | edit source]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[4] | Pop 2010[5] | Pop 2020[6] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 613 | 575 | 524 | 91.22% | 89.01% | 82.39% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.77% | 0.31% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1.04% | 0.15% | 1.10% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.60% | 0.46% | 0.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.30% | 0.15% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 17 | 23 | 48 | 2.53% | 3.56% | 7.55% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 29 | 38 | 55 | 4.32% | 5.88% | 8.65% |
| Total | 672 | 646 | 636 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2020 census
[edit | edit source]As of the 2020 census, Avery had a population of 636. The population density was 302.3 inhabitants per square mile (116.7/km2). The age distribution was 15.6% under the age of 18, 3.8% aged 18 to 24, 21.1% aged 25 to 44, 32.9% aged 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.0 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.1 males age 18 and over.[7][8]
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[9]
The racial makeup of Avery was 84.9% White, 0.3% African American, 1.9% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 11.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.6% of the population.[8]
The whole population lived in households. There were 289 households in Avery, of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.7% were married-couple households, 2.8% were cohabiting couple households, 25.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2. There were 188 families (65.1% of all households).[7]
There were 387 housing units at an average density of 183.9 units per square mile (71.0 units/km2), of which 289 (74.7%) were occupied and 25.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%. Of occupied units, 86.5% were owner-occupied and 13.5% were renter-occupied.[7][10][11]
Politics
[edit | edit source]In the state legislature, Avery is in Template:Representative,[12] and Template:Representative.[13] Federally, Avery is in Template:Representative.[14]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named2000CensusCA - ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Avery CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Avery CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Avery CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Avery CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Avery CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ↑ Template:Cite GovTrack