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Monmouth, California

Coordinates: 36°33′58″N 119°44′24″W / 36.56611°N 119.74000°W / 36.56611; -119.74000
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Monmouth
Monmouth is located in California
Monmouth
Monmouth
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°33′58″N 119°44′24″W / 36.56611°N 119.74000°W / 36.56611; -119.74000
Country United States
State California
CountyFresno
Area
 • Total0.308 sq mi (0.798 km2)
 • Land0.308 sq mi (0.798 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation276 ft (84 m)
Population
 • Total152
 • Density490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93725
Area code559
GNIS feature IDs1656172, 2628758
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monmouth, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monmouth, California

Monmouth is a census-designated place[3] in Fresno County, California.[2] It is located 7.25 miles (12 km) west of Selma,[4] at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m).[2] At the 2010 census, Monmouth had a population of 152.

Officials of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (Monmouth was a stop on the railroad's Valley Division) named the place after Monmouth, Illinois.[4]

A post office operated at Monmouth from 1908 to 1919.[4]

Demographics

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At the 2010 census Monmouth had a population of 152. The population density was 493.4 inhabitants per square mile (190.5/km2). The racial makeup of Monmouth was 82 (53.9%) White, 6 (3.9%) African American, 1 (0.7%) Native American, 5 (3.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 47 (30.9%) from other races, and 11 (7.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 107 people (70.4%).[5]

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

There were 42 households, 16 (38.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 21 (50.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 15 (35.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (2.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (9.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 2 households (4.8%) were one person and 0 (0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.62. There were 37 families (88.1% of households); the average family size was 3.70.

The age distribution was 37 people (24.3%) under the age of 18, 22 people (14.5%) aged 18 to 24, 29 people (19.1%) aged 25 to 44, 36 people (23.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 28 people (18.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 34.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

There were 48 housing units at an average density of 155.8 per square mile (60.2/km2), of which 42 were occupied, 28 (66.7%) by the owners and 14 (33.3%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%. 107 people (70.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 45 people (29.6%) lived in rental housing units.

References

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  1. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monmouth, California
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monmouth, California
  4. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1074. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  5. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Monmouth CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.