Cromberg (formerly, Twenty-Mile House, Taft, and Teft) is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

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, United States. Cromberg is located on the

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, northwest of Blairsden. The population was 261 at the 2010 census, down from 290 at the 2000 census.

History

The Cromberg post office opened in 1880, closed in 1912, reopened in 1919, closed again in 1931, and reopened in 1950. The ZIP code is 96103. The Cromberg Post Office is also the same location of and run by the managers of the Golden Coach RV Park.

Geography

Cromberg is located at (39.868589, -120.707044). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Cromberg had a population of 261. The population density was . The racial makeup of Cromberg was 239 (91.6%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 5 (1.9%) Native American, 6 (2.3%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 3 (1.1%) from

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, and 8 (3.1%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 18 persons (6.9%). The Census reported that 261 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 121 households, out of which 19 (15.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 73 (60.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4 (3.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (3.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 10 (8.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 29 households (24.0%) were made up of individuals, and 14 (11.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16. There were 81

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(66.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.56. The population was spread out, with 29 people (11.1%) under the age of 18, 15 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 42 people (16.1%) aged 25 to 44, 107 people (41.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 68 people (26.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. There were 188 housing units at an average density of 20.9 per square mile (8.1/km²), of which 96 (79.3%) were owner-occupied, and 25 (20.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 19.4%. 206 people (78.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 55 people (21.1%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 290 people, 123 households, and 76 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 160 housing units at an average density of 17.7 per square mile (6.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.28%

, 2.76% Native American, 0.69%

, 1.38% from

, and 6.90% from two or more races. 2.76% of the population were

of any race. There were 123 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were

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living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,250, and the median income for a family was $85,874. Males had a median income of $63,750 versus $32,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $24,252. About 6.4% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 7.4% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Politics

In the

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, Cromberg is in , and . Federally, Cromberg is in .

References

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