Guinda (
Spanish
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Sour cherry
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is a
census-designated place
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in
Yolo County
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,
California
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. It is located in the
Capay Valley, in the northwestern portion of the county, northwest of
Esparto
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.
Guinda's
ZIP Code is 95637 and the town is in
area code 530
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Regions within it include the Sacramento Valley (including some outer suburbs of Sacramento), Shasta Cascade, and the northern Sierra Nevada. Area code 53 ...
. It lies at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m).
A post office was opened in the town in 1889.
The town was named by
Southern Pacific Railroad officials after a cherry tree at the site.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km), all of it land.
Demographics
The
2010 United States Census
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reported that Guinda had a population of 254. The population density was . The racial makeup of Guinda was 175 (68.9%)
White
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, 26 (10.2%)
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, 0 (0.0%)
Native American, 1 (0.4%)
Asian, 1 (0.4%)
Pacific Islander
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, 43 (16.9%) from
other races
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, and 8 (3.1%) from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 68 persons (26.8%).
The Census reported that 254 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 104 households, out of which 23 (22.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 67 (64.4%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 4 (3.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2 (1.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (3.8%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (1.9%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 24 households (23.1%) were made up of individuals, and 10 (9.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44. There were 73
families
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(70.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.88.
The population was spread out, with 46 people (18.1%) under the age of 18, 19 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 39 people (15.4%) aged 25 to 44, 97 people (38.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 53 people (20.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.
There were 123 housing units at an average density of , of which 85 (81.7%) were owner-occupied, and 19 (18.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%. 191 people (75.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 63 people (24.8%) lived in rental housing units.
See also
*
County Fire
The County Fire (formerly known as the Guinda Fire) was a wildfire east of Lake Berryessa in Yolo County and Napa County, California in the United States. The fire, first reported on June 30, 2018, in Rumsey Canyon in the community of Guinda, and ...
*
Sand Fire
References
External links
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United States Geological Survey
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Census-designated places in Yolo County, California
Census-designated places in California