Spanish
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for "Sea Hill") is a
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
San Mateo County
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,
California
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area code 650
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La Honda
La Honda (Spanish for "The Sling") is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 979 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains between the Santa Clara Valley an ...
, situated in the
Santa Cruz Mountains
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in the western part of the
San Francisco Peninsula
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. The
United States Postal Service
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census
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of 2020, there were 134 residents in the CDP. Loma Mar is home to the
YMCA
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's Camp Loma Mar, Redwood Glen Camp and Conference Center as well as a small number of businesses and services including the Loma Mar Store, a post office, and a fire station run by volunteers.
Geography
The town is located within a
redwood
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forest, and is traversed by the
Pescadero Creek
Pescadero Creek is a major stream in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties in California, United States. At ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 15, 2011 it is the longes ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km), all of it land.
Demographics
The
2010 United States Census
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reported that Loma Mar had a population of 113. The population density was . The racial makeup of Loma Mar was 101 (89.4%)
White
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, 2 (1.8%)
African American
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Asian
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, 0 (0.0%)
Pacific Islander
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, 0 (0.0%) from
other races
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, and 7 (6.2%) from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 12 persons (10.6%).
The Census reported that 113 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 54 households, out of which 12 (22.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 24 (44.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 (1.9%) had a female householder with no spouse present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no spouse present. There were 5 (9.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (1.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 21 households (38.9%) were made up of individuals, and 3 (5.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09. There were 25
families
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(46.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.96.
The population was spread out, with 22 people (19.5%) under the age of 18, 2 people (1.8%) aged 18 to 24, 33 people (29.2%) aged 25 to 44, 47 people (41.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 9 people (8.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
There were 67 housing units at an average density of , of which 31 (57.4%) were owner-occupied, and 23 (42.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 68 people (60.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 45 people (39.8%) lived in rental housing units.
Schools
Loma Mar is within the boundaries of the
La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District
La Honda−Pescadero Unified School District is a K−12 school district in California that serves the south coast of San Mateo County, including the communities of Pescadero, Loma Mar, and La Honda. It consists of three schools: two elementary ...
and has a bus stop located on Pescadero Creek Road across from the store, but does not have a school of its own.