Mather ( ) 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 ...

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. Mather sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Mather's population was 4,451. It is the site of the former

Mather Air Force Base Mather Air Force Base (Mather AFB) was a United States Air Force Base, which was closed in 1993 pursuant to a post-Cold War BRAC decision. It was located east of Sacramento, on the south side of U.S. Route 50 in Sacramento County, Californ ...

, closed by the federal government in 1993.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of 10.0 square miles (26.0 km), 99.75% of it land and 0.25% of it water.

Climate

The climate of Mather is

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, characterized by hot, dry summers, at times exceeding , and mild, rainy winters, with lows at night falling below freezing at times.

Demographics

At the 2010 census Mather had a population of 4,451. The population density was . The racial makeup of Mather was 2,477 (55.7%) White, 393 (8.8%) African American, 42 (0.9%) Native American, 850 (19.1%) Asian, 84 (1.9%) Pacific Islander, 267 (6.0%) from other races, and 338 (7.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 704 people (15.8%). The census reported that 4,447 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 4 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 1,436 households, 679 (47.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 857 (59.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 150 (10.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 72 (5.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 115 (8.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 14 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 237 households (16.5%) were one person and 24 (1.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.10. There were 1,079 families (75.1% of households); the average family size was 3.57. The age distribution was 1,357 people (30.5%) under the age of 18, 379 people (8.5%) aged 18 to 24, 1,571 people (35.3%) aged 25 to 44, 924 people (20.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 220 people (4.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 31.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. There were 1,520 housing units at an average density of 151.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,061 (73.9%) were owner-occupied and 375 (26.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 3,453 people (77.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 994 people (22.3%) lived in rental housing units.

References

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