Yosemite Lakes Park (''Yosemite'',

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for "killer") is an

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Madera County Madera County (), officially the County of Madera, is a county at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 156,255. The county seat is Madera. Madera County comprises the Madera, CA Metr ...

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. It lies at an elevation of . As a

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(CDP) it is known as Yosemite Lakes. It is part of the Madera

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. The population was 5,022 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Yosemite Lakes is located in the foothills of the

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at . Its northwest border follows the

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, and to the south and east it is bound by Coarsegold creek. The highest point in the community is Lilley Mountain at . The community is bordered to the northeast by

Coarsegold Coarsegold is a census-designated place in Madera County, California, United States. The population was 4,144 at the 2020 census, up from 1,840 in 2010. The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, a federally recognized tribe, is headquartered ...

, and it is north of

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.46%, are water.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Yosemite Lakes had a population of 4,952. The population density was . The racial makeup of Yosemite Lakes was 4,408 (89.0%)

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, 38 (0.8%)

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, 91 (1.8%) Native American, 51 (1.0%)

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, 8 (0.2%)

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, 131 (2.6%) from

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, and 225 (4.5%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 517 persons (10.4%). The Census reported that 4,952 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,902 households, out of which 569 (29.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,304 (68.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 136 (7.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 83 (4.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 69 (3.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 10 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 295 households (15.5%) were made up of individuals, and 135 (7.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60. There were 1,523

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(80.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.87. The population was spread out, with 1,114 people (22.5%) under the age of 18, 252 people (5.1%) aged 18 to 24, 964 people (19.5%) aged 25 to 44, 1,666 people (33.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 956 people (19.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. There were 2,156 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,612 (84.8%) were owner-occupied, and 290 (15.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.3%. 4,061 people (82.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 891 people (18.0%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,160 people, 1,534 households, and 1,288 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,763 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.20%

, 0.36%

, 0.99% Native American, 0.70%

, 0.41%

, 2.28% from

, and 2.07% from two or more races.

of any race were 7.93% of the population. There were 1,534 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.95. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,382, and the median income for a family was $58,341. Males had a median income of $44,792 versus $31,442 for females. The

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for the CDP was $24,096. About 3.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the

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, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the

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, Yosemite Lakes is in , and is split between , and . In the

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, Yosemite Lakes is in .

References

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