C-Road is a

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(CDP) in

Plumas County Plumas County () is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is ...

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, United States. The population was 150 at the 2010 census, down from 152 at the 2000 census.

Geography

C-Road is located at (39.759419, -120.583560). 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 C-Road had a population of 150. The population density was . The racial makeup of C-Road was 140 (93.3%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 2 (1.3%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 0 (0.0%) from

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, and 8 (5.3%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 9 persons (6.0%). The Census reported that 150 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 73 households, out of which 11 (15.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 49 (67.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3 (4.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2 (2.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2 (2.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (1.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 17 households (23.3%) were made up of individuals, and 4 (5.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05. There were 54

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(74.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.37. The population was spread out, with 17 people (11.3%) under the age of 18, 6 people (4.0%) aged 18 to 24, 25 people (16.7%) aged 25 to 44, 73 people (48.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 29 people (19.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males. There were 102 housing units at an average density of , of which 65 (89.0%) were owner-occupied, and 8 (11.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 131 people (87.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 19 people (12.7%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 152 people, 61 households, and 50 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 79 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.08%

, 2.63%

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, 0.66% Native American, 1.97%

, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were

of any race. There were 61 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.80. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 39.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 130.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $0 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,088. About 27.1% of families and 33.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 66.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 66.7% of those 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature, C-Road is in , and . Federally, C-Road is in .

References

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