Camino (
Spanish
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is a
census-designated place
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in
El Dorado County, California,
and, per the 2010 census, has a population of 1,750. According to the
USGS
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, it lies at an elevation of 3133 feet (955 m).
Nearby cities and towns include
Pollock Pines,
Placerville,
Diamond Springs,
El Dorado,
Grizzly Flats,
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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Coloma,
Garden Valley,
Cameron Park,
Shingle Springs, and
Lotus. The elevation of Camino ranges between 3,000 and 3,500 feet, and gets snow several times per year. Camino is a popular area in the fall for apples and is often incorrectly mistaken as
Apple Hill, which is the trademarked name of the Apple Hill Growers Association, a 55-member collection of ranches in Camino/Placerville/Pollock Pines. It is also known for its many Christmas tree farm ranches and is home to the annual Apple Hill Run. Camino is located about halfway between
Sacramento
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and
South Lake Tahoe on
U.S. Route 50. The first post office was opened in 1904;
the
ZIP code is 95709. The community is inside
area code 530
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.
Demographics
The
2010 United States Census
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reported that Camino had a population of 1,750. The population density was . The racial makeup of Camino was 1,604 (91.7%)
White
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, 7 (0.4%)
African American
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, 14 (0.8%)
Native American, 18 (1.0%)
Asian
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, 4 (0.2%)
Pacific Islander
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, 55 (3.1%) from
other races
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, and 48 (2.7%) from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 197 persons (11.3%).
The Census reported that 1,750 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 723 households, out of which 188 (26.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 390 (53.9%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 50 (6.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 45 (6.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 50 (6.9%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (0.4%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 181 households (25.0%) were made up of individuals, and 76 (10.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42. There were 485
families
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(67.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.90.
The population was spread out, with 370 people (21.1%) under the age of 18, 111 people (6.3%) aged 18 to 24, 329 people (18.8%) aged 25 to 44, 560 people (32.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 380 people (21.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
There were 810 housing units at an average density of , of which 723 were occupied, of which 514 (71.1%) were owner-occupied, and 209 (28.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%. 1,235 people (70.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 515 people (29.4%) lived in rental housing units.
Politics
In the
state legislature, Camino is in , and .
Federally, Camino is in .
Climate
The
Köppen Climate Classification
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subtype for this climate is "
Csa
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"(Mediterranean Climate).
Climate Summary for Camino, CA
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References
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Census-designated places in El Dorado County, California
Populated places established in 1904
Census-designated places in California