Corralitos (

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for "Small

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") is a

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(CDP) in Santa Cruz County,

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, United States. It is a rural area known for its

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of apples and strawberries, and its notable Corralitos Market and Sausage Co. Moreover, its location near the

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optimizes viticulture. The population was 2,326 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Corralitos is located at (36.991303, -121.802013). It is located on Corralitos Creek, a tributary of Salsipuedes Creek which is in turn the lowest tributary of the

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.16% is water.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Corralitos had a population of 2,326. The population density was . The racial makeup of Corralitos was 1,980 (85.1%)

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, 16 (0.7%)

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, 12 (0.5%) Native American, 48 (2.1%)

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, 190 (8.2%) from

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, and 79 (3.4%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 532 persons (22.9%). The Census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households and 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters. There were 829 households, out of which 257 (31.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 511 (61.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 62 (7.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 42 (5.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 51 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 150 households (18.1%) were made up of individuals, and 65 (7.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80. There were 615

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(74.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.09. The population was spread out, with 504 people (21.7%) under the age of 18, 174 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 482 people (20.7%) aged 25 to 44, 829 people (35.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 337 people (14.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males. There were 888 housing units at an average density of , of which 73.9% were owner-occupied and 26.1% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.3%. 74.5% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 25.2% lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,431 people, 815 households, and 621 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 846 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.61%

, 0.16%

, 0.95% Native American, 2.30%

, 0.04%

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, 10.98% from

, and 3.95% from two or more races.

of any race were 19.13% of the population. There were 815 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were

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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22. Corralitos market

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,781, and the median income for a family was $80,626. Males had a median income of $44,750 versus $31,500 for females. The

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for the CDP was $27,572. About 1.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the

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, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the

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, Corralitos is in , and in . In the

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, Corralitos is in .

References

External links

History of Corralitos
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