Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge is an

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and a former

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(CDP) in Tuolumne County,

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, United States. The population was 5,108 at the 2000 census. It was abolished prior to the 2010 census, and Phoenix Lake and Cedar Ridge became CDPs.

Geography

Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge is located at (38.019488, -120.297883). According to the

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, the CDP had a total area of , of which, of it was land and of it (0.55%) was water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,123 people, 2,044 households, and 1,580 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,473 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.5%

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, 0.4%

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, 1.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2%

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, 1.1% from

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, and 2.1% from two or more races.

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of any race were 5.0% of the population. There were 2,044 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.80. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,699, and the median income for a family was $47,807. Males had a median income of $41,136 versus $26,923 for females. The

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for the CDP was $22,853. About 4.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the

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, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge is located in the 14th Senate District, represented by

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Tom Berryhill, and in the 25th Assembly District, represented by Republican

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. In the

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, Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge is in .

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Tuolumne County, California Former census-designated places in California Unincorporated communities in California