Rio Oso (

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: ''Río Oso'', meaning "Bear River") is a

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(CDP) in Sutter County,

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. Rio Oso sits at an elevation of . The ZIP Code is 95674. The community is inside

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. The 2010 United States census reported Rio Oso's population was 356.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of 6.5 square miles (16.9 km), all of it land.

Demographics

The

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reported that Rio Oso had a population of 356. The population density was . The racial makeup of Rio Oso was 274 (77.0%)

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, 5 (1.4%)

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, 7 (2.0%) Native American, 26 (7.3%)

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, 1 (0.3%)

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, 32 (9.0%) from

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, and 11 (3.1%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 53 persons (14.9%). The Census reported that 356 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 124 households, out of which 42 (33.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 82 (66.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 6 (4.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 6 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 8 (6.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 21 households (16.9%) were made up of individuals, and 8 (6.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87. There were 94

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(75.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.28. The population was spread out, with 85 people (23.9%) under the age of 18, 15 people (4.2%) aged 18 to 24, 95 people (26.7%) aged 25 to 44, 106 people (29.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 55 people (15.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males. There were 140 housing units at an average density of 21.4 per square mile (8.3/km), of which 95 (76.6%) were owner-occupied, and 29 (23.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%. 276 people (77.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 80 people (22.5%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature, Rio Oso is located in the 6th Senate District, represented by

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, and in the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher. Federally, Rio Oso is in .

Notable person

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, former member of the

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References

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