Whitehawk is a

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, United States. The population was 113 at the 2010 census, up from 96 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Whitehawk is located at (39.723136, -120.548805). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010

At the 2010 census Whitehawk had a population of 113. The population density was . The racial makeup of Whitehawk was 107 (94.7%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 1 (0.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1 (0.9%) from other races, and 4 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2 people (1.8%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 59 households, 4 (6.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 43 (72.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 0 (0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2 (3.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 14 households (23.7%) were one person and 7 (11.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.92. There were 43 families (72.9% of households); the average family size was 2.21. The age distribution was 9 people (8.0%) under the age of 18, 0 people (0%) aged 18 to 24, 4 people (3.5%) aged 25 to 44, 42 people (37.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 58 people (51.3%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 65.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. There were 184 housing units at an average density of 72.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 52 (88.1%) were owner-occupied and 7 (11.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 15.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 30.0%. 97 people (85.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 16 people (14.2%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 96 people, 49 households, and 39 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 102 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the CDP was 98.96% White and 1.04% Asian. Of the 49 households 4.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.6% were married couples living together, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.3% of households were one person and none had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.15. The age distribution was 3.1% under the age of 18, 1.0% from 18 to 24, 10.4% from 25 to 44, 50.0% from 45 to 64, and 35.4% 65 or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males. The median household income was $46,696 and the median family income was $46,071. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $36,515. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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Media

The primary local news source is th
Portola Reporter
a newspaper published every Wednesday.

Politics

In the

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, Whitehawk is in , and . Federally, Whitehawk is in .

References

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