Alhambra Valley (, ) is a

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in the

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of central

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. Alhambra Valley sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported that Alhambra Valley's population was 805. The

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name of the valley was "Valley of Hunger"; it was adapted into English with obvious influence from "

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Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 1.61 square miles (4.18 km), all of it land.

Demographics

Alhambra Valley first appeared as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census. The 2020 United States census reported that Alhambra Valley had a population of 805. The population density was . The racial makeup of Alhambra Valley was 78.4%

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, 1.4%

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, 0.4% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 0.4%

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, 4.0% from other races, and 12.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.4% of the population. The census reported that 100% of the population lived in households. There were 308 households, out of which 23.1% included children under the age of 18, 66.9% were married-couple households, 3.9% were

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couple households, 17.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.9% of households were one person, and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61. There were 252

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(81.8% of all households). The age distribution was 17.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% aged 18 to 24, 16.6% aged 25 to 44, 31.4% aged 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 53.1years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. There were 319 housing units at an average density of , of which 308 (96.6%) were occupied. Of these, 93.2% were owner-occupied, and 6.8% were occupied by renters.

Education

The school district is

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