Big Lagoon is a

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in Humboldt County,

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, north of

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at an elevation of . The population is 161 as of the 2020 census, up from 93 in the 2010 census. It covers an area of , including no water.

Education

Big Lagoon is the seat of the Big Lagoon Union Elementary School DistrictHumboldt County Office of Education
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on north of

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Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Big Lagoon had a population of 161. The population density was . The racial makeup of Big Lagoon was 93 (57.8%)

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, 2 (1.2%)

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, 51 (31.7%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 1 (0.6%)

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, 2 (1.2%) from other races, and 12 (7.5%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 25 persons (15.5%). The whole population lived in households. There were 79 households, out of which 15 (19.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 23 (29.1%) were married-couple households, 13 (16.5%) were

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couple households, 27 (34.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 16 (20.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 29 (36.7%) of households were one person, and 12 (15.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.04. There were 41

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(51.9% of all households). The age distribution was 30 people (18.6%) under the age of 18, 10 people (6.2%) aged 18 to 24, 24 people (14.9%) aged 25 to 44, 45 people (28.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 52 people (32.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 54.3years. There were 76 males and 85 females. There were 128 housing units at an average density of , of which 79 (61.7%) were occupied. Of these, 57 (72.2%) were owner-occupied, and 22 (27.8%) were occupied by renters.

Government

In the

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References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Humboldt County, California Census-designated places in California Populated coastal places in California