census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. It is located just north of where Coffee Creek flows into the Trinity River along Highway 3 and is the most northern community in Trinity County. It contains the Coffee Creek elementary school. Coffee Creek Road originates at Highway 3 offering access to the interior of the Trinity Alps; the road is 20 miles long, dirt and only for high clearance vehicles. Coffee Creek sits at an elevation of . Its population is 152 as of the 2020 census, down from 217 from the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 11.5 square miles (29.9 km), 99.84% of it land and 0.16% of it water.
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Coffee Creek had a population of 152. The population density was . The racial makeup of Coffee Creek was 130 (85.5%)
White
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, 0 (0.0%)
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 1 (0.7%) from other races, and 17 (11.2%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 12 persons (7.9%).
The census reported that 151 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 1 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 61 households, out of which 11 (18.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 29 (47.5%) were married-couple households, 3 (4.9%) were
cohabiting
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couple households, 11 (18.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 18 (29.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 17 households (27.9%) were one person, and 9 (14.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48. There were 40
families
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(65.6% of all households).
The age distribution was 23 people (15.1%) under the age of 18, 8 people (5.3%) aged 18 to 24, 22 people (14.5%) aged 25 to 44, 51 people (33.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 48 people (31.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 58.3years. There were 69 males and 83 females.
There were 133 housing units at an average density of , of which 61 (45.9%) were occupied. Of these, 49 (80.3%) were owner-occupied, and 12 (19.7%) were occupied by renters.
Politics
In the
state legislature
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Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
* The legislative branches of ...
, Coffee Creek is in , and .
Federally, Coffee Creek is in .
See also
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Trinity County, California
Trinity County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of California. Trinity County is rugged, mountainous, heavily forested, and lies along the Trinity River (for which it is named) within the Salmon, Klamath Mounta ...