Crescent City North is a former

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(CDP) in Del Norte County,

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. The population was 4,028 at the 2000 census. The elevation is 33 feet (10 m). Crescent City North ceased to be a CDP prior to the 2010 census because most of its area was annexed by neighboring Crescent City.

Geography

Crescent City North is located at . According to the

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

Demographics

Crescent City North first appeared as an

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in the 1960 U.S. census under the name Crescent Northwest. The name was changed to Crescent North in the 1970 U.S. census. In the

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, it was redesignated as a

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. It was deleted prior to the 2010 U.S. census after being partially annexed to Crescent City. As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,028 people, 1,567 households, and 1,021 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,761 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.53%

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, 0.82%

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, 6.80% Native American, 4.79% Asian, 0.10%

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, 4.20% from other races, and 4.77% from two or more races. 9.01% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 1,567 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were

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living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.12. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,478, and the median income for a family was $30,969. Males had a median income of $36,728 versus $22,875 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,649. About 14.3% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the

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, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature Crescent City North is in , and . Federally, Crescent City North is in .

References

External links

* {{Del Norte County, California Neighborhoods in Crescent City, California Former census-designated places in California