Gazelle is a

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(CDP) in

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. Its population is 95 as of the 2020 census, up from 70 from the 2010 census.

Name

The name, that of a small African antelope, was given to the post office in 1870. In the 1850s a steamer ''Gazelle'' plied the waters between San Francisco and the upper Sacramento River.

Geography

Gazelle is located at (41.521538, -122.520718). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , 99.90% of it land and 0.10% of it water.

Demographics

Gazelle first appeared as a

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in the 2000 U.S. Census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Gazelle had a population of 95. The population density was . The racial makeup of Gazelle was 81 (85.3%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 1 (1.1%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

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, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 13 (13.7%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 7 persons (7.4%). The whole population lived in households. There were 44 households, out of which 10 (22.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 27 (61.4%) were married-couple households, 1 (2.3%) were

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couple households, 10 (22.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 6 (13.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 15 households (34.1%) were one person, and 10 (22.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16. There were 29

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(65.9% of all households). The age distribution was 20 people (21.1%) under the age of 18, 10 people (10.5%) aged 18 to 24, 21 people (22.1%) aged 25 to 44, 16 people (16.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 28 people (29.5%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.6years. There were 36 males and 59 females. There were 57 housing units at an average density of , of which 44 (77.2%) were occupied. Of these, 40 (90.9%) were owner-occupied, and 4 (9.1%) were occupied by renters.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Gazelle had a population of 70. The population density was . The racial makeup of Gazelle was 65 (92.9%)

, 0 (0.0%)

, 4 (5.7%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

, 1 (1.4%) from other races, and 0 (0.0%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5 persons (7.1%). The Census reported that 70 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 37 households, out of which 4 (10.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 15 (40.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 (2.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (10.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (2.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 15 households (40.5%) were made up of individuals, and 7 (18.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89. There were 20

(54.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.45. The population was spread out, with 8 people (11.4%) under the age of 18, 5 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 11 people (15.7%) aged 25 to 44, 28 people (40.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 18 people (25.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.8 males. There were 49 housing units at an average density of , of which 27 (73.0%) were owner-occupied, and 10 (27.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 35.3%. 44 people (62.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 26 people (37.1%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the

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Gazelle is in , and . Federally, Gazelle is in .

References

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