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 ...
. Keswick sits at an elevation of . Its population is 188 as of the 2020 census, down from 451 from the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), 96.41% of it land and 3.59% of it water.
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Keswick had a population of 188. The population density was . The racial makeup of Keswick was 145 (77.1%)
White
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, 0 (0.0%)
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 1 (0.5%) from other races, and 29 (15.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21 persons (11.2%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 83 households, out of which 21 (25.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 44 (53.0%) were married-couple households, 10 (12.0%) were
cohabiting
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couple households, 15 (18.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 14 (16.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 15 households (18.1%) were one person, and 11 (13.3%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27. There were 60
families
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(72.3% of all households).
The age distribution was 39 people (20.7%) under the age of 18, 11 people (5.9%) aged 18 to 24, 31 people (16.5%) aged 25 to 44, 50 people (26.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 57 people (30.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 51.0years. There were 90 males and 98 females.
There were 99 housing units at an average density of , of which 83 (83.8%) were occupied, all by homeowners.
Politics
In the
state legislature
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Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
* The legislative branches of ...
, Keswick is in , and .
Federally, Keswick is in .
History
The town was catastrophically damaged by the 2018
Carr Fire
The Carr Fire was a large wildfire in 2018 in Northern California's Shasta and Trinity counties. The fire ignited on July 23 and burned before it was fully contained on August 30. The Carr Fire destroyed 1,604 structures, including more tha ...