Lockwood is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 368. It is a small community consisting of farms, ranches, and vineyards, in a broad valley encompassed by the coastal mountains. The ZIP Code is 93932, and the community is inside

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History

The first post office opened in 1888. The name honors Belva Lockwood, candidate for

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in 1884 and 1888 on the Equal Rights Party ticket.

Geography

Lockwood is in southern Monterey County, east-southeast of Jolon, north of the mouth of Tule Canyon, north of the

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, and north of Bryson, at an elevation of . It is northwest of

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, a destination for boaters and wakeboarders, and southeast of

Fort Hunter Liggett Fort Hunter Liggett is a United States Army post in Jolon, California, in southern Monterey County, California. The fort, named in 1941 after General Hunter Liggett, is primarily used as a training facility, where activities such as field maneuv ...

. According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of , 99.69% of it land, and 0.31% of it water. There is a post office in Lockwood and a community center. Lockwood also encompasses the San Antonio Valley Vineyards, including several more vineyards and a few olive groves. There is extensive grazing land and cattle ranching in the area, and some families have been here ever since the town was founded, ranching and farming for generations.

Climate

This region experiences hot and dry summers, with average monthly temperatures above . According to the

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system, Lockwood has a

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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Lockwood had a population of 368. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lockwood was 242 (65.8%)

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, 10 (2.7%)

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, 4 (1.1%) Native American, 8 (2.2%) Asian, 1 (0.3%)

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, 62 (16.8%) from other races, and 41 (11.1%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 112 persons (30.4%). The whole population lived in households. There were 145 households, out of which 34 (23.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 71 (49.0%) were married-couple households, 2 (1.4%) were

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couple households, 22 (15.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 50 (34.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 37 households (25.5%) were one person, and 11 (7.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 98

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(67.6% of all households). The age distribution was 78 people (21.2%) under the age of 18, 26 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 91 people (24.7%) aged 25 to 44, 93 people (25.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 80 people (21.7%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.7years. For every 100 females, there were 130.0 males. There were 168 housing units at an average density of , of which 145 (86.3%) were occupied. Of these, 83 (57.2%) were owner-occupied, and 62 (42.8%) were occupied by renters.

References

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