Los Molinos, California
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Los Molinos (
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for "The Mills") is a
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(CDP) in Tehama County,
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 ...
, United States. The population was 2,037 at the 2010 census, up from 1,952 at the 2000 census.


History

Los Molinos ("the mills" in Spanish) traces its history back to a railroad station which opened at the site in 1905. A post office has been in operation at Los Molinos since 1905.


Geography

Los Molinos is located at (40.024439, -122.099442). According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.06%) is water.


Demographics


2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Los Molinos had a population of 2,098. The population density was . The racial makeup of Los Molinos was 1,417 (67.5%)
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, 11 (0.5%)
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, 63 (3.0%) Native American, 17 (0.8%) Asian, 2 (0.1%)
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, 291 (13.9%) from other races, and 297 (14.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 617 persons (29.4%). The census reported that 99.2% of the population lived in households, 16 people (0.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 819 households, out of which 221 (27.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 333 (40.7%) were married-couple households, 57 (7.0%) were
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couple households, 239 (29.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 190 (23.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 269 households (32.8%) were one person, and 152 (18.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 485
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(59.2% of all households). The age distribution was 487 people (23.2%) under the age of 18, 138 people (6.6%) aged 18 to 24, 436 people (20.8%) aged 25 to 44, 588 people (28.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 449 people (21.4%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 44.1years. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males. There were 909 housing units at an average density of , of which 819 (90.1%) were occupied. Of these, 479 (58.5%) were owner-occupied, and 340 (41.5%) were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $34,324, and the
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was $22,915. About 21.7% of families and 33.8% of the population were below the poverty line.


2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Los Molinos had a population of 2,037. The population density was . The racial makeup of Los Molinos was 1,581 (77.6%)
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, 0 (0.0%)
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, 39 (1.9%) Native American, 7 (0.3%) Asian, 2 (0.1%)
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, 321 (15.8%) from other races, and 87 (4.3%) from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 537 persons (26.4%). The Census reported that 2,004 people (98.4% of the population) lived in households, 32 (1.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 786 households, out of which 242 (30.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 366 (46.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 88 (11.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 43 (5.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 70 (8.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 232 households (29.5%) were made up of individuals, and 120 (15.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55. There were 497
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(63.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.18. The population was spread out, with 483 people (23.7%) under the age of 18, 146 people (7.2%) aged 18 to 24, 473 people (23.2%) aged 25 to 44, 573 people (28.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 362 people (17.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. There were 932 housing units at an average density of , of which 487 (62.0%) were owner-occupied, and 299 (38.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 17.6%. 1,225 people (60.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 779 people (38.2%) lived in rental housing units.


Politics

In the
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Los Molinos is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen, and in the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher. Federally, Los Molinos is in .


Notable people

* Marv Grissom, Major League Baseball pitcher *
Leo Gorcey Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917– June 2, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of street-wise city toughs known variously as the Dead End Kids, East Side Kids, the East Side Kids, and as adults ...
, Hollywood Actor, resident from 1956 to 1964, is buried at Molinos Cemetery.


References

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