Meadow Valley is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 453 at the 2020 census, down from 464 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Meadow Valley is located at (39.936921, -121.062051). According to the

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

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

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system, Meadow Valley has a

warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics

Meadow Valley first appeared as a

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in the 2000 U.S. Census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Meadow Valley had a population of 453. The population density was . The racial makeup of Meadow Valley was 390 (86.1%)

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, 4 (0.9%)

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, 8 (1.8%) Native American, 5 (1.1%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

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, 16 (3.5%) from other races, and 30 (6.6%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 29 persons (6.4%). The whole population lived in households. There were 217 households, out of which 30 (13.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 104 (47.9%) were married-couple households, 21 (9.7%) were

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couple households, 46 (21.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 46 (21.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 75 households (34.6%) were one person, and 32 (14.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.09. There were 127

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(58.5% of all households). The age distribution was 65 people (14.3%) under the age of 18, 11 people (2.4%) aged 18 to 24, 74 people (16.3%) aged 25 to 44, 160 people (35.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 143 people (31.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 57.8years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. There were 277 housing units at an average density of , of which 217 (78.3%) were occupied. Of these, 180 (82.9%) were owner-occupied, and 37 (17.1%) were occupied by renters.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Meadow Valley had a population of 464. The population density was . The racial makeup of Meadow Valley was 435 (93.8%)

, 0 (0.0%)

, 13 (2.8%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

, 4 (0.9%) from other races, and 12 (2.6%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 21 persons (4.5%). The Census reported that 464 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 231 households, out of which 41 (17.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 115 (49.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7 (3.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 5 (2.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 15 (6.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 82 households (35.5%) were made up of individuals, and 39 (16.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01. There were 127

(55.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.62. The population was spread out, with 62 people (13.4%) under the age of 18, 25 people (5.4%) aged 18 to 24, 84 people (18.1%) aged 25 to 44, 201 people (43.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 92 people (19.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males. There were 304 housing units at an average density of , of which 171 (74.0%) were owner-occupied, and 60 (26.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%. 351 people (75.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 113 people (24.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $33,571, and the median income for a family was $45,469. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $30,667 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,726. About 10.6% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the

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, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the

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, Meadow Valley is in , and . Federally, Meadow Valley is in .

Education

The school district is

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References

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