Los Molinos, California

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Los Molinos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tehama County, California, United States. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Los Molinos is located at 40°1′28″N, 122°5′58″W (40.024439, -122.099442)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.88%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,952 people, 734 households, and 474 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 335.0/km² (869.1/mi²). There were 836 housing units at an average density of 143.5/km² (372.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.07% White, 0.31% African American, 1.69% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 8.15% from other races, and 3.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.82% of the population.

There were 734 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,691, and the median income for a family was $30,769. Males had a median income of $31,458 versus $20,769 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,107. About 18.0% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.