Groveland, California

Groveland
census-designated place
Country	United States
State	California
County	Tuolumne
Area
• Total	9.567 sq mi (24.779 km2)
• Land	9.561 sq mi (24.764 km2)
• Water	0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2)  0.06%
Elevation	3,136 ft (956 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	601
• Density	63/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95321
Area code	209
GNIS feature ID	2628856
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Groveland, California
California Historical Landmark
Reference no.	446

Groveland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California. Groveland sits at an elevation of 3,136 feet (956 m). The 2010 United States census reported Groveland's population was 601.

Groveland was created a CDP prior to the 2010 census; previously it was part of Groveland-Big Oak Flat CDP.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 9.6 square miles (24.8 km²), 99.94% of it land and 0.06% of it water.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Groveland has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Groveland had a population of 601. The population density was 62.8 people per square mile (24.3/km²). The racial makeup of Groveland was 542 (90.2%) White, 2 (0.3%) African American, 9 (1.5%) Native American, 9 (1.5%) Asian, 2 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 17 (2.8%) from other races, and 20 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49 persons (8.2%).

The Census reported that 601 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 277 households, out of which 57 (20.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 119 (43.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 32 (11.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 15 (5.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 21 (7.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 90 households (32.5%) were made up of individuals and 41 (14.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17. There were 166 families (59.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.64.

The population was spread out with 92 people (15.3%) under the age of 18, 42 people (7.0%) aged 18 to 24, 114 people (19.0%) aged 25 to 44, 239 people (39.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 114 people (19.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.6 years. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

There were 353 housing units at an average density of 36.9 per square mile (14.2/km²), of which 182 (65.7%) were owner-occupied, and 95 (34.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.4%. 373 people (62.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 228 people (37.9%) lived in rental housing units.

Features

Camp Mather of the City of San Francisco, San Jose Family Camp of the City of San Jose, Berkeley Tuolumne Family Camp of the City of Berkeley, and Camp Tawonga, a Jewish summer camp, are all located east of Groveland off Hwy 120 within the Stanislaus National Forest.