Alta Sierra, Kern County, California

For the census designated place in Nevada County, see Alta Sierra, California.

Alta Sierra
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°43′45.38″N118°32′57.57″W / 35.7292722°N 118.5493250°W / 35.7292722; -118.5493250
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern County
Area [1]
• Total	2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
• Land	2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
• Water	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1,735 m (5,693 ft)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	103
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2804107 [2]

Alta Sierra is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. ^[2]

It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) east of Glennville, ^[4] at an elevation of 5,718 feet (1,743 m) in the Greenhorn Mountains/Sierra Nevada foothills. ^[2] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Alta Sierra as a census-designated place (CDP).

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	103		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 1850–1870 [6] [7] 1880-1890 [8] 1900 [9] 1910 [10] 1920 [11] 1930 [12] 1940 [13] 1950 [14] 1960 [15] 1970 [16] 1980 [17] 1990 [18] 2000 [19] 2010 [20]

Alta Sierra first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census. ^{[21] [22]}

2020 Census

Alta Sierra CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020 [22]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	88	85.44%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	3.88%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	10.68%
Total	103	100.00%

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 23, 2024.
2. "Alta Sierra Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Alta Sierra CDP (Kern County), California". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 23, 2024.
4. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 992. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.
5. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
6. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
7. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
8. "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
9. "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
10. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
11. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
12. "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
13. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
14. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
15. "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
16. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
17. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
18. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
19. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
20. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
21. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
22. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Alta Sierra CDP (Kern County), California". United States Census Bureau.