Callender, California

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San Luis Obispo County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Callender Highlighted 0609948.svg
Location of Callender in San Luis Obispo County, California.
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Callender (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°03′11″N120°35′47″W / 35.05306°N 120.59639°W / 35.05306; -120.59639
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg California
County San Luis Obispo
Area
[1]
  Total
2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)
  Land2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation
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102 ft (31 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,282
  Density560.80/sq mi (216.49/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 805
GNIS feature IDs252865; 2582956

Callender is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. [3] Callender is located along California State Route 1 south of Arroyo Grande. The population was 1,282 at the 2020 census.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 1,262
2020 1,2821.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
1850–1870 [5] [6] 1880-1890 [7]
1900 [8] 1910 [9] 1920 [10]
1930 [11] 1940 [12] 1950 [13]
1960 [14] 1970 [15] 1980 [16]
1990 [17] 2000 [18] 2010 [19]

Callender first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. [19]

2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Callender had a population of 1,282. The population density was 560.8 inhabitants per square mile (216.5/km2). The racial makeup of Callender was 864 (67.4%) White, 10 (0.8%) African American, 24 (1.9%) Native American, 37 (2.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 106 (8.3%) from other races, and 241 (18.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 392 persons (30.6%). [20]

The census reported that 1,266 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 16 (1.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. [20]

There were 449 households, out of which 127 (28.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 244 (54.3%) were married-couple households, 39 (8.7%) were cohabiting couple households, 96 (21.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 70 (15.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 93 households (20.7%) were one person, and 47 (10.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82. [20] There were 317 families (70.6% of all households). [21]

The age distribution was 255 people (19.9%) under the age of 18, 97 people (7.6%) aged 18 to 24, 272 people (21.2%) aged 25 to 44, 360 people (28.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 298 people (23.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. [20]

There were 490 housing units at an average density of 214.3 units per square mile (82.7 units/km2), of which 449 (91.6%) were occupied. Of these, 291 (64.8%) were owner-occupied, and 158 (35.2%) were occupied by renters. [20]

Education

It is in the Lucia Mar Unified School District. [22]

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Callender, California
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Callender, California
  4. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
  5. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  6. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  7. "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  8. "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  9. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  10. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  11. "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  12. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  13. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  14. "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  15. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  16. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  17. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  18. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  19. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 "Callender CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  21. "Callender CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  22. Geography Division (December 18, 2020). "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Luis Obispo County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved June 1, 2025. - Text list