Callender, California

Callender
census-designated place
Location of Callender in San Luis Obispo County, California.
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Coordinates: 35°03′11″N120°35′47″W / 35.05306°N 120.59639°W / 35.05306; -120.59639
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Luis Obispo
Area [1]
• Total	2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)
• Land	2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	102 ft (31 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,282
• Density	560.80/sq mi (216.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	805
GNIS feature IDs	252865; 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 1,262 at the 2010 census.

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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,282		—
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

The 2010 United States Census ^[5] reported that Callender had a population of 1,262. The population density was 552.2 inhabitants per square mile (213.2/km²). The racial makeup of Callender was 1,003 (79.5%) White, 7 (0.6%) African American, 22 (1.7%) Native American, 48 (3.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 128 (10.1%) from other races, and 54 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 355 persons (28.1%).

The Census reported that 1,262 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 439 households, out of which 144 (32.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 263 (59.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 39 (8.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 27 (6.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 33 (7.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 75 households (17.1%) were made up of individuals, and 22 (5.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87. There were 329 families (74.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.21.

The population was spread out, with 291 people (23.1%) under the age of 18, 110 people (8.7%) aged 18 to 24, 284 people (22.5%) aged 25 to 44, 415 people (32.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 162 people (12.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

There were 481 housing units at an average density of 210.4 per square mile (81.2/km²), of which 289 (65.8%) were owner-occupied, and 150 (34.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.3%. 827 people (65.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 435 people (34.5%) lived in rental housing units.

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. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Callender CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.