Forest Meadows, California

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Forest Meadows
Unincorporated Community
Census Designated Place
Calaveras County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Forest Meadows Highlighted.svg
Location in Calaveras County and the state of California
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Forest Meadows
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°10′05″N120°24′20″W / 38.16806°N 120.40556°W / 38.16806; -120.40556
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg California
County Calaveras
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.764 sq mi (9.750 km2)
 • Land3.764 sq mi (9.750 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[2]
3,376 ft (1,029 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
1,276
 • Density339.0/sq mi (130.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code [4]
95247
Area code 209
FIPS code 06-24897
GNIS feature IDs 1804875, 2408228

Forest Meadows is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2020 census, up from 1,249 at the 2010 census.

Contents

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), all of it land.

Brice Station is not inside the Forest Meadows HOA.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 1,197—
2010 1,2494.3%
2020 1,2762.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
1860–1870 [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]

Forest Meadows first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census. [19]

2020 census

Forest Meadows 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 2000 [21] Pop 2010 [22] Pop 2020 [23] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1,1151,1551,05593.15%92.47%82.68%
Black or African American alone (NH)0010.00%0.00%0.08%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)183191.50%0.24%1.49%
Asian alone (NH)79220.58%0.72%1.72%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0010.00%0.00%0.08%
Other race alone (NH)00160.00%0.00%1.25%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1422631.17%1.76%4.94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4360993.59%4.80%7.76%
Total1,1971,2491,276 100.00%100.00%100.00%

The 2020 United States census reported that Forest Meadows had a population of 1,276. The population density was 339.0 inhabitants per square mile (130.9/km2). The racial makeup of Forest Meadows was 1,086 (85.1%) White, 1 (0.1%) African American, 21 (1.6%) Native American, 22 (1.7%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 48 (3.8%) from other races, and 97 (7.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99 persons (7.8%). [24]

The whole population lived in households. There were 563 households, out of which 89 (15.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 332 (59.0%) were married-couple households, 30 (5.3%) were cohabiting couple households, 126 (22.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 75 (13.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 144 households (25.6%) were one person, and 82 (14.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27. [24] There were 390 families (69.3% of all households). [25]

The age distribution was 190 people (14.9%) under the age of 18, 56 people (4.4%) aged 18 to 24, 204 people (16.0%) aged 25 to 44, 335 people (26.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 491 people (38.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. [24]

There were 828 housing units at an average density of 220.0 units per square mile (84.9 units/km2), of which 563 (68.0%) were occupied. Of these, 456 (81.0%) were owner-occupied, and 107 (19.0%) were occupied by renters. [24]

Politics

In the state legislature, Forest Meadows is in the 4th senatorial district , represented by Republican Marie Alvarado-Gil, [26] and the 8th Assembly district , represented by Republican David Tangipa. [27] Federally, Forest Meadows is in California's 5th congressional district , represented by Republican Tom McClintock. [28]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Forest Meadows". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Forest Meadows, California Zip Code Boundary Map (CA)" . Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Forest Meadows CDP, California". United States Census Bureau .
  22. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forest Meadows CDP, California". United States Census Bureau .
  23. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forest Meadows CDP, California". United States Census Bureau .
  24. 1 2 3 4 "Forest Meadows CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Forest Meadows CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  28. ↑ "California's 5th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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