Los Molinos, California

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Los Molinos
Tehama County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Los Molinos Highlighted.svg
Location in Tehama County and the state of California
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Los Molinos
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°1′28″N122°5′58″W / 40.02444°N 122.09944°W / 40.02444; -122.09944
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg  California
County Tehama
Area
[1]
  Total
2.208 sq mi (5.718 km2)
  Land2.176 sq mi (5.637 km2)
  Water0.031 sq mi (0.081 km2)  1.41%
Elevation
223 ft (68 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
2,098
  Density950/sq mi (370/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
96055
Area code 530
FIPS code 06-44140
GNIS feature ID0277548

Los Molinos (Spanish for "The Mills") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tehama County, California, United States. The population was 2,098 at the 2020 census, up from 2,037 at the 2010 census.

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History

Los Molinos ("the mills" in Spanish) traces its history back to a railroad station which opened at the site in 1905. [3] A post office has been in operation at Los Molinos since 1905. [4]

Geography

Aerial view of Los Molinos (top) and Tehama Aerial view of Tehama, California, September 2022.JPG
Aerial view of Los Molinos (top) and Tehama

Los Molinos is located at 40°1′28″N122°5′58″W / 40.02444°N 122.09944°W / 40.02444; -122.09944 (40.024439, -122.099442). [5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) of it (1.41%) is water. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1980 1,241
1990 1,70937.7%
2000 1,95214.2%
2010 2,0374.4%
2020 2,0983.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 1980 [7]
1990 [8] 2000 [9] 2010 [10]

Los Molinos first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. Census. [7]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Los Molinos had a population of 2,098. The population density was 964.2 inhabitants per square mile (372.3/km2). The racial makeup of Los Molinos was 1,417 (67.5%) White, 11 (0.5%) African American, 63 (3.0%) Native American, 17 (0.8%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 291 (13.9%) from other races, and 297 (14.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 617 persons (29.4%). [11]

The census reported that 99.2% of the population lived in households, 16 people (0.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. [11]

There were 819 households, out of which 221 (27.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 333 (40.7%) were married-couple households, 57 (7.0%) were cohabiting couple households, 239 (29.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 190 (23.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 269 households (32.8%) were one person, and 152 (18.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54. [11] There were 485 families (59.2% of all households). [12]

The age distribution was 487 people (23.2%) under the age of 18, 138 people (6.6%) aged 18 to 24, 436 people (20.8%) aged 25 to 44, 588 people (28.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 449 people (21.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males. [11]

There were 909 housing units at an average density of 417.7 units per square mile (161.3 units/km2), of which 819 (90.1%) were occupied. Of these, 479 (58.5%) were owner-occupied, and 340 (41.5%) were occupied by renters. [11]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $34,324, and the per capita income was $22,915. About 21.7% of families and 33.8% of the population were below the poverty line. [13]

2010

The 2010 United States Census [14] reported that Los Molinos had a population of 2,037. The population density was 918.6 inhabitants per square mile (354.7/km2). The racial makeup of Los Molinos was 1,581 (77.6%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 39 (1.9%) Native American, 7 (0.3%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 321 (15.8%) from other races, and 87 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 537 persons (26.4%).

The Census reported that 2,004 people (98.4% of the population) lived in households, 32 (1.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 786 households, out of which 242 (30.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 366 (46.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 88 (11.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 43 (5.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 70 (8.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 232 households (29.5%) were made up of individuals, and 120 (15.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55. There were 497 families (63.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.18.

The population was spread out, with 483 people (23.7%) under the age of 18, 146 people (7.2%) aged 18 to 24, 473 people (23.2%) aged 25 to 44, 573 people (28.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 362 people (17.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

There were 932 housing units at an average density of 420.3 per square mile (162.3/km2), of which 487 (62.0%) were owner-occupied, and 299 (38.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 17.6%. 1,225 people (60.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 779 people (38.2%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature Los Molinos is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen, and in the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher.

Federally, Los Molinos is in California's 1st congressional district , represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa. [15]

Notable people

References

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  2. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  3. "Place Names" (PDF). p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
  7. 1 2 "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  8. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  9. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  10. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Los Molinos CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  12. "Los Molinos CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  13. "Los Molinos CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  14. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Los Molinos CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  15. "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.