Geography
It lies centered on the junction of State Route 74 and State Route 243 in the southern division of San Bernardino National Forest. Mountain Center lies just north of Lake Hemet, midway between Hemet and Palm Desert, just south of the town of Idyllwild, and it is southeast of the city of Riverside, the county seat of Riverside County. [5] Its elevation is 4,518 feet (1,377 m). [2] Although Mountain Center is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 92561. [6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), 99.91% of it land, and 0.09% of it water.
Lake Hemet is the only major body of water in Mountain Center. [7]
The Mountain Fire and the Cranston Fire burn scars remain visible in the community.
Demographics
Historical population| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 63 | | — |
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| 2020 | 66 | | 4.8% |
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Mountain Center first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. [23]
The 2020 United States census reported that Mountain Center had a population of 66. The population density was 35.0 inhabitants per square mile (13.5/km2). The racial makeup of Mountain Center was 51 (77%) White, 0 (0%) African American, 1 (2%) Native American, 1 (2%) Asian, 0 (0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0%) from other races, and 13 (20%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9 persons (14%). [24]
The whole population lived in households. There were 39 households, out of which 2 (5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 23 (59%) were married-couple households, 0 (0%) were cohabiting couple households, 3 (8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 13 (33%) had a male householder with no partner present. 9 households (23%) were one person, and 2 (5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.69. [24] There were 27 families (69% of all households). [25]
The age distribution was 9 people (14%) under the age of 18, 1 people (2%) aged 18 to 24, 13 people (20%) aged 25 to 44, 29 people (44%) aged 45 to 64, and 14 people (21%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.3 years. There were 35 males and 31 females. [24]
There were 43 housing units at an average density of 22.8 units per square mile (8.8 units/km2), of which 39 (91%) were occupied. Of these, 27 (69%) were owner-occupied, and 12 (31%) were occupied by renters. [24]
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