Oak Shores, California

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Oak Shores
census-designated place
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Oak Shores
Position in California.
Coordinates: 35°46′08″N120°58′44″W / 35.76889°N 120.97889°W / 35.76889; -120.97889
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg California
County San Luis Obispo
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.865 sq mi (15.191 km2)
 • Land5.088 sq mi (13.179 km2)
 • Water0.777 sq mi (2.012 km2)  13.25%
Elevation
[2]
1,814 ft (553 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
316
 • Density54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
93426
GNIS feature ID2583101
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Shores, California

Oak Shores is a census-designated place in northern San Luis Obispo County, central California. [2]

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Geography

Oak Shores is located on the north side of Lake Nacimiento reservoir. It is in the Santa Lucia Mountains, at an elevation of 1,814 feet (553 m). [2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.9 square miles (15.2 km2), of which 5.1 square miles (13.2 km2) is land. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 337—
2020 316−6.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
2010 [5]

Oak Shores first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. [5]

The 2020 United States census reported that Oak Shores had a population of 316. The population density was 62.1 inhabitants per square mile (24.0/km2). The racial makeup of Oak Shores was 277 (87.7%) White, 2 (0.6%) African American, 2 (0.6%) Native American, 2 (0.6%) Asian, 1 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 8 (2.5%) from other races, and 24 (7.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29 persons (9.2%). [6]

The whole population lived in households. There were 156 households, out of which 27 (17.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 95 (60.9%) were married-couple households, 13 (8.3%) were cohabiting couple households, 28 (17.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 20 (12.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 28 households (17.9%) were one person, and 21 (13.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.03. [6] There were 113 families (72.4% of all households). [7]

The age distribution was 43 people (13.6%) under the age of 18, 6 people (1.9%) aged 18 to 24, 59 people (18.7%) aged 25 to 44, 118 people (37.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 90 people (28.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. [6]

There were 671 housing units at an average density of 131.9 units per square mile (50.9 units/km2), of which 156 (23.2%) were occupied. Of these, 135 (86.5%) were owner-occupied, and 21 (13.5%) were occupied by renters. [6]

Education

It is in the San Miguel Joint Union Elementary School District and the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District for grades 9-12 only. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Shores, California
  3. ↑ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
  5. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Oak Shores CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Oak Shores CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ 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
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