Ridgecrest Heights, California

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Ridgecrest Heights, California
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Census-designated place
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Ridgecrest Heights, California
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Ridgecrest Heights, California
Ridgecrest Heights, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°36′6.84″N117°42′15.05″W / 35.6019000°N 117.7041806°W / 35.6019000; -117.7041806
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Area
[1]
 • Total0.604 sq mi (1.56 km2)
 • Land0.604 sq mi (1.56 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,428 ft (740 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total380
 • Density630/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID2804429 [2]

Ridgecrest Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Kern County, California, United States, bordered in the north and east by Ridgecrest. The population of Ridgecrest Heights was 380 in the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

Ridgecrest Heights is located 2.34 mi (3.76 km) southwest of Ridgecrest, California in the Indian Wells Valley at an elevation of 2,428 ft (740 m). [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 10,528—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
1850–1870 [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]
2020 [3]

Ridgecrest Heights first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [21]

2020 Census

Ridgecrest Heights 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 2020 [3] % 2020
White alone (NH)24564.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)41.05%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)30.79%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)10.26%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)256.58%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10226.84%
Total380100.00%

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Ridgecrest Heights Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 3 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ridgecrest Heights CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ↑ "Ridgecrest topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  5. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". US 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. ↑ "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. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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