Rollingwood, California

Rollingwood
Census-designated place
Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California
Rollingwood Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°57′55″N122°19′48″W / 37.96528°N 122.33000°W / 37.96528; -122.33000
Country	United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
•  County Board	District 1: John Gioia
•  State Senate	Tim Grayson (D) [1]
•  State Assembly	Buffy Wicks (D) [2]
•  U. S. Congress	John Garamendi (D) [3]
Area [4]
• Total	0.173 sq mi (0.45 km2)
• Land	0.173 sq mi (0.45 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [5]	75 ft (23 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,015
• Density	17,000/sq mi (6,700/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	510
FIPS code	06-62700
GNIS feature IDs	1853411, 2409202
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Rollingwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rollingwood's population was 3,015.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

History

The federal government contracted David Bohannon, one of the nation's lead mass production developers, to develop Rollingwood. Federal officials approved bank loans to finance construction, requiring that the homes not be sold to African-Americans. ^[6]

In 1952, Wilbur Gary, an African-American navy war veteran, former shipyard worker, and building contractor, purchased a home in Rollingwood from fellow navy war veteran Lieutenant Commander Sidney Hogan. Gary's purchase provoked anger among residents of the formerly all-white town. Soon after the Garys arrived, a mob of 300 white residents gathered in front of Gary's house. The mob shouted racial epithets, hurled a brick through the family's window, and burned a cross on their front lawn. ^{[7] [8]}

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Rollingwood had a population of 3,015. The population density was 17,427.7 inhabitants per square mile (6,728.9/km²). The racial makeup of Rollingwood was 13.6% White, 3.6% African American, 2.5% Native American, 17.2% Asian, 1.2% Pacific Islander, 48.3% from other races, and 13.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.6% of the population.

The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households and 0.3% were institutionalized.

There were 727 households, out of which 47.5% included children under the age of 18, 57.1% were married-couple households, 5.4% were cohabiting couple households, 23.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 6.7% of households were one person, and 3.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.13. There were 638 families (87.8% of all households).

The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.8% aged 18 to 24, 28.8% aged 25 to 44, 25.5% aged 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males.

There were 745 housing units at an average density of 4,306.4 units per square mile (1,662.7 units/km²), of which 727 (97.6%) were occupied. Of these, 60.9% were owner-occupied, and 39.1% were occupied by renters. ^{[9] [10]}

Education

Rollingwood is in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. ^[11]

References

1. "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
2. "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
3. "California's 8th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
4. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
5. "Rollingwood". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
6. Rothstein, Richard (May 2, 2017). The color of law : a forgotten history of how our government segregated America (First ed.). Liveright Publishing. p. 3. ISBN   978-1631492853 . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
7. Rothstein, Richard (May 2, 2017). The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Liveright Publishing. ISBN   9781631492860 . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
8. The Gary Family of Richmond Radio Free Richmond. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
9. "Rollingwood CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
10. "Rollingwood CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
11. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 25, 2022.