Crestline, California
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Crestline is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in the San Bernardino Mountains
San Bernardino Mountains
The San Bernardino Mountains are a short transverse mountain range north and east of San Bernardino in Southern California in the United States. The mountains run for approximately 60 miles east-west on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwestern San Bernardino County, north of the...

 of San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...

, USA. The population was 10,770 at the 2010 census, up from 10,218 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Crestline is located at 34°14′33"N 117°17′24"W .

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Crestline has a total area of 14 square miles (36.3 km²). 13.8 square miles (35.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (1.00%) is water.

Crestline is located within the San Bernardino National Forest
San Bernardino National Forest
San Bernardino National Forest is a federally-managed forest covering more than 800,000 acres . There are two main divisions which are the San Bernardino Mountains on the easternmost of the Transverse Range, and the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains on the northernmost of the Peninsular...

; Lake Gregory
Lake Gregory (California)
Lake Gregory is an artificial lake in the San Bernardino National Forest of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County, California. The lake and the surrounding area make up the Lake Gregory Regional Park adjacent to Crestline, California....

 is located in the center of Crestline.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Crestline had a population of 10,770. The population density
Population density
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 was 770.4 people per square mile (297.5/km²). The racial makeup of Crestline was 9,289 (86.2%) White, 107 (1.0%) African American, 135 (1.3%) Native American, 96 (0.9%) Asian, 20 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 526 (4.9%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 597 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,775 persons (16.5%).

The Census reported that 10,723 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 39 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 8 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 4,360 households, out of which 1,286 (29.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,108 (48.3%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 451 (10.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 247 (5.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 309 (7.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 57 (1.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,190 households (27.3%) were made up of individuals and 362 (8.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46. There were 2,806 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (64.4% of all households); the average family size was 2.97.

The population was spread out with 2,375 people (22.1%) under the age of 18, 875 people (8.1%) aged 18 to 24, 2,383 people (22.1%) aged 25 to 44, 3,838 people (35.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,299 people (12.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.3 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.

There were 7,333 housing units at an average density of 524.6 per square mile (202.5/km²), of which 3,123 (71.6%) were owner-occupied, and 1,237 (28.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.8%. 7,463 people (69.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,260 people (30.3%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 10,218 people, 4,000 households, and 2,767 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 940.4 inhabitants per square mile (362.9/km²). There were 6,695 housing units at an average density of 616.2 per square mile (237.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.0% White, 0.8% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 5.0% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.5% of the population.
There were 4,000 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.0.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,257, and the median income for a family was $51,655. Males had a median income of $48,772 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $20,987. About 6.6% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Crestline community is served by the Rim of the World Unified School District. It includes one elementary schools (Valley of Enchantment Elementary), and one alternative high school (Lake Gregory Education Center, formerly Lake Gregory Elementary. The previous alternative high school was Mountain High, formerly the Mary Tone Elementary Building). There is also the Crestline Branch Library of San Bernardino County next to Goodwin's Market, across the street from Lake Gregory which opened in October of 2010.

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature
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 Crestline is located in the 31st Senate
California State Senate
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 District, represented by Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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 Robert Dutton
Robert Dutton
Robert D. Dutton is an American politician. He has served as the California State Senate Republican Leader since 2010 and as a Senator representing the 31st Senate District since 2004, after serving two years as a State Assemblyman for the 63rd Assembly District.-Biography:Robert Dutton was born...

, and in the 59th Assembly
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...

 District, represented by Republican Tim Donnelly
Tim Donnelly (politician)
Tim Donnelly is a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 59th District. He is a Republican, and is vice chairman of the Higher Education Committee. Before his election to the Assembly in November, 2010, Donnelly was a small businessman in Southern California...

. Federally, Crestline is located in California's 41st congressional district
California's 41st congressional district
California's 41st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in San Bernardino County. The district encompasses the eastern region of the Greater Los Angeles Area known as the Inland Empire...

, which has a Cook PVI
Cook Partisan Voting Index
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 of R +9 and is represented by Republican Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis (politician)
Charles Jeremy Lewis is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 40th, 35th and 37th, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, serving in the role during the 109th Congress.-Early life, education, and...

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