Goodyears Bar, California
Encyclopedia
Goodyears Bar, known as Slaughter's Bar before 1851, is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Sierra County
, California
, United States
. Goodyears Bar is located along the North Yuba River
and California State Route 49
3.25 miles (5.2 km) west-southwest of Downieville
. Goodyears Bar has a post office
with ZIP code
95944. The post office opened in 1851.
, the CDP covers an area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), 99.19% of it land and 0.81% of it water.
was 32.9 people per square mile (12.7/km²). The racial makeup of Goodyears Bar was 64 (94.1%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 4 (5.9%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races
, and 0 (0.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1 persons (1.5%).
The Census reported that 68 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 38 households, out of which 3 (7.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 19 (50.0%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 0 (0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (10.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (2.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
, and 1 (2.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 13 households (34.2%) were made up of individuals and 3 (7.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79. There were 23 families
(60.5% of all households); the average family size was 2.22.
The population was spread out with 3 people (4.4%) under the age of 18, 5 people (7.4%) aged 18 to 24, 7 people (10.3%) aged 25 to 44, 37 people (54.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 16 people (23.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.0 years. For every 100 females there were 161.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 160.0 males.
There were 51 housing units at an average density of 24.7 per square mile (9.5/km²), of which 22 (57.9%) were owner-occupied, and 16 (42.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.1%. 43 people (63.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 25 people (36.8%) lived in rental housing units.
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...
(CDP) in Sierra County
Sierra County, California
Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
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. Goodyears Bar is located along the North Yuba River
North Yuba River
The North Yuba River is the main tributary of the Yuba River in northern California in the United States. The river is about long and drains from the Sierra Nevada westwards towards the foothills between the mountains and the Sacramento Valley.It rises on the Sierra Crest about northwest of...
and California State Route 49
California State Route 49
State Route 49 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants who swept into the area looking for gold, and a portion of it...
3.25 miles (5.2 km) west-southwest of Downieville
Downieville, California
Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville sits at an elevation of...
. Goodyears Bar has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
with ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
95944. The post office opened in 1851.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), 99.19% of it land and 0.81% of it water.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Goodyears Bar had a population of 68. The population densityPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 32.9 people per square mile (12.7/km²). The racial makeup of Goodyears Bar was 64 (94.1%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 4 (5.9%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0 (0.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1 persons (1.5%).
The Census reported that 68 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 38 households, out of which 3 (7.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 19 (50.0%) were opposite-sex 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, 0 (0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (10.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (2.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....
, and 1 (2.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 13 households (34.2%) were made up of individuals and 3 (7.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79. There were 23 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...
(60.5% of all households); the average family size was 2.22.
The population was spread out with 3 people (4.4%) under the age of 18, 5 people (7.4%) aged 18 to 24, 7 people (10.3%) aged 25 to 44, 37 people (54.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 16 people (23.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.0 years. For every 100 females there were 161.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 160.0 males.
There were 51 housing units at an average density of 24.7 per square mile (9.5/km²), of which 22 (57.9%) were owner-occupied, and 16 (42.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.1%. 43 people (63.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 25 people (36.8%) lived in rental housing units.