Shaver Lake, California
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Shaver Lake is a census-designated place
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 (CDP) in Fresno County
Fresno County, California
Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...

, California
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, United States
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. The population was 634 at the 2010 census, down from 705 at the 2000 census. Shaver Lake is on the southeast end of the lake of the same name
Shaver Lake
Shaver Lake is an artificial lake on Stevenson Creek, in the Sierra National Forest of Fresno County, California. At elevation , several smaller streams also flow into the lake and receives water from the underground tunnels of Southern California Edison's Big Creek hydroelectric project...

, 10 miles (16.1 km) northeast of New Auberry
New Auberry, California
New Auberry is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located west of Shaver Lake Heights, at an elevation of 2064 feet ....

, at an elevation of 5627 feet (1715 m). The name honors C.B. Shaver, founder of the irrigation company that had the dam built creating the lake.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89.4 km²), of which, 32.2 square miles (83.4 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6 km²) of it (6.60%) is water.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Shaver Lake had a population of 634. The population density
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 was 18.4 people per square mile (7.1/km²). The racial makeup of Shaver Lake was 611 (96.4%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 5 (0.8%) Native American, 3 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 8 (1.3%) from other races
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, and 7 (1.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44 persons (6.9%).

The Census reported that 634 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 292 households, out of which 54 (18.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 184 (63.0%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11 (3.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 11 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 10 (3.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 3 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 72 households (24.7%) were made up of individuals and 28 (9.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17. There were 206 families
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 (70.5% of all households); the average family size was 2.54.

The population was spread out with 93 people (14.7%) under the age of 18, 34 people (5.4%) aged 18 to 24, 88 people (13.9%) aged 25 to 44, 266 people (42.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 153 people (24.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.3 years. For every 100 females there were 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

There were 2,117 housing units at an average density of 61.4 per square mile (23.7/km²), of which 236 (80.8%) were owner-occupied, and 56 (19.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 12.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 39.3%. 511 people (80.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 123 people (19.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 705 people, 303 households, and 229 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 21.8 people per square mile (8.4/km²). There were 1,845 housing units at an average density of 57.1 per square mile (22.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.16% White
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, 0.43% Native American
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, 0.28% Asian
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, 1.42% from other races
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, and 0.71% from two or more races. 6.52% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 303 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 40.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,250, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $40,956 versus $32,019 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $24,695. About 10.3% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

See also

  • Shaver Lake
    Shaver Lake
    Shaver Lake is an artificial lake on Stevenson Creek, in the Sierra National Forest of Fresno County, California. At elevation , several smaller streams also flow into the lake and receives water from the underground tunnels of Southern California Edison's Big Creek hydroelectric project...

  • Shaver Lake Heights, California
    Shaver Lake Heights, California
    Shaver Lake Heights is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on the southwest bank of Shaver Lake, at an elevation of 5600 feet ....

  • Shaver Lake Railroad
    Shaver Lake Railroad
    The Shaver Lake Railroad was a standard gauge logging railroad that operated in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Fresno County. The line was abandoned in 1927.-History:...

  • Burrough Valley
    Burrough Valley
    Burrough Valley, California is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of eastern Fresno County, approximately thirty miles northeast of Fresno, California, at an elevation of about above sea level...

  • Tollhouse, California
    Tollhouse, California
    Tollhouse is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1919 feet . Tollhouse is located in the Sierra Nevadas, southwest of Shaver Lake....

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