Sunol-Midtown, California
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Midtown was a census-designated place
Census-designated place
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 and primarily residential area in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...

, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. It has been annexed to San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

. The population was 748 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Sunol-Midtown is located at 37°19′29"N 121°54′37"W (37.324841, -121.910198).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP had a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

(These demographics are only for the unincorporated portions of the area in 2000. The parts of the neighborhood in San Jose are included in that city's article as well as 2010 data when the whole area was annexed.)

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 748 people, 243 households, and 142 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 8,762.0 people per square mile (3,208.9/km²). There were 256 housing units at an average density of 2,998.7 per square mile (1,098.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 49.73% White, 1.47% African American, 1.34% Native American, 3.34% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 38.10% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 5.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 64.30% of the population.

There were 243 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.76.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,734, and the median income for a family was $41,071. Males had a median income of $37,143 versus $30,134 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $17,392. About 9.8% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature
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 Sunol-Midtown is located in the 13th Senate
California State Senate
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 District, represented by Democrat
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 Elaine Alquist
Elaine Alquist
Elaine Kontominas Alquist is currently a Democratic State Senator from California's 13th Senate District...

, and in the 23rd Assembly
California State Assembly
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 District, represented by Democrat Nora Campos
Nora Campos
Nora Campos is a California State Assembly member representing the 23rd district. She was formerly elected to the San Jose City Council in a special election in March 2001 and was twice overwhelmingly re-elected to represent the residents of District 5, allowing her to represent her community on...

. Federally, Sunol-Midtown is located in California's 16th congressional district
California's 16th congressional district
California's 16th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that covers part of Santa Clara County and includes much of central San Jose.The district is currently represented by Democrat Zoe Lofgren....

, which has a Cook PVI
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 of D +16 and is represented by Democrat Zoe Lofgren
Zoe Lofgren
Zoe Lofgren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in San Jose.-Early life, education, and early career:...

.
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