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Ridgecrest Heights, California

Coordinates: 35°36′6.84″N 117°42′15.05″W / 35.6019000°N 117.7041806°W / 35.6019000; -117.7041806
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Ridgecrest Heights, California
Ridgecrest Heights, California is located in California
Ridgecrest Heights, California
Ridgecrest Heights, California
Location in California
Ridgecrest Heights, California is located in the United States
Ridgecrest Heights, California
Ridgecrest Heights, California
Ridgecrest Heights, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°36′6.84″N 117°42′15.05″W / 35.6019000°N 117.7041806°W / 35.6019000; -117.7041806
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Area
 • Total
0.604 sq mi (1.56 km2)
 • Land0.604 sq mi (1.56 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation2,428 ft (740 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
380
 • Density630/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID2804429[2]

Ridgecrest Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Kern County, California, United States, bordered in the north and east by Ridgecrest. The population of Ridgecrest Heights was 380 in the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

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Ridgecrest Heights is located 2.34 mi (3.76 km) southwest of Ridgecrest, California in the Indian Wells Valley at an elevation of 2,428 ft (740 m).[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202010,528
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1850–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8]
1900[9] 1910[10] 1920[11]
1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14]
1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17]
1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20]
2020[3]

Ridgecrest Heights first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[21]

2020 Census

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Ridgecrest Heights CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[3] % 2020
White alone (NH) 245 64.47%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 1.05%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 0.79%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0.26%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 25 6.58%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 102 26.84%
Total 380 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ridgecrest Heights Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b c "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ridgecrest Heights CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ "Ridgecrest topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.