Greeley Hill, California

Greeley Hill
Census-designated place
Location in Mariposa County, California
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Coordinates: 37°44′25″N 120°07′25″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mariposa
Area
• Total	23.927 sq mi (61.97 km2)
• Land	23.881 sq mi (61.85 km2)
• Water	0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.19%
Elevation	3,153 ft (961 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	927
• Density	38.8/sq mi (15.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95311 (Coulterville)
GNIS feature ID	2583028
FIPS code	06-30900

Greeley Hill is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. Greeley Hill sits at an elevation of 3,153 feet (961 m) in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The 2020 United States census reported Greeley Hill's population as 927.

Geography

The community is on the northern border of Mariposa County, with Tuolumne County to the north. It shares a ZIP Code (95311) with the town of Coulterville, which is 6 miles (10 km) to the southwest down Greeley Hill Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 23.927 square miles (61.97 km²), of which 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²), or 0.19%, are water. The town center is in a wide upland valley drained by Bean Creek, which flows east to the North Fork of the Merced River within Stanislaus National Forest.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
U.S. Decennial Census

The 2010 United States Census reported that Greeley Hill had a population of 915. The population density was 43.4 inhabitants per square mile (16.8/km²). The racial makeup of Greeley Hill was 847 (92.6%) White, 7 (0.8%) African American, 14 (1.5%) Native American, 1 (0.1%) Asian, 6 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 11 (1.2%) from other races, and 29 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53 persons (5.8%).

The Census reported that 915 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 418 households, out of which 81 (19.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 222 (53.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 30 (7.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 26 (6.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 19 (4.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 6 (1.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 111 households (26.6%) were made up of individuals, and 35 (8.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19. There were 278 families (66.5% of all households); the average family size was 2.61.

The population was spread out, with 139 people (15.2%) under the age of 18, 52 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 129 people (14.1%) aged 25 to 44, 378 people (41.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 217 people (23.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

There were 631 housing units at an average density of 29.9 per square mile (11.5/km²), of which 311 (74.4%) were owner-occupied, and 107 (25.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.5%. 675 people (73.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 240 people (26.2%) lived in rental housing units.