Bootjack, California

Bootjack is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.<ref name=gnis/> The population was 661 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 960 in 2010 and 1,588 in 2000, largely due to reductions in the area of the CDP.

Geography

Bootjack is located south of the center of Mariposa County at an elevation of Template:Convert<ref name=gnis/> in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. California State Route 49 passes through the community, leading west-northwest Template:Convert to Mariposa, the county seat,<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> and southeast Template:Convert to Oakhurst.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.80%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> In 2010 the CDP had an area of Template:Convert, and in 2000 the area was Template:Convert.

History

There are three current versions of how the town was named:<ref name=CGN /> firstly, that a fork in the road made a boot jack shape (basically, a "Y"); second, that a landmark tree at the place had a bootjack shape; and third, that after a horse thief's hanging at the place, a bootjack was used to remove his boots.<ref name=CGN />

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Bootjack had a population of 661. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Bootjack was 528 (79.9%) White, 7 (1.1%) African American, 33 (5.0%) Native American, 23 (3.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 9 (1.4%) from other races, and 61 (9.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 58 persons (8.8%).<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 283 households, out of which 103 (36.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 165 (58.3%) were married-couple households, 17 (6.0%) were cohabiting couple households, 55 (19.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 46 (16.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 34 households (12.0%) were one person, and 13 (4.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34.<ref name=DP1/> There were 228 families (80.6% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 138 people (20.9%) under the age of 18, 33 people (5.0%) aged 18 to 24, 125 people (18.9%) aged 25 to 44, 165 people (25.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 200 people (30.3%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 50.5Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 118.2 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 315 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 283 (89.8%) were occupied. Of these, 220 (77.7%) were owner-occupied, and 63 (22.3%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

Government

In the California State Legislature, Bootjack is in Template:Representative, and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the United States House of Representatives, Bootjack is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

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