Editing Bay Point, California

{{Distinguish|text=[[Port Chicago, California]], originally known as Bay Point}}
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| official_name            = Bay Point
| settlement_type          = [[census-designated place|CDP]]
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| image_caption            = Aerial view of Bay Point, facing approximately northwest.
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| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|California}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]]
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| leader_title1            = [[California's 9th State Senate district|State Senator]]
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| leader_title2            = [[California's 14th State Assembly district|State&nbsp;Assembly]]
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| leader_title3            = [[California's 8th congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
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| area_total_sq_mi         = 7.44
| area_land_sq_mi          = 6.43
| area_water_sq_mi         = 1.02
| area_total_km2           = 19.28
| area_land_km2            = 16.64
| area_water_km2           = 2.64
| area_water_percent       = 11.7
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| elevation_ft             = 89
| elevation_m              = 27
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 23896
| population_metro         = 
| population_density_km2   = 1435.74
| population_density_sq_mi = 3718.64
| timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset               = -8
| coordinates              = {{coord|38|01|45|N|121|57|42|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| timezone_DST             = PDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -7
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 94565
| area_code                = [[Area code 925|925]]
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'''Bay Point''', formerly West Pittsburg and originally Bella Vista is a [[census-designated place]] located in the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]] region of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in [[Contra Costa County, California]]. Bay Point is just west of [[Pittsburg, California]], and northeast of [[Concord, California]], on the southern shore of [[Suisun Bay]]. The population of Bay Point was 23,896 as of 2020. The [[Pittsburg/Bay Point station|Pittsburg/Bay Point Station]] of the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) rail system is located adjacent to Bay Point in Pittsburg. The community is traversed by a [[freeway]], [[California State Route 4|State Route 4]], the California [[Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta|Delta]] Highway. Being unincorporated, Bay Point does not have its own police department. The community is policed by the California Highway Patrol and the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office. The [[ZIP code]] is 94565, and the [[area code]] is 925.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.4|sqmi|km2}}, 88.3% land and 11.7% water. Bay Point borders [[Suisun Bay]]. The northwest portion is the neighborhood of Shore Acres.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 21349
|2020= 23896
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br/>
1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br/>
1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br/>
1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br/>
1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br/>
1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Bay Point had a population of 23,896. The population density was {{convert|3,718.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Bay Point was 19.8% [[White Americans|White]], 9.6% [[African Americans|African American]], 2.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 10.8% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.6% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 43.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 13.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 62.4% of the population.

The Census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized.

There were 6,867 households, out of which 45.9% included children under the age of 18, 48.2% were married-couple households, 8.3% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 26.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.0% of households were one person, and 6.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.47. There were 5,333 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (77.7% of all households).

The age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% aged 18 to 24, 30.1% aged 25 to 44, 23.2% aged 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 33.2{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.

There were 7,039 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,095.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 6,867 (97.6%) were occupied. Of these, 54.2% were owner-occupied, and 45.8% were occupied by renters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bay Point CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0604415 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bay Point CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0604415 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>

==History==
Bay Point was previously known by several names, including Bella Vista and, until 1993, West Pittsburg. An election was held in 1993 to vote on renaming the community Bay Point, reviving a historical name used in this area. "West Pittsburg," the former name, was sometimes confused with the western unincorporated section of [[Pittsburg, California]]. Bay Point is similarly unincorporated.

===Ambrose Park annexation===
The neighboring City of Pittsburg annexed Ambrose Park in July 2008. Administrative control remained with the Ambrose Parks and Recreation District, which had owned and operated the site and its facilities since 1946.<ref name=Annexed>{{cite web|last1=Bugarino|first1=Paul|title=Ambrose Park annexed into Pittsburg|url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/crime/ci_9832286?source=rss|website=Inside Bay Area|publisher=Digital First Media|access-date=9 January 2016|date=July 9, 2008}}</ref> The move was designed to bring Pittsburg's greater development funding and general resources to a joint project to replace the long-time swimming pool facilities at the park. The new Ambrose Aquatic Center opened on July 4, 2016.<ref name=PoolOpening>{{cite web|last1=Richards|first1=Sam|title=Bay Point, Pittsburg: Ambrose Park pool plans up for approval|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_29013568/bay-point-pittsburg-ambrose-park-pool-plans-up|website=San Jose Mercury News|publisher=Digital First Media|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref> By population, about 20% of the Ambrose Parks and Recreation District is within Pittsburg City limits. Ambrose Park features picnic, tennis, basketball and hiking, and picnic facilities in 12.3 acres of unincorporated land at 125 Memorial Way, immediately adjacent to the City of Pittsburg. It was a gift to the community from the local Enes family in 1947.<ref name=Annexed />

==Education==
Most of Bay Point is in the [[Mount Diablo Unified School District]]. A small portion is in the [[Pittsburg Unified School District]].<ref name=ContraCostaSDmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06013_contra_costa/DC20SD_C06013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-12-25}}</ref>

In 1940 the only grammar school was Ambrose Elementary located on Willow Pass Road. The high school was in Pittsburg. A branch of the [[Contra Costa County Library]] is located in Bay Point at Riverview Middle School. Bay Point is served by the Mt. Diablo Unified School District and has four public schools: Riverview Middle School (formerly Pacifica High School) for grades 6–8, Rio Vista Elementary School (formerly Riverview Middle School) for grades K-5, Shore Acres Elementary School for grades K-5 and Bel Air Elementary School for grades K-5.<ref>"[http://ccclib.org/locations/baypoint.html Bay Point Library]." [[Contra Costa County Library]]. Retrieved on April 1, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0604415&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Bay Point CDP, California] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606084235/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0604415&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=June 6, 2011 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on April 1, 2010.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
* [http://www.ambroserec.org/ Ambrose Park & Recreation District website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100328184118/http://www.mdusd.k12.ca.us/riverview/ Riverview Middle School website]
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{{SF Bay Area}}
{{Contra Costa County, California}}

{{Geographic Location
|Center    = Bay Point
|North     = [[Suisun Bay]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Pittsburg, California|Pittsburg]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Clayton, California|Clayton]]
|Southwest = [[Concord, California|Concord]]
|West      = [[Clyde, California|Clyde]]
|Northwest =
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