Editing Discovery Bay, California

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|map_caption              = Location in [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]] and the state of [[California]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]]
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| area_total_sq_mi        = 6.95
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| area_water_sq_mi        = 1.36
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|population_total         = 15358
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'''Discovery Bay''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in eastern [[Contra Costa County, California]] in the United States, about 60 miles (97&nbsp;km) from San Francisco.  It is located in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. As of 2020, its population was 15,358, a 15% percent gain from 13,352 at the 2010 census.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/discoverybaycdpcalifornia U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Discovery Bay CDP, California] Retrieved November 2, 2022</ref>

Discovery Bay was originally a waterfront community built on a network of man-made dikes, surrounded by fresh water, except for the southeast quadrant, which comprises the golf course of Discovery Bay Country Club. Some homes have private docks with access to the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]]. Newer developments have been added on former agricultural land to the west of the initial town-site. Road access is via [[California State Route 4]].

==History==
Discovery Bay began as a planned community in 1964, and originally designated as "Riverside" and "River Lake." It was built on land known as the Byron Tract, which was previously used for growing barley and potatoes.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Stockton Chamber of Commerce |date=1950-01-01 |title=1000 [one thousand] miles of Navigable Inland Fresh Waterways of the San Joaquin Delta |url=https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/msjsd/22 |journal=Maps of the San Joaquin Sacramento Delta}}</ref> In 1968, Jurgen Lunding led an effort to give the community its current name.<ref>Lemyre, Rick. "The History of Place Names in Contra Costa." ''Brentwood Press''. December 16, 2011.</ref>

In July 2007, Discovery Bay received its own ZIP code: 94505.  Formerly, it had shared 94514 with [[Byron, California|Byron]]. The ensuing celebration included a [[Pedalo|paddle boat]] raft-up that set a world record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/06/28/discovery-bay-goes-for-another-world-raft-up-record/|title=Discovery Bay goes for another world raft-up record|last=Coetsee|first=Rowena|date=June 28, 2012|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.6|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}} of it (19.5%) is water.

==Government==
Discovery Bay is one of the [[unincorporated area]]s in California that has a community services district (CSD), a [[Local government in California#Special districts|special district]] that provides some basic services that are usually provided by the county.<ref>[http://www.californiataxdata.com/pdf/csd.pdf What is a Community Services District]. Retrieved May 29, 2017.</ref> The primary duties of the area's community services district, known as The Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District, are handling water, sewer, landscaping and recreation. The CSD Board has five members who are elected by community residents. While the CSD Board has no land use or zoning authority, the CSD can advise the county on decisions related to police and fire services, residential and commercial development, and more.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010626030246/http://www.townofdiscoverybay.org/ Town of Discovery Bay.]}} Retrieved December 20, 2013.</ref>

In December 2016, the CSD Board announced that Discovery Bay resident Mike Davies would become the general manager of CSD, effective January 3, 2017. He would replace the interim manager, Catherine Kutsuris. Davies had served as a police officer in Brentwood, California, including five years as chief of police there. Retiring from Brentwood Police Department in 2006, he was hired at the California Police Officers Standards and Training organization in Sacramento.<ref>Gehlke, Roni. "Davies named Discovery Bay manager." ''Brentwood News''. December 30, 2016.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 1326
|1990= 5351
|2000= 8981
|2010= 13352
|2020= 15358
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790–2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Discovery Bay had a population of 15,358. The population density was {{convert|2,746.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Discovery Bay was 68.0% [[White Americans|White]], 4.8% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.7% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 5.9% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.5% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 5.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 14.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 18.7% of the population.

There were 5,525 households, out of which 32.8% included children under the age of 18, 63.3% were married-couple households, 6.6% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 15.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.6% of households were one person, and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.78. There were 4,267 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (77.2% of all households).

The age distribution was 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% aged 18 to 24, 21.7% aged 25 to 44, 31.2% aged 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 43.9{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males.

There were 6,063 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,084.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 5,525 (91.1%) were occupied. Of these, 83.7% were owner-occupied, and 16.3% were occupied by renters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discovery Bay 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=1600000US0619339 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Discovery Bay CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0619339 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

==Education==
Almost all of Discovery Bay CDP is in the [[Byron Union School District]]<!--ELM 06750-->, while a small portion of the CDP is in the [[Knightsen Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 20040-->. All of it is in the [[Liberty Union High School District]]<!--SEC 21600-->.<ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite map|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]]|place=[[Suitland, Maryland]]|access-date=2025-01-24}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06013_contra_costa/DC20SD_C06013_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

There are two K–5 schools in the Byron district, and both were named [[California Distinguished School]]s in 2012: Discovery Bay Elementary and Timber Point Elementary. Excelsior Middle School is located in Byron and is the district's sole 6–8 school.  Major renovations and new buildings were completed at Excelsior Middle School in 2012. It was a California Distinguished School in early 2004. High school students (9–12) in all of Discovery Bay are zoned to attend Liberty High School in the Liberty Union High School District, located in nearby [[Brentwood, California|Brentwood]]. Liberty High School students have founded an arts group known as "PADA" and have arranged with city officials to allow select students to paint and personalize certain electrical boxes, walls, etc. in the theme of the town. Plans for a fifth high school on the south side of State Route 4 are on hold.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.deltalifestyle.com/ Discovery Bay Information]
*[http://www.todb.ca.gov/ Town of Discovery Bay]
*[http://www.rd800.org/ Reclamation District 800]
*[http://www.discoverybaychamber.com/ Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.discoverybaylions.com/ Discovery Bay Lions Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330013336/https://www.discoverybaylions.com/ |date=2018-03-30 }}
*[https://dbyhmarina.com// Discovery Bay Marina]
*[http://www.dbgcc.com/ Discovery Bay Golf & Country Club]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Contra Costa County, California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1964]]
[[Category:Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in California]]