Editing Dollar Point, California

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|leader_title1            = [[California State Legislature|State Senate]]
|leader_name1             = [[Dave Cox]] ([[California Republican Party|R]])
|leader_title2            = [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]] 
|leader_name2             = [[Ted Gaines]] (R)
|leader_title3            = [[California's 4th congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
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|population_total         = 1261
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'''Dollar Point''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Placer County, California|Placer County]], [[California]], United States, along the northwest shore of [[Lake Tahoe]]. It is part of the [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]&ndash;[[Arden-Arcade, California|Arden-Arcade]]&ndash;[[Roseville, California|Roseville]] [[Sacramento metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,215 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] down from 1,539 at the 2000 census.

==History==
In 1884 the Glenbrook Mills logged 337 acres on a point on Lake Tahoe. In 1898 [[Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company]] (D.L. Bliss) was formed and built {{Convert|16|miles|km}} of narrow gauge track into the area that became known as Dollar Point. [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] leased the track rights in 1925 and converted the tracks to [[Standard gauge]] in 1926, bought the property in 1933, and abandoned the tracks in 1943. In 1916 [[Lora Josephine Knight]] bought the point. The land was originally part of an area called Chinquapin by the [[Washoe people|Washoe Indians]]. [[Robert Dollar]] purchased many properties such as the 1,436 acres in [[Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, California|Rossmoor, California]] and in 1927 he purchased the area that had been called  "Old Lousy", "the lousy point", and Observatory Point, from Lora Knight. She became well known for building [[Vikingsholm]] Castle in 1929. She and her husband were also primary financial backers of [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic.

Dollar Point is located within the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada Mountain Range]] on the Northwest corner of Lake Tahoe. [[Carnelian Bay, California|Carnelian Bay]] is on the north side, [[Tahoe City, California|Tahoe City]] to the south, and [[Tahoe National Forest]] and [[Burton Creek State Park]] extends along the entire east side. [[California State Route 28|State Route 28]] is the only major highway access to the area and runs the length of the northwest boundary of Dollar Point. Dollar also purchased a react of land to the east of SR 28 that is now called Chinquapin development.<ref name="Dollar Point History">{{cite web | url=http://www.dollarpoint.org/community-info/dollar-point-history/ | title=A Brief History of Dollar Point | publisher=Dollar Point Association | access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dollar Creek flows along the northern boundary of the area (that also contains Dollar reservoir) and Burton Creek flows along the southern boundary.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1919681,-120.1318816,16z Google map: Creek boundaries] -Retrieved 2015-3-4</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 1539
|2010= 1215
|2020= 1261
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Dollar Point had a population of 1,261. The population density was {{convert|771.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Dollar Point was 1,111 (88.1%) [[White Americans|White]], 6 (0.5%) [[African Americans|African American]], 2 (0.2%) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 30 (2.4%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 8 (0.6%) [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 38 (3.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 66 (5.2%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 86 persons (6.8%).<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Dollar 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=1600000US0619455 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households and 0.5% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 579 households, out of which 129 (22.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 236 (40.8%) were married-couple households, 39 (6.7%) were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 164 (28.3%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 140 (24.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 193 households (33.3%) were one person, and 96 (16.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.17.<ref name=DP1/> There were 324 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (56.0% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Dollar Point CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0619455 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 207 people (16.4%) under the age of 18, 78 people (6.2%) aged 18 to 24, 316 people (25.1%) aged 25 to 44, 358 people (28.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 302 people (23.9%) who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 46.9{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 1,813 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,108.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 579 (31.9%) were occupied. Of these, 370 (63.9%) were owner-occupied, and 209 (36.1%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $94,141, and the [[per capita income]] was $57,169. About 0.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dollar Point CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0619455 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Dollar Point had a population of 1,215. The population density was {{convert|743.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Dollar Point was 1,145 (94.2%) White, 4 (0.3%) African American, 6 (0.5%) Native American, 19 (1.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 24 (2.0%) from other races, and 17 (1.4%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83 people (6.8%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619455|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024459/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619455|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Dollar Point CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 571 households, 109 (19.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 248 (43.4%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 33 (5.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 16 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 41 (7.2%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 2 (0.4%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 193 households (33.8%) were one person and 59 (10.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.13.  There were 297 families (52.0% of households); the average family size was 2.69.

The age distribution was 188 people (15.5%) under the age of 18, 91 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 321 people (26.4%) aged 25 to 44, 419 people (34.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 196 people (16.1%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.

There were 1,822 housing units at an average density of 1,115.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 363 (63.6%) were owner-occupied and 208 (36.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 14.3%.  764 people (62.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 451 people (37.1%) lived in rental housing units.

==References==
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{{Cities of Placer County, California}}
{{Greater Sacramento}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Placer County, California]]
[[Category:Lake Tahoe]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]