Editing Freedom, California

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'''Freedom''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz County]], [[California]], United States. The population was 3,070 at the 2010 census.
[[Image:City of Freedom.JPG|thumb|Freedom Post Office.]]

==Geography==
Freedom is located at {{coord|36|56|26|N|121|47|22|W|type:city}} (36.940452, -121.789376).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land. It is adjacent to and blends with the incorporated city of [[Watsonville]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|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>
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===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0625576|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715025017/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0625576|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Freedom CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Freedom had a population of 3,070. The population density was {{convert|2,780.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Freedom was 1,452 (47.3%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 44 (1.4%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 31 (1.0%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 100 (3.3%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]],  1,285 (41.9%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 158 (5.1%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2,170 persons (70.7%).

The Census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households and 0.2% were institutionalized.

There were 776 households, out of which 394 (50.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 445 (57.3%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 124 (16.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 73 (9.4%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 63 (8.1%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 11 (1.4%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 102 households (13.1%) were made up of individuals, and 44 (5.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.95.  There were 642 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (82.7% of all households); the average family size was 4.12.

The population was spread out, with 904 people (29.4%) under the age of 18, 347 people (11.3%) aged 18 to 24, 891 people (29.0%) aged 25 to 44, 655 people (21.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 273 people (8.9%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 30.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.

There were 806 housing units at an average density of {{convert|730.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 65.6% were owner-occupied and 34.4% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.2%. 60.9% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 38.9% lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,000 people, 1,596 households, and 1,182 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|4,480.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,619 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,208.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 44.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.87% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 43.72% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 69.42% of the population.

There were 1,596 households, out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 4.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,600, and the median income for a family was $43,056. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $23,056 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,690.  About 12.9% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Freedom is in {{Representative|casd|17|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|30|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | title = Statewide Database
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = December 30, 2014
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | archive-date = February 1, 2015
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Freedom is in {{Representative|cacd|18|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://ziplook.house.gov/htbin/findrep_house | title=house.gov - Find My Rep | publisher=US House of Representatives | access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|California}}
* [[List of census-designated places in California]]
* [[KPIG-FM]]

==References==
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==External links==
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