Editing Mentone, California

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Mentone
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|motto                    = Home of "Oranges on the Rocks"<ref>Mentone Chamber of Commerce</ref>
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|map_caption              = Location in [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]] and the state of [[California]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]]
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_06.txt
 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]
 | access-date = March 26, 2015
 | title = 2010 Census Gazetteer Files – Places – California}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi        = 6.234
| area_land_sq_mi         = 6.222
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.012
| area_total_km2          = 16.146
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|elevation_ft             = 1650
|elevation_m              = 503
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="US Census Bureau 2020 Mentone, CA Population">{{cite web |title=US Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Mentone%20CDP,%20California |website=www.census.gov |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
|population_total         = 9557
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 92359
|area_code                = [[Area code 909|909]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|06|46884}}
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'''Mentone''' is a [[census-designated place]] in [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]], [[California]], United States. The population was 7,803 at the 2000 census and 8,720 at the 2010 census. It is located at {{Coord|34|3|53|N|117|7|13|W|type:city}}.<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]], it has a total area of {{convert|6.2|sqmi|km2}}; {{convert|6.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 0.19% is water. There is a good selection of housing developments (which has been slowly increasing over the past years), as well as bars, churches, and restaurants. [[California State Route 38]] serves as its main street, being called ''Mentone Boulevard'' upon entering the Mentone district from [[Redlands, California|Redlands]] on the west side, then changes to ''Mill Creek Road'' on the east side of the district. The road through Mentone serves as one of three gateways to the [[San Bernardino Mountains]] (especially the small community of [[Angelus Oaks, California|Angelus Oaks]] and the mountainous city of [[Big Bear Lake, California|Big Bear Lake]]).

==History==
Mentone is a former railroad town and health spa. It was named for [[Menton]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10501|title=Profile for Mentone, California, CA|publisher=Moma|access-date= September 12, 2012}}</ref> A map for the Mentone townsite was filed on February 24, 1888.

==Demographics==

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Mentone had a population of 8,720. The population density was {{convert|1,398.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Mentone was 6,114 (70.1%) White (52.4% non-Hispanic White),<ref name=qf>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0646884.html |title=Mentone CDP QuickFacts |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702004413/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0646884.html |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref> 438 (5.0%) African American, 122 (1.4%) Native American, 352 (4.0%) Asian, 32 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 1,234 (14.2%) from other races, and 428 (4.9%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3,085 persons (35.4%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0646884|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715031435/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0646884|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Mentone CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 8,601 people (98.6% of the population) lived in households, 64 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 55 (0.6%) were institutionalized.

There were 3,026 households, 1,239 (40.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,442 (47.7%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 513 (17.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 204 (6.7%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 222 (7.3%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 24 (0.8%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 674 households (22.3%) were one person and 180 (5.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.84.  There were 2,159 families (71.3% of households); the average family size was 3.31.

The age distribution was 2,333 people (26.8%) under the age of 18, 979 people (11.2%) aged 18 to 24, 2,344 people (26.9%) aged 25 to 44, 2,263 people (26.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 801 people (9.2%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

There were 3,273 housing units at an average density of 525.0 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,844 (60.9%) were owner-occupied and 1,182 (39.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.3%.  5,371 people (61.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,230 people (37.0%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009&ndash;2013, Mentone had a median household income of $58,178, with 10.8% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name=qf/>

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 7,803 people, 2,757 households, and 1,891 families.  The population density was {{convert|1,252.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,946 housing units at an average density of {{convert|473.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] was 74.5% White, 4.7% African American, 1.1% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 12.4% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 25.1%.<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>

39.5% of the households in Mentone had children under the age of 18, 49.9% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female head of the household, and 31.4% were non-families.  Of the 24.5% of households made up of individuals, 7.1% were 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.3.

The age distribution was 30.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% 65 or older.  The median age was 32 years.  For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median household income was $41,225, and the median family income  was $47,786.  Males had a median income of $40,888 versus $29,495 for females.  The per capita income for the CDP was $17,781.  About 8.8% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==

===Local===
Mentone is not [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] and has no mayor or city council.  Its schools are part of the [[Redlands Unified School District]]. Police and fire services are provided by San Bernardino County (police services come from the Yucaipa Valley Station, with mutual aid assistance from the [[Redlands, California|Redlands]] Police and Fire Departments). [[Property tax]]es are collected by San Bernardino County.

===State and federal representation===
In the [[California State Senate]], Mentone is in {{Representative|casd|19|fmt=sdistrict}}. In the [[California State Assembly]], it is split between {{Representative|caad|45|fmt=adistrict}}, and {{Representative|caad|47|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=[[Regents of the University of California]] |access-date=March 25, 2015 |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]], Mentone is split between two congressional districts: {{Representative|cacd|33|fmt=district}},<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|33}}</ref> and {{Representative|cacd|23|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|23}}</ref>

==Education==
It is in the [[Redlands Unified School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06071_san_bernardino/DC20SD_C06071.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Bernardino County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=8 (PDF p. 9/12)|access-date=2024-10-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06071_san_bernardino/DC20SD_C06071_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Mentone, California}} <!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
*[http://www.mentonechamber.com/ Mentone Chamber of Commerce] - portal style website; government, business, library, recreation and more
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Mentone-California.html City-Data.com] - comprehensive statistical data and more about Tipton

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