Editing Midtown San Jose

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'''Midtown San Jose''' is a mixed [[commercial area|commercial]] and [[residential area|residential]] district of [[San Jose, California]], to the southwest of [[Downtown San Jose]] and east of [[West San Carlos, San Jose|West San Carlos]].<ref>[https://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/347 City of San Jose - Midtown Specific Plan]</ref><ref>[https://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2750 City of San Jose - Neighborhood Improvement Plan: Burbank/Del Monte]</ref><ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/20/breakfast-club-comes-to-midtown-san-jose/ Mercury News - Breakfast Club Comes to Midtown San Jose]</ref>

==History==
[[File:The Meridian at Midtown 32.jpg|thumb|left|Apartments on San Carlos St.]]
The area was a [[census-designated place]] and primarily residential area in [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]], [[California]],  [[United States]].  It has been [[annexation#Subnational annexation|annex]]ed to [[San Jose, California|San Jose]].  The population was 748 at the 2000 census.

It is designated one of San Jose's Urban Village and is part of the Envision San Jose 2040 plan the city rolled out in 2012. The focus is on building high-density housing along the West San Carlos Street corridor, replacing the older mixed-use buildings.<ref>[http://twofeet.weebly.com/walking-blog/midtown-madness San Jose's Midtown Madness. July 5, 2014 TwoFeet.Weebly.Com Blog on walking the Rose Garden Neighborhood Area.]</ref>

==Geography==
Sunol-Midtown is located at {{coord|37|19|29|N|121|54|37|W|type:city}} (37.324841, -121.910198).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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 had a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
[[File:Del Monte Park in Midtown San Jose (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Del Monte Park]]
(These demographics are only for the unincorporated portions of the area in 2000.  The parts of the neighborhood in San Jose are included in that city's article as well as 2010 data when the whole area was annexed.)

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 748 people, 243 households, and 142 families residing in the CDP.  The [[population density]] was 8,762.0 people per square mile (3,208.9/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 256 housing units at an average density of 2,998.7 per square mile (1,098.2/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the CDP was 49.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 38.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 64.30% of the population.

There were 243 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.76.
[[File:Race St and Saddle Rack St in Midtown San Jose (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Mid-rises on Race Street]]
[[File:Midtown San Jose 34232.jpg|right|thumb|The Mosaic in Midtown]]
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,734, and the median income for a family was $41,071. Males had a median income of $37,143 versus $30,134 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,392.  About 9.8% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Sunol-Midtown is in {{Representative|casd|15|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|28|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |accessdate=December 7, 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]], Sunol-Midtown is in {{Representative|cacd|19|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|19}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:VTA Station at Race St in Midtown San Jose (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Race Street station|Race St. station]] of [[VTA light rail]]]]
Midtown is well connected to transportation infrastructure. It is directly south of [[Diridon Station]], which serves [[Caltrain]] and eventually [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART). The area also has easy access to the [[Interstate 280 (California)|Junipero Serra Freeway]] (CA-280).

The area is served by [[VTA light rail]] at the [[Race Street station]].

==Parks and plazas==
*[[Del Monte Park]]
*[[O'Connor Park (San Jose)|O'Connor Park]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Midtown San Jose}}
* [http://www.midtownsanjose.net/ Midtown San Jose] official website

{{Neighborhoods of San Jose}}

[[Category:Neighborhoods in San Jose, California]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in California]]