Editing Opal Cliffs, California

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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'''Opal Cliffs''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Santa Cruz County, California]], United States.

The population was 6,458 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the [[United States Census Bureau]] defined Opal Cliffs as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP). The Opal Cliffs CDP was abolished prior to the 2010 census and replaced with the [[Pleasure Point, California|Pleasure Point CDP]]. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.

==Geography==
Opal Cliffs is located at {{coord|36|57|41|N|121|58|15|W|type:city}} (36.961500, -121.970920).<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 had a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}} of it was land and {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}} of it (61.50%) was water.

==Demographics==
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 6,458 people, 2,843 households, and 1,410 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|8,353.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 3,169 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,099.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.98% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.77% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.51% of the population.

There were 2,843 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.4% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,673, and the median income for a family was $48,258. Males had a median income of $43,705 versus $31,729 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $29,617.  About 8.9% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Opal Cliffs is in {{Representative|casd|17|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|29|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=January 7, 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]], Opal Cliffs is in {{Representative|cacd|19|fmt=district}}.<ref name=gt20>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|19}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

{{Santa Cruz County, California}}
{{California Central Coast}}

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[[Category:Former census-designated places in California]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Santa Cruz County, California]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in California]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in California]]