Editing Spreckels, California

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]]
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| leader_title3      = [[California's 20th congressional district|U. S. Rep.]]
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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_06.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 22, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.122
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| elevation_ft       = 62
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| population_as_of   = 2020
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| population_total   = 692
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Standard Time|PST]]
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 93962
| area_code          = [[Area code 831|831]]
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'''Spreckels''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Salinas Valley]] of [[Monterey County, California|Monterey County]], [[California]], United States.<ref name=gnis /> Spreckels is located {{convert|3|mi|0}} south of [[Salinas, California|Salinas]], at an elevation of {{cvt|62|ft|m|abbr=out}}.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|962}}</ref><ref name=gnis /> Its population was 692 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

Spreckels is one of the best-preserved [[company town]]s in the United States.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} It was built to house workers for the [[Spreckels Sugar Company]] plant, which operated there from 1899 until 1982, named after its founder "Sugar King" [[Claus Spreckels]].  When it opened, the Spreckels plant was the world's largest [[sugar beet]] factory, each day consuming {{cvt|13000000|usgal|L}} of water—with much of it pumped from [[well]]s—to process {{cvt|3000|ST|lk=on}} of beets.

Spreckels is associated with the writer [[John Steinbeck]], who lived and worked there for a time, and used it as a setting in his novel ''[[Tortilla Flat]]''. Spreckels was used as a location for the 1955 Steinbeck movie ''[[East of Eden (film)|East of Eden]]''.

==History==
The Spreckels post office opened in 1898.<ref name=CGN /> The name honors [[Claus Spreckels]], who built a [[sugar mill]] at the site.<ref name=CGN />

==Geography==
Spreckels is located in northern Monterey County at {{Coord|36|37|19|N|121|38|49|W|type:city}}.<ref name=gnis /> It is about {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of Salinas, the [[county seat]], on the north side of the [[Salinas River (California)|Salinas River]], and approximately {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of [[Old Hilltown, California|Old Hilltown]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Spreckels CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Climate==
This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{cvt|71.6|F}}.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Spreckels has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], ''Csb'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=644840&cityname=Spreckels%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Spreckels, California]</ref>

==Employers==
Spreckels is home to two major agricultural employers: [[Tanimura & Antle]] and [[D'Arrigo Brothers]].

==Demographics==
===2010===

At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], Spreckels had a population of 673. The population density was {{convert|5,509.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Spreckels was 483 (71.8%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 13 (1.9%) Native American, 26 (3.9%) Asian, 130 (19.3%) from other races, and 21 (3.1%) from two or more races.  Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 193 people (28.7%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0673612|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033333/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0673612|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Spreckels CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

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

Of the 229 households, 89 (38.9%) had children under 18 living in them, 134 (58.5%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 27 (11.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 12 (5.2%) had a male householder with no wife present, 7 (3.1%) were [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 2 (0.9%) were [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]; 45 households (19.7%) were one person and 17 (7.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.94.  There were 173 families (75.5% of households); the average family size was 3.38.

The age distribution was as follows: 172 people (25.6%) were under 18, 44 people (6.5%) were between 18 and 24, 173 people (25.7%) were between 25 and 44, 208 people (30.9%) were between 45 and 64, and 76 people (11.3%) were 65 or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. Among those 18 and older, there were 92.7 males for every 100 females.

The 246 housing units had an average density of 2,013.8 per square mile; of the occupied units, 160 (69.9%) were owner-occupied and 69 (30.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.8%.  In all, 467 people (69.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 206 people (30.6%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], 485 people, 171 households, and 127 families were in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,629.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 176 housing units had an average density of {{convert|1,317.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 86.39% White, 0.62% African American, 1.65% Native American, 2.68% Asian, 6.80% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 27.63%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 171 households, 40.9% had children under 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were not families. About 17.0% of households were one person and 6.4% were one person 65 or older. The average household size was 2.84, and the average family size was 3.20.

The age distribution was 29.1% under 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median household income was $58,009 and the median family income was $51,250. Males had a median income of $22,250 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,752. None of the families and 1.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including none under 18 and none over 64.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.seemonterey.com/regions/spreckels/ Spreckels Guide]—Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau
*[https://spreckelsmd.specialdistrict.org/ Spreckels Memorial District]
*[https://scsd.specialdistrict.org/ Spreckels Community Services District]

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[[Category:Company towns in California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Monterey County, California]]
[[Category:Salinas Valley]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Monterey County, California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1899]]
[[Category:1899 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in California]]
[[Category:Sugar industry of the United States]]
[[Category:Spreckels family|Spreckels California]]