Editing Woodcrest, California

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'''Woodcrest''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Riverside County, California|Riverside County]], [[California]], United States. The population was 15,378 at the 2020 census, up from 14,347 at the 2010 census.<ref name=QF/> The adjacent city of [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] lists Woodcrest as an area for potential [[annexation]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.riversideca.gov/planning/annex.asp | title=City of Riverside: City Annexations | access-date=2008-11-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081115010005/http://www.riversideca.gov/planning/annex.asp | archive-date=2008-11-15 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
The Woodcrest area was initially populated by dry land grain farmers in the late 19th century.<ref name=Gunther1>Gunther, pages 580-582.</ref> In 1894, the population had grown enough for the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to establish a school in the area, and on February 6 of that year they authorized the ''Oak Glen School District''.

In 1905 the first [[Subdivision (land)|subdivision]], the Oak Glen Tract, was created.  The House Heights tract was formed in April 1924, and in May the Fertile Acres tract was created near the current Washington Street and Van Buren intersection. In February 1926, the first of five subdivisions with the name Woodcrest Acres was formed, and the name “Woodcrest” was subsequently given to the post office that was established later that year.<ref name=Gunther1/>  Although the post office was closed in 1936, the Woodcrest name continued to be used to refer to the area from then on.

Water in the Woodcrest area became more affordable after the voters of Riverside, [[Corona, California|Corona]], [[Lake Elsinore, California|Lake Elsinore]] and surrounding unincorporated areas approved the formation of the Western Municipal Water District in 1955.  Landowners began diversifying agriculture in the area.  Although citrus groves within Riverside city limits were on the decline, groves in the Woodcrest area began to expand.<ref>Patterson, page 462-463.</ref>

Beginning in the 1980s, population pressures and the availability of cheaper land resulted in the decline of agriculture in the Woodcrest area. Today, most orange groves in Woodcrest have given way to development.  The citrus industry that was the foundation of Riverside and surrounding communities has nearly disappeared.

===Etymology===
"Wood" was the name, or part of the name, of several prominent property owners in the area, and the word was combined with "crest" because the original Woodcrest Acres tract was at the crest of the hills in the area.<ref name=Gunther1/> Susan Wood owned property around the current Wood Road, and is the person for whom the road was named in 1916. John C. Woodard owned {{convert|160|acre|km2}} off of current day Washington Street. For many years, one of the main routes from Riverside out to Woodcrest was referred to as Woodard Grade, or sometimes Woodward Grade, but the name was later lost when the county realigned the route with current day Washington Street.<ref>''The Press-Enterprise'', November 9, 1961.</ref>  Additionally, two real estate promoters in the area were named Marie and Charles Wood.<ref name=Gunther1/>

==Geography==
Woodcrest is located at {{coord|33|53|0|N|117|21|50|W|type:city}} (33.883366, -117.363825).<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> Certain locations of Woodcrest reach higher than {{convert|2000|ft|m}} above sea level.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.4|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

Woodcrest is also an equestrian community with many of its residences owning ranches and horses. However, many new housing developments are being built in Woodcrest due to the increasing population of Riverside.

==Demographics==

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Woodcrest had a population of 15,378. The population density was {{convert|1,351.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Woodcrest was 53.4% [[White Americans|White]], 5.2% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 6.6% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.3% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 17.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 16.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 36.9% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Woodcrest CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0686244 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.3% of the population lived in households, 0.7% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 4,648 households, out of which 34.8% included children under the age of 18, 64.3% were married-couple households, 4.4% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 18.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 12.6% of households were one person, and 7.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.28.<ref name=DP1/> There were 3,894 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (83.8% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Woodcrest CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0686244 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% aged 18 to 24, 22.4% aged 25 to 44, 29.0% aged 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 42.1{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 4,767 housing units at an average density of {{convert|419.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 4,648 (97.5%) were occupied. Of these, 89.1% were owner-occupied, and 10.9% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

===2023 estimates===
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 13.4% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 69.5% spoke only English at home, 24.5% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 1.4% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 3.9% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.7% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 92.3% were high school graduates and 30.0% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Woodcrest CDP, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0686244 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $139,659, and the [[per capita income]] was $49,085. About 5.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Woodcrest CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0686244 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Woodcrest is in {{Representative|casd|32|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|63|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find Your California Representatives |url=https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Woodcrest is in {{Representative|cacd|41|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|41}}</ref>

==Education==
Most of Woodcrest is in [[Riverside Unified School District]]<!--UNI 33150--> while a portion is in [[Val Verde Unified School District]]<!--UNI 91135-->.<ref name=USCensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06065_riverside/DC20SD_C06065.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Riverside County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=2 (PDF p. 3/6)|access-date=2024-10-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06065_riverside/DC20SD_C06065_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==

===Bibliography===
*Gunther, Jane Davies. ''Riverside County, California, Place Names; Their Origines and Their Stories'', Rubidoux Printing Co, Riverside, CA, 1984.  LOC Catalog: 84-72920.
*Patterson, Tom. ''A Colony For California'', Second Edition, The Museum Press of the Riverside Museum Associates, Riverside, California, 1996. LOC catalog: 96-70106. {{ISBN|0-935661-24-7}}.

===Citations and Notes===
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