Avery, California

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Avery is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 636 at the 2020 census. Avery is located on State Route 4 and is home to the oldest continually operating hotel in the county, the Avery Hotel Restaurant & Saloon. Built in 1853, it was known as the "Half Way House," being located between Murphys, Arnold, and Calaveras Big Trees State Park.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.

History

The place is named after George J. Avery, its first postmaster. The first post office was established in 1885, closed in 1943, and re-established in 1949.<ref>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref>

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Avery had a population of 636. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Avery was 84.9% White, 0.3% African American, 1.9% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 11.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.6% of the population.

The whole population lived in households. There were 289 households, out of which 17.3% included children under the age of 18, 54.7% were married-couple households, 2.8% were cohabiting couple households, 17.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 25.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 30.4% of households were one person, and 15.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.2. There were 188 families (65.1% of all households).

The age distribution was 15.6% under the age of 18, 3.8% aged 18 to 24, 21.1% aged 25 to 44, 32.9% aged 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 56.0Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males.

There were 387 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 289 (74.7%) were occupied. Of these, 86.5% were owner-occupied, and 13.5% were occupied by renters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

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References

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