| Salton City, California |
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| 1950s establishments | |
| communities in the colorado desert | |
| imperial county, california | |
| census-designated places in california | |
| planned cities | |
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Salton City is a as a resort community on the Salton Sea , but as the salinity of the already highly Polluted sea rose, very little development took place and much of what was built - including the city's Marina - was abandoned. GEOGRAPHY Salton City is located at 33°17'55" North, 115°57'34" West (33.298601, -115.959575). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 56.0 Km&2 (21.6 Mi&2 ). 56.0 km&2 (21.6 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 978 people, 416 households, and 267 families residing in the CDP. The Population Density was 17.5/km&2 (45.2/mi&2). There were 730 housing units at an average density of 13.0/km&2 (33.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.62% White , 0.82% Black or African American , 1.94% Native American , 0.61% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 17.38% from Other Races , and 5.52% from two or more races. 32.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 416 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were Married Couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91. In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,563, and the median income for a family was $20,208. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $4,886 for females. The Per Capita Income for the CDP was $14,106. 29.8% of the population and 26.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 71.8% of those under the age of 18 and 10.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |