Fish Camp, California
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 Location in Mariposa County, California | |
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| Coordinates: 37°28′43″N 119°38′26″W / 37.47861°N 119.64056°WCoordinates: 37°28′43″N 119°38′26″W / 37.47861°N 119.64056°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Mariposa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.402 sq mi (1.04 km2) |
| • Land | 0.400 sq mi (1.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2) 0.50% |
| Elevation | 5,062 ft (1,543 m) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
| • Total | 49 |
| • Density | 122.5/sq mi (47.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 93623 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 260142[2] 2583013[4] |
| FIPS code | 06-24218 |
Fish Camp (formerly Happy Camp and Berry's Fish Camp)[5] is a census-designated place[6] in Mariposa County, California, United States.[2] It is located 18 miles (29 km) east of Mariposa,[5] at an elevation of 5,062 feet (1,543 m).[2] The population was 49 at the 2020 census.[3] The ZIP Code is 93623, and the community is inside area code 559.
The Fish Camp post office opened in 1924, closed in 1933, and re-opened in 1939.[5] The name comes from a fish hatchery at the place.[5]
Geography
Fish Camp is on California State Route 41, just south of the entrance to Yosemite National Park, and 12 miles (19 km) north of Oakhurst. It is the site of the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad, a heritage tourist line, and Tenaya Lodge, a resort owned by Delaware North.[7] About 1 mile north of the community is the Summerdale campground, the original location of Fish Camp.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), of which 0.002 square miles (0.005 km2), or 0.50%, are water.[1] The community is in the valley of Big Creek, which flows north into Yosemite National Park, where it joins the South Fork of the Merced River near Wawona.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fish Camp has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[8]
| Climate data for Fish Camp, California | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) |
73 (23) |
78 (26) |
83 (28) |
89 (32) |
98 (37) |
101 (38) |
102 (39) |
98 (37) |
90 (32) |
80 (27) |
78 (26) |
102 (39) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 46.3 (7.9) |
47.9 (8.8) |
50.4 (10.2) |
56.3 (13.5) |
65.1 (18.4) |
73.9 (23.3) |
82 (28) |
81.3 (27.4) |
76 (24) |
65.9 (18.8) |
54.4 (12.4) |
47.9 (8.8) |
62.3 (16.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 25.7 (−3.5) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
37.3 (2.9) |
43.7 (6.5) |
49.4 (9.7) |
48.5 (9.2) |
44.4 (6.9) |
37.2 (2.9) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
35.7 (2.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −3 (−19) |
1 (−17) |
3 (−16) |
12 (−11) |
15 (−9) |
24 (−4) |
31 (−1) |
30 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
14 (−10) |
5 (−15) |
−5 (−21) |
−5 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 8.6 (220) |
7.2 (180) |
6.5 (170) |
3.8 (97) |
1.7 (43) |
0.6 (15) |
0.1 (2.5) |
0.1 (2.5) |
0.6 (15) |
2.3 (58) |
5.1 (130) |
7 (180) |
43.8 (1,110) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 20.7 (53) |
20.3 (52) |
22.5 (57) |
11.1 (28) |
1.2 (3.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
6.5 (17) |
16.7 (42) |
99.5 (253) |
| Average precipitation days | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 63 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
The 2010 United States Census[10] reported that Fish Camp had a population of 59. The population density was 65.1 inhabitants per square mile (25.1/km2). The racial makeup of Fish Camp was 57 (96.6%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 1 (1.7%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 1 (1.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3 persons (5.1%).
The Census reported that 59 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 31 households, of which 4 (12.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 12 (38.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 (3.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (3.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (3.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 13 households (41.9%) were made up of individuals, and 6 (19.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90. There were 14 families (45.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.57.
9 people (15.3%) were under the age of 18, 4 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 6 people (10.2%) aged 25 to 44, 26 people (44.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 14 people (23.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.4 males.
There were 153 housing units at an average density of 168.8 per square mile (65.2/km2), of which 20 (64.5%) were owner-occupied, and 11 (35.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 35 people (59.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 24 people (40.7%) lived in rental housing units.
References
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Camp
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Fish Camp CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Camp Census Designated Place
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 773. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Camp, California
- ^ "Delaware North acquires Yosemite lodge - Buffalo". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ Climate Summary for Fish Camp, California
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Fish Camp CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
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