Alta Sierra, Kern County, California

For the census designated place in Nevada County, see Alta Sierra, California.

Alta Sierra is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California.^[2]

Alta Sierra
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°43′45.38″N 118°32′57.57″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern County
Area [1]
• Total	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Land	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,693 ft (1,735 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	103
• Density	100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2804107[2]

It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) east of Glennville,^[4] at an elevation of 5,718 feet (1,743 m) in the Greenhorn Mountains/Sierra Nevada foothills.^[2] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Alta Sierra as a census-designated place (CDP).

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	103		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8] 1900[9] 1910[10] 1920[11] 1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20]

Alta Sierra first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[21][22]

2020 Census

Alta Sierra CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[22]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	88	85.44%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	3.88%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	10.68%
Total	103	100.00%