Bear Creek, Merced County, California

Bear Creek is a census-designated place^[4] in Merced County, California.^[2] It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Merced,^[5] at an elevation of 190 feet (58 m).^[2] The population was 273 at the 2020 United States census,^[3] down from 290 at the 2010 census.

Bear Creek
census-designated place
Bear Creek Location in California
Coordinates: 37°17′50″N 120°25′03″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Merced
Area [1]
• Total	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
• Land	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	190 ft (58 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	273
• Density	4,789.47/sq mi (1,839.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95340
Area code	209
FIPS Code	06-04632
GNIS feature ID	1659692; 2629759
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Merced County, California

History

A post office operated at Bear Creek from 1871 to 1872.^[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	290		—
2020	273		−5.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850–1870[8][9] 1880-1890[10] 1900[11] 1910[12] 1920[13] 1930[14] 1940[15] 1950[16] 1960[17] 1970[18] 1980[19] 1990[20] 2000[21] 2010[22]

The 2020 United States census reported that Bear Creek had a population of 273. The population density was 4,789.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,849.2/km²). The racial makeup of Bear Creek was 54 (19.8%) White, 7 (2.6%) African American, 7 (2.6%) Native American, 13 (4.8%) Asian, 2 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 92 (33.7%) from other races, and 98 (35.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 195 people (71.4%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 82 households, out of which 28 (34.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 30 (36.6%) were married-couple households, 6 (7.3%) were cohabiting couple households, 28 (34.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 18 (22.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 26 (31.7%) of households were one person, and 12 (14.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.33. There were 50 families (61.0% of all households).

The age distribution was 76 people (27.8%) under the age of 18, 18 people (6.6%) aged 18 to 24, 72 people (26.4%) aged 25 to 44, 60 people (22.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 47 people (17.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males.

There were 87 housing units at an average density of 1,526.3 units per square mile (589.3 units/km²), of which 82 (94.3%) were occupied. Of these, 31 (37.8%) were owner-occupied, and 51 (62.2%) were occupied by renters.^[23][24]