Discovery Bay, California
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| Discovery Bay California | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| - N/A | |
| - Senate | Tom Torlakson (D) |
| - Assembly | Guy Houston (R) |
| - U. S. Congress | Jerry McNerney (D) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 9.2 sq mi (23.6 km²) |
| - Land | 8.1 sq mi (20.9 km²) |
| - Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km²) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 8,981 |
| - Density | 976.2/sq mi (380.6/km²) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94505 |
| Area code(s) | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-19339 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1701762 |
Discovery Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California in the United States about 60 miles (97 km) from San Francisco. As of 2006, the town's population was about 16,500.
Discovery Bay is based on a waterfront community of 3,500+ homes with private docks with access to the entire California Delta, Bays and Oceans. The people of Discovery Bay enjoy Watersports of all kinds and golf at the local country club. Now Discovery Bay has grown and added Discovery Bay West which features gated and non-gated "off-water" communities with homes from 1,400 square feet up to 4,700 square feet. There is detailed information on the town and area at 94505.com.
In July 2007 Discovery Bay celebrated its maturity into its own community by changing the zip code from 94514 (which it shared with the neighboring town Byron) to 94505. A huge town celebration ensued with a world record-setting paddle boat raft-up.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.1 square miles (23.7 km²), of which, 8.1 square miles (20.9 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²) of it (11.60%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,981 people, 3,349 households, and 2,635 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,111.9 people per square mile (429.2/km²). There were 3,781 housing units at an average density of 468.1/sq mi (180.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.57% White, 1.84% Black or African American, 0.84% Native American, 1.78% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 3.95% from other races, and 3.84% from two or more races. 10.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,349 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $89,915, and the median income for a family was $90,272. Males had a median income of $66,121 versus $41,850 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $41,313. About 1.9% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- 94505.com - A Website for Discovery Bay and the Delta
- Delta Sun Times Newspaper
- Discovery Bay Local News (Discovery Bay Press)
- History (book available from Chamber of Commerce)
- Discovery Bay, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
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