For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05. 23.2% of households were one person and 9.3% were one person aged 65 or older. Of the 21,606 households 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. There were 22,003 housing units at an average density of 1,525.3 per square mile (588.9/km 2). The population density was 3,971.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,533.4/km 2). 68.8% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 29.2% lived in rental housing units.Īt the 2000 census there were 57,292 people, 21,606 households, and 15,016 families in the CDP. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. There were 23,392 housing units, of which 22,348 were occupied, of which 69.0% were owner-occupied and 31.0% were occupied by renters. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15. 21.7% of households were one person and 8.9% were one person aged 65 or older. 5.0% of households were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 1.0% were same-sex married couples or partnerships. Of the 22,348 households 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 54.3% were opposite-sex married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present. The census reported that 98.0% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1.5% were institutionalized. 17.4% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.0% White (49.5% non-Hispanic), 6.9% African American (6.6% non-Hispanic), 0.5% Native American, 21.4% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 6.1% from other races, and 6.3% from two or more races. There were 23,392 housing units at an average density of 1,382.6 per square mile (533.8/km 2). The population density was 3,690.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,424.8/km 2). Interstate 580, with BART tracks in the center, near east Castro Valley Demographics Historical populationĪt the 2010 census 61,388 people, 22,348 households, and 16,112 families resided in the CDP. The eastern hills of Castro Valley constitute the headwaters of the San Lorenzo Creek watershed and the origin of several creeks that flow into San Lorenzo Creek: Bolinas, Castro Valley, Chabot, Crow, Cull, Eden, Hollis, Kelly Canyon, Norris, and Palomares Creeks. Dublin, Pleasanton, and San Ramon are to the east. Lake Chabot lies in the northwest part of Castro Valley. Later it developed into a bedroom community, where workers live and commute to their jobs in the surrounding communities. In the 1870s, Lake Chabot, a reservoir and popular park, was built by Chinese laborers living at Camp Yema-Po.ĭuring the 1940s and 1950s, Castro Valley was known for its chicken ranches. Many Portuguese families immigrated to the surrounding canyons (especially Palomares Canyon) and farmed large amounts of land, where their descendants remain today. In 1866, Redwood school was built, the first public school in the area. The Jensen brothers also bought land from Atherton in 1867. Two men named Cull (the namesake of Cull Canyon) and Luce bought some 2,400 acres (10 km 2) and began running a steam-operated saw mill in Redwood Canyon. Ītherton (after whom the city of Atherton is named ) in turn began selling off his portion in smaller parcels. The last of his holding was sold in a sheriff's sale in 1864 to Faxon Atherton for $400,000. Castro had a gambling habit and had to sell off portions of his land to pay gambling debts. This land grant included Hayward, San Lorenzo, and Castro Valley, including Crow Canyon, Cull Canyon, and Palomares Canyons. The area Castro Valley now occupies was part of the extensive colony of New Spain in what was the state of Alta California.Ĭastro Valley was part of the original 28,000 acre (110 km 2) land grant given to Castro in 1840, called Rancho San Lorenzo. With the arrival of Europeans, they established Mission San Jose in 1797. Castro Valley is named after Don Guillermo Castro, a noted Californio ranchero who owned much of the area.īefore the arrival of European settlers the area was settled by the Chocheño (also spelled Chochenyo or Chocenyo) subdivision of the Ohlone Native Americans.
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