Foresta (formerly, McCauley and Opim)[4] is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, within Yosemite National Park.[2]
Crane Creek | |
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Yosemite Valley as seen from Foresta | |
Coordinates: 37°41′55.60″N 119°44′53.79″W / 37.6987778°N 119.7482750°W | |
Country | |
State | |
County | Mariposa |
Area | |
• Total | 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
• Land | 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 4,420 ft (1,350 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 29 |
• Density | 78.38/sq mi (30.26/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP Code | 95389 (Yosemite National Park) |
FIPS code | 06-24792 |
GNIS feature ID | 2830231[2] |
History
editThe name comes from the Foresta Land Company, founded by A.B. Davis in 1913.[4] Davis built a resort at Foresta but abandoned it.[4] The Foresta area was subdivided and sold off to investors by the 1930s, but little construction at the site took place until electricity was extended to Foresta in 1951. Building of private residences mostly began at that time and continued until the early 1960s, with a campground built soon after.[5] Foresta now consists of homes for National Park Service, concessionaire, and Yosemite Institute employees, plus several vacation rentals. The community is located on the slopes surrounding Big Meadow, three miles off the Big Oak Flat Road. Many of the homes in the area burned in a 1990 wildfire.[6]
The Opim post office operated there from 1882 to 1884.[4]
Geography
editIt is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) northeast of El Portal,[4] at an elevation of 4,420 feet (1,350 m).[2]
Demographics
editCensus | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 29 | — | |
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 community was first listed as a census designated place under the name Crane Creek in the 2020 U.S. Census.[23][24] The CDP's name was changed to Foresta by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2022.[25]
2020 census
editRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[24] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 21 | 72.41% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Other race alone (NH) | 1 | 3.45% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 6 | 20.69% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1 | 3.45% |
Total | 29 | 100.00% |
References
edit- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Foresta Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "P1. Race – Crane Creek CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 773-774. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Greene, Linda Wedel (1987). Yosemite: The Park and Its Resources, Volume 2 of 3. Washington, DC: US Department of the Interior, National Park Service. pp. 932–937.
- ^ Final Yosemite Valley Plan: Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Yosemite National Park, CA: National Park Service. 2000. pp. 3–147.
- ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Crane Creek CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.