A census-designated place ( CDP ) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
31-620: Kings Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County , California , United States, on the north shore of Lake Tahoe . The population was 3,563 at the 2020 census. The town's post office was erected in 1937. The area is named after its first postmaster, Joe King. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km), all of it land. Kings Beach sits on
62-421: A CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that a CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on
93-432: A population of 3,796. The population density was 1,103.7 inhabitants per square mile (426.1/km). The racial makeup of Kings Beach was 3,216 (84.7%) White, 15 (0.4%) African American, 20 (0.5%) Native American, 14 (0.4%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 409 (10.8%) from other races, and 120 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,115 persons (55.7%). The census reported that 3,717 people (97.9% of
124-461: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas
155-663: Is a census-designated place (CDP) located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe in Washoe County , Nevada , United States. The population was 305 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Reno − Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area . Prior to 2010, it was listed by the U.S. Census Bureau within the Incline Village–Crystal Bay CDP. Elevation ranges from 6,229 feet (1,899 m) on the shore of Lake Tahoe to over 6,800 feet (2,100 m) above sea level. The CDP
186-524: Is located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, adjacent to the California state line. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km ), of which 0.46 square miles (1.2 km ) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km ), or 42.12%, is water. Crystal Bay has a humid continental climate ( Dsb ) with warm to hot summers with cool nights and moderately cold winters with frigid nights. The region
217-544: Is one of the top vacation spots in Northern California, and many of its dwellings are vacation homes. Fire officials attribute the community's "very high fire hazard severity zone" designation in part to visitors' desire to light campfires. An illegal campfire caused the nearby Angora Fire in 2007. At the 2020 census , Kings Beach had a population of 3,563. The population density was 1,047.9 inhabitants per square mile (404.6/km). The racial makeup of Kings Beach
248-654: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in
279-461: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with
310-526: The Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of
341-512: The 1,411 households 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.1% were non-families. 28.3% of households were one person and 3.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.69. The age distribution was 28.0% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 38.0% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% 65 or older. The median age
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#1732776058740372-413: The Census Bureau considers some towns in New England states, New Jersey and New York as well as townships in some other states as MCDs, even though they are incorporated municipalities in those states. In such states, CDPs may be defined within such towns or spanning the boundaries of multiple towns. There are a number of reasons for the CDP designation: Crystal Bay, Nevada Crystal Bay
403-494: The United States have learned to peacefully co-exist with these animals." Depredation is likely a temporary solution as the county has had to kill beaver families two years in a row and Peter Kraatz, deputy director of the Placer County Department of Public Works, conceded that the area is "perfect habitat for beavers". Census-designated place CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as
434-549: The area, recent studies of two other Lake Tahoe tributaries, Taylor Creek and Ward Creek, showed that beaver dam removal decreased wetland habitat, increased stream flow, and increased total phosphorus pollutants entering Lake Tahoe – all factors that negatively impact the clarity of the lake's water (United States Geological Survey 2002). Beavers develop wetland areas which trap sediments and improve water quality. Flow devices such as "Beaver Deceivers" are often used to control water heights in beaver ponds instead of killing beavers, as
465-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,
496-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in
527-518: The counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along
558-493: The county in a night operation. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency stated that "removing beavers is not uncommon at Lake Tahoe" but "the county could have 'easily' removed the beaver dam in a more conscientious manner, thus preventing sediment naturally filtered by the dam from reaching Lake Tahoe." Cheryl Millham, executive director of Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, argued that the culverts on Griff Creek could easily be protected from damming with fencing and that "municipalities all over
589-788: The geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use the community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in
620-635: The hill above downtown, close to the California–Nevada state line, accessible by an easy hiking trail from Crystal Bay, Nevada . In November, 2009, historically endemic California Golden beavers were caught in snares underwater and exterminated in Griff Creek , a stream in Kings Beach, when the Placer County Department of Public Works ordered their removal for fear that the beaver would cause flooding. Although beavers are an invasive species to
651-477: The latter is typically only a temporary remedy, for beavers recolonize prime habitat quickly. In fact, in October 2010 Placer County officials again exterminated beavers at King's Beach only to have schoolchildren protest and suggest more contemporary management solutions. According to Placer County officials there were four beavers who built three dams on Griff Creek, and they were killed by sharpshooters licensed by
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#1732776058740682-556: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through
713-623: The north shore of Lake Tahoe . It sits on the Nevada state line and borders Crystal Bay, Nevada , to the east. California State Route 28 begins where Nevada State Route 28 ends in Crystal Bay; Route 28 passes through Kings Beach along the Lake Tahoe shore. California State Route 267 meets Route 28 in Kings Beach and connects the town to Northstar , Truckee , and Interstate 80 . Because of its location on Lake Tahoe , Kings Beach
744-403: The occupied units 552 (40.5%) were owner-occupied and 810 (59.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 14.4%. 1,379 people (36.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,338 people (61.6%) lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census , there were 4,037 people, 1,411 households, and 788 families in the CDP. The population density
775-600: The population) lived in households, 79 (2.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 1,362 households, 487 (35.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 589 (43.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 106 (7.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 81 (5.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 134 (9.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 6 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 381 households (28.0%) were one person and 72 (5.3%) had someone living alone who
806-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,
837-426: Was 1,176.4 inhabitants per square mile (454.2/km). There were 2,284 housing units at an average density of 665.6 units per square mile (257.0 units/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.03% White, 0.72% Black or African American, 1.88% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 23.61% from other races, and 3.34% from two or more races. 48.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of
868-416: Was 1,899 White, 1,699 Hispanic or Latino, 5 African American, 27 Native American, 68 Asian, 10 Pacific Islander, 804 from other races, and 750 from two or more races. There were 2,393 housing units with 1,209 total households. 236 included a married-couple family, 57 included a male resident with no spouse present, and 25 included a female resident with no spouse present. At the 2010 census Kings Beach had
899-565: Was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 133.2 males. The median household income was $ 35,507 and the median family income was $ 37,837. Males had a median income of $ 25,880 versus $ 21,571 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 16,556. About 17.1% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over. The historic Stateline fire lookout and Crystal Bay scenic overlook are in Kings Beach on
930-574: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.73. There were 776 families (57.0% of households); the average family size was 3.44. The age distribution was 924 people (24.3%) under the age of 18, 400 people (10.5%) aged 18 to 24, 1,405 people (37.0%) aged 25 to 44, 842 people (22.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 225 people (5.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 31.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.8 males. There were 2,372 housing units at an average density of 689.7 per square mile, of
961-481: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to