Cowan, California

Cowan
—  census-designated place  —
Cowan Position in California.
Coordinates: 37°33′36″N 120°59′21″W / 37.56°N 120.98917°W / 37.56; -120.98917Coordinates: 37°33′36″N 120°59′21″W / 37.56°N 120.98917°W / 37.56; -120.98917
Country	United States
State	California
County	Stanislaus
Area[1]
- Total	0.156 sq mi (0.405 km2)
- Land	0.156 sq mi (0.405 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[2]	75 ft (23 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	318
- Density	2,033.6/sq mi (785.2/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code
GNIS feature ID	2628723
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cowan, California

Cowan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California.^[2] Cowan sits at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m).^[2] The 2010 United States census reported Cowan's population was 318.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census^[3] reported that Cowan had a population of 318. The population density was 2,033.5 people per square mile (785.1/km²). The racial makeup of Cowan was 274 (86.2%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 2 (0.6%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 32 (10.1%) from other races, and 10 (3.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 161 persons (50.6%).

The Census reported that 318 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 94 households, out of which 39 (41.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 50 (53.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 11 (11.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 10 (10.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 9 (9.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (2.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 13 households (13.8%) were made up of individuals and 8 (8.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38. There were 71 families (75.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.76.

The population was spread out with 86 people (27.0%) under the age of 18, 43 people (13.5%) aged 18 to 24, 74 people (23.3%) aged 25 to 44, 78 people (24.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 37 people (11.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.8 males.

There were 102 housing units at an average density of 652.2 per square mile (251.8/km²), of which 74 (78.7%) were owner-occupied, and 20 (21.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 16.7%. 235 people (73.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 83 people (26.1%) lived in rental housing units.

References

1. ^ U.S. Census
2. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cowan, California
3. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.