Bear Valley, Alpine County, California
| Bear Valley | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Alpine County and the state of California |
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 Bear Valley
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| Coordinates: 38°27′53″N 120°02′24″W / 38.46472°N 120.04000°WCoordinates: 38°27′53″N 120°02′24″W / 38.46472°N 120.04000°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Alpine |
| Government | |
| • State Senate | Ted Gaines (R) |
| • State Assembly | Frank Bigelow (R) |
| • U. S. Congress | (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.178 sq mi (13.409 km2) |
| • Land | 5.156 sq mi (13.353 km2) |
| • Water | 0.022 sq mi (0.056 km2) 0.42% |
| Elevation | 7,100 ft (2,164 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 121 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95223 |
| Area code(s) | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-04716 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658018, 2407814 |
Bear Valley is a census-designated place in Alpine County, California. The population was 121 at the 2010 census, down from 133 at the 2000 census. The town is accessible by State Route 4. Bear Valley is within the Stanislaus National Forest. Although inside Alpine County, Bear Valley Fire Department has contracted with California Department of Forestry, San Andreas, for dispatching.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13 km2), of which 99.58% is land and 0.42% is water.
Bear Valley post office opened in 1967.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Bear Valley had a population of 121. The population density was 23.4 people per square mile (9.0/km²). The racial makeup of Bear Valley was 119 (98.3%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 1 (0.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 1 (0.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1 persons (0.8%).
The Census reported that 121 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 67 households, out of which 11 (16.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 27 (40.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 0 (0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (6.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 33 households (49.3%) were made up of individuals and 4 (6.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81. There were 27 families (40.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.67.
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