Cantua Creek, California
| Cantua Creek | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Fresno County and the state of California |
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 Cantua Creek
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| Coordinates: 36°30′05″N 120°18′59″W / 36.50139°N 120.31639°WCoordinates: 36°30′05″N 120°18′59″W / 36.50139°N 120.31639°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Fresno |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Anthony Cannella (R) |
| • State Assembly | Joaquin Arambula (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | David Valadao (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.797 sq mi (9.833 km2) |
| • Land | 3.797 sq mi (9.833 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 466 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (47/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93608 |
| Area code(s) | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-10816 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 220554, 2407954 |
Cantua Creek (formerly, Cantua and Cantuna) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 466, down from the 655 reported at the 2000 census. Cantua Creek is located 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of Tranquillity, at an elevation of 295 feet (90 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), all of it land.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Cantua Creek has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
The community of Cantua Creek is located near Cantua Creek, a tributary of the Fresno Slough that flows down from the Coast Range to the west toward the Fresno Slough. That creek originally, Arroyo de Cantua, was a stopping place on the El Camino Viejo. The hideout of Joaquin Murrieta was located in the vicinity of this creek in the mountains to the west of this community. Cantua Creek is also the home town of the notorious Robert Torres
The Cantua post office operated in 1888, and from 1890 to 1892. The Cantua Creek post office opened in 1941.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Cantua Creek had a population of 466. The population density was 122.7 people per square mile (47.4/km²). The racial makeup of Cantua Creek was 244 (52.4%) White, 5 (1.1%) African American, 3 (0.6%) Native American, 1 (0.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 199 (42.7%) from other races, and 14 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 461 persons (98.9%).
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