Knightsen, California
| Knightsen | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 37°58′08″N 121°40′05″W / 37.96889°N 121.66806°WCoordinates: 37°58′08″N 121°40′05″W / 37.96889°N 121.66806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| • State Senate | Steve Glazer (D) |
| • State Assembly | Jim Frazier (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jerry McNerney (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.455 sq mi (21.899 km2) |
| • Land | 8.366 sq mi (21.669 km2) |
| • Water | 0.089 sq mi (0.230 km2) 1.05% |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,568 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (72/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94548 |
| Area code(s) | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-38772 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658916, 2408496 |
Knightsen (formerly Knightsen Station) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 1,568, up from 861 reported in the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22 km2), 99% of it land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Knightsen had a population of 1,568. The population density was 185.4 people per square mile (71.6/km²). The racial makeup of Knightsen was 1,268 (80.9%) White, 14 (0.9%) African American, 8 (0.5%) Native American, 28 (1.8%) Asian, 3 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 162 (10.3%) from other races, and 85 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 454 persons (29.0%).
The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.
There were 531 households, out of which 182 (34.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 330 (62.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 37 (7.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 33 (6.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 20 (3.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 6 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 100 households (18.8%) were made up of individuals and 31 (5.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95. There were 400 families (75.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.34.
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