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Hiouchi, California
Census-designated place in California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hiouchi (Tolowa: Xaa-yuu-chit)[3] is a census-designated place[4] in Del Norte County, California. It is located on the Smith River 7.5 miles (12 km) east-northeast of Crescent City,[5] at an elevation of 171 feet (52 m). Its population is 314 as of the 2020 census, up from 301 from the 2010 census.
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Climate
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Hiouchi has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) typical of coastal California with moderate temperatures year-round consisting of mild to warm summers and cool, very rainy winters.
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Demographics
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Hiouchi first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[9]
The 2020 United States census reported that Hiouchi had a population of 314. The population density was 541.4 inhabitants per square mile (209.0/km2). The racial makeup of Hiouchi was 270 (86.0%) White, 3 (1.0%) African American, 12 (3.8%) Native American, 4 (1.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3 (1.0%) from other races, and 22 (7.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16 persons (5.1%).[10]
The whole population lived in households. There were 142 households, out of which 36 (25.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 71 (50.0%) were married-couple households, 12 (8.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 24 (16.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 35 (24.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 47 households (33.1%) were one person, and 19 (13.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21.[10] There were 90 families (63.4% of all households).[11]
The age distribution was 38 people (12.1%) under the age of 18, 18 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 50 people (15.9%) aged 25 to 44, 106 people (33.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 102 people (32.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males.[10]
There were 171 housing units at an average density of 294.8 units per square mile (113.8 units/km2), of which 142 (83.0%) were occupied. Of these, 89 (62.7%) were owner-occupied, and 53 (37.3%) were occupied by renters.[10]
The filming of the Ewoks portion of Return of the Jedi was at Jedidiah Smith State Park just west of Hiouchi.[citation needed]
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Politics
In the state legislature, Hiouchi is in the 2nd senatorial district, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,[12] and the 2nd Assembly district, represented by Democrat Chris Rogers.[13]
Federally, Hiouchi is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.[14]
Notable residents
- Greg Noll, surfer
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