Midpines, California

Midpines is a census-designated place^[4] in Mariposa County, California.^[2] It lies among the Sierra Nevada foothills of the central part of the state at an elevation of 2,585 feet (788 m),^[2] 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Mariposa, the county seat, and 22 miles (35 km) by road southwest of El Portal. It is composed of scattered residential areas along both sides of State Route 140, which is one of three principal routes to Yosemite National Park, some 30 miles (48 km) to the east of Midpines. The population was 379 at the 2020 census,^[3] down from 1,204 in 2010, when the CDP was drawn to cover significantly more area.

Midpines
Census-designated place
California during the winter
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Coordinates: 37°33′08″N 119°55′44″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mariposa
Area [1]
• Total	4.362 sq mi (11.30 km2)
• Land	4.359 sq mi (11.29 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,687 ft (819 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	379
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95345
GNIS feature ID	2583080[2]

Midpines began as a resort, founded by Newell D. Chamberlain, in 1926.^[5] The first post office opened in 1929.^[5]

Geography

Midpines is in central Mariposa County and according to the U.S. Census Bureau covers an area of 4.36 square miles (11.3 km²), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²), or 0.69%, are land.^[1] The community is in the valley of Bear Creek, which flows northwest to join the Merced River at Briceburg.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Midpines had a population of 379. The population density was 86.9 inhabitants per square mile (33.6/km²). The racial makeup of Midpines was 201 (53.0%) White, 1 (0.3%) African American, 32 (8.4%) Native American, 6 (1.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 70 (18.5%) from other races, and 69 (18.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 110 persons (29.0%).^[6]

The census reported that 375 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 4 (1.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.^[6]

There were 167 households, out of which 52 (31.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 76 (45.5%) were married-couple households, 7 (4.2%) were cohabiting couple households, 36 (21.6%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 48 (28.7%) had a male householder with no partner present. 52 households (31.1%) were one person, and 25 (15.0%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25.^[6] There were 107 families (64.1% of all households).^[7]

The age distribution was 70 people (18.5%) under the age of 18, 16 people (4.2%) aged 18 to 24, 105 people (27.7%) aged 25 to 44, 119 people (31.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 69 people (18.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males.^[6]

There were 233 housing units at an average density of 53.5 units per square mile (20.7 units/km²), of which 167 (71.7%) were occupied. Of these, 114 (68.3%) were owner-occupied, and 53 (31.7%) were occupied by renters.^[6]