Hornitos, California

Hornitos
census-designated place
Hornitos Location in California
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mariposa
Area
• Total	1.166 sq mi (3.020 km2)
• Land	1.166 sq mi (3.020 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	75
• Density	64/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
GNIS feature IDs	1659736; 2628740
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hornitos, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hornitos, California
California Historical Landmark
Reference no.	333

Hornitos (formerly, Hornitas) is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California. It is located on Burns Creek 14 miles (23 km) south of Coulterville, at an elevation of 843 feet (257 m). The population was 75 at the 2010 census.

The Hornitas post office opened in 1856, and changed its name to Hornitos in 1877. The name, meaning "little ovens" in Spanish, was derived from the community's old Mexican tombstones that were built in the shape of little square bake ovens. Hornitos is registered as California Historical Landmark #333.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.166 square miles (3.020 km²)

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Hornitos had a population of 75. The population density was 64.3 people per square mile (24.8/km²). The racial makeup of Hornitos was 66 (88.0%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 2 (2.7%) Native American, 1 (1.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 6 (8.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5 persons (6.7%).

The Census reported that 75 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 34 households, out of which 7 (20.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 15 (44.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3 (8.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (2.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (2.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 12 households (35.3%) were made up of individuals and 8 (23.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21. There were 19 families (55.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.00.

The population was spread out with 14 people (18.7%) under the age of 18, 2 people (2.7%) aged 18 to 24, 17 people (22.7%) aged 25 to 44, 20 people (26.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 22 people (29.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.3 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.

There were 43 housing units at an average density of 36.9 per square mile (14.2/km²), of which 17 (50.0%) were owner-occupied, and 17 (50.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.5%. 40 people (53.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 35 people (46.7%) lived in rental housing units.