Bertsch-Oceanview, California
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Bertsch-Oceanview is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Del Norte County
Del Norte County, California
Del Norte County is a county located at the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of California on the Pacific adjacent to the Oregon border. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 28,610. The county seat is Crescent City, the county's only incorporated city. Del Norte is the abbreviated...

, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 2,436 at the 2010 census, up from 2,238 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Bertsch-Oceanview is located at 41°45′09"N 124°09′32"W. It lies at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km²), of which, 5.5 square miles (14.2 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (4.76%) is water.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Bertsch-Oceanview had a population of 2,436. The population density
Population density
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 was 422.9 people per square mile (163.3/km²). The racial makeup of Bertsch-Oceanview was 1,810 (74.3%) White, 3 (0.1%) African American, 294 (12.1%) Native American, 94 (3.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 81 (3.3%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 154 (6.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 310 persons (12.7%).

The Census reported that 2,434 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 2 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 905 households, out of which 308 (34.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 421 (46.5%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 119 (13.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 60 (6.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 81 (9.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 12 (1.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 227 households (25.1%) were made up of individuals and 88 (9.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69. There were 600 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (66.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.20.

The population was spread out with 633 people (26.0%) under the age of 18, 198 people (8.1%) aged 18 to 24, 571 people (23.4%) aged 25 to 44, 698 people (28.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 336 people (13.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

There were 1,008 housing units at an average density of 175.0 per square mile (67.6/km²), of which 667 (73.7%) were owner-occupied, and 238 (26.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%. 1,713 people (70.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 721 people (29.6%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 2,238 people, 814 households, and 570 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 407.9 people per square mile (157.4/km²). There were 924 housing units at an average density of 168.4 per square mile (65.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.12% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.89% Black
Race (United States Census)
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 or African American
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, 9.61% Native American
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, 2.46% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.04% Pacific Islander
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, 3.13% from other races
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, and 3.75% from two or more races. 9.12% of the population were Hispanic
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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 814 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,300, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $35,385 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $12,661. About 15.5% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature
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 Bertsch-Oceanview is located in the 4th Senate
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 District, represented by Republican
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 Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Republican representing the 4th district, encompassing Del Norte, Siskiyou, Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba counties, as well as parts of Nevada and Placer counties...

, and in the 1st Assembly
California State Assembly
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 District, represented by Democrat Patty Berg
Patty Berg (politician)
Patty Berg is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008. She was elected in November 2002 to represent the 1st Assembly District, which includes Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, Lake County, and Trinity County as well as parts of...

. Federally, Bertsch-Oceanview is located in California's 1st congressional district
California's 1st congressional district
California's 1st congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of California and presently consists of the northern coastline and includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino and Napa counties and parts of Sonoma and Yolo counties.The district is currently...

, which has a Cook PVI
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 of D +10 and is represented by Democrat Mike Thompson
Mike Thompson
Michael C. Thompson , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties as well as parts of Yolo and Sonoma Counties....

.
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