Highgrove, California
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Highgrove 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 Riverside County
Riverside County, California
Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...

, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 3,988 at the 2010 census, up from 3,445 at the 2000 census. The City of Riverside has plans to annex Highgrove.

Geography

Highgrove is located at 34.015253°N 117.330926°W.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all of it land.

Highgrove is located in an unincorporated area of Riverside County between the City of Riverside and the City of Grand Terrace. Highgrove is located east of Interstate 215
Interstate 215 (California)
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 and north of the University of California Riverside campus.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Highgrove had a population of 3,988. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 1,239.0 people per square mile (478.4/km²). The racial makeup of Highgrove was 2,104 (52.8%) White, 162 (4.1%) African American, 41 (1.0%) Native American, 113 (2.8%) Asian, 13 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 1,388 (34.8%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 167 (4.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,604 persons (65.3%).

The Census reported that 3,982 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 6 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,136 households, out of which 553 (48.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 610 (53.7%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 188 (16.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 102 (9.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 101 (8.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 6 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 181 households (15.9%) were made up of individuals and 50 (4.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.51. There were 900 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (79.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.90.

The population was spread out with 1,246 people (31.2%) under the age of 18, 464 people (11.6%) aged 18 to 24, 1,038 people (26.0%) aged 25 to 44, 952 people (23.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 288 people (7.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.2 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

There were 1,227 housing units at an average density of 381.2 per square mile (147.2/km²), of which 633 (55.7%) were owner-occupied, and 503 (44.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.5%. 2,217 people (55.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,765 people (44.3%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 3,445 people, 1,026 households, and 777 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 3,133.5 people per square mile (1,209.2/km²). There were 1,090 housing units at an average density of 991.5 per square mile (382.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 54.0% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 4.3% Black
Race (United States Census)
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 or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.1% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 2.4% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.5% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 33.6% from other races
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, and 4.1% from two or more races. 56.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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...

 of any race.

There were 1,026 households out of which 48.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.4 and the average family size was 3.8.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 36.4% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,685, and the median income for a family was $33,929. Males had a median income of $32,199 versus $27,177 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $16,422. About 22.4% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature
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 Highgrove is located in the 31st Senate
California State Senate
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 District, represented by Republican
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 Robert Dutton
Robert Dutton
Robert D. Dutton is an American politician. He has served as the California State Senate Republican Leader since 2010 and as a Senator representing the 31st Senate District since 2004, after serving two years as a State Assemblyman for the 63rd Assembly District.-Biography:Robert Dutton was born...

, and in the 63rd and 64th Assembly
California State Assembly
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 Districts, represented by Republicans Bill Emmerson
Bill Emmerson
William "Bill" Emmerson is a Republican California State Senator, representing the 37th district in Riverside County, having been elected in a June 8, 2010 special election and sworn into office the next day...

 and John J. Benoit
John J. Benoit
John Joseph Benoit is a Republican member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, who took office on December 1, 2009...

 respectively. Federally, Highgrove is located in California's 44th congressional district
California's 44th congressional district
California's 44th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that currently covers an area of Southern California from San Clemente in Orange County on the coast, north-by-northeast inland to Riverside County, including the cities of Corona, Norco, Rubidoux,...

, which has a Cook PVI
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 of R +6 and is represented by Republican Ken Calvert
Ken Calvert
Kenneth Stanton "Ken" Calvert is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 43rd, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is part of the Inland Empire and south Orange County areas of Southern California.-Early life, education and career:Calvert was born in...

.
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