Mono City, California
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Mono City 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...

 in Mono County
Mono County, California
Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to the east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,202, up from 12,853 at the 2000 census...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It lies north of Mono Lake
Mono Lake
Mono Lake is a large, shallow saline lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in a basin that has no outlet to the ocean...

 at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains at the junction of U.S. Route 395
U.S. Route 395
U.S. Route 395 is a U.S. Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia. The northern terminus is at the Canadian border near Laurier, where the road becomes Highway 395 upon entering British Columbia. At one time, the...

 and California State Route 167, at an elevation of 6768 feet (2063 m). The ZIP Code
ZIP Code
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 is 93541, mail to Mono City should be addressed Lee Vining
Lee Vining, California
Lee Vining is a census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States. It is located south-southeast of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 6781 feet . Lee Vining is located on the southwest shore of Mono Lake. The population was 222 as of the 2010 census, down from 250 reported as of 2000...

. The population was 172 at the 2010 census, down from 177 as of 2000 as reported by Mono County.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 5.4 square miles (14.0 km²), all of it land.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Mono City had a population of 172. The population density
Population density
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 was 31.7 people per square mile (12.2/km²). The racial makeup of Mono City was 156 (90.7%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (0.6%) Native American, 2 (1.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2 (1.2%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 11 (6.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37 persons (21.5%).

The Census reported that 172 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 63 households, out of which 21 (33.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 44 (69.8%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 1 (1.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 6 (9.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....

, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 8 households (12.7%) were made up of individuals and 2 (3.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73. There were 48 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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(76.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.94.

The population was spread out with 41 people (23.8%) under the age of 18, 7 people (4.1%) aged 18 to 24, 48 people (27.9%) aged 25 to 44, 61 people (35.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 15 people (8.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

There were 94 housing units at an average density of 17.3 per square mile (6.7/km²), of which 45 (71.4%) were owner-occupied, and 18 (28.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 126 people (73.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 46 people (26.7%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

The 2000 United States Census reported the population of Mono City to be 126. In 2000, 8.7% of the population was under 5 years old, 13% were from 5 to 17, 68% were from 18 to 64, and 8.7% were over 65. Seventy-nine percent of the households were owner occupied and 21% were rented. The California Department of Finance projects the population to increase to 159 by 2020 and to 171 in 2030.

Fire Protection District

Mono City is the seat of the Mono City Fire Protection District, which was established in 1972. The fire protection district covers an area of approximately 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²).
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