Strathmore is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 2,830 at the 2020 census, up from 2,819 at the 2010 census.

History

Strathmore was given its name by the

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corporation Balfour Guthrie Company in 1908. It is a

word which translates to “broad valley.” Previous names for Strathmore have been Roth Spur and Santos, CA.

Geography

Strathmore is located at (36.144891, -119.059506). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.92% is water.

Climate

According to the

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system, Strathmore has a

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...

, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Strathmore had a population of 2,830. The population density was . The racial makeup of Strathmore was 31.7%

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, 0.0%

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, 2.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0%

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, 49.2% from other races, and 16.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83.0% of the population. The whole population lived in households. There were 745 households, out of which 54.0% included children under the age of 18, 51.4% were married-couple households, 7.9% were

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couple households, 22.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 12.9% of households were one person, and 5.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.80. There were 618

families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...

(83.0% of all households). The age distribution was 33.1% under the age of 18, 11.0% aged 18 to 24, 25.4% aged 25 to 44, 20.0% aged 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 29.0years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. There were 769 housing units at an average density of , of which 745 (96.9%) were occupied. Of these, 51.8% were owner-occupied, and 48.2% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $42,705, and the

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was $11,190. About 35.3% of families and 32.0% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

At the 2010 census Strathmore had a population of 2,819. The population density was . The racial makeup of Strathmore was 1,490 (52.9%) White, 12 (0.4%) African American, 41 (1.5%) Native American, 7 (0.2%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,162 (41.2%) from other races, and 106 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,238 persons (79.4%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 705 households, 422 (59.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 411 (58.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 130 (18.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 54 (7.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 51 (7.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 93 households (13.2%) were one person and 40 (5.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.00. There were 595 families (84.4% of households); the average family size was 4.35. The age distribution was 1,051 people (37.3%) under the age of 18, 340 people (12.1%) aged 18 to 24, 696 people (24.7%) aged 25 to 44, 531 people (18.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 201 people (7.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 25.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males. There were 751 housing units at an average density of 529.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 366 (51.9%) were owner-occupied and 339 (48.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.4%. 1,475 people (52.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,344 people (47.7%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the

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Strathmore is located in the 18th

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District, represented by Republican Roy Ashburn, and in the 34th Assembly District, represented by Republican Bill Maze. In the

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, Strathmore is in

References

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