Castro Valley is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. At the 2010 census, it was the fifth most populous

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in California and the twenty-third most populous in the United States. The population was 66,441 at the 2020 census. Castro Valley is named after Don Guillermo Castro, a noted 19th-century

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ranchero who owned the land where the community is located.

History

Before the arrival of European settlers the area was settled by the '' Chocheño'' (also spelled ''Chochenyo'' or ''Chocenyo'') subdivision of the

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Native Americans. With the arrival of Europeans, they established Mission San Jose in 1797. The area Castro Valley now occupies was part of the extensive colony of

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in what was the state of

Alta California Alta California ('Upper California'), also known as ('New California') among other names, was a province of New Spain, formally established in 1804. Along with the Baja California peninsula, it had previously comprised the province of , but ...

. Castro Valley was part of the original 28,000 acre (110 km) land grant given to Castro in 1840, called

Rancho San Lorenzo Rancho San Lorenzo was a Mexican land grant given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Guillermo Castro a career soldier posted to the Pueblo of San José. The land grant included present day Hayward, San Lorenzo, and Castro Valley, including C ...

. This land grant included Hayward,

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, and Castro Valley, including Crow Canyon, Cull Canyon, and Palomares Canyons. Castro had a gambling habit and had to sell off portions of his land to pay gambling debts. The last of his holding was sold in a sheriff's sale in 1864 to Faxon Atherton for $400,000.Gudde, Erwin Gustav. "California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names" University of California Press 2004. 495 pp. Atherton (after whom the city of Atherton is named) in turn began selling off his portion in smaller parcels. Two men named Cull (the namesake of Cull Canyon) and Luce bought some 2,400 acres (10 km) and began running a steam-operated saw mill in Redwood Canyon. The Jensen brothers also bought land from Atherton in 1867. In 1866, Redwood school was built, the first public school in the area. Many Portuguese families immigrated to the surrounding canyons (especially Palomares Canyon) and farmed large amounts of land, where their descendants remain today. In the 1870s, Lake Chabot, a reservoir and popular park, was built by Chinese laborers living at Camp Yema-Po. During the 1940s and 1950s, Castro Valley was known for its chicken ranches. Later it developed into a

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, where workers live and commute to their jobs in the surrounding communities.Lorge, L, Phelps, R, Weston, D. "Castro Valley" Arcadia Publishing, 2005. 128 pp.

Geography

Lake Chabot Lake Chabot is a man-made lake covering in Alameda County, California, United States. Part of the lake lies within Oakland city limits, but most of it lies in unincorporated Castro Valley, just east of San Leandro. It was formed by the damming o ...

lies in the northwest part of Castro Valley. Directly to the west is

San Leandro San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the so ...

. Hayward is to the south.

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, and San Ramon are to the east. The eastern hills of Castro Valley constitute the headwaters of the San Lorenzo Creek watershed and the origin of several creeks that flow into San Lorenzo Creek: Bolinas, Castro Valley, Chabot, Crow, Cull, Eden, Hollis, Kelly Canyon, Norris, and Palomares Creeks.

Demographics

2010

At the 2010 census 61,388 people, 22,348 households, and 16,112 families resided in the CDP. The population density was . There were 23,392 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.0% White (49.5% non-Hispanic), 6.9% African American (6.6% non-Hispanic), 0.5% Native American, 21.4% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 6.1% from other races, and 6.3% from two or more races. 17.4% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. The census reported that 98.0% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1.5% were institutionalized. Of the 22,348 households 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 54.3% were opposite-sex married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present. 5.0% of households were

unmarried opposite-sex partnerships POSSLQ ( , plural POSSLQs) is an abbreviation (or acronym) for "Person 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 ...

and 1.0% were same-sex married couples or partnerships. 21.7% of households were one person and 8.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15. The age distribution was 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% aged 18 to 24, 24.5% aged 25 to 44, 31.1% aged 45 to 64, and 13.4% 65 or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. There were 23,392 housing units, of which 22,348 were occupied, of which 69.0% were owner-occupied and 31.0% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. 68.8% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 29.2% lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 57,292 people, 21,606 households, and 15,016 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 22,003 housing units at an average density of . Of the 21,606 households 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 23.2% of households were one person and 9.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05. The age distribution was 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median household income was $76,197 and the median family income was $91,713 as of a 2008 estimate. About 2.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the

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, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over. Rowellrodeoparksign

Economy

The economy of Castro Valley consists largely of the provision of goods and services for local residents. Being a primarily residential community, only about 5% of the area has been developed for commercial uses. The greatest number of people (6,683) are employed by the health care and social assistance industry, followed by the retail trade industry with 1,073 employees and accommodation and food service with 1,044 employees. The health care and social assistance industry provided $1.1 billion in sales, shipments, receipts or revenue in 2012, which is the highest of all industries, and it is followed by the retail trade industry, which had a value of $324.1 million in sales, shipments, receipts or revenue. The median household income of residents was $108,488 in 2019, compared to a median income of $99,406 for all of Alameda County. The poverty rate was 6.9%, compared to 8.6% in all of Alameda County.

Art and culture

Castro Valley is one of the sites where

Joseph Eichler Joseph Leopold Eichler (June 25, 1900 – July 1, 1974) was a 20th-century post-war American real estate developer known for developing distinctive residential subdivisions of Mid-century modern style tract housing in California. He was one ...

built some of the 10,000 or so homes he built in the Bay Area. Castro Valley has a one-screen movie theater, the Chabot Cinema. The Castro Village complex on Castro Valley Boulevard is widely considered the commercial center of town. The Harry Rowell Rodeo Ranch is located in Castro Valley and is managed by the

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. Rodeos are held there regularly.

Historical landmarks and museums

First public school in Castro Valley

The first public school in Castro Valley is a designated

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. A plaque is placed at the original site. The one-room schoolhouse was donated for "educational purposes only," by

Josiah Grover Brickell Josiah ( or ) or Yoshiyahu; la, Iosias was the 16th king of Judah (–609 BCE) who, according to the Hebrew Bible, instituted major religious reforms by removing official worship of gods other than Yahweh. Josiah is credited by most biblical s ...

in 1866. Brickell provided the salary for the first teacher. During the day the teacher taught children and in the evening they taught farmhands. The school burned down in 1901. It was rebuilt and burned down again in 1920. A new school was built on another property.

Adobe Art Gallery

The Adobe Art Gallery is a program operated by the

promoting the visual arts and uses the Adobe building, built as a

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project in 1936.

Law and government

Castro Valley is an unincorporated community and thus is governed directly by the County of Alameda. There is no city police force, with policing provided by the

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and the

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. The town has fire protection provided by the Alameda County Fire Department. Castro Valley has its own sanitary district, as well as its own school district. Efforts to incorporate Castro Valley have been voted down by its residents at the polls in both 1956 and 2002. Castro Valley is also represented by a seven-member Municipal Advisory Council, which is an advisory body appointed to advise the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on local issues.

Education

According to the 2015–2019 American Community Survey, educational attainment for Castro Valley residents at least 25 years old is 91.5% high school graduate and 44.9% bachelor's degree.

Public schools

Castro Valley is primarily served by the

Castro Valley Unified School District The Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) is located in Castro Valley, California, United States. It is a public preschool through adult school district. Overall, the district contains almost 9,000 students. It was created in 1965. The C ...

, though portions of it are served by the Hayward Unified School District (South of I-580 and West of Grove Way) and the

San Lorenzo Unified School District San Lorenzo Unified School District is a school district in Alameda County, California, serving the CDP of San Lorenzo and portions of the cities of Hayward and San Leandro and the CDPs of Ashland, Castro Valley and Cherryland. It was establis ...

(westernmost part). Overall, the Castro Valley Unified School District serves almost 9,000 students. The main high school is

Castro Valley High School Castro Valley High School is located in the unincorporated suburban community of Castro Valley, California, United States. It is a State school#United States high school for grades 9 to 12. Named a National Exemplary School in 1984–85 and 1988� ...

with over 3,000 students. Castro Valley also has Redwood High School, an alternative high school with approximately 193 students in 2005. * Castro Valley has two public middle schools: Canyon Middle School and Creekside Middle School. * Castro Valley has nine public elementary schools: Castro Valley, Chabot, Independent, Jensen Ranch, Marshall, Palomares, Proctor, Stanton, and Vannoy. The school district includes the Castro Valley Adult School.

Private schools

There is also a Roman Catholic school, called Our Lady of Grace (K–8), which is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland. Redwood Christian Schools has one elementary school (K–5) Redwood Christian Elementary.

Transportation

Interstate 580, which approaches from the east, makes a turn northward at Castro Valley.

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, which originates in Castro Valley, connects I-580 to Interstate 880. In addition to being served by those two freeways, Castro Valley is served with public transportation by bus system

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, and rapid transit system

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with a

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. The primary local east-west arterial road is Castro Valley Boulevard, while Lake Chabot Road, Redwood Road and Crow Canyon Road are the major north-south arterials. Historically, Castro Valley Boulevard was part of the first transcontinental highway system, the

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. Through BART, Castro Valley has links to all three of the San Francisco Bay Area's major commercial airports, though the closest by distance is

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Services

Eden Medical Center Eden Medical Center is a hospital and medical center located in Castro Valley, California Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. At the 2010 census, it was the fifth most populous unincorpora ...

operates in Castro Valley. It is a Sutter Health facility, and provides basic

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for the area. Castro Valley Sanitary District runs wastewater treatment facilities, and was selected as California's best small wastewater system in 2002 and 2018.

Notable people

Christopher Andersen Christopher Peter Andersen (born May 26, 1949) is an American journalist and the author of 35 books, including many bestsellers. Life A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Andersen joined the staff of '' Time'' magazine as a ...

, journalist, former editor of ''Time'' and ''People'' magazines, No. 1 ''New York Times'' bestselling author * Mac Barnett, author * Amy Berg, television writer and producer * David Bingham, soccer player * Mike Bordin, co-founder and drummer of Faith No More, as well as drummer for

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and

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

, attended

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, actress, comedian, and filmmaker. *

Brodie Brazil Brodie Matthew Brazil (born April 3, 1981) is an American television broadcaster who has won 13 Regional Emmy Awards and nominated for 32.

, Emmy Award-winning reporter for

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and

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sideline reporter * Darren Brazil, editor for

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(deceased), former bassist of

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, attended

* Jason Castro, Major League Baseball catcher for the

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, born in Castro Valley *

Frank Cepollina Frank J. "Cepi" Cepollina (born December 6, 1936 in Castro Valley, California is an American engineer and inventor. He was officially inducted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his pioneering concept of in-orbit satellite servicing in Ma ...

, engineer *

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, computer engineer. * Tim Davis, football coach[] * Jack Del Rio, former head coach of NFL's

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, born in Castro Valley * Val Diamond of Beach Blanket Babylon * Garret Dillahunt, actor, ''

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'', born in Castro Valley *

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, Canadian ice hockey player * Gregg Field, musician and producer *

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, musician, actor * Mary Hayashi, Former California State Assembly Member *

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, former U.S. Senator *

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-born football placekicker for

, current resident * Brian Keyser, Major League Baseball player * Kris LaPoint, professional water skier *

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, professional soccer player, born in Castro Valley * Luenell, actress and comedian * Kevin Maas, Major League Baseball player *

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, anchor and political analyst on MSNBC's ''

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'' and ''

'' on

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. * "Big" Jim Martin, former guitar player for

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, novelist and science-fiction writer *

Miranda Nild Miranda Nild (born 1 April 1997), known in Thailand as Suchawadee Nildhamrong ( th, สุชาวดี นิลธำรงค์; ), is an American-born Thai former professional footballer who played as a forward for the Thailand women's n ...

, soccer player for Thailand women's national team; born in Castro Valley * Psyclon Nine, aggrotech and

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group * Ed Sprague Jr., Major League Baseball player, 2-time World Series champion; born in Castro Valley * Jim and Jennifer Stolpa, whose story was featured in the film '' Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story'' * Greg Tabor, Major League Baseball player *

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, Talent Manager & Producer * Christopher Titus, comedian *

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, professional ice hockey player

References

External links

*
Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce

Castro Valley News - Local News and Information

Castro Valley Matters - Local Advocacy Group

Castro Valley history

Castro Valley Unified School District

Friends of San Lorenzo Creek
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