McGee Creek is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Mono County Mono County ( ) is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 13,195, making it the fourth-least populous county in California. The county seat is Bridg ...

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, United States. The community as of the 2020 census the population was 45.

Geography

McGee Creek is in southwestern Mono County, sitting at the eastern base of the

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. U.S. Route 395 forms the northeast border of the community, leading northwest to

Mammoth Lakes Mammoth Lakes is the only incorporated town in Mono County, California, United States. It is located immediately to the east of Mammoth Mountain, at an elevation of . As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 7,191, reflecting a ...

and southeast to

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. The CDP is named for McGee Creek, which flows out of the Sierra Nevada having risen at the McGee Lakes northeast of

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. McGee Creek Road climbs southwest up the creek valley, ending in at a trailhead within

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. According to the

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, the McGee Creek CDP covers an area of , all of it recorded as land.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that McGee Creek had a population of 45. The population density was . The racial makeup of McGee Creek was 30 (67%)

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, 0 (0%)

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, 2 (4%)

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, 1 (2%) Asian, 0 (0%)

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, 4 (9%) from other races, and 8 (18%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 6 persons (13%). There were 25 housing units at an average density of , of which 15 (60%) were occupied. Of these, 11 (73%) were owner-occupied, and 4 (27%) were occupied by renters.

References

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