Camp Nelson, California

Camp Nelson is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Camp Nelson is 12 miles (19 km) east of Springville. Camp Nelson has a post office with ZIP code 93208.[3] The population was 97 at the 2010 census.

Camp Nelson, California
census-designated place
Location of Camp Nelson in Tulare County, California.
Camp Nelson, California Location of Camp Nelson in Tulare County, California.
Coordinates: 36°08′34″N 118°36′33″W
Country	California
County	Tulare
Area [1]
• Total	1.238 sq mi (3.208 km^2)
• Land	1.238 sq mi (3.208 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation [2]	4,898 ft (1,493 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	97
• Density	78/sq mi (30/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93208
Area code(s)	559
GNIS feature IDs	1660426; 2585405
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Nelson, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Nelson, California

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), all of it land.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Camp Nelson has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

At the 2010 census Camp Nelson had a population of 97. The population density was 78.3 people per square mile (30.2/km²). The racial makeup of Camp Nelson was 94 (96.9%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2 (2.1%) from other races, and 1 (1.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6 people (6.2%).[6]

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 55 households, 5 (9.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 27 (49.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 (1.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (7.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2 (3.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 19 households (34.5%) were one person and 8 (14.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.76. There were 32 families (58.2% of households); the average family size was 2.16.

The age distribution was 8 people (8.2%) under the age of 18, 1 people (1.0%) aged 18 to 24, 12 people (12.4%) aged 25 to 44, 40 people (41.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 36 people (37.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 60.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.1 males.

There were 383 housing units at an average density of 309.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 44 (80.0%) were owner-occupied and 11 (20.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 17.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 25.0%. 79 people (81.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 18 people (18.6%) lived in rental housing units.

Annually, the town hosts the summer Mountain Festival in the Camp Nelson Meadow, which was established through the John M. Nelson conservancy. Apart from the annual festival, visitors come to Camp Nelson to see the grove of Sequoias near Belknap campground. A small tungsten mine operated in the area until the 1950s.

References

1. U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-14 at WebCite
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Nelson, California
3. ZIP Code Lookup
4. Climate Summary for Camp Nelson, California
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Camp Nelson CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.