Clyde, California

Clyde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 678 at the 2010 census. It is located six miles (10 kilometres) east of Martinez.[6]

For the community in Imperial County, see Clyde, Imperial County, California.

Clyde
Census-designated place
Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California
Clyde
Location in the United States
Clyde
Clyde (California)
Coordinates: 38°01′32″N 122°01′46″W
Country United States
State California
CountyContra Costa
Government
 • State SenateSteve Glazer (D)[1]
 • State AssemblyTim Grayson (D)[2]
 • U. S. CongressMark DeSaulnier (D)[3]
Area
 • Total0.134 sq mi (0.347 km2)
 • Land0.134 sq mi (0.347 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total678
 • Density5,100/sq mi (2,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
94520
Area code(s)925
FIPS code06-14232
GNIS feature IDs1658292, 2407641

History

In 1917, the United States Shipping Board provided a government loan to the Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Company to build a company town.[7] The board commissioned Bernard Maybeck to be supervising architect for laying out the new town. He designed the hotel and around 200 of the initial homes built in the town. George Applegarth was hired as acting architect. In this position, he drew many of the architectural plans for the town.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 square kilometres), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census[9] reported that Clyde had a population of 678. The population density was 5,054.5 people per square mile (1,951.6/km2). The racial makeup of Clyde was 530 (78.2%) White, 11 (1.6%) African American, four (0.6%) Native American, 58 (8.6%) Asian, three (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 25 (3.7%) from other races, and 47 (6.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99 persons (14.6%).

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References
  1. "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  3. "California's 11th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  4. "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
  5. "Clyde". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  6. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 617. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  7. "George A. Applegarth". Environmental Design Archives. University of California, Berkeley. July 15, 2003. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2007.
  8. McCoy, Esther (1960). Five California Architects. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation. pp. 47–8. ASIN B000I3Z52W.
  9. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Clyde CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
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