Lytle Creek | |
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 Middle Fork of Lytle Creek | |
 Location inSan Bernardino County and the state ofCalifornia | |
  Lytle Creek Location within the state of California Show map of California Lytle Creek Lytle Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:34°15′33″N117°29′57″W / 34.25917°N 117.49917°W /34.25917; -117.49917 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Established | 1851 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.018 sq mi (15.586 km2) |
| • Land | 6.018 sq mi (15.586 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 3,419 ft (1,042 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 725 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (46.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92358 |
| Area code | 909 |
| FIPS code | 06-44644 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660968,2583066 |
Lytle Creek is acensus-designated place in theSan Gabriel Mountains, withinSan Bernardino County.
It is about 16 miles (26 km) northwest of downtownSan Bernardino and 10 miles (16 km) from the cities ofFontana andRialto. This small remote community is located in a large southeast-trending canyon on the eastern portion of the San GabrielMountains completely within the boundaries of theSan Bernardino National Forest.[4] The population was 725 at the2020 census.[5]
TheZIP Code for Lytle Creek is 92358 and the community is insidearea code 909.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 6.0 square miles (15.6 km2), all of it land.
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Lytle Creek has awarm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[6]
A group of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, otherwise known as Mormons, arrived in the valley in 1851, making camp at the mouth of a canyon with a creek, which flowedbriskly southeast through the canyon to the valley and the Santa Ana River. Overjoyed with the abundance ofwater, the dense growth of willows, cottonwoods and sycamores and the mustard and wild oats that grew onthe hillsides, the settlers ofSan Bernardino named the stream "Lytle Creek" after their leader, CaptainAndrew Lytle. LytleCreek Canyon has been a site for gold mining, farming and recreation activities such as fishing, camping,picnicking, and hiking. It has been considered a recreational area since the early 1870s.[7]
Allmiddle school andhigh school students in Lytle Creek travel down to Rialto to attend schools inRialto Unified School District
Elementary students attendKordyak Elementary school in Rialto.
Lytle Creek has its own newspaper "The Canyon" published by the Lytle Creek Community Center since 1948. All work is done by volunteersUnder the Community Center Board of Trustees (a nonprofit organization), Ciji Mobley runs the Youth Group, Anna Sorum distributes commodities to about 100 individuals and runs a local branch of the San Bernardino County Library, Ken Philips delivers meals to the homebound, and Mary Stinson manages the local Red Cross emergency shelter program. Sally Boyd directs an active branch of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) also operates with county OES.
Lytle Creek is patrolled by theSan Bernardino County Fontana Sheriff Station (which also serves unincorporated Fontana andBloomington).[8]
Fire protection services are mainly provided by The San Bernardino County Fire Department (SBCoFD) Service Area 38 whichprovides administration and support for County Service Area 38 firedistrict and other services such as hazardous materials regulation, dispatch communication anddisaster preparedness. In Lytle Creek, the San Bernardino County Fire Department (SBCoFD)provides services through the Valley Division of their department.Other agencies providing fire protection services and or fire related information for the Lytle Creekcommunity include the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and theMountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST). In addition, the US Forest Service has a station located in the Lytle Creek area.[9]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 701 | — | |
| 2020 | 725 | 3.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1850–1870[11][12] 1880-1890[13] 1900[14] 1910[15] 1920[16] 1930[17] 1940[18] 1950[19] 1960[20] 1970[21] 1980[22] 1990[23]2000[24] 2010[25] | |||
Lytle Creek first appeared as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. census.[25]
The2020 United States census reported that Lytle Creek had a population of 725. The population density was 120.5 inhabitants per square mile (46.5/km2). The racial makeup of Lytle Creek was 510 (70.3%)White, 23 (3.2%)African American, 5 (0.7%)Native American, 34 (4.7%)Asian, 2 (0.3%)Pacific Islander, 54 (7.4%) fromother races, and 97 (13.4%) from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 170 persons (23.4%).[5]
The census reported that 689 people (95.0% of the population) lived in households, 36 (5.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.[5]
There were 317 households, out of which 66 (20.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 123 (38.8%) were married-couple households, 26 (8.2%) werecohabiting couple households, 90 (28.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 78 (24.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 93 households (29.3%) were one person, and 48 (15.1%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.17.[5] There were 202families (63.7% of all households).[26]
The age distribution was 119 people (16.4%) under the age of 18, 41 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 166 people (22.9%) aged 25 to 44, 240 people (33.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 159 people (21.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.9 males.[5]
There were 386 housing units at an average density of 64.1 units per square mile (24.7 units/km2), of which 317 (82.1%) were occupied. Of these, 230 (72.6%) were owner-occupied, and 87 (27.4%) were occupied by renters.[5]
According to the 2010 United States Census, Lytle Creek had a median household income of $77,568, with 2. of the population living below the federal poverty line.[27]
In theCalifornia State Legislature, Lytle Creek is inthe 23rd senatorial district, represented byRepublican Suzette Martinez Valladares, and inthe 41st Assembly district, represented byDemocrat John Harabedian.[28]
In theUnited States House of Representatives, Lytle Creek is inCalifornia's 28th congressional district, represented byDemocrat Judy Chu.[29]
It is in theRialto Unified School District.[30]
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