City of Pinole | |
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| Motto: Honoring the past, embracing the future | |
 Location of Pinole within California | |
  City of Pinole Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:38°00′16″N122°17′28″W / 38.00444°N 122.29111°W /38.00444; -122.29111 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Incorporated | June 25, 1903[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Cameron Sasai[2] |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Anthony Tave[2] |
| • City council | City Council[2]
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| • State Legislature | Sen.Jesse Arreguín (D)[3] Asm.Buffy Wicks (D)[4] |
| • U. S. Congress | John Garamendi (D)[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.76 sq mi (30.46 km2) |
| • Land | 5.10 sq mi (13.22 km2) |
| • Water | 6.66 sq mi (17.24 km2) 56.6% |
| Elevation | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,022 |
| • Density | 3,771.8/sq mi (1,456.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 94564 |
| Area codes | 510, 341 |
| FIPS code | 06-57288 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277576,2411428 |
| Website | www |
Pinole (Spanish for "cornmeal") is a city inContra Costa County, California, United States. Its population was 19,022[7] at the2020 census.
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TheHuchiun tribe lived in the region.[8] In 1823,Ygnacio Martínez, commandant of thePresidio of San Francisco, received a land grant ofRancho El Pinole from the Mexican government. Martinez built ahacienda in Pinole Valley; this is land encompassed by Pinole Valley Park. During the 1850s, Bernardo Fernandez, a Portuguese immigrant, started a trading facility on the shores ofSan Pablo Bay. He builtFernandez Mansion, a historic building that still stands today at the end of Tennent Avenue. From these early beginnings, a small but thriving community developed into the city of Pinole.
The settlement's growth was stimulated by construction of theSouthern Pacific Railroad in 1878 and the establishment of theCalifornia Powder Works in nearbyHercules. During this period, the city had an active waterfront and was a regional hub of commerce and banking. The first post office opened in 1878 when the railroad reached the community.[9] The City of Pinole wasincorporated in 1903.[9]
During the post-World War II boom, Pinole and the surrounding area grew rapidly. Construction ofInterstate 80 in 1958 stimulated developers to build new housing to satisfy demand, and the town evolved as a suburbanbedroom community within the San Francisco/Oakland commuter belt. Much of its original industry was displaced during this time, and the town became predominantly residential.
Today, the town is locally known for its "big-box store" shopping district along Fitzgerald Drive, andPinole Vista Shopping Center, which is contiguous withRichmond'sHilltop area. The downtown area still retains much of its turn-of-the-century building stock. The city's development agency is working to preserve this historic area as a tourist and community destination.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.8 square miles (31 km2), of which 6.7 sq mi (17 km2) (56.6%) are covered by water.[6] The city of Pinole has habitat areas that support theendangered speciesSanta Cruz tarweed on theCalifornia coastal prairieecosystem. A colony of thisrare plant was discovered during preparation of anenvironmental impact report for a proposedshopping center on the east side of I-80 in the late 1980s. Subsequently, a plan was developed by the city to conduct replanting of this tarweed on the slopes within the right-of-way of the interstate. Also running through the city isPinole Creek.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 340 | — | |
| 1910 | 798 | — | |
| 1920 | 967 | 21.2% | |
| 1930 | 781 | −19.2% | |
| 1940 | 934 | 19.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,147 | 22.8% | |
| 1960 | 6,064 | 428.7% | |
| 1970 | 13,266 | 118.8% | |
| 1980 | 14,253 | 7.4% | |
| 1990 | 17,460 | 22.5% | |
| 2000 | 19,039 | 9.0% | |
| 2010 | 18,390 | −3.4% | |
| 2020 | 19,022 | 3.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] | |||
The2020 United States census reported that Pinole had a population of 19,022. The population density was 3,726.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,439.0/km2). Theracial makeup of Pinole was 32.9%White, 11.0%African American, 1.1%Native American, 25.7%Asian, 0.4%Pacific Islander, 15.0% fromother races, and 13.7% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.8% of the population.[11]
The census reported that 99.2% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.5% were institutionalized.[11]
There were 6,860 households, out of which 29.6% included children under the age of 18, 50.2% were married-couple households, 6.2% werecohabiting couple households, 28.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 15.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 22.0% of households were one person, and 11.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.75.[11] There were 4,879families (71.1% of all households).[12]
The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% aged 18 to 24, 26.0% aged 25 to 44, 27.3% aged 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males.[11]
There were 7,106 housing units at an average density of 1,392.2 units per square mile (537.5 units/km2), of which 6,860 (96.5%) were occupied. Of these, 71.0% were owner-occupied, and 29.0% were occupied by renters.[11]
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In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 29.8% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 63.4% spoke only English at home, 14.8% spokeSpanish, 4.0% spoke otherIndo-European languages, 16.2% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 1.6% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 89.8% were high school graduates and 38.7% had a bachelor's degree.[13]
The median household income was $120,833, and theper capita income was $52,589. About 4.0% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line.[14]
The Pinole Community Players have been performing in Pinole since 1986.[15]
On February 10, 2019, Pinole has 11,347 registered voters. Of those, 56.1% are registeredDemocrats, 13.4% are registeredRepublicans, and 26.4% havedeclined to state a political party.[16]
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