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Soulsbyville | |
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 Landscape view of Soulsbyville | |
 Location inTuolumne County and the state ofCalifornia | |
  Soulsbyville Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:37°59′42″N120°15′37″W / 37.99500°N 120.26028°W /37.99500; -120.26028 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Tuolumne |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.016 sq mi (7.812 km2) |
| • Land | 3.010 sq mi (7.796 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0062 sq mi (0.016 km2) 0.20% |
| Elevation | 2,930 ft (893 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,092 |
| • Density | 695.0/sq mi (268.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95372 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-72772 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659818 |
| Reference no. | 420[3] |
Soulsbyville is an unincorporatedcensus-designated place inTuolumne County,California. The population was 2,092 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 2,215 at the time of the 2010 census. Formerly aCalifornia Gold Rush town, Soulsbyville is now registered as aCalifornia Historical Landmark.[3]
Soulsbyville is located at37°59′42″N120°15′37″W / 37.99500°N 120.26028°W /37.99500; -120.26028 (37.994999, -120.260258).[4]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), 99.80% of it land and 0.20% water.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,732 | — | |
| 2000 | 1,729 | −0.2% | |
| 2010 | 2,215 | 28.1% | |
| 2020 | 2,092 | −5.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1990[6] 2000[7] 2010[8] | |||
Soulsbyville first appeared as acensus designated place in the2000 U.S. census.[7]
The2020 United States census reported that Soulsbyville had a population of 2,092. The population density was 695.0 inhabitants per square mile (268.3/km2). The racial makeup of Soulsbyville was 80.8%White, 0.3%African American, 1.6%Native American, 0.9%Asian, 0.3%Pacific Islander, 3.1% fromother races, and 13.0% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.6% of the population.[9]
The whole population lived in households. There were 833 households, out of which 22.7% included children under the age of 18, 53.4% were married-couple households, 5.9% werecohabiting couple households, 22.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 27.6% of households were one person, and 17.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.51.[9] There were 556families (66.7% of all households).[10]
The age distribution was 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% aged 18 to 24, 23.1% aged 25 to 44, 27.3% aged 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males.[9]
There were 899 housing units at an average density of 298.7 units per square mile (115.3 units/km2), of which 833 (92.7%) were occupied. Of these, 84.5% were owner-occupied, and 15.5% were occupied by renters.[9]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $92,996, and theper capita income was $33,226. About 3.3% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line.[11]
The2010 United States census[12] reported that Soulsbyville had a population of 2,215. The population density was 734.3 inhabitants per square mile (283.5/km2). The racial makeup of Soulsbyville was 2,038 (92.0%)White, 3 (0.1%)African American, 41 (1.9%)Native American, 13 (0.6%)Asian, 2 (0.1%)Pacific Islander, 38 (1.7%) fromother races, and 80 (3.6%) from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 206 persons (9.3%).
The Census reported that 2,215 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 871 households, of which 257 (29.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 488 (56.0%) wereopposite-sex married couples living together, 72 (8.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 41 (4.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 49 (5.6%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.5%)same-sex married couples or partnerships. 200 households (23.0%) were made up of individuals, and 82 (9.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 601families (69.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.01.
502 people (22.7%) were under the age of 18, 163 people (7.4%) aged 18 to 24, 490 people (22.1%) aged 25 to 44, 710 people (32.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 350 people (15.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
There were 959 housing units at an average density of 317.9 per square mile (122.7/km2), of which 673 (77.3%) were owner-occupied, and 198 (22.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.4%. 1,673 people (75.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 542 people (24.5%) lived in rental housing units.
Soulsbyville is named after Ben Soulsby, who resided in the area during theCalifornia Gold Rush. Soulsby discovered gold, and the mine and gold mill (and town, and school and ridge and ditch) named after him was near the intersection of Community Drive and Soulsbyville Road.[13]
In theCalifornia State Legislature, Soulsbyville is inthe 4th senatorial district, represented byRepublican Marie Alvarado-Gil, andthe 8th Assembly district, represented byRepublican David Tangipa.[14]
In theUnited States House of Representatives, Soulsbyville is inCalifornia's 5th congressional district, represented byRepublican Tom McClintock.[15]
Soulsbyville is aCalifornia Historical Landmark.[16]California Historical Landmark number 420 reads:
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