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Bay Point | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of Bay Point, facing approximately northwest. | |
 Location inContra Costa County and the state ofCalifornia | |
  Bay Point Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:38°01′45″N121°57′42″W / 38.02917°N 121.96167°W /38.02917; -121.96167 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Tim Grayson (D)[1] |
| • State Assembly | Anamarie Avila Farias (D)[2] |
| • U. S. Congress | John Garamendi (D)[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.44 sq mi (19.28 km2) |
| • Land | 6.42 sq mi (16.64 km2) |
| • Water | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) 11.7% |
| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,896 |
| • Density | 3,718.5/sq mi (1,435.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 94565 |
| Area code | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-04415 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1853376,2407808 |
Bay Point, formerly West Pittsburg and originally Bella Vista, is acensus-designated place located in theEast Bay region of theSan Francisco Bay Area inContra Costa County, California. Bay Point is just west ofPittsburg, California, and northeast ofConcord, California, on the southern shore ofSuisun Bay. The population of Bay Point was 23,896 as of 2020. ThePittsburg/Bay Point Station of theBay Area Rapid Transit (BART) rail system is located adjacent to Bay Point in Pittsburg. The community is traversed byState Route 4, the CaliforniaDelta Highway, acontrolled-access road. Being unincorporated, Bay Point does not have its own police department. The community is policed by the California Highway Patrol and the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office. TheZIP Code is 94565, and thearea code is 925.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19 km2), 88.3% land and 11.7% water. Bay Point bordersSuisun Bay. The northwest portion is the neighborhood of Shore Acres.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2000 | 21,534 | — | |
| 2010 | 21,349 | −0.9% | |
| 2020 | 23,896 | 11.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8] | |||
Bay Point first appeared as acensus-designated place in the2000 United States census.[19]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[21] | Pop 2010[22] | Pop 2020[23] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 6,946 | 4,374 | 3,197 | 32.26% | 20.49% | 13.38% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,633 | 2,330 | 2,186 | 12.23% | 10.91% | 9.15% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 157 | 77 | 58 | 0.73% | 0.36% | 0.24% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2,363 | 2,071 | 2,512 | 10.97% | 9.70% | 10.51% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 157 | 127 | 134 | 0.73% | 0.59% | 0.56% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 77 | 40 | 137 | 0.36% | 0.19% | 0.57% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 880 | 600 | 768 | 4.09% | 2.81% | 3.21% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8,321 | 11,730 | 14,904 | 38.64% | 54.94% | 62.37% |
| Total | 21,534 | 21,349 | 23,896 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The2020 United States census reported that Bay Point had a population of 23,896. The population density was 3,718.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,435.8/km2). Theracial makeup of Bay Point was 19.8%White, 9.6%African American, 2.3%Native American, 10.8%Asian, 0.6%Pacific Islander, 43.4% from other races, and 13.4% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 62.4% of the population.
The Census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized.
There were 6,867 households, out of which 45.9% included children under the age of 18, 48.2% were married-couple households, 8.3% werecohabiting couple households, 26.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.0% of households were one person, and 6.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.47. There were 5,333families (77.7% of all households).
The age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% aged 18 to 24, 30.1% aged 25 to 44, 23.2% aged 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.
There were 7,039 housing units at an average density of 1,095.4 units per square mile (422.9 units/km2), of which 6,867 (97.6%) were occupied. Of these, 54.2% were owner-occupied, and 45.8% were occupied by renters.[24][25]
Bay Point was previously known by several names, including Bella Vista and, until 1993, West Pittsburg. An election was held in 1993 to vote on renaming the community Bay Point, reviving a historical name used in this area. "West Pittsburg," the former name, was sometimes confused with the western unincorporated section ofPittsburg, California. Bay Point is similarly unincorporated.
The neighboring City of Pittsburg annexed Ambrose Park in July 2008. Administrative control remained with the Ambrose Parks and Recreation District, which had owned and operated the site and its facilities since 1946.[26] The move was designed to bring Pittsburg's greater development funding and general resources to a joint project to replace the long-time swimming pool facilities at the park. The new Ambrose Aquatic Center opened on July 4, 2016.[27] By population, about 20% of the Ambrose Parks and Recreation District is within Pittsburg City limits. Ambrose Park features picnic, tennis, basketball and hiking, and picnic facilities in 12.3 acres (5.0 ha) of unincorporated land at 125 Memorial Way, immediately adjacent to the City of Pittsburg. It was a gift to the community from the local Enes family in 1947.[26]
Most of Bay Point is in theMount Diablo Unified School District. A small portion is in thePittsburg Unified School District.[28]
In 1940 the only grammar school was Ambrose Elementary, located on Willow Pass Road. The high school was in Pittsburg. A branch of theContra Costa County Library is located in Bay Point at Riverview Middle School. Bay Point is served by the Mout Diablo Unified School District and has four public schools: Riverview Middle School (formerly Pacifica High School) for grades 6–8, Rio Vista Elementary School (formerly Riverview Middle School) for grades K-5, Shore Acres Elementary School for grades K-5 and Bel Air Elementary School for grades K-5.[29][30]
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