Clyde, California

Clyde
Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California
Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California
Clyde is located in the United States
Clyde
Clyde
Location in the United States
Clyde is located in California
Clyde
Clyde
Clyde (California)
Coordinates: 38°01′32″N 122°01′46″W / 38.02556°N 122.02944°W / 38.02556; -122.02944
Country United States
State California
CountyContra Costa
Government
 • State SenateTim Grayson (D)[1]
 • State AssemblyAnamarie Avila Farias (D)[2]
 • U. S. CongressMark DeSaulnier (D)[3]
Area
 • Total
0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
 • Land0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation23 ft (7.0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
729
 • Density5,180.2/sq mi (2,000.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
94520
Area code925
FIPS code06-14232
GNIS feature IDs1658292, 2407641

Clyde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 729 at the 2020 census. It is located six miles (10 kilometres) east of Martinez.[6]

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 0.14 square miles (0.36 square kilometres), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000694
2010678−2.3%
20207297.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1850–1870[10][11] 1880-1890[12]
1900[13] 1910[14] 1920[15]
1930[16] 1940[17] 1950[18]
1960[19] 1970[20] 1980[21]
1990[22] 2000[23] 2010[24]

Clyde first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.[23]

Racial and ethnic composition

Clyde CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[25] Pop 2010[26] Pop 2020[27] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 530 471 400 76.37% 69.47% 54.87%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 10 33 0.58% 1.47% 4.53%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 4 3 0.29% 0.59% 0.41%
Asian alone (NH) 42 58 73 6.05% 8.55% 10.01%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 2 3 1 0.29% 0.44% 0.14%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0 5 0.14% 0.00% 0.69%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 34 33 70 4.90% 4.87% 9.60%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79 99 144 11.38% 14.60% 19.75%
Total 694 678 729 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Clyde had a population of 729. The population density was 5,170.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,996.2/km2). The median age was 42.5 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.2 males age 18 and over.[28][29]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[30]

There were 288 households and 194 families[31] in Clyde, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.4% were married-couple households, 21.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[28]

There were 291 housing units, of which 1.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.[28]

Education

It is in the Mount Diablo Unified School District.[32] All High School students should go to Mount Diablo High School.

References

  1. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "California's 10th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Clyde". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: 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. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  22. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  23. ^ a b "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  24. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  25. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Clyde CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
  26. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clyde CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
  27. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clyde CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
  28. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  29. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  30. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  31. ^ "Clyde CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  32. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 25, 2022.