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CARMEL, CALIFORNIA - USA
Carmel-by-the-Sea is a city located in Monterey County, California. As of
the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,081.
Geography
Carmel-by-the-Sea is located at 36°33'16" North, 121°55'16" West (36.554552,
-121.921174)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
2.8 km˛ (1.1 mi˛). 2.8 km˛ (1.1 mi˛) of it is land and none of it is covered
by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 4,081 people, 2,285 households, and
1,108 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,445.6/km˛
(3,753.3/mi˛). There are 3,334 housing units at an average density of
1,181.0/km˛ (3,066.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 94.58% White,
0.44% African American, 0.32% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 0.15% Pacific
Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. 2.94% of
the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 2,285 households out of which 11.6% have children under the age of
18 living with them, 40.4% are married couples living together, 5.8% have a
female householder with no husband present, and 51.5% are non-families.
44.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 20.1% have someone
living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is
1.79 and the average family size is 2.39.
In the city the population is spread out with 9.9% under the age of 18, 2.9%
from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 38.1% from 45 to 64, and 30.8% who are
65 years of age or older. The median age is 54 years. For every 100 females
there are 77.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 75.9
males.
The median income for a household in the city is $58,163, and the median
income for a family is $81,259. Males have a median income of $52,344 versus
$41,150 for females. The per capita income for the city is $48,739. 6.6% of
the population and 3.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the
total people living in poverty, 5.6% are under the age of 18 and 4.5% are 65
or older.
Notes
Carmel is the site of one of Father Junipero Serra's California missions,
the Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. The mission was originally
located at the Presidio in the centre of the settlement, but Father Serra
subsequently moved it to its present site, at the southern edge of the
modern town.
Around the turn of the century Carmel became the site of a famous artist's
colony. Jack London describes the colony in a portion of his novel, The
Valley of the Moon.
Carmel figured in a 1926 scandal involving radio evangelist Aimee Semple
McPherson, who vanished for a period of time and claimed to have been
abducted. Several witnesses reported having seen her in Carmel together with
broadcasting colleague Kenneth Ormiston during the time she was missing, and
a grocery receipt signed by McPherson was discovered in a Carmel cottage.
Famous residents
Ansel Adams, photographer
Roy Chapman Andrews, naturalist and explorer
Eric Berne, psychiatrist
Beverly Cleary, author
Clint Eastwood, actor and former mayor
Robert A. Heinlein, author
Robinson Jeffers, poet
Sinclair Lewis, novelist
Jack London, novelist
Ira Remsen, chemist
Upton Sinclair, novelist and social reformer
George Sterling, poet
Edward Weston, photographer
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