Big Pine, California
View of the Sierra Nevada from Big Pine
Location in Inyo County and the state of California
Coordinates: 37°9′55″N 118°17′47″W / 37.16528, -118.29639
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo
Area
- Total	2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
- Land	2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	3,990 ft (1,216 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,350
- Density	562.5/sq mi (214.3/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	93513
Area code(s)	760
FIPS code	06-06616
GNIS feature ID	0277473

Big Pine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 1,350 at the 2000 census.

Geography

It is on U.S. Highway 395, the main north-south artery through the Owens Valley, connecting the Inland Empire to Reno, Nevada. US 395 also connects Big Pine to Los Angeles via State Route 14 through Palmdale.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²), all of it land.

Big Pine has a significant geographic feature (earthquake scarp) related to the Lone Pine Earthquake of 1872.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,350 people, 571 households, and 403 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 556.4 people per square mile (214.5/km²). There were 668 housing units at an average density of 275.3/sq mi (106.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.07% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 4.30% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 3.19% from other races, and 5.70% from two or more races. 8.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 571 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,115, and the median income for a family was $46,094. Males had a median income of $41,827 versus $26,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,109. About 7.1% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Big Pine students are served by Big Pine Unified School District which features an elementary school, middle school, high school and a continuation high school. The Big Pine high school mascot is the Warrior.

Politics

In the state legislature Big Pine is located in the 18th Senate District, represented by Republican Roy Ashburn, and in the 18th Assembly District, represented by Republican Bill Maze. Federally, Big Pine is located in California's 25th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7^[2] and is represented by Republican Buck McKeon.

Telephone Service

Wired telephone numbers working out of the Verizon California (formerly GTE California and prior to that Contel) Big Pine central office follow the format (760) 938-xxxx. As of 2002, numbers are in the 938-2000 to 938-3999 range except for coin telephones, which follow the pattern 938-99xx. As of June, 2005, numbers in the 938-5XXX block are assigned by Level 3 Communications. As of February 2006, numbers in the 938-7XXX block are assigned by Broadwing Communications.

References

External links

• Big Pine, California is at coordinates 37°09′55″N 118°17′47″W / 37.165377, -118.296321 (Big Pine, California)Coordinates: 37°09′55″N 118°17′47″W / 37.165377, -118.296321 (Big Pine, California)

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