Sand City, California
Location in Monterey County and the state of California
Coordinates: 36°36′53″N 121°51′0″W / 36.61472, -121.85
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey
Government
- Mayor
- Senate	Abel Maldonado (R)
- Assembly	John Laird (D)
- U. S. Congress	Sam Farr (D)
Area
- Total	3 sq mi (7.6 km²)
- Land	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- Water	2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
Elevation	66 ft (20 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	261
- Density	87/sq mi (34.3/km²)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	93955
Area code(s)	831
FIPS code	06-65112
GNIS feature ID	1652820

Sand City is a very small city in Monterey County, California, United States, located on the shores of Monterey Bay, and surrounded on most sides by the larger city of Seaside. The city was incorporated May 31, 1965, and currently has an area of approximately 350 acres. The population was 261 at the 2000 census. The city is predominantly a business community, and has a number of larger retail stores.

Geography

Sand City is located at 36°36′53″N, 121°51′0″W (36.614759, -121.850060)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it is land and 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²) of it (80.55%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 261 people, 80 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was 463.5 people per square mile (180.0/km²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 154.5/sq mi (60.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.26% White, 4.98% African American, 3.07% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 14.56% from other races, and 4.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.59% of the population.

There were 80 households out of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.8% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 39.8% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 151.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 154.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,455. About 17.9% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 50.0% of those sixty five or over.

External links

• Sand City's official website
• Shopping in Sand City

• Sand City, California is at coordinates 36°36′53″N 121°51′00″W / 36.614759, -121.85006 (Sand City, California)Coordinates: 36°36′53″N 121°51′00″W / 36.614759, -121.85006 (Sand City, California)

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