Cold Springs, El Dorado County, California
Census-designated place in California, United States
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Cold Springs (formerly Cold Spring)[4] is a census-designated place[5] in El Dorado County, California, United States.[2] It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Placerville,[4] at an elevation of 1207 feet (368 m).[2] The CDP had a population of 556 as of the 2020 census.
Cold Springs | |
|---|---|
  Cold Springs Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′31″N 120°52′13″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | El Dorado |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.975 sq mi (2.526 km2) |
| • Land | 0.975 sq mi (2.526 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 1,207 ft (368 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 556 |
| • Density | 570/sq mi (220/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 252652; 2628720 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cold Springs, El Dorado County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cold Springs, El Dorado County, California | |
A post office operated at Cold Spring (as it was then called) from in or before 1852 to 1874.[4]
Demographics
Cold Springs first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[7]
The 2020 United States census reported that Cold Springs had a population of 556. The population density was 570.3 inhabitants per square mile (220.2/km2). The racial makeup of Cold Springs was 477 (85.8%) White, 6 (1.1%) African American, 3 (0.5%) Native American, 5 (0.9%) Asian, 1 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 19 (3.4%) from other races, and 45 (8.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52 persons (9.4%).[8]
The whole population lived in households. There were 253 households, out of which 44 (17.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 140 (55.3%) were married-couple households, 14 (5.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 87 (34.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 12 (4.7%) had a male householder with no partner present. 64 households (25.3%) were one person, and 43 (17.0%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.2.[8] There were 177 families (70.0% of all households).[9]
The age distribution was 83 people (14.9%) under the age of 18, 26 people (4.7%) aged 18 to 24, 94 people (16.9%) aged 25 to 44, 147 people (26.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 206 people (37.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males.[8]
There were 270 housing units at an average density of 276.9 units per square mile (106.9 units/km2), of which 253 (93.7%) were occupied. Of these, 203 (80.2%) were owner-occupied, and 50 (19.8%) were occupied by renters.[8]
Education
The CDP is served by the Gold Trail and El Dorado school districts.[10]