Calwa, California
Calwa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 1,776 at the 2020 census, down from 2,052 at the 2010 census. Calwa is located south-southeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 292 feet. The name was taken from the acronym for "California Wine Association".
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of, of which 98.01% is land and 1.99% is water. Calwa is an almost complete county island surrounded by the city of Fresno on all sides except the southeast corner.History
In 1885, the land of what is now Calwa, was improved and cultivated by Hugh William La Rue to plant an orchard and vineyard. His first crop was ruined by a grasshopper pest in 1886 and he sought to plant elsewhere. Calwa became a railroad town when Santa Fe Railways invested one million dollars to build a switching yard and houses for railway employees. Southern Pacific Railroad also passed through Calwa. The Calwa City post office opened in 1913, and changed its name to Calwa in 1949.Demographics
Calwa first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. An existing CDP using the same name was renamed Malaga after the U.S. Census Bureau determined that it had been incorrectly named. There previously was a CDP named Calwa first listed as an unincorporated community in the 1970 U.S. census and as a CDP in the 1980 United States census which was annexed by the city of Fresno prior to the 1990 U.S. census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 92 | 67 | 4.48% | 3.77% |
| Non-Hispanic or [Latino African Americans|Black or African American] alone | 23 | 35 | 1.12% | 1.97% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 26 | 16 | 1.27% | 0.90% |
| Asian alone | 37 | 50 | 1.80% | 2.82% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 9 | 1 | 0.44% | 0.06% |
| Race and ethnicity in [the United States census|Other race] alone | 3 | 0 | 0.15% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 14 | 6 | 0.68% | 0.34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,848 | 1,601 | 90.06% | 90.15% |
| Total | 2,052 | 1,776 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
2020 census
The 2020 United States census reported that Calwa had a population of 1,776. The population density was. The racial makeup of Calwa was 260 White, 36 African American, 42 Native American, 60 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, 1,114 from other races, and 263 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,601 persons.The census reported that 1,768 people lived in households, 8 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 448 households, out of which 217 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 188 were married-couple households, 50 were cohabiting couple households, 117 had a female householder with no partner present, and 93 had a male householder with no partner present. 65 households were one person, and 20 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.95. There were 352 families.
The age distribution was 551 people under the age of 18, 226 people aged 18 to 24, 523 people aged 25 to 44, 333 people aged 45 to 64, and 143 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 29.0years. For every 100 females, there were 108.9 males.
There were 474 housing units at an average density of, of which 448 were occupied. Of these, 173 were owner-occupied, and 275 were occupied by renters.