Clyde, California


Clyde is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 729 at the 2020 census. It is located east of Martinez.

History

In 1917, the United States Shipping Board provided a government loan to the Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Company to build a company town. The board commissioned Bernard Maybeck to be supervising architect for laying out the new town. He designed the hotel and around 200 of the initial homes built in the town. George Applegarth was hired as acting architect. In this position, he drew many of the architectural plans for the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all of it land.

Demographics

Clyde first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Clyde had a population of 729. The population density was. The racial makeup of Clyde was 60.9% White, 4.5% African American, 0.8% Native American, 10.2% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 5.9% from other races, and 17.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.8% of the population.
There were 288 households and 194 families.

Education

It is in the Mount Diablo Unified School District. All High School students should go to Mount Diablo High School.