Midpines, California


Midpines is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California. It lies among the Sierra Nevada foothills of the central part of the state at an elevation of, northeast of Mariposa, the county seat, and by road southwest of El Portal. It is composed of scattered residential areas along both sides of State Route 140, which is one of three principal routes to Yosemite National Park, some to the east of Midpines. The population was 379 at the 2020 census, down from 1,204 in 2010, when the CDP was drawn to cover significantly more area.
Midpines began as a resort, founded by Newell D. Chamberlain, in 1926. The first post office opened in 1929.

Geography

Midpines is in central Mariposa County and according to the U.S. Census Bureau covers an area of, of which, or 0.69%, are land. The community is in the valley of Bear Creek, which flows northwest to join the Merced River at Briceburg.

Demographics

Midpines first appeared as a census-designated place in the 2010 United States census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Midpines had a population of 379. The population density was. The racial makeup of Midpines was 201 White, 1 African American, 32 Native American, 6 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 70 from other races, and 69 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 110 persons.
The census reported that 375 people lived in households, 4 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 167 households, out of which 52 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 76 were married-couple households, 7 were cohabiting couple households, 36 had a female householder with no partner present, and 48 had a male householder with no partner present. 52 households were one person, and 25 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25. There were 107 families.
The age distribution was 70 people under the age of 18, 16 people aged 18 to 24, 105 people aged 25 to 44, 119 people aged 45 to 64, and 69 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 44.8years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males.
There were 233 housing units at an average density of, of which 167 were occupied. Of these, 114 were owner-occupied, and 53 were occupied by renters.