Three Rocks, California Explained

Three Rocks
Settlement Type:census-designated place
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fresno County
Population Total:248
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:0.750
Area Land Sq Mi:0.750
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Total Km2:1.941
Area Land Km2:1.941
Area Water Km2:0
Area Water Percent:0
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:36.5025°N -120.3917°W
Elevation M:129
Elevation Ft:423
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Blank Name:GNIS feature IDs
Blank Info:1665672; 2583162

Three Rocks is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 423feet. The population is 246.It was founded by Raymond Minnite (Matt’s grandfather) of Hiawatha, Utah in 1954. While sitting at the corner of Clarkson Ave and Derrick Ave (HWY 33) counting cars; dreaming about how many he could make stop; he peered three large boulders off in the horizon where the blue ridge, better known as the Sierra Madre mountain range, met the sky. It was on a cold foggy morning in the fall of 1952 he decided on the name for the town he would will into being. Raymond’s dream had a name… Three Rocks, California.

Demographics

At the 2010 census Three Rocks had a population of 246. The population density was 328.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of Three Rocks was 129 (52.4%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (0.4%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 102 (41.5%) from other races, and 14 (5.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 235 people (95.5%).[2]

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 55 households, 36 (65.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 33 (60.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7 (12.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 5 (9.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3 (5.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3 households (5.5%) were one person and 2 (3.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.47. There were 45 families (81.8% of households); the average family size was 4.49.

The age distribution was 76 people (30.9%) under the age of 18, 27 people (11.0%) aged 18 to 24, 71 people (28.9%) aged 25 to 44, 52 people (21.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 20 people (8.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 31.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.9 males.

There were 60 housing units at an average density of 80sp=usNaNsp=us,of which 55 were occupied, 31 (56.4%) by the owners and 24 (43.6%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 131 people (53.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 115 people (46.7%) lived in rental housing units.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Census Bureau . www.census.gov . 21 August 2024.
  2. Web site: 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Three Rocks CDP. https://archive.today/20140715033523/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0678652. dead. July 15, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau. July 12, 2014.