Loma Mar, California
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 View of the Loma Mar General Store | |
 Location within San Mateo County | |
  Loma Mar Location within the state of California  Loma Mar Loma Mar (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′16″N 122°18′27″W / 37.27111°N 122.30750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Mateo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.735 sq mi (4.493 km2) |
| • Land | 1.735 sq mi (4.493 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 134 |
| • Density | 77/sq mi (30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 94021 |
| Area code | 650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628753 |
Loma Mar (Spanish for "Sea Hill") is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Mateo County, California.[2] It is near San Mateo County Memorial Park on Pescadero Creek Road and is in area code 650. Loma Mar is between the towns of Pescadero and La Honda, situated in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the western part of the San Francisco Peninsula. The United States Postal Service has assigned it ZIP Code 94021. As of the census[3] of 2020, there were 134 residents in the CDP.[4] Loma Mar is home to the YMCA's Camp Loma Mar, Redwood Glen Camp and Conference Center as well as a small number of businesses and services including the Loma Mar Store, a post office, and a fire station run by volunteers.[5]
Geography
[edit]The town is located within a redwood forest, and is traversed by the Pescadero Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
[edit]The 2020 United States census reported that Loma Mar had a population of 134. The population density was 77.3 inhabitants per square mile (29.8/km2). The racial makeup of Loma Mar was 112 (83.6%) White, 2 (1.5%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 5 (3.7%) from other races, and 15 (11.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14 persons (10.4%).[6]
The whole population lived in households. There were 57 households, out of which 9 (15.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 27 (47.4%) were married-couple households, 5 (8.8%) were cohabiting couple households, 21 (36.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 4 (7.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 17 households (29.8%) were one person, and 5 (8.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35.[6] There were 35 families (61.4% of all households).[7]
The age distribution was 17 people (12.7%) under the age of 18, 3 people (2.2%) aged 18 to 24, 42 people (31.3%) aged 25 to 44, 31 people (23.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 41 people (30.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.3 years. There were 56 males and 78 females.[6]
There were 70 housing units at an average density of 40.4 units per square mile (15.6 units/km2), of which 57 (81.4%) were occupied. Of these, 31 (54.4%) were owner-occupied, and 26 (45.6%) were occupied by renters.[6]
Schools
[edit]Loma Mar is within the boundaries of the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District and has a bus stop located on Pescadero Creek Road across from the store, but does not have a school of its own.
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loma Mar, California
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Loma Mar CDP, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "The Fire Department". Loma Mar Fire Department. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Loma Mar CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "Loma Mar CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
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