Camino
census-designated place
Location of Camino in El Dorado County, California.
Camino Location in California
Coordinates: 38°44′18″N 120°40′30″W / 38.73833°N 120.67500°W / 38.73833; -120.67500
Country	United States
State	California
County	El Dorado County
Area [1]
• Total	2.57 sq mi (6.66 km2)
• Land	2.57 sq mi (6.66 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	3,133 ft (955 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,871
• Density	727.73/sq mi (280.94/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95709
Area code	530
GNIS feature IDs	1658198, 2582961
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camino, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camino, California

Camino (Spanish for "Path")^[3] is a census-designated place^[4] in El Dorado County, California,^[2] and, per the 2010 census, has a population of 1,750. According to the USGS, it lies at an elevation of 3133 feet (955 m.)^[2], but the elevation actually ranges between 3,000 and 3,500 feet. Being well more than half a mile above sea level, it snows several times per year in the community. Nearby cities and towns include Pollock Pines, Placerville, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, Grizzly Flats, Somerset, Coloma, Garden Valley, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, and Lotus.

Camino is a popular area in the fall for apple picking. As a result, Camino is often incorrectly mistaken as Apple Hill. It is also known for its many Christmas tree farm ranches and the annual Apple Hill Run.

Camino is located about halfway between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe on U.S. Route 50. Its first post office opened in 1904.^[3] The ZIP code is 95709. The Camino community is inside area code 530.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census^[6] reported that Camino had a population of 1,750. The population density was 777.7 inhabitants per square mile (300.3/km²). The racial makeup of Camino was 1,604 (91.7%) White, 7 (0.4%) African American, 14 (0.8%) Native American, 18 (1.0%) Asian, 4 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 55 (3.1%) from other races, and 48 (2.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 197 persons (11.3%).

The Census reported that 1,750 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 723 households, out of which 188 (26.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 390 (53.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 50 (6.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 45 (6.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 50 (6.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 181 households (25.0%) were made up of individuals, and 76 (10.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42. There were 485 families (67.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.90.

The population was spread out, with 370 people (21.1%) under the age of 18, 111 people (6.3%) aged 18 to 24, 329 people (18.8%) aged 25 to 44, 560 people (32.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 380 people (21.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

There were 810 housing units at an average density of 360.0 per square mile (139.0/km²), of which 723 were occupied (514 (71.1%) were owner-occupied and 209 (28.9%) were occupied by renters). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%. Owner-occupied units housed 1,235 people (70.6% of the population), while 515 people (29.4%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature, Camino is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Brian Dahle,^[7] and the 5th Assembly District, represented by Republican Joe Patterson.^[8]

Federally, Camino is in California's 4th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mike Thompson.^[9]

Climate

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Csa"(Mediterranean Climate).^[10]

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