Location in San Mateo County and the state of California Location in San Mateo County and the state of California Moss Beach is positioned in the US Moss Beach - Moss Beach A panorama of Moss Beach Moss Beach is a coastal census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, with a year 2010 census populace of 3,103.
Located in Moss Beach are the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a marine sanctuary; the Half Moon Bay Airport, the historic Moss Beach Distillery; and the Seal Cove Inn, a destination lodging property.
Moss Beach is a cool coastal microclimate that gives one a sense of separation from the close-by urbane San Francisco Bay Area and assures that summer temperatures are generally mild.
Moss Beach is situated at 37 31'31" North latitude, 122 30'46" West (37.525240, -122.512811), approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of San Francisco and 50 miles (80 km) north of Santa Cruz, California.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all land.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Moss Beach had a populace of 3,103.
The ethnic makeup of Moss Beach was 2,280 (73.5%) White, 25 (0.8%) African American, 43 (1.4%) Native American, 118 (3.8%) Asian, 9 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 494 (15.9%) from other competitions, and 134 (4.3%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 2,983 citizens (96.1% of the population) lived in homeholds, 12 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 108 (3.5%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,062 homeholds, out of which 359 (33.8%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 607 (57.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 85 (8.0%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 41 (3.9%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 710 citizens (22.9%) under the age of 18, 234 citizens (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 699 citizens (22.5%) aged 25 to 44, 1,097 citizens (35.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 363 citizens (11.7%) who were 65 years of age or older.
2,448 citizens (78.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 535 citizens (17.2%) lived in rental housing units.
Typical Moss Beach Streetscape In the California State Legislature, Moss Beach is in the 13th Senate District, represented by Democrat Jerry Hill, and in the 22nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Kevin Mullin. Federally, Moss Beach is in California's 14th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jackie Speier. Due to the marine air currents off the Pacific Ocean, Moss Beach experiences above average fog levels, but also superior ambient air character.
Situated along the coast of Moss Beach is the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a California designated region of Special Biological Significance.
Montara State Marine Reserve & Pillar Point State Marine Conservation Area extend offshore from Moss Beach.
Moss Beach Distillery photographed standing at cliffedge Suttliffe in 1933 in the vicinity of the mouth of San Vicente Creek inside Moss Beach.
This colony was not further documented for decades, but another colony was identified toward the end of the 20th century north of Moss Beach.
Off State Route 1, one finds the famous restaurant Moss Beach Distillery, an architecturally and historically noteworthy building positioned upon a cliff with ocean views.
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Moss Beach CDP".
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