El Cerrito, California
El Cerrito is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States and it also lies in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by refugees after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. El Cerrito was incorporated on August 23, 1917.[1]
Climate
El Cerrito has a cool Mediterranean climate. This means that El Cerrito has generally mild weather, with warm summers and cool winters. It rains an average of 23 inches. It snowed in El Cerrito in 1976, and snow is sometimes on the forecast as well.[2]
| Climate data for El Cerrito | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 76 (24.4) |
88 (31.1) |
85 (29.4) |
94 (34.4) |
100 (37.8) |
106 (41.1) |
98 (36.7) |
103 (39.4) |
107 (41.7) |
100 (37.8) |
89 (31.7) |
83 (28.3) |
107 (41.7) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 58 (14.4) |
61 (16.1) |
64 (17.8) |
67 (19.4) |
69 (20.6) |
72 (22.2) |
71 (21.7) |
72 (22.2) |
74 (23.3) |
72 (22.2) |
64 (17.8) |
58 (14.4) |
66.8 (19.35) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 51 (10.6) |
54 (12.2) |
56 (13.3) |
58 (14.4) |
61 (16.1) |
64 (17.8) |
64 (17.8) |
64 (17.8) |
65 (18.3) |
63 (17.2) |
56 (13.3) |
51 (10.6) |
58.9 (14.94) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 43 (6.1) |
46 (7.8) |
48 (8.9) |
49 (9.4) |
52 (11.1) |
55 (12.8) |
56 (13.3) |
56 (13.3) |
56 (13.3) |
54 (12.2) |
48 (8.9) |
44 (6.7) |
50.6 (10.32) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 27 (-2.8) |
28 (-2.2) |
33 (0.6) |
31 (-0.6) |
38 (3.3) |
43 (6.1) |
44 (6.7) |
44 (6.7) |
46 (7.8) |
41 (5) |
34 (1.1) |
24 (-4.4) |
24 (-4.4) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 4.91 (124.7) |
4.41 (112) |
3.52 (89.4) |
1.35 (34.3) |
0.54 (13.7) |
0.17 (4.3) |
0.07 (1.8) |
0.09 (2.3) |
0.27 (6.9) |
1.25 (31.8) |
3.47 (88.1) |
3.30 (83.8) |
23.35 (593.1) |
| Source #1: [3] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: [4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 1,505 | ||
| 1930 | 3,870 | 157.1% | |
| 1940 | 6,137 | 58.6% | |
| 1950 | 18,011 | 193.5% | |
| 1960 | 25,437 | 41.2% | |
| 1970 | 25,190 | −1.0% | |
| 1980 | 22,731 | −9.8% | |
| 1990 | 22,869 | 0.6% | |
| 2000 | 23,171 | 1.3% | |
| 2010 | 23,549 | 1.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
2020
The 2020 United States Census[6] said that El Cerrito had a population of 25,962. The racial makeup was:
- 11,982 (46.2%) White,
- 7,738 (29.8%) Asian,
- 3,075 (11.8%) Hispanic or Latino,
- 1,426 (5.5%) African American,
- 118 (0.5%) Native American,
- 37 (0.1%) Pacific Islander,
- 1,416 (5.5%) from other races, and 3,226 (12.4%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,075 people (11.8% of the population).
El Cerrito, California Media
Don Víctor Castro, a Californio ranchero who helped found El Cerrito on his Rancho El Sobrante
Albany Hill in neighboring Albany, California, named by Luis María Peralta as "El Cerrito de San Antonio" ("The Little Hill of St. Anthony"), is the namesake of the city.
Shops in El Cerrito
El Cerrito Plaza station, served by Bay Area Rapid Transit
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References
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Snow in El Cerrito?". patch.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Monthly Average/Record Temperatures". weather.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Historic Average". intellicast.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "El Cerrito city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.