Pine Mountain Club, California
Encyclopedia
Pine Mountain Club is an unincorporated
private community
and census-designated place
in Kern County, California
, northwest of the San Fernando Valley
and west of Gorman
. It is one of the mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
, and sits in a deep valley on the San Andreas fault
, in the same area where the California condors
range. The population was 2,315 at the 2010 census.
The town lies between Apache Saddle and Pinon Pines Estates
along Mil Potrero Highway. It is surrounded by Los Padres National Forest
.
was 137.3 people per square mile (53.0/km²). The racial makeup of Pine Mountain Club was 2,079 (89.8%) White, 29 (1.3%) African American, 25 (1.1%) Native American, 45 (1.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 58 (2.5%) from other races
, and 79 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 231 persons (10.0%).
The Census reported that 2,315 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,062 households, out of which 226 (21.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 585 (55.1%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 62 (5.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 36 (3.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 49 (4.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
, and 13 (1.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 318 households (29.9%) were made up of individuals and 111 (10.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18. There were 683 families
(64.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.68.
The population was spread out with 411 people (17.8%) under the age of 18, 105 people (4.5%) aged 18 to 24, 355 people (15.3%) aged 25 to 44, 929 people (40.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 515 people (22.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.6 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
There were 2,181 housing units at an average density of 129.4 per square mile (49.9/km²), of which 880 (82.9%) were owner-occupied, and 182 (17.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 17.8%. 1,884 people (81.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 431 people (18.6%) lived in rental housing units.
. There were only nine blacks
. There were 146 Hispanics
or Latinos
of any race. Other residents included 19 American Indians
or Alaska natives
and 12 Asians
.
It was a relatively aged population, the median age being 45 years compared with 35 years for the nation as a whole.
PMC also had more veterans than its share — 263, or 21 percent, compared to 13 percent around the country.
In contrast with the country at large, where 64 percent of the people were working, Pine Mountain Club had just 56 percent employed. Those who were working had to travel about an hour to their jobs, compared to 25 minutes for most Americans.
It was a high-income area — $62,750 median family income, compared to $50,046 in the nation at large. In per capita income, it stood at $25,465 — just between Diamond Bar
and Mira Monte
among other towns in California.
Yet there were still 55 families (or 15 percent) below the poverty level in Pine Mountain Club in 2000. That is greater than the 12 percent for the country as a whole.
Pine Mountain Club is unusual in that almost two-thirds of its 1,737 housing units (61.5 percent) were vacant when the census
was taken in March 2000. They were, in fact, second homes, vacation retreats, or spaces held for rental to seasonal tourists
— especially during the peak winter months.
Owners lived in about eight of every 10 occupied units (84 percent), renters in the other two (16 percent).
The PMC community is managed by the Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association, Inc. which is governed by a nine-member volunteer board of directors http://www.pinemountainclub.net/association/0607bod.html and a group of documents: the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&R's http://www.pinemountainclub.net/association/gov%20docs/ccr.pdf), bylaws, the association rules, and an Environmental Control
(EC) code http://www.pinemountainclub.net/association/eccode.html. The association maintains several recreational facilities http://www.pinemountainclub.net/recreation/, including a nine-hole golf course
, pool, clubhouse, and stables. It manages the Pine Mountain Patrol http://www.pinemountainclub.net/association/patrol/, publishes a monthly newspaper, the Condor http://www.pinemountainclub.net/association/condor/ and keeps up various trails used for hiking and cross-country skiing.
, and older students are transported by bus to Frazier Mountain High School. The community has its own charter school
, Pine Mountain Learning Center, serving grades kindergarten
through sixth. In 2007, its Academic Performance Index
score of 865 was one of the highest in Kern County. The private Mountain Community Christian School serves kindergarten through sixth-grade pupils.http://www.mccsonline.net/
provides bus service Thursdays and Saturdays during the summer to Frazier Park
, Gorman
, Lake of the Woods
, Lebec
, and Pinon Pines
. It offers a dial-a-ride service
all year. Connections can be made in Frazier Park or Lebec to a scheduled service to Grapevine
and Bakersfield
and further connection there to Greyhound
and Amtrak
.
, which circulates in Pine Mountain Club and the surrounding area
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
private community
Private community
A private community is a residential community that can be an association or a proprietary organization. Associations can include condominiums, homeowner associations or cooperatives....
and census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in Kern County, California
Kern County, California
Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
, northwest of the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
and west of Gorman
Gorman, California
Gorman, California, is an unincorporated community in northwestern Los Angeles County. As of 2005 it had just 15 homes and a few registered voters, but tens of thousands of motorists traveled through it daily on the Interstate 5 freeway....
. It is one of the mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
The Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, or the Frazier Mountain Communities, in the San Emigdio Mountains is a region of California that includes Lebec, Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods, Lockwood Valley, Pinon Pines, and Pine Mountain Club, in Kern County, California, and Gorman in Los Angeles...
, and sits in a deep valley on the San Andreas fault
San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a continental strike-slip fault that runs a length of roughly through California in the United States. The fault's motion is right-lateral strike-slip...
, in the same area where the California condors
California Condor
The California Condor is a New World vulture, the largest North American land bird. Currently, this condor inhabits only the Grand Canyon area, Zion National Park, and coastal mountains of central and southern California and northern Baja California...
range. The population was 2,315 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Pine Mountain Club has an area of 16.7 square miles (43.7 km²). It ranges from 4,901 feet (1,494 m) to 6,400 feet (1,951 m) in elevation.The town lies between Apache Saddle and Pinon Pines Estates
Pinon Pines Estates, California
Pinon Pines Estates is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, and part of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass. It lies at an elevation of 5,561 feet .....
along Mil Potrero Highway. It is surrounded by Los Padres National Forest
Los Padres National Forest
Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...
.
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Pine Mountain Club had a population of 2,315. The population densityPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 137.3 people per square mile (53.0/km²). The racial makeup of Pine Mountain Club was 2,079 (89.8%) White, 29 (1.3%) African American, 25 (1.1%) Native American, 45 (1.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 58 (2.5%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 79 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 231 persons (10.0%).
The Census reported that 2,315 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,062 households, out of which 226 (21.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 585 (55.1%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 62 (5.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 36 (3.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 49 (4.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....
, and 13 (1.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 318 households (29.9%) were made up of individuals and 111 (10.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18. There were 683 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...
(64.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.68.
The population was spread out with 411 people (17.8%) under the age of 18, 105 people (4.5%) aged 18 to 24, 355 people (15.3%) aged 25 to 44, 929 people (40.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 515 people (22.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.6 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
There were 2,181 housing units at an average density of 129.4 per square mile (49.9/km²), of which 880 (82.9%) were owner-occupied, and 182 (17.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 17.8%. 1,884 people (81.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 431 people (18.6%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
The 2000 census found that almost all the 1,600 residents (91 percent) were whiteRace (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
. There were only nine blacks
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
. There were 146 Hispanics
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Latinos
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race. Other residents included 19 American Indians
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Alaska natives
Alaska Natives
Alaska Natives are the indigenous peoples of Alaska. They include: Aleut, Inuit, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Eyak, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures.-History:In 1912 the Alaska Native Brotherhood was founded...
and 12 Asians
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
.
It was a relatively aged population, the median age being 45 years compared with 35 years for the nation as a whole.
PMC also had more veterans than its share — 263, or 21 percent, compared to 13 percent around the country.
In contrast with the country at large, where 64 percent of the people were working, Pine Mountain Club had just 56 percent employed. Those who were working had to travel about an hour to their jobs, compared to 25 minutes for most Americans.
It was a high-income area — $62,750 median family income, compared to $50,046 in the nation at large. In per capita income, it stood at $25,465 — just between Diamond Bar
Diamond Bar, California
Diamond Bar is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 55,544 at the 2010 census, down from 56,287 at the 2000 census. It is named after the "diamond over a bar" branding iron registered in 1918 by ranch owner Frederick E...
and Mira Monte
Mira Monte, California
Mira Monte is a census-designated place in Ventura County, California, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of Mira Monte is 6,845, down from 7,177 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
among other towns in California.
Yet there were still 55 families (or 15 percent) below the poverty level in Pine Mountain Club in 2000. That is greater than the 12 percent for the country as a whole.
Pine Mountain Club is unusual in that almost two-thirds of its 1,737 housing units (61.5 percent) were vacant when the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
was taken in March 2000. They were, in fact, second homes, vacation retreats, or spaces held for rental to seasonal tourists
Vacation property
Vacation property is a niche in the real estate market dealing with residences used for holiday vacations . In the United Kingdom this type of property is usually termed a holiday home, in Australia, a holiday house/home, or weekender, in New Zealand, a bach or crib...
— especially during the peak winter months.
Owners lived in about eight of every 10 occupied units (84 percent), renters in the other two (16 percent).
Community management
HVAC
HVAC refers to technology of indoor or automotive environmental comfort. HVAC system design is a major subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer...
(EC) code http://www.pinemountainclub.net/association/eccode.html. The association maintains several recreational facilities http://www.pinemountainclub.net/recreation/, including a nine-hole golf course
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, pool, clubhouse, and stables. It manages the Pine Mountain Patrol http://www.pinemountainclub.net/association/patrol/, publishes a monthly newspaper, the Condor http://www.pinemountainclub.net/association/condor/ and keeps up various trails used for hiking and cross-country skiing.
Education
Pine Mountain Club is part of the El Tejon Unified School DistrictEl Tejon Unified School District
The El Tejon Unified School District serves kindergarten-through-12th-grade students in the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, which include Frazier Park, Lebec, and Pine Mountain Club in the southern mountains of Kern County, California...
, and older students are transported by bus to Frazier Mountain High School. The community has its own charter school
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
, Pine Mountain Learning Center, serving grades kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through sixth. In 2007, its Academic Performance Index
Academic Performance Index
The Academic Performance Index is a measurement of academic performance and progress of individual schools in California, United States. It is one of the main components of the Public Schools Accountability Act passed by the California legislature in 1999...
score of 865 was one of the highest in Kern County. The private Mountain Community Christian School serves kindergarten through sixth-grade pupils.http://www.mccsonline.net/
Transportation
Kern Regional TransitKern Regional Transit
Kern Regional Transit is the operator of mass transportation in Kern County, California. Primarily, it provides inter-regional transportation, connecting outlying regions with the City of Bakersfield...
provides bus service Thursdays and Saturdays during the summer to Frazier Park
Frazier Park, California
Frazier Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kern County, California. Frazier Park is west of Lebec, at an elevation of 4,639 feet . It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass...
, Gorman
Gorman, California
Gorman, California, is an unincorporated community in northwestern Los Angeles County. As of 2005 it had just 15 homes and a few registered voters, but tens of thousands of motorists traveled through it daily on the Interstate 5 freeway....
, Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods, California
Lake of the Woods is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Kern County, California. The population was 917 at the 2010 census, up from 833 at the 2000 census. The community is contained in Cuddy Canyon along the Ventura and Kern County line inside the Los Padres National Forest. It...
, Lebec
Lebec, California
Lebec is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, and the home of the Tejon Ranch Company. Lebec is south of Bakersfield. The population was 1,468 in the 2010 census, up from 1,224 in...
, and Pinon Pines
Pinon Pines Estates, California
Pinon Pines Estates is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, and part of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass. It lies at an elevation of 5,561 feet .....
. It offers a dial-a-ride service
Paratransit
Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
all year. Connections can be made in Frazier Park or Lebec to a scheduled service to Grapevine
Grapevine, California
Grapevine is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. At an elevation of 1499 feet , the community is located at the foot of a road grade known as The Grapevine through the Grapevine Canyon to Tejon Pass in the Tehachapi Mountains at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley along...
and Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
and further connection there to Greyhound
Greyhound
The Greyhound is a breed of sighthound that has been primarily bred for coursing game and racing, and the breed has also recently seen a resurgence in its popularity as a pedigree show dog and family pet. It is a gentle and intelligent breed...
and Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
.
Communication
Wired telephone numbers in Pine Mountain Club follow the format (661) 242-xxxx. The ZIP Code is 93222.See also
The Mountain Enterprise newspaperMountain Enterprise
The is a weekly newspaper circulating in the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass in the Tehachapi Mountains region of California, midway between Los Angeles and Bakersfield. Its sister publication is The New Mountain Pioneer, published monthly....
, which circulates in Pine Mountain Club and the surrounding area
Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
The Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, or the Frazier Mountain Communities, in the San Emigdio Mountains is a region of California that includes Lebec, Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods, Lockwood Valley, Pinon Pines, and Pine Mountain Club, in Kern County, California, and Gorman in Los Angeles...
.
Newspapers
- The Mountain Enterprise
- Bakersfield Californian The Californian discontinued circulation in the Mountain Communities effective May 1, 2009. Source: Mountain Enterprise, April 3, 2009