Clyde
Coordinates38°01′32″N 122°01′46″W
StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
State Senate[1]
State Assembly[2]
U. S. Congress[3]
Unit prefImperial
Area total0.14 sq mi
Area total0.36 km²
Area land0.14 sq mi
Area land0.36 km²
Area water0.00 sq mi
Area water0.00 km²
Area water percent0
Elevation23 ft
Population as of2020
Population total729
Population density5170.21 sq mi
Time zonePST (UTC-8)
Time zone (DST)PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code94520
Area code925
GNIS feature IDs,
Population density2000.09 km²

Clyde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 729 at the 2020 census. It is located 6 miles (10 kilometres) east of Martinez.[4]

History

In 1917, the United States Shipping Board provided a government loan to the Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Company to build a company town.[5] The board commissioned Bernard Maybeck to be supervising architect for laying out the new town. He designed the hotel and around 200 of the initial homes built in the town. George Applegarth was hired as acting architect. In this position, he drew many of the architectural plans for the town.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.14 square miles (0.36 square kilometres), all of it land.

Demographics

Clyde first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.[7]

Racial and ethnic composition

Clyde CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000[8]Pop 2010[9]Pop 2020[10]% 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)530471style='background: #ffffe6; |40076.37%69.47%style='background: #ffffe6; |54.87%
Black or African American alone (NH)410style='background: #ffffe6; |330.58%1.47%style='background: #ffffe6; |4.53%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)24style='background: #ffffe6; |30.29%0.59%style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
Asian alone (NH)4258style='background: #ffffe6; |736.05%8.55%style='background: #ffffe6; |10.01%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)23style='background: #ffffe6; |10.29%0.44%style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
Other race alone (NH)10style='background: #ffffe6; |50.14%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; |0.69%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)3433style='background: #ffffe6; |704.90%4.87%style='background: #ffffe6; |9.60%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7999style='background: #ffffe6; |14411.38%14.60%style='background: #ffffe6; |19.75%
Total694678style='background: #ffffe6; |729 100.00%100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Clyde had a population of 729. The population density was 5,170.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,996.2 /km2). The median age was 42.5 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.2 males age 18 and over.[11][12]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[13]

There were 288 households and 194 families[14] in Clyde, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.4% were married-couple households, 21.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]

There were 291 housing units, of which 1.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.[11]

Education

It is in the Mount Diablo Unified School District.[15] All High School students should go to Mount Diablo High School.

References

  1. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Retrieved August 6, 2025.
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  5. ^ "George A. Applegarth". Environmental Design Archives. University of California, Berkeley. July 15, 2003. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  6. ^ McCoy, Esther (1960). Five California Architects. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation. pp. 47–8. ASIN B000I3Z52W.
  7. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California". United States Census Bureau
  8. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Clyde CDP, California". United States Census Bureau
  9. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clyde CDP, California". United States Census Bureau
  10. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clyde CDP, California". United States Census Bureau
  11. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  12. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  13. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  14. ^ "Clyde CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  15. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-12-25.