Twain Harte, California

Twain Harte is located at {{coord|38|2|25|N|120|14|1|W|type:city}} (38.040390, -120.233671).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

Twain Harte is situated in Tuolumne County along Highway 108 at an elevation of {{convert|3640|ft}}.

The USPS zip code for Twain Harte is 95383.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which, 99.49% is land and 0.51% is water. Its municipal water supply comes from the nearby Lyons Reservoir in the Stanislaus National Forest.

Twain Harte is both a summer and winter vacation community situated at the transition zone between the oak forest of the California foothills and the mixed pine and fir forest of the Sierra Nevada. Summers are warm during the day and the nights are generally mild, making Twain Harte a pleasant escape from the long, hot summers of the California Central Valley. Winters can be very cool with snow occurring several times during the season. Winter sports venues are located nearby at Leland High Sierra Snowplay near Strawberry (snow tubing), Long Barn Lodge & Ice Skating Rink, and Dodge Ridge Ski Area near Pinecrest are all along Highway 108, plus the Badger Pass Ski Area in nearby Yosemite Park.

{{Weather box

| location = Twain Harte, California

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| Jan record high F = 72

| Feb record high F = 78

| Mar record high F = 83

| Apr record high F = 88

| May record high F = 95

| Jun record high F = 99

| Jul record high F = 103

| Aug record high F = 104

| Sep record high F = 100

| Oct record high F = 93

| Nov record high F = 83

| Dec record high F = 69

| year record high F = 104

| Jan high F = 47

| Feb high F = 51

| Mar high F = 56

| Apr high F = 61

| May high F = 69

| Jun high F = 77

| Jul high F = 85

| Aug high F = 84

| Sep high F = 79

| Oct high F = 69

| Nov high F = 55

| Dec high F = 46

| Jan low F = 31

| Feb low F = 31

| Mar low F = 34

| Apr low F = 38

| May low F = 45

| Jun low F = 51

| Jul low F = 57

| Aug low F = 56

| Sep low F = 52

| Oct low F = 43

| Nov low F = 35

| Dec low F = 30

| Jan record low F = -1

| Feb record low F = 1

| Mar record low F = 11

| Apr record low F = 16

| May record low F = 25

| Jun record low F = 31

| Jul record low F = 41

| Aug record low F = 31

| Sep record low F = 32

| Oct record low F = 23

| Nov record low F = 10

| Dec record low F = 2

| year record low F = -1

| Jan precipitation inch = 6.30

| Feb precipitation inch = 6.09

| Mar precipitation inch = 5.56

| Apr precipitation inch = 3.32

| May precipitation inch = 2.14

| Jun precipitation inch = .70

| Jul precipitation inch = .28

| Aug precipitation inch = .14

| Sep precipitation inch = .80

| Oct precipitation inch = 2.41

| Nov precipitation inch = 4.39

| Dec precipitation inch = 5.79

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| Jan snow inch = 17

| Feb snow inch = 12.6

| Mar snow inch = 19.6

| Apr snow inch = 12

| May snow inch = 1

| Jun snow inch = 0

| Jul snow inch = 0

| Aug snow inch = 0

| Sep snow inch = 0

| Oct snow inch = 0.4

| Nov snow inch = 3.2

| Dec snow inch = 13.5

| source 1 = The Weather Channel{{cite web | title = Monthly Averages for Twain Harte, CA | publisher = The Weather Channel, LLC | format = Table | url = http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/USCA1172 | accessdate = 2013-10-08}}

| date = October 2013

|source 2 = IntellicastIntellicast - Twain Harte Historic Weather Averages in California (95383) http://www.intellicast.com/local/history.aspx?location=USCA1172

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Twain Harte is home to the Twain Harte Village (the largest shopping center in the area), Twain Harte Golf Club (a golf course design by Clark Glasson), and Twain Harte Lake (a man-made lake and small resort).

The 2010 United States Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0680966|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033643/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0680966|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Twain Harte CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 12, 2014}} reported that Twain Harte had a population of 2,226. The population density was {{convert|598.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Twain Harte was 2,026 (91.0%) White, 5 (0.2%) African American, 34 (1.5%) Native American, 31 (1.4%) Asian, 4 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 46 (2.1%) from other races, and 80 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 171 persons (7.7%).

The Census reported that 2,226 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,014 households, out of which 198 (19.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 544 (53.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 83 (8.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 50 (4.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 56 (5.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 6 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 273 households (26.9%) were made up of individuals, and 125 (12.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20. There were 677 families (66.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.60.

The population was spread out, with 355 people (15.9%) under the age of 18, 137 people (6.2%) aged 18 to 24, 387 people (17.4%) aged 25 to 44, 772 people (34.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 575 people (25.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

There were 2,148 housing units at an average density of {{convert|577.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 717 (70.7%) were owner-occupied, and 297 (29.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 12.0%. 1,501 people (67.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 725 people (32.6%) lived in rental housing units.

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 2,586 people, 1,120 households, and 779 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|711.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,056 housing units at an average density of {{convert|565.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.23% White, 0.12% African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.54% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 3.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.53% of the population.

There were 1,120 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,920, and the median income for a family was $51,865. Males had a median income of $40,313 versus $26,964 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,079. About 5.0% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

In the California State Legislature, Twain Harte is in {{Representative|casd|8|fmt=sdistrict}}, and {{Representative|caad|5|fmt=adistrict}}.{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=Regents of the University of California |accessdate=March 26, 2015}}

In the United States House of Representatives, Twain Harte is in {{Representative|cacd|5|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|5|accessdate=March 6, 2025}}

• Bret Harte, California, a CDP in Stanislaus County

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• [https://www.twainhartecsd.com/ Twain Harte Community Services District]
• [http://www.twainhartecc.com Twain Harte Area Chamber of Commerce official Web site]
• [https://thlake.org/ Twain Harte Lake]

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Category:Census-designated places in California

Category:Census-designated places in Tuolumne County, California

Category:Populated places in the Sierra Nevada (United States)