Freeport, California

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Freeport
Census-designated place
Location of Freeport in Sacramento County, California.
Location of Freeport in Sacramento County, California.
Freeport is located in California
Freeport
Freeport
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°27′43″N 121°30′06″W / 38.46194°N 121.50167°W / 38.46194; -121.50167
Country United States
State California
CountySacramento County
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.051 sq mi (0.131 km2)
 • Land0.051 sq mi (0.131 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
18 ft (5.5 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
58
 • Density1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
FIPS code06-25590

Freeport is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States, located approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of downtown Sacramento on California State Route 160. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Freeport lies on the eastern banks of the Sacramento River. The population was 58 at the 2020 census.

History

Nearly all goods traveling to Sacramento and the California Gold Rush came by boat from the Bay Area. In the early 1860s businessmen grew tired of paying taxes at the Sacramento Embarcadero (port). In 1862 Freeport Railroad Company was created with the idea of building a new port that was free of taxes.[2] Hence “Freeport.” The idea was to build a railway that bypassed Sacramento connecting with the Sacramento Valley Railroad at a midway point between Sacramento and Folsom. The newly formed town boomed for three years with populations reaching 300-400.[3]

Geography

The Freeport Bridge, looking west across the Sacramento River, from Sacramento County to Yolo County

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.05 square miles (0.1 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201038—
20205852.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1850–1870[5][6] 1880-1890[7]
1900[8] 1910[9] 1920[10]
1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13]
1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16]
1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19]

Freeport first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[19]

The 2020 United States census reported that Freeport had a population of 58. The population density was 1,137.3 inhabitants per square mile (439.1/km2). The racial makeup of Freeport was 43 (74%) White, 0 (0%) African American, 1 (2%) Native American, 0 (0%) Asian, 0 (0%) Pacific Islander, 7 (12%) from other races, and 7 (12%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18 persons (31%).[20]

The whole population lived in households. There were 24 households, out of which 1 (4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3 (13%) were married-couple households, 2 (8%) were cohabiting couple households, 4 (17%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 15 (63%) had a male householder with no partner present. 10 households (42%) were one person, and 2 (8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42.[20] There were 10 families (42% of all households).[21]

The age distribution was 13 people (22%) under the age of 18, 1 person (2%) aged 18 to 24, 10 people (17%) aged 25 to 44, 18 people (31%) aged 45 to 64, and 16 people (28%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.5 years. There were 25 males and 33 females.[20]

There were 28 housing units at an average density of 549.0 units per square mile (212.0 units/km2), of which 24 (86%) were occupied. Of these, 12 (50%) were owner-occupied, and 12 (50%) were occupied by renters.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ Gudde, Erwin G.; Bright, William (May 10, 2004). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-520-24217-3. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ The Golden Hub Sacramento. 19th Century Books. 2008. pp. 292–293. ISBN 978-0-9766976-8-8.
  4. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Freeport CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Freeport CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2025.