POSSLQ ( / ˈ p ɒ s əl k j uː / POSS -əl- KYOO , plural POSSLQs ) is an abbreviation (or acronym ) for " person 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.
10-576: McGee Creek may refer to: McGee Creek, California , a census designated place McGee Creek (Missouri) , a stream in Missouri McGee Creek (Oklahoma) , a stream in Oklahoma McGee Creek Reservoir , Oklahoma McGee Creek State Park , Oklahoma [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
20-431: A population of 41. The population density was 10.2 people per square mile (3.9 people/km ). The racial makeup of McGee Creek was 39 (95.1%) White , 0 (0.0%) African American , 0 (0.0%) Native American , 0 (0.0%) Asian , 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 0 (0.0%) from other races , and 2 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2 persons (4.9%). The Census reported that 41 people (100% of
30-402: A specialized term for demographers. CBS commentator Charles Osgood composed a verse which includes There's nothing that I wouldn't do If you would be my POSSLQ You live with me and I with you, And you will be my POSSLQ. I'll be your friend and so much more; That's what a POSSLQ is for. Elliot Sperber, the writer of The Hartford Courant ' s weekly cryptogram , invented
40-561: Is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County , California , United States. The community as of the 2020 census the population was 45. McGee Creek is in southwestern Mono County, sitting at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada . U.S. Route 395 forms the northeast border of the community, leading northwest 12 miles (19 km) to Mammoth Lakes and southeast 30 miles (48 km) to Bishop . The CDP
50-777: Is named for McGee Creek, which flows out of the Sierra Nevada having risen at the McGee Lakes northeast of Red and White Mountain . McGee Creek Road climbs southwest up the creek valley, ending in 3 miles (5 km) at a trailhead within Inyo National Forest . According to the United States Census Bureau , the McGee Creek CDP covers an area of 4.0 square miles (10 km ), all of it recorded as land. The 2010 United States Census reported that McGee Creek had
60-425: The old method of counting cohabitors, which involved a series of assumptions about "persons of opposite sex sharing living quarters". The category "unmarried partner" first appeared in the 1990 Census , and was incorporated into the monthly Current Population Survey starting in 1995. By the late 1990s, the term POSSLQ had fallen out of general usage (having been replaced by " significant other ") and returned to being
70-609: The population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 21 households, out of which 4 (19.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8 (38.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 (4.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3 (14.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 9 households (42.9%) were made up of individuals, and 5 (23.8%) had someone living alone who
80-478: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McGee_Creek&oldid=1202658996 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages McGee Creek, California McGee Creek
90-548: Was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 40 people (97.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1 people (2.4%) lived in rental housing units. POSSLQ After the 1980 Census , the term gained currency in the wider culture for a time. After demographers observed the increasing frequency of cohabitation over the 1980s, the Census Bureau began directly asking respondents to their major surveys whether they were "unmarried partners", thus making obsolete
100-732: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95. There were 10 families (47.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.50. The population was spread out, with 7 people (17.1%) under the age of 18, 1 people (2.4%) aged 18 to 24, 6 people (14.6%) aged 25 to 44, 13 people (31.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 14 people (34.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.7 males. There were 30 housing units at an average density of 7.5 units per square mile (2.9 units/km ), of which 20 (95.2%) were owner-occupied, and 1 (4.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate
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