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42-587: The road passes through the communities of El Sobrante and Richmond . It begins at San Pablo Avenue and ends south of Highway 24 in Orinda, where it merges with Moraga Way en route to Moraga . The roadway travels along the San Pablo Canyon and San Pablo Reservoir along the former rail right-of-way of the California and Nevada Railroad . It passes by Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area . It has two lanes for

84-479: A female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.11. In the CDP, 24.7% were under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age

126-620: A host of smaller companies provide telecommunication services. El Cerrito is in the West Contra Costa Unified School District , a multi-city district that operates three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school in the city: There is a branch of the Contra Costa County Library system in El Cerrito. Interstate 80 runs north–south through El Cerrito, with San Pablo Avenue serving as

168-518: A now-buried shell mound beside San Pablo Creek. Ohlone people still live in the bay area and other parts of the world today. Between November 1794 and May 1795, the Huichin were forcibly converted to Christianity by Spanish missionaries. After all of the Huichin were removed to Mission San Francisco, they suffered an epidemic of European diseases as well as food shortages, and died in great numbers, resulting in alarming statistics of death and escapes from

210-475: A population of 12,669. The population density was 4,581.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,768.9/km ). The racial makeup of El Sobrante was 6,405 (50.6%) White , 1,673 (13.2%) African American , 127 (1.0%) Native American , 1,986 (15.7%) Asian , 113 (0.9%) Pacific Islander , 1,384 (10.9%) from other races , and 981 (7.7%) from two or more races. There were 3,036 Hispanic or Latino residents, of any race (24.0%). The Census reported that 12,620 people (99.6% of

252-470: A rural to a semi-rural community. The 2020 United States Census reported that El Sobrante had a population of 15,524. The racial makeup of El Sobrante included 5,545 White residents, 2,603 from other races , 2,252 from two or more races, 2,915 Asians , 1,817 African Americans , 292 Native Americans , and 100 Pacific Islander . There were 4,646 residents of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. The 2010 United States Census reported that El Sobrante had

294-553: A spur into the area for the purpose of carrying lumber cut from the hills. Then the name Sobrante was applied, with the addition of the Spanish definite article "El" coinciding with the opening of the first post office in 1941. By the early 20th century, Rancho El Sobrante had been reduced to a number of smaller ranches, generally following a dirt road along San Pablo Creek. Many of these ranches were further subdivided. As roads were paved and homes were constructed, El Sobrante changed from

336-722: Is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County , California , United States. The population was 12,669 at the 2010 census. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7 km ), all of it land. El Sobrante is unincorporated and lies within Contra Costa County . Main roads include San Pablo Dam Road (a major road running from Richmond and San Pablo , through El Sobrante, past EBMUD 's San Pablo Reservoir ), Valley View Road and Appian Way. San Pablo Dam Road and Appian Way both connect to Interstate 80 to

378-580: Is located along Interstate 80 and is near Interstate 580. It is bordered by Albany and Kensington to the south, the Richmond annex to the west, East Richmond Heights to the north, and Wildcat Canyon Regional Park to the east. The namesake of El Cerrito ("the little hill" in Spanish), local landmark Albany Hill , is not located in El Cerrito itself but just across the border in the municipality of Albany. The Hayward Fault runs through El Cerrito. El Cerrito

420-680: Is organized as a Council-Manager form of local municipal government, and its City Charter was adopted by the voters in November 2018. The City Council consists of five members elected at large for four-year, overlapping terms. The Council selects the Mayor for a one-year term from among its members. The Mayor and City Council provide community leadership, develop policies to guide the City in delivering services and achieving community goals, and encourage citizen understanding and involvement. The Council Members also serve as

462-588: Is surrounded by other commercial and retail businesses along San Pablo Avenue and Fairmount Avenue, including the Cerrito Theater , a restored two-screen movie theater. The city is nominally home to Arhoolie Records (actually located in Richmond Annex ), part of the Smithsonian Institution . Also located in the city was Playland-Not-At-The-Beach , a now-closed popular amusement park museum. As of

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504-510: Is within 490 feet (150 meters) of Berkeley to the southeast, and is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from the University of California Berkeley campus . At the 2010 census El Cerrito had a population of 23,549. The population density was 6,385.3 inhabitants per square mile (2,465.4/km ). The 2010 racial makeup of El Cerrito was: Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,621 persons (11.1%). The census reported that 23,456 people (99.6% of

546-412: The 2020 census . El Cerrito was founded by refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . It was incorporated in 1917 as a village with 1,500 residents. As of the census in 2022, there were 25,583 people and 10,637 households in the city. El Cerrito was founded by refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . They settled in what was then Don Víctor Castro 's Rancho San Pablo , adjacent to

588-639: The poverty line , including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over. El Sobrante is also home to a growing Sikh population. The center of the Sikh community is the Gurdwara Sahib of El Sobrante (known for its large golden dome), which sits high in the hills above San Pablo Dam Road. The El Sobrante Library of the Contra Costa County Library is located in El Sobrante. The library opened in 1961, and in 1975 it received an expansion that doubled

630-537: The 80-acre (320,000 m ) Hillside Natural Area open space, Huber Park (Terrace Drive), Cerrito Vista Park (Moeser Lane and Pomona Avenue), Arlington Park (Arlington Boulevard), Tassajara Park (Tassajara Avenue and Barrett Avenue), Poinsett Park (Poinsett Avenue), and the Canyon Trail Park and Art Center (Gatto Avenue). The city is home to a 2.6-mile (4.2 km) segment of the Ohlone Greenway (named after

672-415: The CDP was 60.35% White , 12.16% Black or African American , 0.67% Native American , 12.50% Asian , 0.29% Pacific Islander , 6.97% from other races , and 7.06% from two or more races. 15.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,676 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 14.8% had

714-531: The Native American Ohlone people ), a trail that runs the length of the City along a former railroad grade underneath the BART right-of-way that is popular with walkers, runners, and bicyclists, as well as the blind, deaf, and mute population. The City of El Cerrito is a Charter City that incorporated as a General Law City on August 23, 1917, and just over one hundred years later became a Charter City. The city

756-399: The boundaries of the surrounding grants: San Antonio , San Pablo , El Pinole , Boca de la Cañada del Pinole , Acalanes , and La Laguna de los Palos Colorados . In this sense, the rancho was el sobrante , the remaining area. Legal disputes concerning the borders and the claims of squatters continued for four decades, with much of the land sold to pay court and attorney costs. Victor Castro

798-467: The city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km ), all of it land. The city ranges in elevation from 20 to 934 feet, with an average elevation of 69 feet (21 m). El Cerrito is located on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in the extreme southwest corner of Contra Costa County. The hilly areas of El Cerrito provide views of San Francisco and of the Golden Gate Bridge . El Cerrito

840-464: The city is a member of MCE, a public, not-for-profit electricity provider that gives all PG&E electric customers the choice of having 60% to 100% of their electricity supplied from clean, renewable sources. Library services are provided by the County of Contra Costa. The City contracts with East Bay Sanitary for garbage and green waste collection service through a franchise agreement. Comcast, AT&T, and

882-558: The city was 57.79% White, 8.54% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 24.38% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 3.06% from other races, and 5.48% from two or more races. 7.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 10,208 households 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 30.4% of households were one person and 12.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size

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924-547: The facility's size. El Sobrante is in the West Contra Costa Unified School District . Schools in El Sobrante include Juan Crespi Middle School, named after Juan Crespí , the Catalyst Academy, East Bay Waldorf School , and Sheldon Elementary School. According to Les Claypool in his 1996 song "El Sobrante Fortnight", an El Sobrante fortnight is "somewhere between two weeks and a decade". Former Green Day drummer John Kiffmeyer took his stage name, "Al Sobrante", from

966-659: The governing body of the El Cerrito Employees’ Pension Board and the El Cerrito Public Financing Authority. The City provides police and fire services as well as recreation, streets and roads, recycling, economic development, public improvements, building, planning and zoning, and general administrative services. Residents are provided water by East Bay Municipal Utility District and sewer services through Stege Sanitary District. PG&E provides gas and electricity services, and in addition

1008-657: The last quarter of 2023, the top 25 sales tax producers in El Cerrito are: Barnes & Noble, Chevron, CVS Pharmacy, El Cerrito Honda, Exxon, Harbor Freight Tools, Ifshin Violins, Jack in the Box, JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts, Lucky Supermarket, Marshalls, McDonald’s, Nug, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Pastime Hardware, Pet Food Express, Petco, Petvet Petfood, Ross, Safeway, STIIIZY El Cerrito, T Mobile, Trader Joe’s, Verizon Wireless, and Walgreens. El Cerrito city parks include both recreation/sports parks as well as undeveloped nature areas. Most notable are

1050-436: The majority of its length but increases to 4 lanes when traveling through urban areas. This California road–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This San Francisco -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California El Sobrante ( pronounced [el soˈβɾante] ; Spanish for 'The Surplus')

1092-606: The missions. In pursuing the runaways, the Franciscans sent neophytes first and (as a last resort) soldiers to go round up the runaway "Christians" from their relatives, and bring them back to the missions. Thus illness spread both inside and outside of the missions. After Mexican independence from Spain in the early 19th century, Spanish colonists were given land grants, one of which was Rancho El Sobrante , deeded to Juan Jose and Víctor Castro in 1841. The grant's boundaries were unusually complicated, as they were to be determined by

1134-574: The owners and 3,997 (39.4%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. 14,474 people (61.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8,982 people (38.1%) lived in rental housing units. As of the census of 2000, there were 23,171 people in 10,208 households, including 5,971 families, in the city. The population density was 6,356.5 inhabitants per square mile (2,454.3/km ). There were 10,462 housing units at an average density of 2,870.1 units per square mile (1,108.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of

1176-613: The population) lived in households, 48 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 45 (0.2%) were institutionalized. There were 10,142 households, 2,394 (23.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 4,703 (46.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,047 (10.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, and 416 (4.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 509 (5.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 189 (1.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 2,953 (29.1%) were one person and 1188 (11.7%) had someone living alone who

1218-637: The population) lived in households, 49 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 4,759 households, out of which 1,600 (33.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,154 (45.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 757 (15.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 301 (6.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 312 (6.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 67 (1.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 1,170 households (24.6%) were made up of individuals, and 373 (7.8%) had someone living alone who

1260-447: The population. San Pablo Avenue stretches the length of El Cerrito and is the primary commercial and retail corridor of the city, though there is a segment in which the businesses on the west side of the avenue are actually in Richmond Annex but have an El Cerrito postal address. El Cerrito is home to El Cerrito Plaza , a large, regional mall , served by public transit at the adjacent El Cerrito Plaza station . The shopping center

1302-408: The primary surface artery. Bay Area Rapid Transit serves two stations in the city – El Cerrito del Norte and El Cerrito Plaza – while AC Transit operates local bus service. El Cerrito del Norte station is a major hub for AC Transit, as well as North Bay regional bus operators including FAST , Golden Gate Transit , Vallejo Transit , Napa VINE , and WestCat . The Ohlone Greenway is part of

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1344-469: The ranch owned by the family of Luís María Peralta , the Rancho San Antonio . A post office opened at the settlement in 1909 and the refugee camp became known as Rust, after Wilhelm F. Rust, its first postmaster. The village's residents did not care for the name and changed it to El Cerrito (meaning "little hill" or " knoll ") in 1916, in reference to nearby Albany Hill . A year later, El Cerrito

1386-475: The town. The band Jawbreaker references El Sobrante as "El Sob" in their song "Boxcar", as well as Primus in their song Jerry Was a Race Car Driver . El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California El Cerrito ( Spanish for "The Little Hill") is a city in Contra Costa County, California , United States, and forms part of the San Francisco Bay Area . It has a population of 25,962 according to

1428-577: The west. El Sobrante also contains the San Pablo Creek, which runs adjacent to San Pablo Dam road, and adjacent to the El Sobrante - Contra Costa County Library. Between 5000 and 1000 BC, an indigenous tribe of people called the Huichin, an Ohlone people, came to the East Bay, including El Sobrante. One of the Huichin villages was located where the El Sobrante Library now stands. The Huichin left

1470-738: Was $ 69,397 (these figures had risen to $ 77,650 and $ 97,488 respectively as of a 2007 estimate ). Males had a median income of $ 50,316 versus $ 40,866 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 32,593. About 3.5% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over. At home the percentages of the languages residents speak are English 70.47%, Spanish 6.26%, Chinese 5.96%, Japanese 2.70%, Mandarin 1.80%, Cantonese 1.57%, Persian 1.43%, Tagalog 1.30%, Korean 1.08%, French 0.90%, German 0.83%, Formosan 0.73%, Italian 0.66%, Vietnamese 0.57%, Urdu 0.50%, and 3.23% of people spoke some other language which represented less than 0.50% of

1512-480: Was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%. 7,829 people (61.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,791 people (37.8%) lived in rental housing units. As of the 2000 census , there were 12,260 people, 4,676 households, and 3,170 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,953.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,526.3/km ). There were 4,803 housing units at an average density of 1,548.7 per square mile (598.0/km ). The racial makeup of

1554-414: Was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.81. The age distribution was 15.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 57,253, and the median family income

1596-404: Was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 48,272, and the median income for a family was $ 59,342. Males had a median income of $ 44,232 versus $ 34,661 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 24,525. About 6.6% of families and 9.5% of the population were below

1638-660: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31. There were 6,166 families (60.8% of households); the average family size was 2.84. The age distribution was 4,087 people (17.4%) under the age of 18, 1,281 people (5.4%) aged 18 to 24, 6,918 people (29.4%) aged 25 to 44, 7,036 people (29.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,227 people (17.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. There were 10,716 housing units at an average density of 2,905.6 units per square mile (1,121.9 units/km ),of which 10,142 were occupied, 6,145 (60.6%) by

1680-742: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65. There were 3,212 families (67.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.16. The population included 2,696 (21.3%) under the age of 18, 1,126 (8.9%) aged 18 to 24, 3,340 (26.4%) aged 25 to 44, 3,910 (30.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,597 people (12.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. There were 5,136 housing units at an average density of 1,857.3 per square mile (717.1/km ), of which 4,759 were occupied, of which 2,952 (62.0%) were owner-occupied, and 1,807 (38.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

1722-503: Was incorporated as a village with 1,500 residents. El Cerrito was incorporated in August 1917. The communities of Stege Junction, Rust, Schmidtville, and Schindler were all included in the new city. The 1920 census shows that the Schmidtville community had many Italian immigrants. A post office operated at Schmidtville from 1900 to 1901. According to the United States Census Bureau ,

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1764-480: Was left with 549 acres (2.22 km ) of the original grant. He built an adobe dwelling in what is now El Cerrito , and became one of the first members of the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County . Castro died at the age of 90 in 1897. Some of his descendants still live in the area of Castro Ranch Road. El Sobrante was called "Oak Grove" by industrial concerns in 1887 when the California and Nevada Railroad put

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