# Foresta, California

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Unincorporated community in California, United States

For the stream in Sonoma County, see [Crane Creek (California)](/source/Crane_Creek_(California)).

Place in California, United States

Crane Creek Unincorporated community Census-designated place Yosemite Valley as seen from Foresta Foresta Show map of California Foresta Show map of the United States Coordinates: 37°41′56″N 119°44′54″W / 37.69889°N 119.74833°W / 37.69889; -119.74833 Country United States State California County Mariposa Area [1] • Total 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) • Land 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) • Water 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) Elevation [2] 4,420 ft (1,350 m) Population (2020)[3] • Total 29 • Density 78.38/sq mi (30.26/km2) Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT) ZIP Code 95389 (Yosemite National Park) FIPS code 06-24792 GNIS feature ID 2830231[2]

**Foresta** (formerly, **McCauley** and **Opim**)[4] is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area#United_States) and a [census-designated place](/source/Census-designated_place) (CDP) in [Mariposa County, California](/source/Mariposa_County%2C_California), within [Yosemite National Park](/source/Yosemite_National_Park).[2]

## History

The name comes from the [Foresta Land Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foresta_Land_Company&action=edit&redlink=1), founded by A.B. Davis in 1913.[4] Davis built a resort at Foresta but abandoned it.[4] The Foresta area was subdivided and sold off to investors by the 1930s, but little construction at the site took place until electricity was extended to Foresta in 1951. Building of private residences mostly began at that time and continued until the early 1960s, with a campground built soon after.[5] Foresta now consists of homes for National Park Service, concessionaire, and Yosemite Institute employees, plus several vacation rentals. The community is located on the slopes surrounding Big Meadow, three miles off the [Big Oak Flat Road](/source/Big_Oak_Flat_Road). Many of the homes in the area burned in a 1990 wildfire.[6]

The Opim post office operated there from 1882 to 1884.[4]

## Geography

It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) northeast of [El Portal](/source/El_Portal%2C_California),[4] at an elevation of 4,420 feet (1,350 m).[2]

## Demographics

Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 2020 29 — U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850–1870[8][9] 1880-1890[10] 1900[11] 1910[12] 1920[13] 1930[14] 1940[15] 1950[16] 1960[17] 1970[18] 1980[19] 1990[20] 2000[21] 2010[22]

The community was first listed as a [census designated place](/source/Census_designated_place) under the name **Crane Creek** in the [2020 U.S. census](/source/2020_U.S._census).[23][24] The CDP's name was changed to **Foresta** by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2022.[25]

### 2020 census

Foresta 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 2020[24] % 2020 White alone (NH) 21 72.41% Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00% Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00% Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00% Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00% Other race alone (NH) 1 3.45% Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 6 20.69% Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 3.45% Total 29 100.00%

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2022_1-0)** ["2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California"](https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_06.txt). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gnis_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-gnis_2-3) [U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foresta, California](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2830231)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Census_2020_3-0)** ["P1. Race – Crane Creek CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)"](https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0616886&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CGN_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CGN_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CGN_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-CGN_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-CGN_4-4) Durham, David L. (1998). *California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State*. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 773-774. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-884995-14-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-884995-14-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Greene, Linda Wedel (1987). [*Yosemite: The Park and Its Resources, Volume 2 of 3*](https://books.google.com/books?id=j9hc9IurgAAC&dq=foresta+yosemite&pg=PA937). Washington, DC: US Department of the Interior, National Park Service. pp. 932–937.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [*Final Yosemite Valley Plan: Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement*](https://books.google.com/books?id=xTQ3AQAAMAAJ&dq=foresta+yosemite&pg=SA3-PA147). Yosemite National Park, CA: National Park Service. 2000. pp. 3–147.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DecennialCensus_7-0)** ["Decennial Census by Decade"](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html). [US Census Bureau](/source/US_Census_Bureau).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1870CensusCA1_8-0)** ["1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1870CensusCA2_9-0)** ["1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1890CensusCA_10-0)** ["1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1900CensusCA_11-0)** ["1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1910CensusCA_12-0)** ["1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*. Archived from [the original](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf) (PDF) on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1920CensusCA_13-0)** ["1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1930CensusCA_14-0)** ["1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1940CensusCA_15-0)** ["1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1950CensusCA_16-0)** ["1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1960CensusCA_17-0)** ["1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1970CensusCA_18-0)** ["1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California"](https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1980CensusCA_19-0)** ["1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California"](https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1990CensusCA_20-0)** ["1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California"](https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2000CensusCA_21-0)** ["2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2010CensusCA_22-0)** ["2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California"](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf) (PDF). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["2020 Geography Changes"](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2020CensusP2_24-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2020CensusP2_24-1) ["P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Crane Creek CDP, California"](https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0616886&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** ["2022 Geography Changes"](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html). *[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)*.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mariposa County, California, United States County seat: Mariposa CDPs Bear Valley Bootjack Buck Meadows Catheys Valley Coulterville El Portal Fish Camp Foresta Greeley Hill Hornitos Lake Don Pedro Mariposa Midpines Mt. Bullion Wawona Yosemite Valley Yosemite West Mariposa County map Unincorporated communities Ben Hur Briceburg Clearing House Foresta Hites Cove Incline Indian Gulch Jerseydale Mormon Bar Former settlements Agua Fria Bagby Chinquapin Dogtown Hokokwito Horseshoe Bend Kumaini Macheto Mount Ophir Newtown Notomidula Quartzburg Ridleys Ferry Sakaya Wiskala Yosemite Mill California portal United States portal

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