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Blackhawk, California

Blackhawk is an unincorporated planned community and census-designated place located in Contra Costa County, California, United States, east of Danville and Oakland. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 9,637. Governed by county rules/regulations and a homeowner association (HOA), Blackhawk has a country club, two golf courses, sports complex, restaurants, and the adjacent Blackhawk Plaza. 24-hour security plus additional law enforcement contracted through the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office is provided by HOA dues. The area is covered by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District. The ZIP code is 94506. The community is inside area code 925. Blackhawk is known for its uniform architecture. It has a median household income being $167,875 and median home price of $1,117,500.

Blackhawk Ranch, 1917 to 1979
Blackhawk Ranch was established in 1917 by Ansel Mills Easton and his son-in-law William Q. Ward, in an area east of the San Ramon and Sycamore Valleys. The name came from a famous Irish racehorse named Blackhawk that Easton's family had once owned. The land passed through the hands of several owners, including Raymond Force (the owner of the Caterpillar Tractor Company), the Hawaii-based sugar and pineapple company Castle & Cooke and Howard Peterson (owner of Peterson Tractor). In 1975, Peterson sold the land to Florida developer Ken Behring, who planned a housing development of 4800 dwelling units over of land. Critics charged that the plan would have various negative impacts, related to urban sprawl, environmental damage and violations of the County General Plan. A group of environmentalists and local residents called Amigos de Diablo organized against the Blackhawk Development Corporation, but were sued for libel. The Blackhawk Development Corporation finally reduced the number of homes planned to 2400 and offered more than of open space to Mount Diablo State Park. ==Blackhawk Plaza==
Blackhawk Plaza
Blackhawk Plaza, opened 1989, is an outdoor shopping center encircling a long duck pond located near the Blackhawk Country Club. It includes retail stores, restaurants, a movie theater, and two museums, including the Blackhawk Museum. ==Demographics==
Demographics
Blackhawk first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census. The census reported that 98.2% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1.4% were institutionalized. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 3,395 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 75.8% were married-couple households, 2.8% were cohabiting-couple households, 13.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 7.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 12.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79. There were 2,882 families (84.9% of all households). 2010 census The 2010 United States census reported that Blackhawk had a population of 9,354. The population density was . The racial makeup of Blackhawk was 6,882 (73.6%) White, 172 (1.8%) African American, 15 (0.2%) Native American, 1,801 (19.3%) Asian, 8 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 75 (0.8%) from other races, and 401 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 464 persons (5.0%). The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households. There were 3,345 households, out of which 1,241 (37.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,661 (79.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 155 (4.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 86 (2.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 76 (2.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 21 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 355 households (10.6%) were made up of individuals, and 145 (4.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80. There were 2,902 families (86.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.00. The population was spread out, with 2,271 people (24.3%) under the age of 18, 502 people (5.4%) aged 18 to 24, 1,394 people (14.9%) aged 25 to 44, 3,875 people (41.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,312 people (14.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. There were 3,477 housing units at an average density of , of which 3,345 were occupied, of which 3,044 (91.0%) were owner-occupied, and 301 (9.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%. 8,400 people (89.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 954 people (10.2%) lived in rental housing units. ==Education==
Education
All of Blackhawk was in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. ==Popular culture==
Popular culture
Blackhawk is mentioned in the hit song "Salvation" by the punk band Rancid, as a place "where all the rich people are/hide." Blackhawk is also mentioned in The Lonely Island's short film The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience as the place where the titular Bash Brothers reside. A further reference is made in the song "Spike" on the album Money Money 2020 by the group The Network which includes members from Green Day. ==See also==
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