Mount Hermon, California
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Mount Hermon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California.
History
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Mount Hermon, known as "Tuxedo Junction" prior to 1906, was a stop on the South Coast Pacific Railroad from Alameda to Santa Cruz.[1] Hotel Tuxedo was on the property; the hotel was purchased and renamed the Zayante Inn on April 14, 1906, by a group which later became the Mount Hermon Association, Inc. Five ladies of the group were entrusted with the selection of a new name for the area, and they chose that of the peak in the Holy Land.[2] The land was to be used as a Christian retreat center, whose dedication day, known as "The Great Day", was July 22, 1906; the event was held at the Zayante Inn with 1400 people in attendance. Speaking at the dedication was Dr. Reuben A. Torrey, President of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
The Zayante Inn and surrounding cottages were destroyed by fire on April 18, 1921. At the site, the Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center, with three separate facilities, operates on much of the original property. There are also several hundred privately owned homes, the Mount Hermon post office, and a bookstore.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it land.
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Mount Hermon had a population of 1,110. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of Mount Hermon was 917 (82.6%) White, 8 (0.7%) African American, 2 (0.2%) Native American, 18 (1.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 26 (2.3%) from other races, and 139 (12.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 129 persons (11.6%).[3]
The whole population lived in households. There were 422 households, out of which 118 (28.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 234 (55.5%) were married-couple households, 25 (5.9%) were cohabiting couple households, 101 (23.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 62 (14.7%) had a male householder with no partner present. 119 households (28.2%) were one person, and 48 (11.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63.[3] There were 266 families (63.0% of all households).[4]
The age distribution was 208 people (18.7%) under the age of 18, 84 people (7.6%) aged 18 to 24, 352 people (31.7%) aged 25 to 44, 269 people (24.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 197 people (17.7%) who were 65Script error: No such module "String".years of age or older. The median age was 39.0Script error: No such module "String".years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males.[3]
There were 523 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which 422 (80.7%) were occupied. Of these, 246 (58.3%) were owner-occupied, and 176 (41.7%) were occupied by renters.[3]
Notable people
- Jordan Beck, NFL football player[5]
- Joy Williams, singer – moved here with her family in 1993 when her father became CEO of Mount Hermon Christian Camps and Conference Center[6]
References
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External links
- Santa Cruz Wiki - The People's Guide to Santa Cruz County, California.
- Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center
- Santa Cruz Public Libraries History of Mount Hermon
- Mount Hermon's Outdoor Science School
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