Pasatiempo, California
Pasatiempo | |
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  Pasatiempo Position in California. | |
| Coordinates: 37°00′17″N 122°01′47″W / 37.00472°N 122.02972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.890 sq mi (2.306 km2) |
| • Land | 0.890 sq mi (2.306 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,093 |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (470/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 95060 |
| Area code | 831 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583108 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pasatiempo, California | |
Pasatiempo (Spanish for "Pastime") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[2] in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, located along State Route 17 between Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz. Bus service is provided by Santa Cruz Metro and the Highway 17 Express. Pasatiempo sits at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m).[2] The 2020 United States census reported Pasatiempo's population was 1,093.
The ZIP Code is 95060 and the community is part of area code 831.
History
[edit]Pasatiempo was founded by Marion Hollins, winner of the 1921 Women's U.S. Amateur Golf title and captain of the US Curtis Cup team in 1932. Marion Hollins came to California in the mid-1920s to work for Samuel Morse, owner of the Pebble Beach company, and given responsibility for establishing Cypress Point golf club. After Seth Raynor died, she hired Alister MacKenzie to design the course. MacKenzie gives her credit for designing Cypress Point's famous par 3 16th hole.
After Cypress Point, Marion Hollins set out to build her own golf course and sports center, and on January 12, 1928 she announced that she would be building a sports and real estate complex on land just outside Santa Cruz, CA, calling the area Pasatiempo Estates. She hired noted architect William Wurster to build her home, which still stands today at 33 Hollins Drive inside Pasatiempo. She also brought in Alister MacKenzie to design a course at Pasatiempo Golf Club, which opened in September 1929 with a match featuring Bobby Jones [3] MacKenzie established his home in Pasatiempo, which still stands along the 6th Fairway of the course on Pasatiempo Drive. Pasatiempo Golf Club is located in the community.[4][5]
Although Marion Hollins' plans for Pasatiempo originally included a steeplechase course, bridle paths, a park and a beach club on Monterey Bay, her ambitious plans were thwarted by the Great Depression. In November 1940, she left Pasatiempo in a shakeup of Pasatiempo Estates and moved to Monterey, where she died of cancer. Today, Pasatiempo Golf Club remains a Top 100 Golf Club, and the development still has the original clubhouse (now called the "Hollins House"), a swimming pool, and tennis courts.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,041 | — | |
| 2020 | 1,093 | 5.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2010[8] | |||
Pasatiempo first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[8]
The 2020 United States census reported that Pasatiempo had a population of 1,093. The population density was 1,228.1 inhabitants per square mile (474.2/km2). The racial makeup of Pasatiempo was 916 (83.8%) White, 5 (0.5%) African American, 2 (0.2%) Native American, 53 (4.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 21 (1.9%) from other races, and 96 (8.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 85 persons (7.8%).[9]
The whole population lived in households. There were 422 households, out of which 114 (27.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 305 (72.3%) were married-couple households, 25 (5.9%) were cohabiting couple households, 57 (13.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 35 (8.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 58 households (13.7%) were one person, and 36 (8.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59.[9] There were 339 families (80.3% of all households).[10]
The age distribution was 179 people (16.4%) under the age of 18, 53 people (4.8%) aged 18 to 24, 182 people (16.7%) aged 25 to 44, 332 people (30.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 347 people (31.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males.[9]
There were 455 housing units at an average density of 511.2 units per square mile (197.4 units/km2), of which 422 (92.7%) were occupied. Of these, 376 (89.1%) were owner-occupied, and 46 (10.9%) were occupied by renters.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pasatiempo, California
- ^ Bobby Jones (golfer).
- ^ Directions Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Pasatiempo Golf Club website, retrieved February 1, 2008
- ^ See Champion in a Man's World, The Biography of Marion Hollins by David Outerbridge; see also "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Champion in a Man's World; The Pasatiempo Story by Margaret Koch
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b c d "Pasatiempo CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "Pasatiempo CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Pasatiempo Golf Club - Golf Course information with photos and interactive map.
- Santa Cruz Wiki - The People's Guide to Santa Cruz County, California.
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