Strawberry is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Strawberry is located on California State Route 108 northeast of Long Barn. Strawberry had a post office with ZIP code 95375, which opened in 1949, which is now closed.ZIP Code Lookup Strawberry sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Strawberry's population was 87.
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.5 square mile (1.4 km2), of which 98.44% is land and 1.56% is water.
Demographics
Strawberry first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Strawberry CDP, Tuolumne County, California – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)798091.86%91.95%Black or African American alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)010.00%1.15%Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)050.00%5.75%Hispanic or Latino (any race)718.14%1.15%Total8687 100.00%100.00%
2020 census The 2020 United States census reported that Strawberry had a population of 87. The population density was . The racial makeup of Strawberry was 80 (92%) White, 1 (1%) Native American, 1 (1%) Asian, and 5 (6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1 person (1%).
There were 47 households, and the average household size was 1.85. There were 26 families (55% of all households). The median age was 63.4years.
There were 283 housing units at an average density of , of which 47 (17%) were occupied and 231 (82%) were used seasonally. Of the occupied units, 27 (57%) were owner-occupied, and 20 (43%) were occupied by renters.
In popular culture
Strawberry was thought to be the original home of the fictional character Heath Barkley in the 1960s television western The Big Valley starring Lee Majors and Barbara Stanwyck. However, given the appearance of a dry desert town and closer distance from Stockton, CA on the show, Heath's home town was more likely the mining town of Strawberry Valley whose post office opened in 1850.
Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California was the inspiration for the small tourist town of Strawberry in Rockstar Games'/Take-Two Interactive's 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead Redemption 2 also features several other small towns inspired by real life towns of the United States of America in the 1890s.
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