Bootjack, California

Bootjack is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. Bootjack is located 4.5mi east-southeast of Mariposa, at an elevation of 2238 feet (682 m). The population was 960 at the 2010 census, down from 1,588 at the 2000 census.GeographyBootjack is located at.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.1sqmi, of which 7.0sqmi is land and 0.89% is water.At the 2000 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 18.0sqmi, of which, 18.0sqmi of it was land and 0.06% was water.HistoryThree versions are current of how the town was named. The first, a fork in the road made a boot jack shape (basically, a "Y"). The second, is that a landmark tree at the place had a bootjack shape. And third, that after a horse thief's hanging at the place a bootjack was used to remove his boots.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that Bootjack had a population of 960. The population density was 135.9 people per square mile (52.5/km²). The racial makeup of Bootjack was 811 (84.5%) White, 2 (0.2%) African American, 34 (3.5%) Native American, 11 (1.1%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 31 (3.2%) from other races, and 71 (7.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 76 persons (7.9%).