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Cantua Creek

CaliforniaCDP

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Cantua Creek

Total population

420

Median home value

$0

2.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$30,703

Cantua Creek$31k
National$74k

Air quality index

149Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates36.50°, -120.32°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Cantua Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 500, up from the 466 reported at the 2010 census. Cantua Creek is located 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of Tranquillity, at an elevation of 295 feet.

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History & geography

History

The community of Cantua Creek is located near Cantua Creek, a tributary of the Fresno Slough that flows down from the Coast Range to the west toward the Fresno Slough. That creek originally, Arroyo de Cantua, was a stopping place on the El Camino Viejo. The hideout of Joaquin Murrieta was located in the vicinity of this creek in the mountains to the west of this community. The Cantua post office operated in 1888, and from 1890 to 1892. The Cantua Creek post office opened in 1941.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
28.3
Median home value
—
Housing units
107
Poverty rate
33.3%
Unemployment
19.4%

Race & ethnicity

White
25.7%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
98.6%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
36.5000
Longitude
-120.3164
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
149
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
19
PM10 (µg/m³)
21.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
110
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,774
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    146
  • Red-tailed Hawk
    Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    116
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    100
  • Loggerhead Shrike
    Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    91
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    72
  • House Finch
    Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
    59
  • Swainson's Hawk
    Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    49
  • Western Kingbird
    Tyrannus verticalis Say, 1823 · Aves
    49

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2,194
Largest magnitude
5.97
Largest event
2004-09-28

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.52
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,015

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
304
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cantua Creek

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1
Cantua Creek State of Mind Collection · 2019
The Paleogene of the Panoche Creek-Cantua Creek area, central California
Max B. Payne · 1974
Geologic map of the west border of the San Joaquin Valley in the Panoche Creek-Cantua Creek area, Fresno and San Benito counties, California
United States Geological Survey · 1996
The man from the Rio Grande
The man from the Rio Grande
William B. Secrest · 2005

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Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Site
CANTUA C NR CANTUA CREEK CA
Distance
9.4 mi
Streamflow
0 cfs
Gage height
0.22 ft

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-01 19:30 UTC.

Events

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET