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Redway, California

Redway is a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California, United States. Redway is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) northwest of Garberville, at an elevation of 538 feet (164 m). The population was 1,247 at the 2020 census, up from 1,225 at the 2010 census. Redway is also home to Redway Elementary School, with grades K–6.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 1.25 square miles (3.2 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (1.7%) is water.

The town was founded by Oscar and Charles Burris in 1923.

Originally, Redway was a resort-style golf course in operation c. 1925–26. This is evident by some of the street names such as "Birdie", "Par", and "Green". In the 1930s, the Burris brothers formed a subdivision of summer homes.

Redway first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.

As of the 2020 census, Redway had a population of 1,247 and a population density of 996.8 inhabitants per square mile (384.9/km2). The age distribution was 256 people (20.5%) under the age of 18, 62 people (5.0%) aged 18 to 24, 358 people (28.7%) aged 25 to 44, 323 people (25.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 248 people (19.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.6 males.

The census reported that 1,222 people (98.0% of the population) lived in households, 25 (2.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. Of Redway's residents, 0.0% lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 540 households, out of which 139 (25.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 164 (30.4%) were married-couple households, 59 (10.9%) were cohabiting couple households, 171 (31.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 146 (27.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 197 households (36.5%) were one person, and 91 (16.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.26. There were 269 families (49.8% of all households).

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