According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.5 square miles, 98.44% of it land and 1.56% of it water.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Strawberry had a population of 86. The population density was 162.3 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Strawberry was 82 White, 0 African American, 0 Native American, 0 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 1 from other races, and 3 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7 persons. The Census reported that 84 people lived in households, 0 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 2 were institutionalized. There were 47 households, out of which 5 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 22 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 had a female householder with no husband present, 1 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 21 households were made up of individuals and 6 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79. There were 24 families ; the average family size was 2.46. The population was spread out with 11 people under the age of 18, 2 people aged 18 to 24, 13 people aged 25 to 44, 37 people aged 45 to 64, and 23 people who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males. There were 304 housing units at an average density of 573.8 per square mile, of which 42 were owner-occupied, and 5 were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 12.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 16.7%. 78 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6 people lived in rental housing units.
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.
