Bootjack is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.

[2] The population was 661 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 960 in 2010 and 1,588 in 2000, largely due to reductions in the area of the CDP.

Bootjack is located south of the center of Mariposa County at 37°27′54″N 119°53′12″W / 37.46500°N 119.88667°W / 37.46500; -119.88667,[2] at an elevation of 2,238 feet (682 m)[2] in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

California State Route 49 passes through the community, leading west-northwest 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Mariposa, the county seat,[4] and southeast 21 miles (34 km) to Oakhurst.

There are three current versions of how the town was named:[4] firstly, that a fork in the road made a boot jack shape (basically, a "Y"); second, 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.

99 households (25.2%) were made up of individuals, and 49 (12.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 451 housing units at an average density of 63.8 per square mile (24.6/km2), of which 285 (72.5%) were owner-occupied, and 108 (27.5%) were occupied by renters.

21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.