Template:Wp-Bethel Island, California

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Bethel Island is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta of Contra Costa County, California, approximately east of Antioch. The island describes itself as "the heart of the California Delta."

Bethel Island (formerly known as Bethell, Bethell Ranch, Bethel Tract, Sand Mound Ranch, Sand Mound Tract) is also a census-designated place (CDP) on the island. The population at the 2010 census was 2,137, a 7.6 percent decline from 2,312 at the 2000 census. The community of Bethel Island is governed as a Special Act District created by the California State legislature and named the Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District (BIMID). It is a popular destination for recreation seekers, especially hunters, fishermen and boaters.