Almanor is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Plumas County

Plumas County, California

Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River , which flows through the county. As of the 2010 census, the population 20,007, down from 20,824 at the 2000 census...

, California

California

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, United States

United States

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. The population was 0 at the 2010 Census. Almanor is located 7 miles (11.3 km) south-southeast of Chester

Chester, California

Chester is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. Chester is located on Lake Almanor, north-northwest of Quincy. The town is located along State Route 36. The US Postal Service ZIP code for the community is 96020...

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History

The name comes from three daughters of Guy C. Earl, president of the Great Western Power Co.: "Alice", "Martha", and "Elinor". The Almanor post office opened in 1926.

Geography

Almanor is located at 40°13′1"N 121°10′38"W (40.216857, -121.177325), on the south-west shoreline of Lake Almanor

Lake Almanor

Lake Almanor is a large artificial lake in northwestern Plumas County, northeastern California. The reservoir has a capacity of and a maximum depth of about 90 feet...

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According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, there were no people living in the CDP.

External links

• Chester Progressive - Local newspaper