Cherokee, California
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Cherokee is a census-designated place
in Butte County, California
An area inhabited by Maidu
Indians prior to the gold rush. But that conversly takes its name from a band of Cherokee prospectors who perfected a mining claim on the site. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. It lies at an elevation of 1306 feet (398 m).
Possibly the site of the historic gold mine, on the 1994 Cherokee, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, a feature named "Cherokee Placer Mine" exists about 0.65 miles southwest of the above coordinates. USGS identifies Cherokee Flat and Drytown as historic variant names for the community. The town is located on Cherokee Road off State Route 70
.
Today, Cherokee now consists of a museum and a Cherokee cemetery, as well as a few houses. The Cherokee Heritage and Museum Association maintains both.
The ZIP Code is 95965. The community is inside area code 530
.
. Around 1818 Spanish explorers found gold on Cherokee's south side near Table Mountain. In 1849 Cherokee
Indians came from Oklahoma
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miners came in the 1850s, naming the town after the Cherokee and constructing many buildings in town.
Thomas Edison
owned one of the mines which sprung up in the area, and he saw to it that the mines were electrified to ease the work. The town prospered during the mining period, and Butte County's first homes with running water were built in Cherokee.
In 1880 President Rutherford B. Hayes
, his wife Lucy, Civil War General William T. Sherman and General John Bidwell
came to visit Cherokee's famous hydraulic gold mine. In the 1890s, the gold mines were sold off because of operational costs. At its boomtime, the town had a population in the thousands.
A post office operated at Cherokee from 1854 to 1912.
In the vicinity are Sugarloaf, a nearby promontory which is home to deer, foxes, doves, peacocks and hiking trails. Table Mountain is famous for its springtime wildflowers.
A Chinese
Taoist temple, one of America's oldest Taoist establishments (no longer in use), built in the 1860s by the town's small Chinese
community, was made a state historic site.
was 35.9 people per square mile (13.9/km²). The racial makeup of Cherokee was 48 (69.6%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 2 (2.9%) Native American, 8 (11.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races
, and 11 (15.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1 persons (1.4%).
The Census reported that 69 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 26 households, out of which 7 (26.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 14 (53.8%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 3 (11.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2 (7.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 7 households (26.9%) were made up of individuals and 4 (15.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65. There were 18 families
(69.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.28.
The population was spread out with 16 people (23.2%) under the age of 18, 3 people (4.3%) aged 18 to 24, 19 people (27.5%) aged 25 to 44, 19 people (27.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 12 people (17.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years. For every 100 females there were 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.
There were 30 housing units at an average density of 15.6 per square mile (6.0/km²), of which 19 (73.1%) were owner-occupied, and 7 (26.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 50 people (72.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 19 people (27.5%) lived in rental housing units.
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...
in Butte County, California
Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...
An area inhabited by Maidu
Maidu
The Maidu are a group of Native Americans who live in Northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the drainage area of the Feather and American Rivers...
Indians prior to the gold rush. But that conversly takes its name from a band of Cherokee prospectors who perfected a mining claim on the site. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. It lies at an elevation of 1306 feet (398 m).
Possibly the site of the historic gold mine, on the 1994 Cherokee, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, a feature named "Cherokee Placer Mine" exists about 0.65 miles southwest of the above coordinates. USGS identifies Cherokee Flat and Drytown as historic variant names for the community. The town is located on Cherokee Road off State Route 70
California State Route 70
State Route 70 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. Connecting Sacramento with U.S. Route 395 near Beckwourth Pass via the Feather River Canyon, it was formerly known as U.S. Route 40 Alternate, crossing the Sierra Nevada at a lower elevation than Donner Pass on U.S. Route 40...
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Today, Cherokee now consists of a museum and a Cherokee cemetery, as well as a few houses. The Cherokee Heritage and Museum Association maintains both.
The ZIP Code is 95965. The community is inside area code 530
Area code 530
North American area code 530 is a California telephone area code that covers Auburn, Chico, Colfax, Davis, Grass Valley, Marysville, Oroville, Placerville, Redding, Red Bluff, Susanville, Truckee, Woodland, Yuba City and South Lake Tahoe....
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History
The area that is now Cherokee was once populated by the MaiduMaidu
The Maidu are a group of Native Americans who live in Northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the drainage area of the Feather and American Rivers...
. Around 1818 Spanish explorers found gold on Cherokee's south side near Table Mountain. In 1849 Cherokee
Cherokee
The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...
Indians came from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
miners came in the 1850s, naming the town after the Cherokee and constructing many buildings in town.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
owned one of the mines which sprung up in the area, and he saw to it that the mines were electrified to ease the work. The town prospered during the mining period, and Butte County's first homes with running water were built in Cherokee.
In 1880 President Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...
, his wife Lucy, Civil War General William T. Sherman and General John Bidwell
John Bidwell
John Bidwell was known throughout California and across the nation as an important pioneer, farmer, soldier, statesman, politician, prohibitionist and philanthropist...
came to visit Cherokee's famous hydraulic gold mine. In the 1890s, the gold mines were sold off because of operational costs. At its boomtime, the town had a population in the thousands.
A post office operated at Cherokee from 1854 to 1912.
Cherokee as a tourist attraction
Visitors come to Cherokee to see the museum and the cemetery, and for its two annual festivals, on July 4 and on a weekend near September 24, which is called President Hayes Day .In the vicinity are Sugarloaf, a nearby promontory which is home to deer, foxes, doves, peacocks and hiking trails. Table Mountain is famous for its springtime wildflowers.
A Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
Taoist temple, one of America's oldest Taoist establishments (no longer in use), built in the 1860s by the town's small Chinese
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
community, was made a state historic site.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Cherokee had a population of 69. The population densityPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 35.9 people per square mile (13.9/km²). The racial makeup of Cherokee was 48 (69.6%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 2 (2.9%) Native American, 8 (11.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 11 (15.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1 persons (1.4%).
The Census reported that 69 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 26 households, out of which 7 (26.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 14 (53.8%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3 (11.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2 (7.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....
, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 7 households (26.9%) were made up of individuals and 4 (15.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65. There were 18 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...
(69.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.28.
The population was spread out with 16 people (23.2%) under the age of 18, 3 people (4.3%) aged 18 to 24, 19 people (27.5%) aged 25 to 44, 19 people (27.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 12 people (17.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years. For every 100 females there were 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.
There were 30 housing units at an average density of 15.6 per square mile (6.0/km²), of which 19 (73.1%) were owner-occupied, and 7 (26.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 50 people (72.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 19 people (27.5%) lived in rental housing units.