Sierra County, California
Encyclopedia
Sierra County is a county
located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state
of California
, northeast of Sacramento
on the border with Nevada
. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat
is Downieville
.
The only incorporated city in the county is Loyalton
.
in 1852. The county derives its name from the Sierra Nevada.
is a general aviation airport located near Sierraville.
Sierra County at one time had favored the Democratic party in Presidential elections and was one of few counties in California to be won by George McGovern
. In more recent times it is a strongly Republican county in Presidential
and congressional
elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Jimmy Carter
in 1976
. Sierra is part of California's 4th congressional district
, which is held by Republican Tom McClintock
. In the state legislature
Sierra is in the 3rd Assembly district, which is held by Republican Dan Logue, and the 1st Senate district, which is held by Republican Ted Gaines
.
On Nov. 4, 2008 Sierra County voted 64.2 % for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.
, and 79 (2.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 269 persons (8.3%).
of 2000, there were 3,555 people, 1,520 households, and 986 families residing in the county. The population density
was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,202 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.18% White
, 0.20% Black
or African American
, 1.88% Native American
, 0.17% Asian
, 0.08% Pacific Islander
, 1.04% from other races
, and 2.45% from two or more races. 5.99% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
18% were of English
ancestry, 16% were of Irish
, 11% German and 8% Italian
ancestry. 95.3% spoke English
and 3.4% Spanish
as their first language.
There were 1,520 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples
living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,827, and the median income for a family was $42,756. Males had a median income of $36,121 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income
for the county was $18,815. About 9.0% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, northeast of Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
on the border with Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is Downieville
Downieville, California
Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville sits at an elevation of...
.
The only incorporated city in the county is Loyalton
Loyalton, California
Loyalton is a city in Sierra County, California, United States. The population was 769 at the 2010 census, down from 862 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code for the community is 96118. Wired telephone numbers in the community follow the format 993-xxxx. The town is near the north extent of State...
.
History
Sierra County was formed from parts of Yuba CountyYuba County, California
Yuba County is a county located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,155. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is part of the Greater Sacramento area.-History:Yuba County was one of the...
in 1852. The county derives its name from the Sierra Nevada.
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 961.97 square miles (2,491.5 km²), of which 953.38 square miles (2,469.2 km²) (or 99.11%) is land and 8.59 square miles (22.2 km²) (or 0.89%) is water.Cities and towns
- AlleghanyAlleghany, CaliforniaAlleghany is a small census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It is situated in the Gold Country and continues to be a significant locale for gold mining. The famous Sixteen-to-One Mine has been in operation since the days of the...
- CalpineCalpine, CaliforniaCalpine is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Calpine sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Calpine's population was 205.-Geography:...
- DownievilleDownieville, CaliforniaDownieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville sits at an elevation of...
- ForestForest, CaliforniaForest is a small unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States. Today, the town is mostly abandoned, although its population swelled to thousands during the California Gold Rush. Today, old buildings still line Main Street, such as a general store, a dance hall, a school...
- Goodyears BarGoodyears Bar, CaliforniaGoodyears Bar, known as Slaughter's Bar before 1851, is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Goodyears Bar is located along the North Yuba River and California State Route 49 west-southwest of Downieville. Goodyears Bar has a post office with ZIP code 95944...
- LoyaltonLoyalton, CaliforniaLoyalton is a city in Sierra County, California, United States. The population was 769 at the 2010 census, down from 862 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code for the community is 96118. Wired telephone numbers in the community follow the format 993-xxxx. The town is near the north extent of State...
(This is the only incorporated city in the county.) - PikePike, CaliforniaPike, formerly Pike City is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Pike is west-southwest of Alleghany. The community was named after Pike County, Missouri. The post office in Pike opened as Pike City Post Office in 1877, became Pike Post Office in 1895, and closed...
- SattleySattley, CaliforniaSattley, formerly known as Church's Corners, is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Sattley is located on California State Route 49 and California State Route 89 southwest of Loyalton. Sattley was named after resident Harriet Sattley Church...
- Sierra CitySierra City, CaliforniaSierra City is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. The elevation of Sierra City is , and the town is situated in the canyon of the North Yuba River on California State Route 49, twelve miles northeast of the county seat of Sierra County, Downieville...
- SierravilleSierraville, CaliforniaSierraville is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. It is at the southern end of the huge Sierra Valley which is used primarily as pasture and is also at the junction of California State Route 49 and California State Route 89 southwest of Loyalton. Sierraville has...
- GibsonvilleGibsonville, CaliforniaGibsonville is an unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States. Gibsonville is west-northwest of Mount Fillmore. A post office opened in Gibsonville in 1855 and closed in 1910....
Ghost Towns
- Eureka City
- Howland Flat
- Pine Grove
- Poker Flat
- Potosi
- Shady Flat
Adjacent counties
- Nevada County, CaliforniaNevada County, CaliforniaNevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....
- south - Yuba County, CaliforniaYuba County, CaliforniaYuba County is a county located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,155. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is part of the Greater Sacramento area.-History:Yuba County was one of the...
- west - Plumas County, CaliforniaPlumas County, CaliforniaPlumas 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...
- north - Lassen County, CaliforniaLassen County, CaliforniaLassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,895, up from 33,828 at the 2000 census...
- northeast - Washoe County, NevadaWashoe County, NevadaWashoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. The population was 421,407 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Reno. Washoe County includes the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area.-History:...
- east
National protected areas
- Plumas National ForestPlumas National ForestPlumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre United States National Forest located in the Sierra Nevada, in northern California.-Geography:...
(part) - Tahoe National ForestTahoe National ForestTahoe National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the state of California, northwest of Lake Tahoe. It includes the peak of Sierra Buttes, near Sierra City, which has views of Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta. It is located in parts of six counties. In descending order of forestland area...
(part) - Toiyabe National Forest (part)
Major highways
- U.S. Route 395 – only passes by the locality of Peavine between Hallelujah Junction
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Hallelujah Junction, CaliforniaHallelujah Junction is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. It is located east-southeast of Beckwourth Pass, at an elevation of 5033 feet . It is located at the interchange with U.S...
and Cold Springs, NevadaCold Springs, NevadaCold Springs is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is located just off U.S. Route 395 in the northwestern part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area, adjacent to the California state line... - Interstate 80 – serves only as a link between Nevada County, California
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Nevada County, CaliforniaNevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....
and the State of NevadaNevadaNevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... - State Route 49
California State Route 49State Route 49 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants who swept into the area looking for gold, and a portion of it...
(Golden Chain Highway) - State Route 89
California State Route 89State Route 89 is a California State Highway that travels in the north–south direction, and is the major thoroughfare for many mountain communities. It starts from U.S. Route 395 near Topaz Lake, winding its way up to the Monitor Pass, down to the Carson River, and up again over the Luther...
County routes and roads
- County Route A23
- County Route A24 (Beckwith Road)
- Henness Pass Road – traverses entire county from west to east; links GranitevilleGraniteville, CaliforniaGraniteville is a small, unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Nevada County, California, United States. The town is located on a ridge separating the Middle and South Fork of the Yuba River, northeast of Grass Valley...
in Nevada County with Verdi, Nevada - Stampede Dam Road – links with Boca ReservoirBoca ReservoirBoca Reservoir is an artificial lake in the Tahoe National Forest of Nevada County, California, created by the construction of Boca Dam across Little Truckee River, approximately 10 km northeast of Truckee.-External links:...
near TruckeeTruckee, CaliforniaTruckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2010 census, up from 13,864 at the 2000 census.-Name:... - Gold Lake Road/Highway – links with SR 89 at GraeagleGraeagle, CaliforniaGraeagle is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census, down from 831 at the 2000 census.-History:...
via Gold Lake
Public transportation
Public transportation in Sierra County is limited to vans run by senior citizen agencies in Downieville and Loyalton. (The general public may ride on a space-available basis)Airports
Sierraville-Dearwater Field AirportSierraville-Dearwater Field Airport
Sierraville-Dearwater Field Airport is a general aviation airport located located southeast of Sierraville, California, USA. Located at an elevation of above sea level, it has one asphalt runway, long by wide.- External links :...
is a general aviation airport located near Sierraville.
Politics
| Year | GOP Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
DEM Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Others |
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| 2008 United States presidential election, 2008 The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365... |
37.4% 743 | 4.9% 97 | |
| 2004 United States presidential election, 2004 The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator... |
33.2% 646 | 2.7% 53 | |
| 2000 United States presidential election, 2000 The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President.... |
29.2% 540 | 7.3% 135 | |
| 1996 United States presidential election, 1996 The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack... |
33.6% 573 | 15.1% 257 | |
| 1992 United States presidential election, 1992 The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot.... |
34.8% 653 | 28.3% 531 | |
| 1988 United States presidential election, 1988 The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the... |
46.6% 791 | 2.7% 45 | |
| 1984 United States presidential election, 1984 The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982... |
41.2% 781 | 2.0% 37 | |
| 1980 United States presidential election, 1980 The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent... |
37.9% 651 | 12.3% 212 | |
| 1976 United States presidential election, 1976 The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic... |
53.4% 841 | 3.5% 55 | |
| 1972 United States presidential election, 1972 The United States presidential election of 1972 was the 47th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 7, 1972. The Democratic Party's nomination was eventually won by Senator George McGovern, who ran an anti-war campaign against incumbent Republican President Richard... |
49.7% 658 | 2.8% 37 | |
| 1968 United States presidential election, 1968 The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial United States presidential election. Coming four years after Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won in a historic landslide, it saw Johnson forced out of the race and Republican Richard Nixon elected... |
46.9% 559 | 7.2% 86 | |
| 1964 United States presidential election, 1964 The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's... |
66.7% 828 | 0.0% 0 | |
| 1960 United States presidential election, 1960 The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th American presidential election, held on November 8, 1960, for the term beginning January 20, 1961, and ending January 20, 1965. The incumbent president, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, was not eligible to run again. The Republican Party... |
52.6% 647 | 0.7% 8 | |
| 1956 United States presidential election, 1956 The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952, as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, whom Eisenhower had defeated four years earlier.Incumbent President Eisenhower... |
49.1% 620 | 0.3% 4 | |
| 1952 United States presidential election, 1952 The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was escalating rapidly. In the United States Senate, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had become a national figure after chairing congressional... |
45.7% 698 | 0.6% 9 | |
| 1948 United States presidential election, 1948 The United States presidential election of 1948 is considered by most historians as the greatest election upset in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated that incumbent President Harry S. Truman would be defeated by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Truman won, overcoming a three-way... |
52.5% 660 | 4.1% 52 | |
| 1944 United States presidential election, 1944 The United States presidential election of 1944 took place while the United States was preoccupied with fighting World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had been in office longer than any other president, but remained popular. Unlike 1940, there was little doubt that Roosevelt would run for... |
59.6% 662 | 0.5% 5 | |
| 1940 United States presidential election, 1940 The United States presidential election of 1940 was fought in the shadow of World War II as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , a Democrat, broke with tradition and ran for a third term, which became a major issue... |
67.0% 1,057 | 0.6% 10 | |
| 1936 United States presidential election, 1936 The United States presidential election of 1936 was the most lopsided presidential election in the history of the United States in terms of electoral votes. In terms of the popular vote, it was the third biggest victory since the election of 1820, which was not seriously contested.The election took... |
76.4% 1,152 | 1.0% 15 | |
| 1932 United States presidential election, 1932 The United States presidential election of 1932 took place as the effects of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, the Revenue Act of 1932, and the Great Depression were being felt intensely across the country. President Herbert Hoover's popularity was falling as... |
69.4% 796 | 5.1% 59 | |
| 1928 United States presidential election, 1928 The United States presidential election of 1928 pitted Republican Herbert Hoover against Democrat Al Smith. The Republicans were identified with the booming economy of the 1920s, whereas Smith, a Roman Catholic, suffered politically from Anti-Catholic prejudice, his anti-prohibitionist stance, and... |
47.4% 420 | 1.1% 10 | |
| 1924 United States presidential election, 1924 The United States presidential election of 1924 was won by incumbent President Calvin Coolidge, the Republican candidate.Coolidge was vice-president under Warren G. Harding and became president in 1923 when Harding died in office. Coolidge was given credit for a booming economy at home and no... |
10.3% 73 | 50.8% 360 | |
| 1920 United States presidential election, 1920 The United States presidential election of 1920 was dominated by the aftermath of World War I and a hostile response to certain policies of Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic president. The wartime economic boom had collapsed. Politicians were arguing over peace treaties and the question of America's... |
22.5% 158 | 5.3% 37 |
Sierra County at one time had favored the Democratic party in Presidential elections and was one of few counties in California to be won by George McGovern
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern is an historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election....
. In more recent times it is a strongly Republican county in Presidential
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
and congressional
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
in 1976
United States presidential election, 1976
The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic...
. Sierra is part of California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of California. It covers the northeastern corner of California along Route 395, encompassing El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, Lassen, and Modoc counties, as well as parts of Butte County...
, which is held by Republican Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
Thomas Miller McClintock II is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former Assemblyman and state Senator...
. In the state legislature
California State Legislature
The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members...
Sierra is in the 3rd Assembly district, which is held by Republican Dan Logue, and the 1st Senate district, which is held by Republican Ted Gaines
Ted Gaines
Edward M. Gaines is a California State Senator, representing the 1st Senate district. He won a January 4, 2011, special election to replace the late Dave Cox and took office two days later...
.
On Nov. 4, 2008 Sierra County voted 64.2 % for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Sierra County had a population of 3,240. The racial makeup of Sierra County was 3,022 (93.3%) White, 6 (0.2%) African American, 44 (1.4%) Native American, 12 (0.4%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 75 (2.3%) from other racesRace (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 79 (2.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 269 persons (8.3%).
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Sierra County, California Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville.... |
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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... |
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or Latino (of any race) |
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| Sierra County Sierra County, California Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville.... |
3,240 | 3,022 | 6 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 75 | 79 | 269 |
cities and towns |
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Islander |
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... |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
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| Loyalton Loyalton, California Loyalton is a city in Sierra County, California, United States. The population was 769 at the 2010 census, down from 862 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code for the community is 96118. Wired telephone numbers in the community follow the format 993-xxxx. The town is near the north extent of State... |
769 | 701 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 108 |
places 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... |
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Islander |
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... |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
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| Alleghany Alleghany, California Alleghany is a small census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It is situated in the Gold Country and continues to be a significant locale for gold mining. The famous Sixteen-to-One Mine has been in operation since the days of the... |
58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Calpine Calpine, California Calpine is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Calpine sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Calpine's population was 205.-Geography:... |
205 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| Downieville Downieville, California Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville sits at an elevation of... |
282 | 269 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| Goodyears Bar Goodyears Bar, California Goodyears Bar, known as Slaughter's Bar before 1851, is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Goodyears Bar is located along the North Yuba River and California State Route 49 west-southwest of Downieville. Goodyears Bar has a post office with ZIP code 95944... |
68 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pike Pike, California Pike, formerly Pike City is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Pike is west-southwest of Alleghany. The community was named after Pike County, Missouri. The post office in Pike opened as Pike City Post Office in 1877, became Pike Post Office in 1895, and closed... |
134 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sattley Sattley, California Sattley, formerly known as Church's Corners, is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Sattley is located on California State Route 49 and California State Route 89 southwest of Loyalton. Sattley was named after resident Harriet Sattley Church... |
49 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sierra Brooks Sierra Brooks, California Sierra Brooks is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California. Sierra Brooks sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sierra Brooks's population was 478.-Geography:... |
478 | 466 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Sierra City Sierra City, California Sierra City is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. The elevation of Sierra City is , and the town is situated in the canyon of the North Yuba River on California State Route 49, twelve miles northeast of the county seat of Sierra County, Downieville... |
221 | 200 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| Sierraville Sierraville, California Sierraville is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. It is at the southern end of the huge Sierra Valley which is used primarily as pasture and is also at the junction of California State Route 49 and California State Route 89 southwest of Loyalton. Sierraville has... |
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| Verdi Verdi, California Verdi is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California. Verdi sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Verdi's population was 162.-Geography:... |
162 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
communities Unincorporated area In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government... |
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| All others not CDPs (combined) | 614 | 562 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 49 |
2000
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,555 people, 1,520 households, and 986 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,202 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.18% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.20% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
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, 1.88% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.17% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.08% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.04% from other races
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, and 2.45% from two or more races. 5.99% of the population were Hispanic
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...
or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race.
18% were of English
English American
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ancestry, 16% were of Irish
Irish people
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, 11% German and 8% Italian
Italian people
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ancestry. 95.3% spoke English
English language
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and 3.4% Spanish
Spanish language
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as their first language.
There were 1,520 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,827, and the median income for a family was $42,756. Males had a median income of $36,121 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $18,815. About 9.0% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
Trivia
- Because Loyalton is Sierra County's most populous municipalityMunicipalityA municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and its only incorporated city, generally half of the meetings of the county's board of supervisors are held in Downieville and the other half are held in Loyalton. - There is only one traffic signal (a flashing red light at the intersection of highways 49 and 89) in Sierra County. In the winter of 2007 it was removed after an automobile accident and was replaced in the fall of 2008.
- In the 2009 special statewide election, Sierra County had the highest voter turnout of any county in California, with 53.6% of registered voters participating, according to the Los Angeles Times. The election was nearly double the overall voter turnout in the state, about 23%. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-turnout22-2009may22,0,5651045.story
See also
- Hiking trails in Sierra County
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sierra County, California