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Shasta County | |
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| Coordinates: 40°46′N 122°02′W / 40.76°N 122.04°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Sacramento Valley/Cascade Range |
| Incorporated | 1850 |
| Named for | Mount Shasta,[note 1] which was named after the Shasta people |
| County seat | Redding |
| Largest city | Redding |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–CEO |
| • Chair[2] | Patrick Henry Jones |
| • Vice Chair[3] | Tim Garman |
| • Board of Supervisors[4] | Supervisors
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| • County executive officer | David J Rickert [1] |
| • Deputy County executive officer | Stewart Buettell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,847 sq mi (9,960 km2) |
| • Land | 3,775 sq mi (9,780 km2) |
| • Water | 72 sq mi (190 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 10,457 ft (3,187 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 182,155 |
| • Density | 47/sq mi (18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www.shastacounty.gov |
Shasta County (/ˈʃæstə/ ⓘ), officially the County of Shasta, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 182,155 as of the 2020 census, up from 177,223 from the 2010 census. The county seat is Redding.[5]
Shasta County comprises the Redding, California metropolitan statistical area. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range.
Points of interest in Shasta County include Shasta Lake, Lassen Peak, and the Sundial Bridge.
History
Shasta County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The county was named after Mount Shasta; the name is derived from the English equivalent for the Shasta people. Their population declined in the 1850s due to disease, low birth rates, starvation, killings, and massacres, as White settlers moved in.[6] The name of the tribe was spelled in various ways until the present version was used when the county was established. The 14,179-foot (4,322 m) peak of Mt. Shasta is visible throughout most of Shasta County. Originally within the county, it is now part of Siskiyou County, to the north. Parts of the county's territory were transferred to Siskiyou County in 1852, and to Tehama County in 1856.
The Fountain Wind project, proposed by energy firm ConnectGEN LLC, includes up to 71 wind turbines, 679 feet (207 m) tall, with the capacity to generate 216 megawatts of electricity.[7][8] In 2021, the Shasta County Planning Commission voted unanimously to reject the project's use permit, followed by an appeal to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors that similarly resulted in a 4–1 vote to deny the appeal. Wildfire risks and firefighting challenges, among other issues, were given as a primary reason for the rejection of the project.[9] In early 2023, ConnectGen resubmitted its application to the California Energy Commission under Assembly Bill 205 which established a new certification program for non-fossil-fuel powered plants of 50 megawatts or more and related facilities.[10]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,847 square miles (9,960 km2), of which 72 square miles (190 km2) (1.9%) are covered by water.[11] Mountains line the county on the east, north, and west. The Sacramento River flows out of the mountains to the north, through the center of the county, and toward the Sacramento Valley to the south.
Flora and fauna
According to Willis Linn Jepson, the biota of Shasta County was not explored in a scientific manner until just before 1900. Until the 1920s, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company owned vast tracts of natural grasslands, but during the 1920s, the railroad sold off much of its grassland holdings, leading to the rapid clearing of brush and large-scale conversion from habitat to agricultural uses.[12] Shasta County has extensive forests, which cover over one half the land area with commercially productive forest systems.[13] Common forest alliances include mixed-oak woodland and mixed conifer-oak woodland, as well as Douglas fir forest. Common trees found include white-bark pine,[14] California black oak, and California buckeye.[15]
Adjacent counties
- Siskiyou County – north
- Modoc County – northeast
- Lassen County – east
- Plumas County – southeast
- Tehama County – south
- Trinity County – west
National protected areas
Demographics
2011
| Population, race, and income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population[16] | 177,231 | ||||
| White[16] | 155,791 | 87.9% | |||
| Black or African American[16] | 1,650 | 0.9% | |||
| American Indian or Alaska Native[16] | 3,855 | 2.2% | |||
| Asian[16] | 4,609 | 2.6% | |||
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[16] | 286 | 0.2% | |||
| Some other race[16] | 3,350 | 1.9% | |||
| Two or more races[16] | 7,690 | 4.3% | |||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[17] | 14,622 | 8.3% | |||
| Per capita income[18] | $23,691 | ||||
| Median household income[19] | $44,058 | ||||
| Median family income[20] | $55,250 | ||||
Places by population, race, and income
| Places by population and race | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Type[21] | Population[16] | White[16] | Other[16] [note 2] |
Asian[16] | Black or African American[16] |
Native American[16] [note 3] |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[17] |
| Anderson | City | 9,927 | 86.4% | 6.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10.4% |
| Bella Vista | CDP | 2,344 | 97.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6.0% |
| Big Bend | CDP | 95 | 89.5% | 0.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 11.6% |
| Burney | CDP | 2,824 | 91.5% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 3.5% |
| Cassel | CDP | 473 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.7% |
| Cottonwood | CDP | 3,426 | 81.8% | 14.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 18.9% |
| Fall River Mills | CDP | 572 | 76.9% | 21.2% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 35.1% |
| French Gulch | CDP | 222 | 85.6% | 10.4% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Hat Creek | CDP | 183 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 24.0% |
| Keswick | CDP | 660 | 96.5% | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| Lakehead | CDP | 347 | 78.1% | 1.7% | 12.1% | 0.0% | 8.1% | 4.0% |
| McArthur | CDP | 229 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.8% |
| Millville | CDP | 833 | 94.6% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Montgomery Creek | CDP | 103 | 77.7% | 20.4% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mountain Gate | CDP | 1,293 | 81.4% | 15.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Old Station | CDP | 41 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palo Cedro | CDP | 1,217 | 87.3% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 10.6% |
| Redding | City | 89,674 | 87.6% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 8.7% |
| Round Mountain | CDP | 124 | 81.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.5% | 0.0% |
| Shasta | CDP | 1,576 | 92.4% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 11.4% |
| Shasta Lake | City | 10,121 | 87.6% | 5.6% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 6.1% |
| Shingletown | CDP | 2,240 | 85.8% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 0.5% |
| Places by population and income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Type[21] | Population[22] | Per capita income[18] | Median household income[19] | Median family income[20] |
| Anderson | City | 9,927 | $17,210 | $34,862 | $39,766 |
| Bella Vista | CDP | 2,344 | $24,537 | $54,958 | $64,487 |
| Big Bend | CDP | 95 | $20,027 | $19,250 | $15,250 |
| Burney | CDP | 2,824 | $19,422 | $33,875 | $46,131 |
| Cassel | CDP | 473 | $22,696 | $65,156 | $66,406 |
| Cottonwood | CDP | 3,426 | $17,701 | $47,532 | $49,615 |
| Fall River Mills | CDP | 572 | $26,462 | $39,600 | $38,100 |
| French Gulch | CDP | 222 | $19,226 | $30,500 | $32,014 |
| Hat Creek | CDP | 183 | $38,961 | $55,536 | $56,339 |
| Keswick | CDP | 660 | $22,534 | $61,023 | $76,250 |
| Lakehead | CDP | 347 | $33,629 | $71,094 | $47,222 |
| McArthur | CDP | 229 | $24,510 | $21,563 | $39,276 |
| Millville | CDP | 833 | $31,570 | $72,250 | $76,667 |
| Montgomery Creek | CDP | 103 | $24,544 | $12,009 | $6,875 |
| Mountain Gate | CDP | 1,293 | $10,862 | $19,821 | $14,324 |
| Old Station | CDP | 41 | $18,946 | [note 4] | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Shasta_County,_California|