Lassen County

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Lassen County Courthouse
Lassen County Courthouse
administration
US state : California
Administrative headquarters : Susanville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Lassen County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 338
Susanville, CA 96130
Foundation : 1864
Made up from: Plumas County
Shasta County
Demographics
Residents : 34,895  (2010)
Population density : 3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 12,226 km²
Water surface : 422 km²
map
Map of Lassen County within California
Website : www.co. Lassen.ca.us

Lassen County is in northeastern US state of California befindliches County . The county seat is Susanville .

history

Lassen County was formed in 1864 from parts of Plumas County and Shasta Counties . The county's name derives from Lassen Peak , named after Peter Lassen , one of General John C. Frémont 's guides and a famous trapper . He was killed by the Paiute Indians at the foot of the mountain in 1859 .

Six buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 1327 -
1880 3340 151.7%
1890 4239 26.9%
1900 4511 6.4%
1910 4802 6.5%
1920 8507 77.2%
1930 12,589 48%
1940 14,479 15%
1950 18,474 27.6%
1960 13,597 -26.4%
1970 14,960 10%
1980 21,661 44.8%
1990 27,598 27.4%
2000 33,828 22.6%
2010 34,895 3.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Lassen County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Eagle Lake

Lassen County had a population of 33,828 people as of the 2000 census . There were 9,625 households and 6,776 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 80.81% White, 8.84% African American, 3.26% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.43% Pacific Islander, and 3.23% other races Groups; 2.69% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 13.84% of the population.

Of the 9,625 households, 35.90% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.80% were married couples living together, 10.30% were single mothers. 29.60% were not families. 24.50% were single households and 9.20% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 21.80% residents under 18 years of age, 10.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 36.90% between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 9.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 168.80 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 192.20 males.

The median income for a household in the 36,310 USD , and the median income for a family was 43,398 USD. Males had a median income of $ 37,333 versus $ 26,561 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,749. 14.00% percent of the population and 11.10% of families are below the poverty line. 16.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.80% were 65 years of age or older.

Cities and towns

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1693324. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Web links

Commons : Lassen County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′  N , 120 ° 35 ′  W