Shasta County

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administration
US state : California
Administrative headquarters : Redding
Foundation : 1850
Demographics
Residents : 177,223  (2010)
Population density : 18.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 9956 km²
Water surface : 161 km²
map
Map of Shasta County within California
Website : www.co.shasta.ca.us

Shasta County is a county in the north of the US state of California in the Cascade Range . The county seat is Redding .

history

Shasta County was one of the founding counties in California in 1850. Parts of it were ceded to Siskiyou County in 1852 and Tehama County in 1856 . The name is derived from Mount Shasta, which is now in Siskiyou County and was named after the Indian tribe originally living there.

27 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 378 -
1860 4360 1,053.4%
1870 4173 -4.3%
1880 9402 125.3%
1890 12,133 29%
1900 17,318 42.7%
1910 18,920 9.3%
1920 13,361 -29.4%
1930 13,927 4.2%
1940 28,800 106.8%
1950 36,413 26.4%
1960 59,468 63.3%
1970 77,640 30.6%
1980 115.715 49%
1990 147.036 27.1%
2000 163.256 11%
2010 177.223 8.6%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

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

Shasta County's population was 163,256 as of the 2000 census . There were 63,426 households and 44,017 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.32% White, 0.75% African American, 2.77% Native American, 1.87% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, and 1.71% other races Groups; 3.47% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.51% of the population.

Of the 63,426 households, 31.70% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 53.00% were married couples living together, 11.90% were single mothers. 30.60% were not families. 24.70% were single households and 10.20% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.10% residents under 18 years of age, 8.20% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.20% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.20% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,335 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,491. Males had a median income of $ 35,959 versus $ 24,773 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,738. 15.40% percent of the population and 11.30% of families are below the poverty line. 21.00% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.30% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in Shasta County

Shasta County localities are ranked by size:

Web links

Commons : Shasta County (California)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1682610. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 27, 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
  6. ↑ according to Shasta County in Worldatlas.com

Coordinates: 40 ° 46 ′  N , 122 ° 2 ′  W