Shasta County, California Totally Explained

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Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range. As of 2000 the population was 163,256. The county seat and by far the largest city is Redding.
Among the tourist attractions in Shasta County is Lassen Peak, Shasta Lake, and the Lassen Volcanic National Park.

History

Shasta County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county's territory were given to Siskiyou County in 1852, and to Tehama County in 1856.
The county was named after Mount Shasta; the name "Shasta" is derived from the English equivalent for the name of an Indian tribe that once lived in the area. The name of the tribe was spelled in various ways until the present version was used when the county was established. Originally Mt. Shasta was within the county, but it's now part of Siskiyou County, to the north. Its 14,179-foot (4,322 m) peak is visible throughout most of Shasta County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,847 square miles (9,965 km²), of which, 3,785 square miles (9,804 km²) of it's land and 62 square miles (161 km²) of it (1.62%) is water. 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.

Cities and towns

Cities

Anderson
Redding
Shasta Lake City CDPs
Big Bend
Burney
Cottonwood
Fall River Mills
French Gulch
Lakehead-Lakeshore
McArthur
Millville
Montgomery Creek
Palo Cedro
Round Mountain
Shingletown Unincorporated Communities
Bella Vista
Cassel
Castella
Hat Creek
Oak Run
Old Station
Ono
Igo
Platina
Shasta
Whitmore

Adjacent counties

Tehama County, California - south

Trinity County, California - west

Siskiyou County, California - north

Modoc County, California - northeast

Lassen County, California - east

Plumas County, California - southeast

Transportation Infrastructure

Major highways

State Route 299

Public Transportation

Redding Area Bus Authority (RABA) provides service in and around Redding. One route operates to Burney via State Route 299. Greyhound buses and Amtrak trains both serve Redding.

Airports

Redding Municipal Airport has scheduled passenger flights. Other (general aviation) airports within the county include Benton Field (near Redding), Fall River Mills Airport, and Shingletown Airport.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 163,256 people, 63,426 households, and 44,017 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 68,810 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.32% White, 0.75% Black or African American, 2.77% Native American, 1.87% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.71% from other races, and 3.47% from two or more races. 5.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 15.7% were of German, 12.3% English, 11.2% Irish, 9.9% American and 5.2% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.0% spoke English and 3.3% Spanish as their first language.
   There were 63,426 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.
   In the county the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
   The median income for a household in the county was $34,335, and the median income for a family was $40,491. Males had a median income of $35,959 versus $24,773 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,738. About 11.3% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Presidential election results>

Year	GOP	DEM	Others
2004	67.2% 52,249	31.3% 24,339	1.5% 1,143
2000	65.0% 43,278	30.3% 20,127	4.7% 3,139
1996	55.2% 34,736	33.1% 20,848	11.7% 7,377
1992	41.2% 28,190	31.6% 21,605	27.2% 18564
1988	59.4% 32,402	38.8% 21,171	1.9% 1,012
1984	62.2% 33,041	36.3% 19,298	1.5% 788
1980	58.1% 27,547	32.4% 15,364	9.5% 4,507
1976	45.6% 17,273	50.7% 19,200	3.7% 1,381
1972	46.7% 16,618	48.4% 17,214	5.0% 1,771
1968	40.4% 11,821	49.6% 14,510	9.9% 2,899
1964	32.4% 9,178	67.5% 19,142	0.1% 30
1960	38.9% 9,462	60.5% 14,691	0.6% 148

Shasta 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.
Shasta is part of California's 2nd congressional district, which is held by Republican Wally Herger. In the state legislature Shasta is in the 2nd Assembly district, which is held by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and the 4th Senate district, which is held by Republican Sam Aanestad.

Annual Events

Kool April Nites (April) — A Classic Car Show

Rodeo Week Festivities (May)

Art Fair and Fiddler’s Jamboree (May)

Whiskeytown Regatta (May)

Watershed Festival (May)

Redding Exchange Club Air Show (June)

Shasta District Fair (June) — The County fair

Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration (July)

Burney Basin Days (July)

Intermountain Fair (September)

Big Bike Weekend (October)

Stillwater Pow Wow (September)

Education and Housing

Colleges and universities

Shasta County has four colleges and universities: � Shasta College, Redding – 2 year, fully accredited

Simpson University, Redding – 4 year, fully accredited � National University, Redding – 4 year, fully accredited

Shasta Bible College - 4 year

High Schools and Below

43 Elementary Schools

10 Junior High Schools

8 High Schools

35 Private Schools

Housing

Median price for a house is about $248,000.

Median rental rate is $700/month.

Points of interest

Lassen Peak

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Shasta Lake

Turtle Bay Exploration Park

Hat Creek Radio Observatory

Iron Mountain Mine, one of the nation's most toxic waste sitesFurther Information

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