Doyle, Lassen County, California
Doyle | |
|---|---|
Location in Lassen County and the state of California | |
Doyle Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°01′41″N 120°06′14″W / 40.02806°N 120.10389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lassen County |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.108 sq mi (15.819 km2) |
| • Land | 6.107 sq mi (15.817 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.002 km2) 0.01% |
| Elevation | 4,275 ft (1,303 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 536 |
| • Density | 88/sq mi (34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 96109 |
| Area code(s) | 530, 837 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 222577; 2583001 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doyle, Lassen County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doyle, Lassen County, California | |
Doyle is a rural small town in Lassen County, California.[2] It is located 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Susanville,[3] at an elevation of 4275 feet (1303 m).[2] It is located 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Reno, Nevada. The ZIP Code is 96109. The community is inside area code 530. It is located within a census-designated place named after the town,[4] while the population of the town itself was not given. Its population is 536 as of the 2020 census, down from 678 from the 2010 census.
History
Oscar Doyle settled at the site in the 1870s and donated land for the town.[3] The first post office at Doyle opened in 1908.[3] The town lost 33 homes in the Beckwourth Complex Fire in July 2021.[5]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km2), over 99% of which is land.
Climate
Doyle has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb), according to the Köppen climate classification system. Due to its relative aridity, it nearly qualifies as having a steppe climate (BSk).
| Climate data for Doyle (1923-2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
68 (20) |
80 (27) |
87 (31) |
98 (37) |
107 (42) |
111 (44) |
107 (42) |
105 (41) |
90 (32) |
76 (24) |
69 (21) |
111 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.7 (5.4) |
47.6 (8.7) |
56.3 (13.5) |
65.1 (18.4) |
74 (23) |
82.7 (28.2) |
93.4 (34.1) |
91.6 (33.1) |
82.4 (28.0) |
69.7 (20.9) |
53.9 (12.2) |
43.5 (6.4) |
66.8 (19.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.1 (−6.6) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
28 (−2) |
32.6 (0.3) |
38.3 (3.5) |
43.4 (6.3) |
48.8 (9.3) |
46.4 (8.0) |
41.1 (5.1) |
33.8 (1.0) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
33.7 (0.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) |
−24 (−31) |
2 (−17) |
7 (−14) |
18 (−8) |
12 (−11) |
28 (−2) |
29 (−2) |
19 (−7) |
8 (−13) |
−10 (−23) |
−25 (−32) |
−31 (−35) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.8 (46) |
1.39 (35) |
1.15 (29) |
0.62 (16) |
0.62 (16) |
0.53 (13) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.22 (5.6) |
0.36 (9.1) |
0.76 (19) |
1.25 (32) |
1.73 (44) |
10.69 (272) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.6 (14) |
3.7 (9.4) |
3.5 (8.9) |
1.8 (4.6) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2 (5.1) |
5 (13) |
22.6 (57) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 47 |
| Source: WRCC[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Doyle had a population of 536. The population density was 87.8 inhabitants per square mile (33.9/km2). The racial makeup of Doyle was 435 (81.2%) White, 9 (1.7%) African American, 10 (1.9%) Native American, 4 (0.7%) Asian, 1 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 14 (2.6%) from other races, and 63 (11.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37 persons (6.9%).[7]
The whole population lived in households. There were 235 households, out of which 52 (22.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 110 (46.8%) were married-couple households, 26 (11.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 39 (16.6%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 60 (25.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 71 households (30.2%) were one person, and 34 (14.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28.[7] There were 142 families (60.4% of all households).[8]
The age distribution was 108 people (20.1%) under the age of 18, 22 people (4.1%) aged 18 to 24, 120 people (22.4%) aged 25 to 44, 141 people (26.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 145 people (27.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.5 males.[7]
There were 271 housing units at an average density of 44.4 units per square mile (17.1 units/km2), of which 235 (86.7%) were occupied. Of these, 174 (74.0%) were owner-occupied, and 61 (26.0%) were occupied by renters.[7]
Politics
In the state legislature, Doyle is in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,[9] and the 1st Assembly district, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.[10]
Federally, Doyle is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.[11]
References
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doyle, Lassen County, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 373. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doyle, Lassen County, California
- ^ "Beckwourth Complex burns 100K acres; 33 houses destroyed as containment decreases". FOX40. Associated Press. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "DOYLE, CA (042504)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Doyle CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "Doyle CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2013.