Lakehead, California
Lakehead | |
|---|---|
Location of Lakehead in Shasta County, California. | |
Lakehead Position in California. | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′41″N 122°23′44″W / 40.87806°N 122.39556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Shasta |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.279 sq mi (13.672 km2) |
| • Land | 4.695 sq mi (12.160 km2) |
| • Water | 0.584 sq mi (1.511 km2) 11.06% |
| Elevation | 1,447 ft (441 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 469 |
| • Density | 89/sq mi (34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 96051[3] |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658930 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakehead, California | |
Lakehead is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California.[2] Lakehead sits at an elevation of 1,447 feet (441 m).[2] Lakehead is located halfway between Seattle and Los Angeles. Its population is 469 as of the 2020 census, up from 461 from the 2010 census.
Lakehead was established as a CDP for the 2010 census, replacing part of Lakehead-Lakeshore, California CDP.
History
In 2018, the western part of Lakehead was closed to the public due to the Carr Fire.[4]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km2), 4.7 square miles (12.1 km2) of it is land, and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2) of it (11.06%) is water.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lakehead has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[5]
| Climate data for Lakehead, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 53 (12) |
58 (14) |
62 (17) |
69 (21) |
78 (26) |
87 (31) |
96 (36) |
96 (36) |
90 (32) |
77 (25) |
62 (17) |
52 (11) |
73 (23) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36 (2) |
37 (3) |
40 (4) |
43 (6) |
50 (10) |
56 (13) |
63 (17) |
60 (16) |
55 (13) |
48 (9) |
40 (4) |
36 (2) |
47 (8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 11.0 (280) |
12.1 (310) |
9.8 (250) |
5.7 (140) |
3.1 (79) |
1.4 (36) |
0.1 (2.5) |
0.2 (5.1) |
0.6 (15) |
3.0 (76) |
7.1 (180) |
11.5 (290) |
65.6 (1,663.6) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.7 (4.3) |
2.7 (6.9) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.6 (4.1) |
3.0 (7.6) |
9.6 (24.45) |
| Source: prism[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 461 | — | |
| 2020 | 469 | 1.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
The 2020 United States census reported that Lakehead had a population of 469. The population density was 99.9 inhabitants per square mile (38.6/km2). The racial makeup of Lakehead was 401 (85.5%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 7 (1.5%) Native American, 5 (1.1%) Asian, 1 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 14 (3.0%) from other races, and 40 (8.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25 persons (5.3%).[8]
The whole population lived in households. There were 228 households, out of which 17 (7.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 81 (35.5%) were married-couple households, 19 (8.3%) were cohabiting couple households, 48 (21.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 80 (35.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 99 households (43.4%) were one person, and 49 (21.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.06.[8] There were 113 families (49.6% of all households).[9]
The age distribution was 62 people (13.2%) under the age of 18, 8 people (1.7%) aged 18 to 24, 64 people (13.6%) aged 25 to 44, 173 people (36.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 162 people (34.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.6 males.[8]
There were 360 housing units at an average density of 76.7 units per square mile (29.6 units/km2), of which 228 (63.3%) were occupied. Of these, 175 (76.8%) were owner-occupied, and 53 (23.2%) were occupied by renters.[8]
As of March 2019 there were over 700 registered voters in Lakehead.[10]
Politics
In the state legislature Lakehead is in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,[11] and the 1st Assembly district, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.[12]
Federally, Lakehead is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.[13]
References
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakehead, California
- ^ "Lakehead CA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Officials Close Roads in Shasta-Trinity National Forest Due to Carr Fire". Redheaded Blackbelt. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Climate Summary for Lakehead, California
- ^ Climate and monthly weather https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Lakehead CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Lakehead CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Voter Turnout State Senate District 1 Special Election - 03/26/2019".
- ^ "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 1, 2013.