Tehama County, California Explained

Tehama County, California
Official Name:County of Tehama
Subdivision Type2:Region
Seat1 Type:Largest city
Seat1:Red Bluff
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:2962
Area Land Sq Mi:2950
Area Water Sq Mi:12
Elevation Max Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Max Ft:9239
Population Total:65829
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Established Date:1856
Leader Title:Chair
Leader Name:Bill Moule
Leader Title1:Vice Chair
Leader Name1:John Leach
Leader Title2:Board of Supervisors[2]
Leader Title4:Chief Administrator
Leader Name4:Gabriel Hydrick
Utc Offset:-8
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Image Map1:Map of California highlighting Tehama County.svg
Mapsize1:200px
Blank Name Sec1:Congressional district
Website:www.co.tehama.ca.us

Tehama County (; Wintun for "high water") is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,829.[3] The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff.[4]

Tehama County comprises the Red Bluff, California micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Redding-Red Bluff, California combined statistical area. The county is bisected by the Sacramento River.

Etymology

The county is named for the City of Tehama. Tehama is most commonly believed to be derived from the Wintun word for "high water". Others definitions of native origin that have been proposed such as "low land", "salmon", "mother nature" or "shallow". A less accepted theory proposes the names origin is tejamanil, shingle in Spanish.

History

Tehama County was formed from parts of Butte, Colusa, and Shasta Counties in 1856.

The first permanent non-indigenous settlers in the area that is now Tehama County were Robert Hasty Thomes, Albert Gallatin Toomes, William George Chard, and Job Francis Dye. The four men were each given land grants by the government of Mexico in 1844. Thomes received Rancho Saucos, Toomes received Rancho Rio de los Molinos, Chard received Rancho Las Flores, and Dye received Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos. Later in the same year Josiah Belden received Rancho Barranca Colorado.[5]

Famous early figures include Kit Carson, who took part in a fight that gave name to Bloody Island and Battle Creek, Jedediah Smith, John C. Fremont, and William B. Ide, the first and only president of the California Republic.

The history of Tehama County includes the January 1886 relocation of Red Bluff's Chinese population, followed by the August 1886 torching of Red Bluff's Chinatown by alleged arsonists.[6] The January 29, 1886, edition of The Daily Alta detailed 'The Anti-Coolie Move' and confirms that a secret anti-Chinese meeting was convened in the town of Tehama, and an organization established to relocate the estimated 2,000 Chinese in and around Vina. Secret daily anti-Chinese caucuses in Red Bluff were also held.[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.4%) is water.[8] Watercourses in Tehama County include Dye Creek and Payne's Creek. The county is intersected by Sacramento River.[9] A small part of Lassen Volcanic National Park extends into the northeast corner of the county. The highest point of the county[10] is Brokeoff Mountain (9,235 feet[11]).

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Transportation

Major highways

Public transportation

Tehama Rural Area Express (TRAX) operates local service in Red Bluff, with service to Los Molinos and Corning.Greyhound and FlixBus buses stop in Red Bluff.

The Shasta Regional Transportation Agency has proposed a weekday commuter bus to/from Red Bluff and the Sacramento Valley Station, following a route similar to the twice daily Amtrak Thruway 3.[12] [13]

Airports

Red Bluff Municipal Airport and Corning Municipal Airport are two general aviation airports.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Cities by population and crime rates

Demographics

2020 census

Tehama County, California - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2010[17] !Pop 2020[18] !% 2010!% 2020
White alone (NH)45,60341,34071.86%62.80%
Black or African American alone (NH)3493910.55%0.59%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1,2051,1671.90%1.77%
Asian alone (NH)6259850.98%1.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)64960.10%0.15%
Some Other Race alone (NH)673240.11%0.49%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)1,6443,5882.59%5.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,90617,93821.91%27.25%
Total63,46365,829100.00%100.00%
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2011

Places by population, race, and income

2010 Census

The 2010 United States Census reported that Tehama County had a population of 63,463. The racial makeup of Tehama County was 51,721 (81.5%) White, 406 (0.6%) African American, 1,644 (2.6%) Native American, 656 (1.0%) Asian, 76 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 6,258 (9.9%) from other races, and 2,702 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13,906 persons (21.9%).

2000 Census

As of the census[28] of 2000, there were 56,039 people, 21,013 households, and 14,898 families residing in the county. The population density was 19/mi2. There were 23,547 housing units at an average density of 8/mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 84.8% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 2.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.3% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. 15.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.4% were of German, 11.0% English, 9.6% Irish and 9.5% American ancestry according to the 2000 United States Census. 86.0% spoke English and 13.0% Spanish as their first language.

There were 21,013 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,206, and the median income for a family was $37,277. Males had a median income of $30,872 versus $22,864 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,793. About 13.0% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Voter registration statistics

Cities by population and voter registration

Overview

Tehama 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. Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1992.

In the United States House of Representatives, Tehama County is in .[32]

In the California State Legislature, the county is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Megan Dahle, and the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher.

On November 4, 2008, Tehama County voted 72.7% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.[33]

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Census-designated places

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Tehama County.[34]

county seat

RankCity/Town/etc.Municipal typePopulation (2020 Census)
1 Red Bluff City14,710
2Corning City8,244
3Lake California CDP3,377
4Los Molinos CDP2,098
5Rancho Tehama CDP1,572
6Gerber CDP1,044
7Bend CDP603
8Tehama City435
9Manton CDP310
10Richfield CDP309
11Proberta CDP237
12Vina CDP198
13Las Flores CDP190
14Mineral CDP136
15Flournoy CDP117
16Paskenta CDP110
17Paynes Creek CDP54

See also

Further reading

External links

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Notes and References

  1. [Mount Tehama|Brokeoff Mountain]
  2. Web site: Board of Supervisors .
  3. Web site: Tehama County, California. United States Census Bureau. January 30, 2022.
  4. Web site: Find a County. June 7, 2011. National Association of Counties.
  5. E. J. Lewis,1891,Tehama County History:A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago
  6. Book: Hostility and Conflict. Asian American studies : a reader. Chan, Sucheng . October 10, 2015 . Wu, Jean . Song, Min . 2000. 0-8135-2726-0. Rutgers University Press. 53. Via Google Books
  7. News: THE ANTI-COOLIE MOVE. Tehama Taking a Hand—Chinese Leaving Sacramento.. Daily Alta California. San Francisco, California. January 29, 1886. 5, column 4. October 10, 2015. Volume 40, Number 13304. Via California Digital Newspaper Collection of the University of California at Riverside
  8. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  9. Tehama.
  10. Web site: Helman. Adam. Tehama County - Brokeoff Mountain (9,235 feet). California County Highpoint Trip Reports. County Highpointers. November 13, 2017.
  11. Web site: Suess. Bubba. Brokeoff Mountain. SummitPost.org. November 13, 2017.
  12. Web site: North State Intercity Bus System Business Plan June 2018. Srta.ca.gov. February 11, 2024.
  13. Web site: Shasta Intercity Bus Transportation Studies | Shasta Regional Transportation Agency, CA.
  14. Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. Table 11: Crimes – 2009 . Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  15. Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.
  16. United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California). Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  17. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Tehama County, California. United States Census Bureau.
  18. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Tehama County, California. United States Census Bureau.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  24. Other = Some other race + Two or more races
  25. Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
  26. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  27. Data unavailable
  28. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. May 14, 2011.
  29. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  30. California Secretary of State. February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration . Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  31. Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
  32. February 28, 2013.
  33. Web site: County Results - Election Center 2008 - Elections & Politics from CNN.com. cnn.com.
  34. Web site: 2020 Census .