| Lake City | |
| Pushpin Map: | California |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Coordinates: | 41.6428°N -120.2169°W |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.072 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.820 |
| Area Land Km2: | 15.066 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.817 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.007 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.003 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.04 |
| Elevation M: | 1410 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4626 |
| Population Total: | 71 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Postal Code: | 96115 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature IDs |
| Blank Info: | 262284; 2583049 |
Lake City (formerly, Tri-Lake City) is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California. It is located 8.5miles north-northwest of Cedarville, at an elevation of 4626feet. Its population is 71 as of the 2020 census, up from 61 from the 2010 census.
The first post office at Lake City opened in 1868. Lake City's ZIP Code is 96115.[2]
A 1913 book described Lake City as being near Upper Alkali Lake and having a population of about 150.
The city is mentioned in the 1995 travel novel California Fault by author Thurston Clarke, when he referenced the area of Modoc County by his great-grandfather's travels in the 1850s in the Fandango Pass.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.8 square miles (15.1 km), 99.96% of it land, and 0.04% of it water.
The 2010 United States Census[3] reported that Lake City had a population of 61. The population density was 10.5/mi2. The racial makeup of Lake City was 58 (95.1%) White, 1 (0.02%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 3 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0 persons (0.0%).
The Census reported that 61 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 34 households, out of which 6 (17.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 16 (47.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2 (5.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (2.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2 (5.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 14 households (41.2%) were made up of individuals, and 7 (20.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79. There were 19 families (55.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.32.
The population was spread out, with 8 people (13.1%) under the age of 18, 0 people (0%) aged 18 to 24, 5 people (8.2%) aged 25 to 44, 28 people (45.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 20 people (32.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
There were 50 housing units at an average density of 8.6/mi2, of which 31 (91.2%) were owner-occupied, and 3 (8.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 25.0%. 55 people (90.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6 people (9.8%) lived in rental housing units.
In the state legislature, Lake City is in,[4] and .[5]
Federally, Lake City is in .[6]