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Trinity County, California

County

County of Trinity



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Hayfork Creek.jpg



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Images, from top down, left to right: Weaverville Historic District, Hayfork Creek, Trinity Lake, Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park



Official seal of Trinity County, California
Seal


Location in the state of California
Location in the state of California

California's location in the United States
California's location in the United States
Country
 United States
State
 California
Region
North Coast
Incorporated
February 18, 1850[1]
Named for
Trinity River
County seat
Weaverville
Area
 • Total
8,310 km2 (3,208 sq mi)
 • Land
8,230 km2 (3,179 sq mi)
 • Water
70 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2010)[2]
 • Total
13,786
 • Estimate (2016)[3]

12,782
 • Density
1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area code
530

FIPS code

06-105

GNIS feature ID

277317
Website
www.trinitycounty.org

Trinity County is a county in the northwestern part of the state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,786,[2] making it the fourth least-populous county in California. The county seat and largest community is Weaverville.[4]


Weaverville has the distinction of housing some of California's oldest buildings. The courthouse, built in 1856, is the second oldest in the state, and the Weaverville Drug Store has been filling prescriptions since 1852. The Joss House is a historic Taoist temple built in 1873.


Trinity County is rugged, mountainous, heavily forested, and lies along the Trinity River within the Salmon and Klamath Mountains. The county has no traffic lights, no freeways, and no parking meters.[citation needed] It is also one of three counties in California with no incorporated cities.[5]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 National protected areas




  • 3 Politics


    • 3.1 Voter registration statistics




  • 4 Transportation


    • 4.1 Major highways


    • 4.2 Public transportation


    • 4.3 Airports




  • 5 Crime


  • 6 Demographics


    • 6.1 2011


      • 6.1.1 Places by population, race, and income




    • 6.2 2010


    • 6.3 2000




  • 7 Communities


    • 7.1 Census-designated places


    • 7.2 Unincorporated communities


    • 7.3 Population ranking




  • 8 See also


  • 9 Notes


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links





History[edit]


The county takes its name from the Trinity River, named in 1845 by Major Pierson B. Reading, who was under the mistaken impression that the river emptied into Trinidad Bay. Trinity is the English translation of Trinidad.


Trinity County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county were given to Klamath County in 1852 and to Humboldt County in 1853.



Geography[edit]


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,208 square miles (8,310 km2), of which 3,179 square miles (8,230 km2) is land and 28 square miles (73 km2) (0.9%) is water.[6] The county contains a significant portion of Shasta-Trinity National Forest, home to the Trinity Alps. The county hosts many visitors, especially during summer months, for camping, backpacking, boating on the lakes, rafting/kayaking on the rivers, hunting, and fishing. The summers tend to be clear, sunny, warm, and very dry, with little rain from June to September except for some mountain thunderstorms in the highest elevations. The winters tend to have copious precipitation, falling mostly as rain under 1000m/3300 ft in the valley bottoms, and mostly as snow over 1000m/3300 ft on the mountainsides. December, January, and February are the wettest. There is an extensive wild river and stream system, and the terrain is quite rugged and forested, with the highest point at Mount Eddy, over 9,000 ft (2,700 m). The Klamath Mountains occupy the vast portion of the county.



National protected areas[edit]




  • Shasta-Trinity National Forest (part)[7]


  • Six Rivers National Forest (part)[8]


  • Mendocino National Forest (part)[9]


  • Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (part)[10]


  • Trinity Alps Wilderness (part)[11]


  • Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness (part)[12]



Politics[edit]


Trinity was a Republican-leaning county in Presidential and congressional elections until recently; now it is a tossup. No Democrat had won the county since Jimmy Carter in 1976 until Barack Obama defeated John McCain by a 4% margin (50% to 46%) in 2008. In 2012, the county again voted Republican, but narrowly. Voter registration reflects this trend, with Democratic and Republican registration in a near dead heat (D: 2,710, R: 2,716). Third-party candidates tend to do rather well in Trinity County: George Wallace got over 13% of the county's vote in 1968, and it was the only California county carried by Ross Perot in 1992. It was also Perot's best performance in the state in 1996, although he didn't carry it again. John Anderson also did very well in 1980, as did third-party candidates in 2016.



Presidential elections results













































































































































































































Trinity County vote
by party in presidential elections
[13]
Year

GOP

DEM
Others

2016

48.62% 2,812
38.28% 2,214
13.10% 758

2012

47.33% 2,716
46.59% 2,674
6.08% 349

2008
45.72% 2,940

50.28% 3,233
4.00% 257

2004

54.66% 3,560
42.71% 2,782
2.63% 171

2000

57.62% 3,340
33.33% 1,932
9.06% 525

1996

42.93% 2,530
37.38% 2,203
19.69% 1,160

1992
31.28% 1,886
32.63% 1,967

36.09% 2,176

1988

54.63% 3,267
42.11% 2,518
3.26% 195

1984

59.71% 3,544
37.37% 2,218
2.91% 173

1980

54.96% 3,048
31.27% 1,734
13.77% 764

1976
45.66% 1,989

49.86% 2,172
4.48% 195

1972

50.75% 1,868
44.04% 1,621
5.22% 192

1968
43.12% 1,426

43.33% 1,433
13.54% 448

1964
36.41% 1,252

63.25% 2,175
0.35% 12

1960
38.35% 1,418

61.17% 2,262
0.49% 18

1956

50.42% 1,447
48.99% 1,406
0.59% 17

1952

57.14% 1,697
41.82% 1,242
1.04% 31

1948
45.08% 975

48.68% 1,053
6.24% 135

1944
42.22% 567

57.33% 770
0.45% 6

1940
34.79% 780

63.83% 1,431
1.38% 31

1936
30.87% 655

67.11% 1,424
2.03% 43

1932
21.09% 318

73.01% 1,101
5.90% 89

1928

48.85% 447
47.32% 433
3.83% 35

1924
36.48% 336
16.72% 154

46.80% 431

1920

62.89% 622
28.82% 285
8.29% 82

1916
35.16% 424

54.81% 661
10.03% 121

1912
0.10% 1
46.29% 461

53.62% 534

1908

44.41% 393
37.40% 331
18.19% 161

1904

54.11% 467
35.69% 308
10.20% 88

1900

52.36% 544
46.68% 485
0.96% 10

1896
46.44% 502

50.42% 545
3.15% 34

1892

50.82% 495
46.92% 457
2.26% 22



Trinity County is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.[14]


In the state legislature Trinity is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,[15] and the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jim Wood.[16]


In 2010, Trinity County voted against Proposition 19, which would have taxed and regulated marijuana.


In 2016 Trinity County residents were asked again to vote on legalization of state-level recreational marijuana, facilitated by the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), also known as California Proposition 64. The measure passed with 50.1% in favor of legalization.[17] Statewide, the measure passed with 57.1% of the vote.[18]



Voter registration statistics[edit]

































































Transportation[edit]



Major highways[edit]




  • California 299.svg State Route 299[21]


  • California 3.svg State Route 3[21]


  • California 36.svg State Route 36[21]



Public transportation[edit]




File:Trinity County, California.ogvPlay media

Timelapse of section of Trinity County, California, looking at evidence of clear-cut logging over the years 1972-1994. Data from Landsat satellites.


Trinity Transit provides weekday intercity bus service on State Routes 3 and 299, with connecting service in Willow Creek and Redding. Service is also provided from Weaverville to Lewiston (MWF) and Hayfork (daily).



Airports[edit]


The county owns five general aviation airports: Trinity Center Airport, Weaverville Airport, Hayfork Airport, Hyampom Airport and Ruth Airport.



Crime[edit]


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




























































Demographics[edit]



2011[edit]






























































Places by population, race, and income[edit]
































































































































































































































































2010[edit]


The 2010 United States Census reported that Trinity County had a population of 13,786. The racial makeup of Trinity County was 12,033 (87.3%) White, 59 (0.4%) African American, 655 (4.8%) Native American, 94 (0.7%) Asian, 16 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 217 (1.6%) from other races, and 712 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 959 persons (7.0%).[29]


















































































































































































































2000[edit]























































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1850 1,635
1860 5,125 213.5%
1870 3,213 −37.3%
1880 4,999 55.6%
1890 3,719 −25.6%
1900 4,383 17.9%
1910 3,301 −24.7%
1920 2,551 −22.7%
1930 2,809 10.1%
1940 3,970 41.3%
1950 5,087 28.1%
1960 9,706 90.8%
1970 7,615 −21.5%
1980 11,858 55.7%
1990 13,063 10.2%
2000 13,022 −0.3%
2010 13,786 5.9%
Est. 2016 12,782 [3] −7.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[30]
1790-1960[31] 1900-1990[32]
1990-2000[33] 2010-2015[2]

As of the census[34] of 2000, there were 13,022 people, 5,587 households, and 3,625 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 7,980 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.9% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 4.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. 4.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.1% were of German, 13.4% English, 12.1% Irish and 9.5% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 97.3% spoke English and 1.8% Spanish as their first language.


There were 5,587 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.80.


In the county, the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $27,711, and the median income for a family was $34,343. Males had a median income of $31,131 versus $24,271 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,868. About 14.1% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.



Communities[edit]



Census-designated places[edit]




  • Burnt Ranch

  • Coffee Creek

  • Douglas City

  • Hayfork

  • Hyampom

  • Junction City

  • Lewiston

  • Mad River

  • Ruth

  • Trinity Center

  • Trinity Village

  • Weaverville




Unincorporated communities[edit]




  • Big Bar

  • Helena

  • Peanut

  • Salyer

  • Zenia




Population ranking[edit]


The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Trinity County.[35]


county seat























































































Rank
City/Town/etc.
Municipal type
Population (2010 Census)



1

Weaverville
CDP
3,600
2

Hayfork
CDP
2,368
3

Lewiston
CDP
1,193
4

Douglas City
CDP
713
5

Junction City
CDP
680
6

Mad River
CDP
420
7

Round Valley Reservation[36] (partially in Mendocino County)

AIAN
401
8

Trinity Village
CDP
297
9

Burnt Ranch
CDP
281
10

Trinity Center
CDP
267
11

Hyampom
CDP
241
12

Coffee Creek
CDP
217
13

Ruth
CDP
195


See also[edit]








  • Portal-puzzle.svg Trinity County, California portal

  • Hiking trails in Trinity County

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Trinity County, California

  • Trinity Lakes American Viticultural Area

  • Willow Creek American Viticultural Area



Notes[edit]





  1. ^ Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.


  2. ^ Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.


  3. ^ Other = Some other race + Two or more races


  4. ^ Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native




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External links[edit]








  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata

  • Trinity County Chamber Of Commerce

  • Trinity County Recreation Guide

  • Weavervilleinfo

  • Trinity Cam

  • North Trinity Lake area






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