Almanor, California
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| Almanor | |
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| — census-designated place — | |
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| Coordinates: 40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W / 40.21694°N 121.17722°WCoordinates: 40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W / 40.21694°N 121.17722°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Plumas |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.883 sq mi (2.288 km2) |
| • Land | 0.883 sq mi (2.288 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation[2] | 4,554 ft (1,388 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0/sq mi (0/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95947 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-01094 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 256193; 2407722 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California | |
Almanor (formerly, Plumas Pines)[3] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States.[4] The population was 0 at the 2010 Census.[5] Almanor is located 7 miles (11.3 km) south-southeast of Chester.[3]
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[edit] History
The name comes from three daughters of Guy C. Earl, president of the Great Western Power Co.: "Alice", "Martha", and "Elinor".[3] The Almanor post office opened in 1926.[3]
[edit] Geography
Almanor is located at 40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W / 40.21694°N 121.17722°W (40.216857, -121.177325),[6] on the south-west shoreline of Lake Almanor.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2010 Census[7], there were no people living in the CDP.
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Census
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 351. ISBN 9781884995149.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California
- ^ "2010 Census P.L. 94-171 Summary File Data". United States Census Bureau. http://www2.census.gov/census_2010/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/California/.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
