Big Bend, California
| Big Bend | |
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| — census-designated place — | |
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| Coordinates: 41°1′11″N 121°54′28″W / 41.01972°N 121.90778°WCoordinates: 41°1′11″N 121°54′28″W / 41.01972°N 121.90778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 5.824 sq mi (15.083 km2) |
| • Land | 5.735 sq mi (14.853 km2) |
| • Water | 0.089 sq mi (0.231 km2) 1.53% |
| Elevation | 1,701 ft (514 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 102 |
| • Density | 17.5/sq mi (6.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 96011 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-06475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0256886 |
Big Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 102 at the 2010 census, down from 149 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Big Bend was originally in the territorial region of the Achomawi people.[2]
[edit] Geography
Big Bend is located at 41°1′11″N 121°54′28″W / 41.01972°N 121.90778°W (41.019803, -121.907881)[3].
The community is situated on a long bend in the Pit River which is tributary to the Sacramento River. From the community is a view of Chalk Mountain which has a natural exposed slide feature of diatomaceous earth.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km2), 98.47% of it land and 1.53% of it water.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] 2010
The 2010 United States Census[4] reported that Big Bend had a population of 102. The population density was 17.5 people per square mile (6.8/km²). The racial makeup of Big Bend was 85 (83.3%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 10 (9.8%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1 (1.0%) from other races, and 6 (5.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2 persons (2.0%).
The Census reported that 102 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 58 households, out of which 8 (13.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 15 (25.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4 (6.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (6.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (6.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 34 households (58.6%) were made up of individuals and 11 (19.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.76. There were 23 families (39.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.65.
The population was spread out with 11 people (10.8%) under the age of 18, 13 people (12.7%) aged 18 to 24, 19 people (18.6%) aged 25 to 44, 42 people (41.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 17 people (16.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.3 years. For every 100 females there were 131.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 139.5 males.
There were 90 housing units at an average density of 15.5 per square mile (6.0/km²), of which 33 (56.9%) were owner-occupied, and 25 (43.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 51 people (50.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 51 people (50.0%) lived in rental housing units.
[edit] 2000
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 149 people, 70 households, and 38 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 26.1 people per square mile (10.1/km²). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.22% White, 8.72% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 3.36% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.36% of the population.
There were 70 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 41.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 119.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $23,000. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $40,625 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,183. There were 50.0% of families and 45.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 60.0% of under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64.
[edit] Politics
In the state legislature Big Bend is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen. Federally, Big Bend is located in California's 2nd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +13[6] and is represented by Republican Wally Herger.
[edit] Natural attractions
Big Bend is known in the Northern California area for its local geothermal hot springs. There are two publicly-used (but on private land) hot springs just Northeast of downtown Big Bend, called Hunt Hot Springs and Kosk Creek Hot Springs.
Closer to town, are the more developed hot springs, currently known simply as "Big Bend Hot Springs" (formerly "Healing Waters"). These hot springs, along with 140 acres (0.57 km2) surrounding them, are privately stewarded by the Big Bend Hot Springs Project, LLC (http://bigbendhotsprings.org/), and are currently closed (since November 2006) for renovations. When open, Big Bend Hot Springs can be visited for a small fee (day use or camping). There are several hot spring sources on the Big Bend Hot Springs property along the Pit River. Some soaking pools and tubs are developed for visitors (which are next to the campgrounds), and other more natural pools are further downstream in a riverbed boulder field. There are also geothermal wells on the property, used to heat both soaking pools and buildings. Managers are currently working with Shasta County to correct numerous code violations left by previous owners, in order to re-open to the public. No estimate is currently available for the projected re-opening date of Big Bend Hot Springs.
In the town of Big Bend, another hot well is used to heat Indian Springs School (a K-8 public school), the Community swimming pool and the Community Greenhouse.
The Pit River is a free stone river and provides excellent fishing for Pit River Rainbow Trout. Also near Big Bend is Iron Canyon Reservoir, which is the repository for water diverted from the McCloud River and which contains Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout. This reservoir provides an opportunity for canoeing and float tubing. See http://www.ironcanyon.org. This reservoir is in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and has two campgrounds, one administered by the US Forest Service and one by Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
The Pit River has had occasional white water level releases from the dams to provide white water rafting with Class 4 and Class 5 rapids.
A highly scenic gravel road follows the Pit River upstream from Big Bend to Highway 89 near McArthur-Burney Falls State Park.
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Census
- ^ Carl Waldman (September 2006). Encyclopedia of Native American tribes. Infobase Publishing. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-0-8160-6274-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=WxomdGVLjZ0C&pg=PA262. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
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