Almanor, California

Almanor
census-designated place

Location in Plumas County and the state of California
Almanor

Location in the United States

Coordinates: 40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W / 40.21694°N 121.17722°W / 40.21694; -121.17722Coordinates: 40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W / 40.21694°N 121.17722°W / 40.21694; -121.17722
Country  United States
State  California
County Plumas
Area[1]
  Total 0.883 sq mi (2.29 km2)
  Land 0.883 sq mi (2.29 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] was 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]

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]

Geography

Almanor is located at 40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W / 40.21694°N 121.17722°W / 40.21694; -121.17722 (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.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census,[7] there were no people living in the CDP.

References

  1. U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-24 at WebCite
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California
  3. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 351. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California
  5. "2010 Census P.L. 94-171 Summary File Data". United States Census Bureau.
  6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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