Sheridan, California

History

Sheridan was originally known by the name Union Shed, before it was renamed for Philip Sheridan around the time of the American Civil War. The Sheridan post office opened in 1868, closed for a time in 1870, and re-opened.

Governance

Sheridan is governed by the Placer County Board of Supervisors. The Supervisor currently elected to the Sheridan area district is Robert Weygandt. The Sheridan area has its own Municipal Advisory Committee (Sheridan MAC) which serves as an advisory board to the County's Board of Supervisors.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 25.5 square miles (66.1 km), 99.98% of it land, and 0.02% of it water.

Climate

|Jan record high F = 76 |Feb record high F = 83 |Mar record high F = 89 |Apr record high F = 97 |May record high F = 105 |Jun record high F = 113 |Jul record high F = 111 |Aug record high F = 112 |Sep record high F = 113 |Oct record high F = 104 |Nov record high F = 89 |Dec record high F = 79 |Jan record low F = 20 |Feb record low F = 23 |Mar record low F = 26 |Apr record low F = 32 |May record low F = 38 |Jun record low F = 45 |Jul record low F = 45 |Aug record low F = 47 |Sep record low F = 43 |Oct record low F = 32 |Nov record low F = 27 |Dec record low F = 17

Demographics

|align-fn=center 2010

Sheridan first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

The 2020 United States census reported that Sheridan had a population of 1,385. The population density was 54.2 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Sheridan was 952 (68.7%) White, 13 (0.9%) African American, 25 (1.8%) Native American, 13 (0.9%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 161 (11.6%) from other races, and 219 (15.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 343 persons (24.8%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 439 households, out of which 153 (34.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 251 (57.2%) were married-couple households, 29 (6.6%) were cohabiting couple households, 78 (17.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 81 (18.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 82 households (18.7%) were one person, and 38 (8.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.15.

The age distribution was 319 people (23.0%) under the age of 18, 117 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 330 people (23.8%) aged 25 to 44, 366 people (26.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 253 people (18.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 41.4years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males.

There were 466 housing units at an average density of 18.3 /mi2, of which 439 (94.2%) were occupied. Of these, 353 (80.4%) were owner-occupied, and 86 (19.6%) were occupied by renters.

References

References

1. "US Census Bureau".
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
3. {{GNIS. 2583137
4. It is located at the western edge of the county, along [[California State Route 65. State Route 65]]. Sheridan is {{convert. 7.5. mi. km. 1 northwest of [[Lincoln, California. 554
5. (November 29, 1973). "Sheridan Starts Life as Union Shed". Lincoln News Messenger.
6. [http://www.placer.ca.gov/bos/MACs/Sheridan%20MAC.aspx Municipal Advisory Council – Sheridan]
7. "Decennial Census by Decade".
8. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
9. "Sheridan CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
10. "Sheridan CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".