Shingletown, California

Geography

Shingletown is located at , in Northern California, near Lassen Volcanic National Park.

As of 2019, the state of California classifies the population of Shingletown as living in a "Very High fire Hazard Severity Zone". Cal Fire plans to trim 1,124 acres of vegetation along Highway 44, the main road through the town, as the highest priority fire safety project in the state.

Demographics

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Shingletown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Shingletown had a population of 2,442. The population density was 99.5 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Shingletown was 85.8% White, 0.2% African American, 2.6% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 8.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.6% of the population.

The whole population lived in households. There were 1,090 households, out of which 17.7% included children under the age of 18, 50.6% were married-couple households, 7.3% were cohabiting couple households, 21.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 29.0% of households were one person, and 18.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24.

The age distribution was 14.8% under the age of 18, 4.1% aged 18 to 24, 16.8% aged 25 to 44, 31.5% aged 45 to 64, and 32.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 57.1years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males.

There were 1,298 housing units at an average density of 52.9 /mi2, of which 1,090 (84.0%) were occupied. Of these, 83.5% were owner-occupied, and 16.5% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $74,242, and the per capita income was $43,574. About 1.4% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line.

Politics

In the state legislature, Shingletown is located in , and .

Federally, Shingletown is in .

Economy

Shingletown is home to KRDG and KYTO, two radio stations covering Redding and the surrounding area.{{Infobox airport | city-served = | elevation-f = 3,880 | elevation-m = 1,182 | r1-number = 1/19 | r1-length-f = 2,340 | r1-length-m = 713 | r1-surface = Asphalt Shingletown had a public-use general aviation airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of town. It covered an area of 120 acre and had one runway. It was closed on October 1, 2002, for safety reasons.

Notable people

• Greg Cadaret, former professional baseball player
• Lynsi Snyder, owner of In-N-Out Burger

References

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