Mt. Shasta combines a fun and artistic community that thrives on the entrepreneurial lifestyle. Mt. Shasta is located in Siskiyou County, northern California, 60 miles north of Redding, and 60 miles south of the Oregon border, along Interstate 5. Pine-covered mountains surround our valley, with the snowy volcanic peak of Mt. Shasta towering 14,162 feet high above it.
The site of present-day Mount Shasta City was within the range of the
Okwanuchu tribe of Native Americans. During the 1820s, early Euro-American trappers and hunters first passed through the area, following the path of the Siskiyou Trail. The discovery of gold at nearby Yreka, California in 1851, dramatically increased traffic along the Siskiyou Trail and through the site of present-day Mount Shasta. The area where the town later grew up was known first as Strawberry Valley, and then as Berryvale. With the arrival of the railroad, the town was given the name Sisson, California, after prominent land owner
Justin Sisson. The name was changed to Mount Shasta City in 1924.
Mt. Shasta Fast Facts:
Population - 3832 ~
Elevation - 3500 ft. ~
Size – 3.4 square miles
Avg. Annual Rainfall - 17 inches Avg. Snowfall - 104 inches
Avg. Summer Temperature - 74 Avg. Winter Temperature – 29.6 Avg. Humidity- 54.5
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General Characteristics - |
Number |
Percent |
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Total population |
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Male |
1418 |
37 |
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Female |
2414 |
63 |
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| Population by Age |
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Median age (years) |
42 |
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Under 18 years |
919 |
24 |
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18 years and over |
2244 |
58.6 |
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65 years and over |
670 |
17.5 |
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White |
3323 |
91.77 |
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Black or African American |
55 |
1.52 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native |
16 |
.44 |
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Asian |
59 |
1.63 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
5 |
.14 |
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Some other race |
77 |
2.13 |
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Two or more races |
86 |
2.38 |
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
211 |
5.83 |
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Household population |
1669 |
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Average household size |
2.14 |
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Average family size |
2.83 |
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Total housing units |
1798 |
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Economic Characteristics - |
Number |
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Median household income (dollars) |
26,500 |
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Median family income (dollars) |
37,313 |
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Per capita income (dollars) |
20,629 |
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Families below poverty level |
571 |
14.9 |
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Individuals below poverty level |
743 |
19.4 |