Copperopolis, California
Copperopolis | ||
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FIPS code 06-16210 | | |
GNIS feature IDs | 1655921, 2407658 | |
Reference no. | 296 |
Copperopolis is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,671 at the 2010 census, up from 2,363 at the 2000 census. The town is located along State Route 4 and is registered as California Historical Landmark #296.[2]
History
Unlike most of the mining towns in the Calaveras County, Copperopolis' claim to fame is not
William K. Reed and Thomas McCarty founded the Union Copper Mine (and later the Keystone & Empire mines). In 1862, Reed sold out his interest in the mines and built a toll road from Copperopolis through Telegraph City. It connected with a road running westerly into Stockton. This road was called "Reeds Turnpike" and remained a toll road until 1865. Copperopolis was on the main stage road from Sonora to Sacramento.
The town grew rapidly, as the need for copper during the
After the war ended, mining and shipping copper proved too expensive and the population dwindled as the mines closed. However, a
The first post office was established in 1861.[3]
Copperopolis has four buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.1 square miles (57 km2), of which, 21.5 square miles (56 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (2.89%) is water.
Climate
Copperopolis has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).
There are cool winters during which intense rainfall is broken by weeks of cool, sunny weather. It has hot, dry summers with no rainfall in July and August.
Snow is rare in Copperopolis, averaging only 0.2 inches or 0.51 centimetres per year, entirely in winter months.[4]
Climate data for Copperopolis, California | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 55.3 (12.9) |
59.9 (15.5) |
64.3 (17.9) |
70.1 (21.2) |
79.3 (26.3) |
88.5 (31.4) |
95.8 (35.4) |
94.4 (34.7) |
88.8 (31.6) |
78.4 (25.8) |
64.1 (17.8) |
55.5 (13.1) |
74.5 (23.6) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.9 (7.7) |
49.3 (9.6) |
53.2 (11.8) |
56.1 (13.4) |
62.2 (16.8) |
72.5 (22.5) |
79.0 (26.1) |
77.8 (25.4) |
72.9 (22.7) |
64.3 (17.9) |
53.2 (11.8) |
41.1 (5.1) |
61.4 (16.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36.5 (2.5) |
38.7 (3.7) |
42.1 (5.6) |
45.1 (7.3) |
50.8 (10.4) |
56.5 (13.6) |
61.9 (16.6) |
61.1 (16.2) |
56.9 (13.8) |
50.2 (10.1) |
42.2 (5.7) |
36.6 (2.6) |
48.2 (9.0) |
Record low °F (°C) | 21 (−6) |
20 (−7) |
24 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
31 (−1) |
37 (3) |
35 (2) |
41 (5) |
39 (4) |
32 (0) |
28 (−2) |
17 (−8) |
17 (−8) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.4 (140) |
4.8 (120) |
4.5 (110) |
2.4 (61) |
1.3 (33) |
0.3 (7.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.4 (10) |
1.5 (38) |
3.2 (81) |
4.7 (120) |
28.5 (720) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
Source: Bestplaces.net[5] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 3,400 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
2010
At the
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,466 households, 413 (28.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 898 (61.3%) were
The age distribution was 783 people (21.3%) under the age of 18, 253 people (6.9%) aged 18 to 24, 710 people (19.3%) aged 25 to 44, 1,270 people (34.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 655 people (17.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
There were 2,336 housing units at an average density of 109.0 per square mile (42.1/km2),of which 1,466 were occupied, 1,089 (74.3%) by the owners and 377 (25.7%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.7%. 2,549 people (69.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,122 people (30.6%) lived in rental housing units.
Politics
In the
Literature
Copperopolis is near Tuttletown, which has a shack on Jack Ass Hill, where Mark Twain is supposed to have written one of his most famous works, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". Author K. Martin Gardner expounds on this literary history, and Twain's friendship with renowned scientist of the time, Nikola Tesla, in his novel Copperopolis.
See also
Copperopolis, California.
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Copperopolis". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Copperopolis Climate, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary". Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Copperopolis,CA". July 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Copperopolis CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2013.