San Andreas, California

Coordinates: 38°11′46″N 120°40′50″W / 38.19611°N 120.68056°W / 38.19611; -120.68056
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San Andreas, California
FIPS code
06-64420
GNIS feature IDs277590, 2409247
Reference no.252

San Andreas (

California Gold Rush. The town is located on State Route 49 and is registered as California Historical Landmark #252.[4]

History

Old Calaveras County Courthouse, built 1867, served in that role for 100 years. Afterwards, it was turned into the Calaveras County Museum, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Settled by

St. Andrew, the town has been a noted mining camp since early days.[5] It existed as a tent city for the first few years, and even included a tent church.[5] A few miles outside of town is the Pioneer Cemetery, established in c. 1851.[6][7]

In August 1982, a nugget of gold was found here and was sold to

Wells Fargo & Co. for US$12,000.[5] The gold from the initially discovered placers gave out after a few years, but the discovery of gold in an underground river channel in 1853 revitalized the camp and it soon became a town. Mining of the channels was lucrative enough for the town to completely rebuild after fires in 1858 and 1863. The gold discovered here contributed greatly to the success of the Union during the Civil War
.

In 1866, San Andreas became the

Black Bart
was tried here and sent to prison.

The post office was established in 1854.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.4 square miles (22 km2), of which, 99.81% is land and 0.19% is water.

Climate

San Andreas has a Mediterranean climate typical of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Winters are cool and wet with mild days, chilly nights, and substantial rainfall. Summers are hot and dry with very hot days, cool nights, and minimal rainfall. Due to the orographic effect, rainfall in all seasons is significantly greater than on the valley floor to the west.

Climate data for United States
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 55.5
(13.1) 		60.3
(15.7) 		64.7
(18.2) 		69.6
(20.9) 		79.1
(26.2) 		88.0
(31.1) 		94.9
(34.9) 		94.0
(34.4) 		88.7
(31.5) 		78.6
(25.9) 		64.8
(18.2) 		55.7
(13.2) 		74.5
(23.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 46.0
(7.8) 		49.7
(9.8) 		53.0
(11.7) 		56.5
(13.6) 		64.0
(17.8) 		71.1
(21.7) 		76.9
(24.9) 		77.0
(25.0) 		72.4
(22.4) 		63.8
(17.7) 		53.3
(11.8) 		46.2
(7.9) 		60.8
(16.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 36.6
(2.6) 		39.0
(3.9) 		41.3
(5.2) 		43.4
(6.3) 		48.9
(9.4) 		54.2
(12.3) 		59.0
(15.0) 		59.9
(15.5) 		56.1
(13.4) 		48.9
(9.4) 		41.7
(5.4) 		36.7
(2.6) 		47.2
(8.4)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.34
(136) 		5.15
(131) 		4.41
(112) 		2.13
(54) 		1.15
(29) 		0.27
(6.9) 		0.04
(1.0) 		0.07
(1.8) 		0.35
(8.9) 		1.50
(38) 		2.82
(72) 		4.21
(107) 		27.45
(697)
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		74.6 70.0 66.6 59.4 51.4 43.5 38.6 38.2 39.4 46.9 63.4 72.6 55.4
Source: PRISM Climate Group[9]

Demographics

At the

2010 census San Andreas had a population of 2,783. The population density was 331.5 inhabitants per square mile (128.0/km2). The racial makeup of San Andreas was 2,453 (88.1%) White, 23 (0.8%) African American, 48 (1.7%) Native American, 28 (1.0%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 83 (3.0%) from other races, and 147 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 255 people (9.2%).[10]

The census reported that 2,595 people (93.2% of the population) lived in households, 21 (0.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 167 (6.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,146 households, 314 (27.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 449 (39.2%) were

same-sex married couples or partnerships
. 396 households (34.6%) were one person and 190 (16.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.26. There were 671 families (58.6% of households); the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution was 585 people (21.0%) under the age of 18, 197 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 589 people (21.2%) aged 25 to 44, 777 people (27.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 635 people (22.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

There were 1,311 housing units at an average density of 156.2 per square mile (60.3/km2),of which 1,146 were occupied, 632 (55.1%) by the owners and 514 (44.9%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.3%. 1,404 people (50.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,191 people (42.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the

the 8th Senate District, represented by Democrat Angelique Ashby,[11] and the 5th Assembly District, represented by Republican Joe Patterson.[12] Federally, San Andreas is in California's 5th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom McClintock.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Mego: Town motto can be a laughing matter, but maybe not for Naperville". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
  3. ^ "San Andreas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "San Andreas". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4930-4896-0
    .
  6. ^ Guide to the Mother Lode. Automobile Club of Southern California. 1971. p. 24.
  7. ^ "California Historical Landmark #271: Pioneer Cemetery in Calaveras County". noehill.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  8. ISBN 1-884995-14-4
    .
  9. ^ "PRISM Climate Group". Oregon State University. Retrieved June 25, 2020. Input coordinates: 38.1987 N, 120.6835 W.
  10. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - San Andreas CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  11. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  12. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  13. ^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2013.

External links

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