Tuttletown, California

Coordinates: 38°00′25″N 120°27′04″W / 38.00694°N 120.45111°W / 38.00694; -120.45111
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Not to be confused with Tuttle, California.

Tuttletown
UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature IDs2583171; 1660047
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuttletown, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuttletown, California;
Reference no.124[3]

Tuttletown (formerly, Mormon Gulch and Tuttleville) is a

gold rush community of Columbia. Tuttletown sits at an elevation of 1,047 feet (319 m).[2]
The 2010 United States census reported Tuttletown's population was 668.

History

Tuttletown is registered as a

Mormons who began mining gold there in 1848. Toward the end of the summer, however, Judge A. A. H. Tuttle
settled at the place and built a log cabin. His tavern became the focal point of the village that became Tuttletown.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 7.4 square miles (19.1 km2), 99.91% of it land and 0.09% of it water.

Demographics

The

Latino
of any race were 48 persons (7.2%).

The Census reported that 668 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 293 households, out of which 61 (20.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 150 (51.2%) were

families
(65.5% of all households); the average family size was 2.73.

The population was spread out, with 114 people (17.1%) under the age of 18, 38 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 99 people (14.8%) aged 25 to 44, 269 people (40.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 148 people (22.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

There were 344 housing units at an average density of 46.8 per square mile (18.1/km2), of which 227 (77.5%) were owner-occupied, and 66 (22.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.2%. 513 people (76.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 155 people (23.2%) lived in rental housing units.

California Historical Landmark

Tuttletownis a California Historical Landmark.[6] California Historical Landmark number 124 reads:

NO. 124 TUTTLETOWN - This early-day stopping place for men and mounts was named for Judge Anson A. H. Tuttle, who built the first log cabin here in 1848. Stones used in the base for the plaque are from the old Swerer store built in 1854, remains of which still exist (1949). Mark Twain traded here. Tuttletown Hotel, built in 1852 and still standing in 1949, was last operated by John Edwards. [7]

See also

  • California Historical Landmarks in Tuolumne County, California

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuttletown, California
  3. ^ a b "Tuttletown". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuttletown, California
  5. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Tuttletown CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. ^ California Parks, California Historical Landmark
  7. ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmarks chl-124

External links

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