Elk Creek is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Glenn County
Glenn County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,917. The county seat is Willows. It is located in the Sacramento Valley, in the northern part of the California Central Valley. The ...
,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
.
It is located northwest of
Willows
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.
Most species are known ...
,
at an elevation of 745 feet (227 m).
The 2020 census reported that Elk Creek's population was 138. It is home to the smallest public high school in California, which has an enrollment of about 35 students in grades 7 through 12. The
Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians
The Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians is a federally recognized tribe and ranchería of Wintun and Wailaki Indians from northern California.[Stony Gorge Reservoir
Stony Gorge Dam (National ID # CA10194) is a dam in Glenn County, California.
The concrete buttress dam was constructed between and by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of and long at its crest. Structurally it is a rel ...]
. Elk Creek, the town's namesake, runs out of the Coast Range mountains to the east into Stony Creek. Stony Creek runs from the dam at Stony Gorge into another lake a bit further up the map called Black Butte Lake. Hunting is restricted to shotguns and bows.
Demographics
The
2020 United States census reported that Elk Creek had a population of 138. The population density was . The racial makeup of Elk Creek was 120 (87.0%)
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...
, 1 (0.7%)
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
, 4 (2.9%)
Native American, 0 (0.0%)
Asian, 2 (1.4%)
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, Pacificans, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe th ...
, 3 (2.2%) from
other races, and 8 (5.8%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 8 persons (5.8%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 58 households, out of which 7 (12.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 20 (34.5%) were married-couple households, 0 (0.0%) were
cohabiting
Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...
couple households, 7 (12.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 31 (53.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 29 households (50.0%) were one person, and 13 (22.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38.
[ There were 28 ]families
Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(48.3% of all households).[
There were 80 housing units at an average density of , of which 58 (72.5%) were occupied. Of these, 35 (60.3%) were owner-occupied, and 23 (39.7%) were occupied by renters.][
]
Climate
This region experiences hot and dry summers with temperatures reaching up to 115 degrees.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Elk Creek has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
References
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Census-designated places in Glenn County, California
Census-designated places in California