Gold Mountain is an

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Plumas County Plumas County () is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

. Gold Mountain sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Gold Mountain's population was 80. For statistical purposes, the

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has defined Gold Mountain as 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 count ...

(CDP).

Geography

According to the

, the CDP covers an area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km), all of it land. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.

Demographics

At the 2010 census Gold Mountain had a population of 80. The population density was . The racial makeup of Gold Mountain was 78 (97.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (1.3%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 1 (1.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0 people (0.0%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 41 households, 2 (4.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 31 (75.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 (2.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (2.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (2.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 7 households (17.1%) were one person and 4 (9.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.95. There were 33 families (80.5% of households); the average family size was 2.12. The age distribution was 2 people (2.5%) under the age of 18, 2 people (2.5%) aged 18 to 24, 3 people (3.8%) aged 25 to 44, 39 people (48.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 34 people (42.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 63.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males. There were 87 housing units at an average density of , of the occupied units 39 (95.1%) were owner-occupied and 2 (4.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 33.3%. 77 people (96.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3 people (3.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature, Gold Mountain is in , and . Federally, Gold Mountain is in .

References

External links

Gold Mountain Community Services DistrictNakoma Community Association
(Formerly Gold Mountain HOA) {{authority control Census-designated places in Plumas County, California Census-designated places in California