Paskenta ( Wintun: ''Paskenti'') is a small unincorporated

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. Historically, it had greater local importance due to the presence of an active lumber mill. The ZIP Code is 96074. The community is inside area code 530 and the

Paskenta CDP Paskenta ( Wintun: ''Paskenti'') is a small unincorporated town in Tehama County Tehama County ( ; Wintun for "high water") is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was ...

. Paskenta sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Paskenta's population was 112. Paskenta was originally inhabited by a tribe of Nomlaki people who are now part of the federally-recognized

Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, or in their own language Nomlāqa Bōda, is a federally recognized tribe of Nomlaki people. The Nomlaki are Central Wintun, or River and Hill Nomlaki, an indigenous people of California, located in Tehama a ...

History

Paskenta was originally inhabited by a Nomlaki tribe. In the Nomlaki (Central Wintun) language, "Paskenta" (''paskenti'') means "under the hill" or "under the bank". The modern settlement was founded by Americans of European origin ca. 1860. A post office has been in operation there since 1872. The Paskenta

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was established between 1906 and 1909 and is home to the

. In 1980, Paskenta became the central inhabited cite within a larger census designated place (CDP), which was named after its host town.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), all of it land.

Demographics

The

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accrued information only about the entire

, not just the organized community. The census reported that Paskenta CDP had a population of 112. The population density was . The racial makeup of Paskenta CDP was 95 (84.8%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 8 (7.1%) from other races, and 9 (8.0%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 19 persons (17.0%). The Census reported that 112 people in the CDP (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 46 households, out of which 10 (21.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 26 (56.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 5 (10.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (2.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (8.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (2.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 9 households (19.6%) were made up of individuals, and 4 (8.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43. There were 32

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(69.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.88. The population was spread out, with 19 people (17.0%) under the age of 18, 3 people (2.7%) aged 18 to 24, 27 people (24.1%) aged 25 to 44, 39 people (34.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 24 people (21.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. There were 51 housing units at an average density of , of which 32 (69.6%) were owner-occupied, and 14 (30.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 78 people (69.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 34 people (30.4%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the

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Paskenta is in the 4th

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District, represented by Republican

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, and in the 2nd

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District, represented by Democrat Jim Wood. Federally, Paskenta is in .

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Tehama County, California Census-designated places in California