Forks of Salmon is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
of
Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County (, ) is a county in the northernmost part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,076. Its county seat is Yreka and its highest point is Mount Shasta. It falls within the Cascadia bioregion ...
in northern
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, USA. The town is situated at the confluence of the north and south forks of the
Salmon River, hence its name. The ZIP Code is 96031. The community is inside
area code 530
Area code 530 is a California telephone area code in northeastern and Northern California.
Regions within it include the Sacramento Valley (including some outer suburbs of Sacramento), Shasta Cascade, and the northern Sierra Nevada. Area code ...
.
History
Forks of Salmon was originally a
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California fro ...
settlement in the now defunct
Klamath County, California
Klamath County was a county of California from 1851 to 1874. During its existence, the county seat moved twice and ultimately portions of the territory it once had were carved up and added to nearby counties. It was formed from the northwestern por ...
. It has had its own post office from September 30, 1858, until today, with a short break from October 16, 1871, to August 28, 1872.
Politics
In the
state legislature, Forks of Salmon is in , and .
Federally, Forks of Salmon is in .
Notable residents
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Gabe Jennings
Gabe Jennings (born January 25, 1979, Forks of Salmon, California) is an American Olympian and semi-retired middle-distance runner. As a student at Madison East High School in Madison, Wisconsin, Jennings won nine state titles in the Wisconsin I ...
, middle-distance runner and
Summer 2000 Olympian, lived in Forks of Salmon until age 13
See also
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References
Settlements formerly in Klamath County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Siskiyou County, California
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