Gasquet (, ; Tolowa: ''Mvs-ye'') is an

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Del Norte County, California ), in California , seat_type = County seat , seat = Crescent City , parts_type = Largest city , parts = Crescent City , unit_pref = US , area_total_sq_mi = 1230 , area_land_sq_mi = 1006 , area_water_sq_mi = 223 , elevation_max_footnote ...

, United States, southwest of the

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border and northeast of Crescent City. The name is in honor of Horace Gasquet. Horace Gasquet was the owner of the gold mines, hotel, railway, bank and post office; he was also the founder of Crescent City and Happy Camp. A post office operated at Gasquet from 1879 to 1902 and from 1949 to present. Gasquet is located in the

Smith River National Recreation Area Smith River National Recreation Area is a protected area located in northwestern California, United States. The national recreation area is in Six Rivers National Forest and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department ...

. For statistical purposes, the

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has defined Gasquet as a

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(CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. Its population is 657 as of the 2020 census, down from 661 from the 2010 census. It lies at an elevation of above sea level. The ZIP code is 95543. Its area code is 707.

Demographics

The

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reported that Gasquet had a population of 661. The population density was . The racial makeup of Gasquet was 585 (88.5%)

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, 2 (0.3%)

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, 27 (4.1%) Native American, 1 (0.2%) Asian, 1 (0.2%)

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, 15 (2.3%) from

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, and 30 (4.5%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 39 persons (5.9%). The Census reported that 661 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 319 households, out of which 57 (17.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 154 (48.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 22 (6.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 14 (4.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 22 (6.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (2.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 102 households (32.0%) were made up of individuals, and 38 (11.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07. There were 190 families (59.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.58. The population was spread out, with 96 people (14.5%) under the age of 18, 30 people (4.5%) aged 18 to 24, 97 people (14.7%) aged 25 to 44, 298 people (45.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 140 people (21.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. There were 384 housing units at an average density of , of which 319 were occupied, of which 240 (75.2%) were owner-occupied, and 79 (24.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 17.7%. 481 people (72.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 180 people (27.2%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the

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, Gasquet is in , and . Federally, Gasquet is in .

Notable people

Retired

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quarterback

Buck Pierce Buck James Pierce (born November 15, 1981) is the offensive coordinator of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and a retired professional quarterback who played nine seasons for the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. ...

was born in Gasquet, and attended school in nearby Crescent City. Pierce played nine seasons in the CFL. As of 2018, he is the quarterback coach for the

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. Pioneer Mary Adams Peacock carried the

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from Crescent City to

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in the 1880s and 1890s. After operating the hotels at Gasquet Village for nine years under Gasquet family management, she operated the hotels alone for 12 years until she married Pete Peacock who ran the coach station. In 1932, when the Mary Adams Peacock Bridge across the Smith River on Highway 199 near Gasquet was named, it was the first bridge in the state to be named for a woman. The bridge was built in 1926 and remodeled in 1985.Faigin, Daniel P.
California Highways Routes 193 through 200
California Highways, 2012 Two plants, ''Anemone adamsiana'' (considered a variety of '' Anemone oregana'') and '' Valeriana adamsiana'', were named for her.Plant Name Details Valerianaceae Valeriana adamsiana Eastw.
IPNI plant database, 2005

Climate data

Gasquet has a

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( Csb) with mild, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

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