Johnstonville (formerly, Toadtown) is a census-designated place in Lassen County, California. It is located east-southeast of

Susanville Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of . Its population is 16,728 a ...

, at an elevation of 4131 feet (1259 m). Its population is 973 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,024 from the 2010 census. The place was founded as Toadtown by settlers in 1857. The name reflected the abundance of toads at the place. A post office operated at Johnstonville from 1902 to 1943. The name honors Robert Johnston, who helped develop the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.4 square miles (21.7 km), of which over 99% is land.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Johnstonville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics

The

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reported that Johnstonville had a population of 1,024. The population density was . The racial makeup of Johnstonville was 929 (90.7%) White, 7 (0.7%) African American, 16 (1.6%) Native American, 13 (1.3%)

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, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 26 (2.5%) from other races, and 33 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 73 persons (7.1%). The Census reported that 1,024 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 370 households, out of which 138 (37.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 235 (63.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 29 (7.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 18 (4.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 17 (4.6%)

unmarried opposite-sex partnerships POSSLQ ( , plural POSSLQs) is an abbreviation (or acronym) for "Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters", a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of ...

, and 1 (0.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 67 households (18.1%) were made up of individuals, and 26 (7.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77. There were 282 families (76.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.12. The population was spread out, with 290 people (28.3%) under the age of 18, 66 people (6.4%) aged 18 to 24, 231 people (22.6%) aged 25 to 44, 306 people (29.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 131 people (12.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. There were 395 housing units at an average density of , of which 286 (77.3%) were owner-occupied, and 84 (22.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.2%. 743 people (72.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 281 people (27.4%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the

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, Johnstonville is in , and . Federally, Johnstonville is in .

Notable residents

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References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Lassen County, California Populated places established in 1857 Census-designated places in California 1857 establishments in California es:Junction City (California)