Johnsville is a

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(CDP) in

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 ...

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, United States. The population was 20 at the 2010 census, down from 21 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Johnsville is located at (39.779359, -120.693855). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.38%) is water.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Johnsville had a population of 20. The population density was . The racial makeup of Johnsville was 20 (100.0%)

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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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, 0 (0.0%) from

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, and 0 (0.0%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 0 persons (0.0%). The Census reported that 20 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 11 households, out of which 0 (0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8 (72.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 0 (0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 0 (0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3 households (27.3%) were made up of individuals, and 0 (0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82. There were 8

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(72.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.13. The population was spread out, with 0 people (0%) under the age of 18, 1 people (5.0%) aged 18 to 24, 0 people (0%) aged 25 to 44, 14 people (70.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 5 people (25.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.2 males. There were 103 housing units at an average density of , of which 10 (90.9%) were owner-occupied, and 1 (9.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 9.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 18 people (90.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2 people (10.0%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 21 people, 12 households, and 3 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 71 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.95%

, 4.76%

, 14.29% from

. 14.29% of the population were

of any race. There were 12 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.0% were married couples living together, and 75.0% were non-families. 66.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 3.67. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 47.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $6,042, and the median income for a family was $0. Males had a median income of $0 versus $48,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $8,030. There are 100.0% of families living below the

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and 86.5% of the population, including 100.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Politics

In the state legislature, Johnsville is in , and . Federally, Johnsville is in .

Notable people

George Quellich George William Quellich (February 10, 1906 – August 31, 1958) was a Major League Baseball player. Quellich played for the Detroit Tigers in . He batted and threw right-handed. Quellich is a member of the International League Hall of Fame. ...

, baseball player * Maria Cuneo, Johnsville resident who, after being accused of flirting at a local dance by her husband, vowed to never leave her house out of loyalty. 50 years later following her husband's death, Mary took her first steps outside of her yard in 1930. Her story was shown in

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References

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