Paskenta (

Wintun The Wintun are members of several related Native American peoples of Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern).Pritzker, 152 unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...

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in Tehama County,

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. Historically, it had greater local importance due to the presence of an active

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. The ZIP Code is 96074. The community is inside

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and the Paskenta CDP. 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 The Nomlaki (also Noamlakee, Central Wintu, Nomelaki) are a Wintun people native to the area of the Sacramento Valley, extending westward to the Coast Range in Northern California. Today some Nomlaki people are enrolled in the federally recogni ...

people who are now part of the federally-recognized Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.

History

Paskenta was originally inhabited by a

tribe. In the

(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 Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians. In 1980, Paskenta became the central inhabited cite within a larger

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(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 Paskenta CDP, 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%) African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific Islander, 8 (7.1%) from Race (United States Census), other races, and 9 (8.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino 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 marriage, 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%) POSSLQ, unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (2.2%) same-sex partnerships, 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 family (U.S. Census), families (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 California State Legislature, state legislature Paskenta is in the 4th California State Senate, Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen, and in the 2nd California State Assembly, Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jim Wood (California politician), Jim Wood. Federally, Paskenta is in .

References

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