Hayfork, California

Hayfork is a census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, California, United States. Its population is 2,324 as of the 2020 census, down from 2,368 from the 2010 census.

Namesake

Hayfork was originally named Nor'el pom, a Wintu name meaning "big valley at base of the mountain". It was subsequently named Kingbury, then Haytown, and finally Hayfork after the nearby creek.

History

In 1921 the first Trinity County Fair was held with the Governor at the time William Stephensbr>

Geography

Hayfork is located at (40.571406, -123.146619) at an elevation of 2310 feet.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.03%) is water.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hayfork has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated ''Csb'' on climate maps. Hayfork experiences extreme diurnal temperature variation in summer, while in winter the diurnals are wide enough to cause significant air frosts during night. Atypical for an area with such hot summertime temperatures and mild winters, frost usually occurs from mid September to early June, and frosts throughout the summer are not unheard of. There are an average of 69.8 afternoons with a high over , and 155 mornings that fall below , including 1.7 mornings in June. On average, once every 10 years there will be a frost in July and 3 out of 10 years there will be one in August. Three times every ten years the temperature drops below , while daily maxima below occur at an approximately identical frequency. The town sees a mean of 2370.5 growing degree days with a base temperature of . Despite the USDA zone map showing the town in zone 8, NOAA records show that the town is actually in zone 7b, with the average coldest temperature experienced in a year being . The average hottest temperature in a year is . The record low high temperature is on January 2 and December 18 of 1924, and the record high low temperature is on reached five times: July 19 in 2006, July 22 in 2002, July 26 in 1996, and August 2 and 3 in 2003.

There are 80 days with precipitation of over 0.01 inches, 54 over 0.1 inches, 23 over 0.5 inches, and 9 over an inch. The record high monthly snowfall is in January 1916, and traces of snowfall have been seen as late as June 15 in 1950 and as early as October 21 in 1961. Precipitation falls mostly as rain below and mostly as snow above that level, whereas Hayfork is at above sea level. The wettest "rain year" (July 1 to June 30) was 1982–1983, with of precipitation, and the driest was 1976–1977 with .

Points of Interest

*Japanese Bomb Balloon Marker. Erected in 1978, mentions the Japanese Bomb Balloon that exploded near Hayfork in World War II

*Bridge Gulch Massacre
*Hayfork Creek
*Wildwood (unincorporated community)
*Peanut (unincorporated community)

Demographics

Population

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Hayfork had a population of 2,324. The population density was . The racial makeup of Hayfork was 75.2% White, 0.3% African American, 4.0% Native American, 10.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.2% from other races, and 8.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.5% of the population.

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 11 people (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 943 households, out of which 22.4% included children under the age of 18, 38.6% were married-couple households, 9.2% were cohabiting couple households, 22.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 30.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 32.3% of households were one person, and 15.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45. There were 532 families (56.4% of all households).

The age distribution was 19.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% aged 18 to 24, 26.6% aged 25 to 44, 27.2% aged 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 43.9years. For every 100 females, there were 123.9 males.

There were 1,064 housing units at an average density of , of which 943 (88.6%) were occupied. Of these, 67.0% were owner-occupied, and 33.0% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $45,918, and the per capita income was $26,816.

2010

At the 2010 census Hayfork had a population of 2,368. The population density was . The racial makeup of Hayfork was 1,999 (84.4%) White, 4 (0.2%) African American, 162 (6.8%) Native American, 8 (0.3%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 38 (1.6%) from other races, and 155 (6.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 189 people (8.0%).

The census reported that 2,326 people (98.2% of the population) lived in households, 42 (1.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,024 households, 247 (24.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 424 (41.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 107 (10.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 62 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 109 (10.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 336 households (32.8%) were one person and 137 (13.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27. There were 593 families (57.9% of households); the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution was 471 people (19.9%) under the age of 18, 160 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 483 people (20.4%) aged 25 to 44, 810 people (34.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 444 people (18.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males.

There were 1,213 housing units at an average density of 16.8 per square mile, of the occupied units 663 (64.7%) were owner-occupied and 361 (35.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%. 1,498 people (63.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 828 people (35.0%) lived in rental housing units.

School System

Mountain Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) is a collection of six schools located in the Hayfork area, they are as follows. Hayfork High School, Hayfork Elementary School, Valley High School, Community Day School, Hyampom Arts Magnet School, and Adult Education Schoo

Politics

In the California State Legislature, state legislature, Hayfork is in , and .

Federally, Hayfork is in .

See also

*Trinity County, California

References

Census-designated places in Trinity County, California
Census-designated places in California

External links

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