Johnsville is a

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(CDP) in

Plumas County Plumas County () is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest comm ...

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, United States. The population was 22 at the 2020 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

Johnsville first appeared as a

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in the 2000 U.S. Census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Johnsville had a population of 22. Of the residents, 18 were

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, 1 was Asian, 1 was from some other race, and 2 were from two or more races. There were 2

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residents (from any race). There were 10 households, of which 6 were

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and 2 were one person living alone. The median age was 60.5years. There were 72 housing units, of which 10 were occupied year round, all by homeowners, and 61 were used seasonally.

Politics

In the

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, Johnsville is in , and . Federally, Johnsville is in .

Education

The school district is

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Notable people

George Quellich George William Quellich (February 10, 1903 – 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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