census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. Lakehead sits at an elevation of . Lakehead is located halfway between
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...
and
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
. Its population is 469 as of the 2020 census, up from 461 from the 2010 census.
Lakehead was established as a CDP for the 2010 census, replacing part of Lakehead-Lakeshore, California CDP.
History
In 2018, the western part of Lakehead was closed to the public due to the Carr Fire.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the CDP covers an area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km2), 4.7 square miles (12.1 km2) of it is land, and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2) of it (11.06%) is water.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Lakehead has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Lakehead had a population of 469. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lakehead was 401 (85.5%)
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...
, 1 (0.2%)
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
Pacific Islander
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, 14 (3.0%) from other races, and 40 (8.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25 persons (5.3%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 228 households, out of which 17 (7.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 81 (35.5%) were married-couple households, 19 (8.3%) were
cohabiting
Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...
couple households, 48 (21.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 80 (35.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 99 households (43.4%) were one person, and 49 (21.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.06. There were 113
families
Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(49.6% of all households).
The age distribution was 62 people (13.2%) under the age of 18, 8 people (1.7%) aged 18 to 24, 64 people (13.6%) aged 25 to 44, 173 people (36.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 162 people (34.5%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 58.2years. For every 100 females, there were 126.6 males.
There were 360 housing units at an average density of , of which 228 (63.3%) were occupied. Of these, 175 (76.8%) were owner-occupied, and 53 (23.2%) were occupied by renters.
As of March 2019 there were over 700 registered voters in Lakehead.
Politics
In the
state legislature
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Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
* The legislative branches of ...
Lakehead is in , and .
Federally, Lakehead is in .