Lakehead-Lakeshore is an
unincorporated community
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and a former
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Shasta County,
California
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,
United States
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. The population was 549 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Lakehead is located at (40.901211, -122.392325).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP had a total area of , of which, of it was land and of it (6.15%) was water.
Demographics
Lakehead-Lakeshore first appeared as a
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 ...
in the
2000 U.S. Census.
[ It was renamed to Lakehead Cprior to the 2010 U.S. Census.][
]
2000
As of the census
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White
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, 0.18% African American
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, 3.64% Native American, 1.46% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 2.55% of the population.
There were 240 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples
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living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.63.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,316, and the median income for a family was $31,316. Males had a median income of $21,027 versus $38,333 for females. The per capita income
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for the CDP was $17,326. About 9.4% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
In the summer, Lakehead can have over 1,500 seasonal residents along with the other 549 residents.
Government
In the California State Legislature
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, Lakehead is in , and in .
In the United States House of Representatives
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, Lakehead is in .
References
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Former census-designated places in California
Unincorporated communities in Shasta County, California
Unincorporated communities in California