Mineral is an
unincorporated place
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in
Tehama County
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,
California
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,
United States
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. It has been part of a much larger
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 ...
since 1980, for which the population was 136 at the 2020 census, up from 123 at the 2010 census.
History
The community was named for
mineral spring
Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produce hard water, water that contains dissolved minerals. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the spring water during its passage un ...
s near the original town site. A post office at Mineral was established in 1894.
Geography
Mineral is located at (40.355686, -121.567333).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.25%) is water.
Climate
Mineral experiences warm and dry summers and cool, snowy winters. According to the
Köppen climate classification
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system, Mineral has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
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(''Csb'').
Demographics
Mineral first appeared as a
census designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the
2000 U.S. Census.
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2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Mineral had a population of 136. The population density was . The racial makeup of Mineral was 119 (87.5%) White
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, 2 (1.5%) African American
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, 3 (2.2%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander
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, 6 (4.4%) from other races, and 6 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 10 persons (7.4%).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, 14 (17.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 15 (18.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 18 households (22.5%) were one person, and 10 (12.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.7.[ There were 56 ]families
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(70.0% of all households).
The age distribution was 10 people (7.4%) under the age of 18, 6 people (4.4%) aged 18 to 24, 38 people (27.9%) aged 25 to 44, 29 people (21.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 53 people (39.0%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 59.8years. There were 75 males and 61 females.[
There were 396 housing units at an average density of , of which 80 (20.2%) were occupied. Of these, 58 (72.5%) were owner-occupied, and 22 (27.5%) were occupied by renters.][
]
2010
At the 2010 census Mineral had a population of 123. The population density was 2.8 people per square mile (1.1/km). The racial makeup of Mineral was 115 (93.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (0.8%) Native American, 1 (0.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1 (0.8%) from other races, and 5 (4.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4 people (3.3%).
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 64 households, 11 (17.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 36 (56.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 0 (0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3 (4.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 24 households (37.5%) were one person and 6 (9.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.92. There were 36 families (56.3% of households); the average family size was 2.53.
The age distribution was 19 people (15.4%) under the age of 18, 2 people (1.6%) aged 18 to 24, 21 people (17.1%) aged 25 to 44, 53 people (43.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 28 people (22.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 50.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.
There were 466 housing units at an average density of 10.5 per square mile, of the occupied units 40 (62.5%) were owner-occupied and 24 (37.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.0%. 73 people (59.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 50 people (40.7%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the 2000 census, the median household income was $39,107 and the median family income was $42,813. Males had a median income of $40,938 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,865. There were 10.4% of families and 12.1% of the population living below the poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 3.8% of under eighteens and 27.8% of those over 64.
Politics
In the California State Legislature, Tehama County is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Megan Dahle, and the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher.
Federally, Mineral is in .
References
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Census-designated places in Tehama County, California
Census-designated places in California