Plymouth (formerly Puckerville, Pokerville, and Poker Camp) is a city in

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, United States. The population was 1,078 at the 2020 census. The town was originally named Pokerville, when it was settled during the time of the

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. Plymouth is commonly now known as a "Gateway to

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", a popular wine-producing region in the Sierra foothills. Plymouth is home to the number one Country County Fair in the state of CA and to a wonderful community of people who value their rural lifestyle.

Geography

Plymouth is located at According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which 98.51 percent is land and 0.49 percent is water.

History

A post office was opened in 1871. The city incorporated in 1917. The Plymouth Trading Post is a registered as

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#41.

Climate

According to the

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system, Plymouth has a

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, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Plymouth had a population of 1,078. The population density was . The racial makeup of Plymouth was 70.0%

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, 0.6%

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, 2.6% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.6%

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, 10.7% from other races, and 14.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.4% of the population. The Census reported that 98.5% of the population lived in households, 1.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and none were institutionalized. There were 430 households, out of which 28.1% included children under the age of 18, 50.5% were married-couple households, 7.2% were

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couple households, 25.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.0% of households were one person, and 13.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47. There were 298

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(69.3% of all households). The age distribution was 19.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% aged 18 to 24, 22.3% aged 25 to 44, 27.6% aged 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 46.8years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. There were 503 housing units at an average density of , of which 430 (85.5%) were occupied. Of these, 65.8% were owner-occupied, and 34.2% were occupied by renters.

References

External links

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Historic Hwy 49.com: Plymouth, California
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