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Sattley, formerly known as Church's Corners, is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a 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 counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
in Sierra County,
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
, United States. Sattley is located on
California State Route 49 State Route 49 (SR 49) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants ...
and
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southwest of Loyalton. According to the Sattley-Sierraville community association, it was named after resident Harriet Sattley Church. The community board also states that the town was founded in 1881 by Eric Amen, a wealthy prospector. The post office in Sattley opened in 1884.


Geography

According to the
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, the CDP covers an area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km), 99.91% of it land and 0.09% of it water


Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Sattley had a population of 49. The
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was 23.9 people per square mile (9.2/km). The racial makeup of Sattley was 48 (98.0%)
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, 0 (0.0%)
African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
, 1 (2.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)
Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/racial term, it is used to describe the original peoples—inhabitants and diasporas—of any of the three major subregions of Ocea ...
, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 0 (0.0%) from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1 persons (2.0%). The Census reported that 49 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 25 households, out of which 4 (16.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 10 (40.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4 (16.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 0 (0%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships POSSLQ ( , plural POSSLQs) is an abbreviation (or acronym) for "Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters", a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of ...
, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 11 households (44.0%) were made up of individuals, and 3 (12.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96. There were 14
families Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
(56.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.71. The population was spread out, with 9 people (18.4%) under the age of 18, 2 people (4.1%) aged 18 to 24, 11 people (22.4%) aged 25 to 44, 22 people (44.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 5 people (10.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. There were 34 housing units at an average density of 16.6 per square mile (6.4/km), of which 15 (60.0%) were owner-occupied, and 10 (40.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 32 people (65.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 17 people (34.7%) lived in rental housing units.


Politics

In the state legislature, Sattley is in , and . Federally, Sattley is in .


References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Sierra County, California Census-designated places in California