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
Placer County, California
Placer County ( ; ''Placer'', Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 404,739. The county seat is Auburn.
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, United States. It is located at the western edge of the county, along State Route 65. Sheridan is northwest of Lincoln. The population was 1,238 at the 2010 census.
History
Sheridan was originally known by the name Union Shed, before it was renamed for
Philip Sheridan
Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-i ...
around the time of the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
. The Sheridan post office opened in 1868, closed for a time in 1870, and re-opened.
Governance
Sheridan is governed by the
Placer County
Placer County ( ; ''Placer'', Spanish language, Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was ...
Board of Supervisors. The Supervisor currently elected to the Sheridan area district is Robert Weygandt. The Sheridan area has its own Municipal Advisory Committee (Sheridan MAC) which serves as an advisory board to the County's Board of Supervisors.
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 26.0 square miles (67.5 km), 99.98% of it land, and 0.02% of it water.
Climate
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Sheridan had a population of 1,385. The population density was . The racial makeup of Sheridan was 952 (68.7%)
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 ...
, 13 (0.9%)
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 161 (11.6%) from other races, and 219 (15.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 343 persons (24.8%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 439 households, out of which 153 (34.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 251 (57.2%) were married-couple households, 29 (6.6%) 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, 78 (17.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 81 (18.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 82 households (18.7%) were one person, and 38 (8.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.15. There were 324
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 ...
(73.8% of all households).
The age distribution was 319 people (23.0%) under the age of 18, 117 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 330 people (23.8%) aged 25 to 44, 366 people (26.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 253 people (18.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 41.4years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males.
There were 466 housing units at an average density of , of which 439 (94.2%) were occupied. Of these, 353 (80.4%) were owner-occupied, and 86 (19.6%) were occupied by renters.