Sierraville (''Sierra'',
Spanish
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for "mountain range" and ''Ville'',
French for "town") is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Sierra County,
California
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, United States.
[ It is at the southern end of the huge ]Sierra Valley
Sierra Valley is a large mountain valley located east of the crest of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range in Plumas and Sierra Counties, north of Interstate 80.
Geography
An intermontane valley at approximately elevation, Sierra Va ...
which is used primarily as pasture and is also at the junction of 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 and it is known as the Golden Chain Highway. The road was initial ...
and California State Route 89
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southwest of Loyalton. Sierraville has a post office
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with ZIP code 96126. The post office opened under the name Sierra Valley in 1862 and became known as the Sierraville post office in 1899.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km), 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Sierraville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate
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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Demographics
Sierraville 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 2010 U.S. Census.[
The 2020 United States census reported that Sierraville had a population of 239. The population density was . The racial makeup of Sierraville was 200 (83.7%) ]White
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, 0 (0.0%) African American
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, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander
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, 12 (5.0%) from other races, and 27 (11.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30 persons (12.6%).cohabiting
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couple households, 31 (33.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 21 (22.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 36 households (38.3%) were one person, and 19 (20.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54.[ There were 51 ]families
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(54.3% of all households).
The age distribution was 45 people (18.8%) under the age of 18, 7 people (2.9%) aged 18 to 24, 49 people (20.5%) aged 25 to 44, 72 people (30.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 66 people (27.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 55.4years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males.[
There were 130 housing units at an average density of , of which 94 (72.3%) were occupied. Of these, 62 (66.0%) were owner-occupied, and 32 (34.0%) were occupied by renters.][
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Politics
In the state legislature
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Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
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, Sierraville is included in , and .
Federally, Sierraville is in .
References
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Census-designated places in Sierra County, California
Census-designated places in California
1862 establishments in California