Tuttletown (formerly, Mormon Gulch and Tuttleville) is a

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(CDP) in

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. It is located on State Route 49 near the

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community of Columbia. Tuttletown sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Tuttletown's population was 787.

History

Tuttletown is registered as a

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. The community was originally known as Mormon Gulch, because of a company of

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s who began mining gold there in 1848. Toward the end of the summer, however, Judge A. A. H. Tuttle settled at the place and built a log cabin. His tavern became the focal point of the village that became Tuttletown.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of 7.4 square miles (19.1 km), 99.91% of it land and 0.09% of it water.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Tuttletown had a population of 787. The population density was . The racial makeup of Tuttletown was 637 (80.9%)

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, 8 (1.0%)

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, 17 (2.2%) Native American, 11 (1.4%) Asian, 3 (0.4%)

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, 21 (2.7%) from other races, and 90 (11.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 81 persons (10.3%). The census reported that 768 people (97.6% of the population) lived in households, 19 (2.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 331 households, out of which 86 (26.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 183 (55.3%) were married-couple households, 29 (8.8%) were

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couple households, 58 (17.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 61 (18.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 69 households (20.8%) were one person, and 43 (13.0%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32. There were 238

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(71.9% of all households). The age distribution was 137 people (17.4%) under the age of 18, 33 people (4.2%) aged 18 to 24, 154 people (19.6%) aged 25 to 44, 246 people (31.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 217 people (27.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 52.5years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. There were 374 housing units at an average density of , of which 331 (88.5%) were occupied. Of these, 301 (90.9%) were owner-occupied, and 30 (9.1%) were occupied by renters.

California Historical Landmark

Tuttletownis a

. California Historical Landmark number 124 reads: :''NO. 124 TUTTLETOWN - This early-day stopping place for men and mounts was named for Judge Anson A. H. Tuttle, who built the first log cabin here in 1848. Stones used in the base for the plaque are from the old Swerer store built in 1854, remains of which still exist (1949). Mark Twain traded here. Tuttletown Hotel, built in 1852 and still standing in 1949, was last operated by John Edwards. ''californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmarks chl-124
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