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 ...
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
, United States. Calpine sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Calpine's population was 223.
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 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), 99.69% of it land and 0.31% of it water.
History
The town was founded to support the Davies-Johnson Lumber Mill around 1919. From 1921 until 1940, a branch of the
Western Pacific Railroad
The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California. WP's Feather River Route dire ...
served the town and the mill, working out of
Portola, California
Portola ( ) is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, down from 2,227 at the 2000 census. Portola is located on the Middle Fork of the Feather River and was named a ...
. The timber stocks were gone by 1939 and the mill closed soon after.
The name could be an abbreviation of the surname McAlpine.
Demographics
Calpine 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 ...
The 2020 United States census reported that Calpine had a population of 223. The population density was . The racial makeup of Calpine was 200 (89.7%)
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 ...
, 0 (0.0%)
African American
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Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, Pacificans, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe th ...
, 2 (0.9%) from other races, and 21 (9.4%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino
''Hispanic'' and '' Latino'' are ethnonyms used to refer collectively to the inhabitants of the United States who are of Spanish or Latin American ancestry (). While many use the terms interchangeably, for example, the United States Census Bureau ...
of any race were 18 persons (8.1%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 112 households, out of which 30 (26.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 57 (50.9%) were married-couple households, 7 (6.3%) 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, 20 (17.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 28 (25.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 32 households (28.6%) were one person, and 12 (10.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.99. There were 67
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 ...
(59.8% of all households).
The age distribution was 40 people (17.9%) under the age of 18, 4 people (1.8%) aged 18 to 24, 44 people (19.7%) aged 25 to 44, 72 people (32.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 63 people (28.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 50.8years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males.
There were 164 housing units at an average density of , of which 112 (68.3%) were occupied. Of these, 84 (75.0%) were owner-occupied, and 28 (25.0%) were occupied by renters.
Politics
In the
state legislature
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Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
* The legislative branches of ...
, Calpine is in , and .
Federally, Calpine is in .