Shingletown is a
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
Shasta County, California
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, United States. Its population is 2,442, as of the 2020 census.
Shingletown is a town located along
California State Route 44
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in the hills just below
Mount Lassen
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. Shingletown has a history of logging large timber, including pine, fir and cedar. It is also known as "The Gateway to Lassen".
Shingletown was originally named Shingle Camp, for the workers who cut roofing slats from timber to supply miners during the Gold Rush era.
Geography
Shingletown is located at ,
in
Northern California
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, near
Lassen Volcanic National Park
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.
As of 2019, the state of California classifies the population of Shingletown as living in a "Very High fire Hazard Severity Zone".
Cal Fire
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plans to trim 1,124 acres of vegetation along Highway 44, the main road through the town, as the highest priority fire safety project in the state.
Demographics
Shingletown 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
2000 U.S. Census.
[
]
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Shingletown had a population of 2,442. The population density was . The racial makeup of Shingletown was 85.8% White
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, 0.2% African American
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, 2.6% Native American
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, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander
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, 1.6% from other races
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, and 8.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 6.6% of the population.cohabiting
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couple households, 21.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 29.0% of households were one person, and 18.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24.[ There were 692 ]families
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(63.5% of all households).
The age distribution was 14.8% under the age of 18, 4.1% aged 18 to 24, 16.8% aged 25 to 44, 31.5% aged 45 to 64, and 32.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 57.1years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males.[
There were 1,298 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,090 (84.0%) were occupied. Of these, 83.5% were owner-occupied, and 16.5% were occupied by renters.][
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $74,242, and the ]per capita income
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was $43,574. About 1.4% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line.
Politics
In the state legislature
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* The legislative branches of ...
, Shingletown is located in , and .
Federally, Shingletown is in .
Economy
Shingletown is home to KRDG
KRDG is a commercial radio station licensed to Shingletown, California, broadcasting to Shasta County and Tehama County
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and KYTO, two radio stations covering Redding and the surrounding area.
Shingletown had a public-use general aviation
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airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of town. It covered an area of and had one runway
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. It was closed on October 1, 2002, for safety reasons.
Notable people
*Greg Cadaret
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, former professional baseball player
*Lynsi Snyder
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, owner of In-N-Out Burger
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References
External links
Regional Traffic Cameras & Road Weather Information
(includin
from Caltrans
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Shingletown
quadrangle (USGS
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7.5min map) from the state of California's Cal-Atlas website
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Census-designated places in Shasta County, California
Census-designated places in California