| Tehama County, California | |
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| Founded | 1856 |
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| Seat | Red Bluff |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
2,962 sq mi (7,672 km²) 11 sq mi (28 km²), 0.38% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
56,039 18/sq mi (7/km²) |
| Website: www.co.tehama.ca.us | |
Tehama County (pronounced teh-HAY-muh) is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. It is bisected by the Sacramento River. As of 2000 its population was 56,039. The county seat is Red Bluff.
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History
Tehama County was formed from parts of Butte, Colusa, and Shasta Counties in 1856.
The county is named for the City of Tehama. The origin of the name is not known. Suggested possible roots are the Arabic word tehama ("hot low-lands"), the Spanish word tejamanil (shingle), or "high water" in the dialect of local Native Americans.
The first permanent settlers in the area that is now Tehama County, were Robert Hasty Thomes, Albert Gallatin Toomes, William George Chard, and Job Francis Dye. The four men were each given land grants by the government of Mexico in 1844. Thomes received Rancho Saucos, Toomes received Rancho Rio de los Molinos, Chard received Rancho Las Flores, and Dye received Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos. Later in the same year Josiah Belden received Rancho Barranca Colorado.[1]
Famous early figures include Kit Carson, who took part in a fight that gave name to Bloody Island and Battle Creek, Jedediah Smith, John Fremont, and William B. Ide, the first and only president of the California Republic.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,962 square miles (7,672 km²), of which, 2,951 square miles (7,643 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (29 km²) of it (0.38%) is water. Watercourses in Tehama County include Dye Creek and Payne's Creek. A small part of Lassen Volcanic National Park extends into the northeast corner of the county.
Cities and towns
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- Capay
- Corning
- portions of Cottonwood
- Flournoy
- Gerber-Las Flores
- Kirkwood
- Lake California
- Los Molinos
- Manton
- Mill Creek
- Mineral
- Paskenta
- Rancho Tehama Reserve
- Red Bluff
- Tehama
- Vina
Adjacent counties
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| Mendocino County | Glenn County and Butte County |
National protected areas
- Lassen National Forest (part)
- Lassen Volcanic National Park (part)
- Mendocino National Forest (part)
- Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest (part)
Transportation Infrastructure
Major highways
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Public Transportation
Tehama Rural Area Express (TRAX) operates local service in Red Bluff and service to Los Molinos and Corning. Greyhound buses stop in Red Bluff.
Airports
Red Bluff Municipal Airport and Corning Municipal Airport are two general aviation airports.
Demographics
As of the census[4][page needed] of 2000, there were 56,039 people, 21,013 households, and 14,898 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 23,547 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.79% White, 0.57% Black or African American, 2.10% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 8.26% from other races, and 3.39% from two or more races. 15.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.4% were of German, 11.0% English, 9.6% Irish and 9.5% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 86.0% spoke English and 13.0% Spanish as their first language.
There were 21,013 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,206, and the median income for a family was $37,277. Males had a median income of $30,872 versus $22,864 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,793. About 13.0% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
| Year | GOP | DEM | Others |
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| 2008 | 60.1% 10,626 | 37.3% 6,597 | 2.5% 449 |
| 2004 | 66.4% 15,572 | 32.0% 7,504 | 1.6% 368 |
| 2000 | 63.6% 13,270 | 31.2% 6,507 | 5.2% 1,077 |
| 1996 | 50.3% 10,292 | 35.7% 7,290 | 14.0% 2,861 |
| 1992 | 35.4% 7,419 | 35.8% 7,508 | 28.9% 6,052 |
| 1988 | 56.5% 9,854 | 41.4% 7,213 | 2.1% 367 |
| 1984 | 62.8% 11,586 | 35.4% 6,527 | 1.9% 342 |
| 1980 | 59.1% 9,140 | 31.3% 4,832 | 6.6% 1,485 |
| 1976 | 44.8% 6,110 | 51.3% 6,990 | 3.9% 535 |
| 1972 | 48.7% 6,054 | 41.7% 5,175 | 9.6% 1,195 |
| 1968 | 47.3% 5,198 | 41.5% 4,565 | 11.2% 1,236 |
| 1964 | 39.5% 4,529 | 60.4% 6,928 | 0.1% 10 |
| 1960 | 50.0% 5,522 | 49.6% 5,483 | 0.4% 47 |
Tehama is a strongly Republican county in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Tehama is part of California's 2nd congressional district, which is held by Republican Wally Herger. In the state legislature Tehama is in the 2nd Assembly district, which is held by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and the 4th Senate district, which is held by Republican Sam Aanestad.
On November 4, 2008, Tehama County voted 72.7% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.[5]
References
- ^ E. J. Lewis ,1891,Tehama County History:A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago
- ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&_county=Tehama+County&_cityTown=Tehama+County&_state=05000US06103
- ^ http://www.mapzones.org/Tehama_County_California.html
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ County Results - Election Center 2008 - Elections & Politics from CNN.com
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