Igo, California

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Igo is an unincorporated community 9 miles west of Redding, CA. Its population is 103 as of the 2020 census. Its ZIP Code is 96047. Wired Telephone numbers follow the pattern 530-396-xxxx. It has a neighboring town of Ono, which is four miles west of Igo. It is also home to the Northern California Veterans Cemetery, [1] dedicated in December 2005. It has a post office, elementary school, general store, and a restaurant/banquet hall.

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The name Igo may be derived from an unidentified Native American language. [2] According to folk etymology, Igo was named from the question "I go?" frequently asked by a miner's son who liked to accompany his father to work. Igo was founded in 1849 as a mining town in the Igo-Ono Mining District. [3]

Politics

In the state legislature Igo is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Ted Gaines, and in the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Brian Dahle.

Federally, Igo is in California's 1st congressional district , represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa. [4]

Igo, California, and its neighboring community Ono, share a community newsletter, the Umbrella available online at http://www.igoono.com/

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Igo has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. [5]

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References

  1. "California Veterans Cemetery". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  2. Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 26. ISBN   9780486483603.
  3. Remington, Frank L. (September 8, 1969). "Take a Good Look at the US Map. Towns Have the Craziest Names". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. Climate Summary for Igo, California

40°30′20″N122°32′30″W / 40.505556°N 122.541667°W / 40.505556; -122.541667