Igo, California

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Igo, California
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Census-designated place
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Igo, California
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Igo, California
Igo, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°30′20″N122°32′30″W / 40.50556°N 122.54167°W / 40.50556; -122.54167
Country United States
State California
County Shasta County
Area
[1]
 • Total1.017 sq mi (2.63 km2)
 • Land0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
 • Water1.016 sq mi (2.63 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total103
 • Density100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID225832 [2]

Igo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) 9 miles west of Redding, CA in Shasta County, California. 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, [3] 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. [4] 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. [5]

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. [6]

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. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 103—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1850–1870 [9] [10] 1880-1890 [11]
1900 [12] 1910 [13] 1920 [14]
1930 [15] 1940 [16] 1950 [17]
1960 [18] 1970 [19] 1980 [20]
1990 [21] 2000 [22] 2010 [23] 2020 [24]

Igo first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [25]

2020 Census

Igo CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [24] % 2020
White alone (NH)10375.73%
Black or African American alone (NH)10.97%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)32.91%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.97%
Other race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1413.59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)65.83%
Total103100.00%

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  2. 1 2 "Igo". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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