Johnstonville, California

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Johnstonville
census-designated place
Lassen County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Johnstonville Highlighted 0637484.svg
Location of Johnstonville in Lassen County, California.
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Johnstonville
Location in California
Coordinates: 40°23′04″N120°35′15″W / 40.38444°N 120.58750°W / 40.38444; -120.58750
CountryUnited States
State California
County Lassen County
Area
[1]
 • Total
8.631 sq mi (22.354 km2)
 • Land8.589 sq mi (22.245 km2)
 • Water0.042 sq mi (0.109 km2)  0.49%
Elevation
[2]
4,131 ft (1,259 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
973
 • Density110/sq mi (44/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature IDs1658868; 2583042
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnstonville, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnstonville, California

Johnstonville (formerly, Toadtown) is a census-designated place [3] in Lassen County, California. [2] It is located 4.5 miles (7 km) east-southeast of Susanville, [4] at an elevation of 4131 feet (1259 m). [2] Its population is 973 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,024 from the 2010 census.

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The place was founded as Toadtown by settlers in 1857. [4] The name reflected the abundance of toads at the place. [4] A post office operated at Johnstonville from 1902 to 1943. [4] The name honors Robert Johnston, who helped develop the town. [4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.4 km2), of which over 99% is land. [1]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Johnstonville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 1,024—
2020 973−5.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2010 [7]

Johnstonville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. [7]

The 2020 United States census reported that Johnstonville had a population of 973. The population density was 113.3 inhabitants per square mile (43.7/km2). The racial makeup of Johnstonville was 791 (81.3%) White, 4 (0.4%) African American, 24 (2.5%) Native American, 14 (1.4%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 51 (5.2%) from other races, and 88 (9.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 134 persons (13.8%). [8]

The whole population lived in households. There were 358 households, out of which 108 (30.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 208 (58.1%) were married-couple households, 29 (8.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 71 (19.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 50 (14.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 56 households (15.6%) were one person, and 27 (7.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72. [8] There were 274 families (76.5% of all households). [9]

The age distribution was 204 people (21.0%) under the age of 18, 75 people (7.7%) aged 18 to 24, 216 people (22.2%) aged 25 to 44, 276 people (28.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 202 people (20.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.9 males. [8]

There were 403 housing units at an average density of 46.9 units per square mile (18.1 units/km2), of which 358 (88.8%) were occupied. Of these, 289 (80.7%) were owner-occupied, and 69 (19.3%) were occupied by renters. [8]

Politics

In the state legislature, Johnstonville is in the 1st senatorial district , represented by Republican Megan Dahle, [10] and the 1st Assembly district , represented by Republican Heather Hadwick. [11]

Federally, Johnstonville is in California's 1st congressional district , represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa. [12]

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnstonville, California
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnstonville, California
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 389. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.
  5. ↑ Climate Summary for Johnstonville, California
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Johnstonville CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Johnstonville CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  12. ↑ "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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