Plymouth, California

Plymouth
City
Main Street in Plymouth
Nickname:  Gateway to Shenandoah Valley
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Coordinates: 38°28′55″N120°50′41″W / 38.48194°N 120.84472°W / 38.48194; -120.84472
Country	United States
State	California
County	Amador
Settled	1853
Incorporated	February 8, 1917 [1]
Government
•  Mayor	Marianne Akerland
• Vice Mayor	Douglas Sim
• City Manager	Margaret Roberts
•  State Senate State Assembly	Angelique Ashby (D) [2] Joe Patterson (R) [3]
•  U. S. Congress	Mike Thompson (D) [4]
Area [5]
• Total	2.60 sq mi (6.74 km2)
• Land	2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  1.34%
Elevation [6]	1,083 ft (330 m)
Population  (2020) [7]
• Total	1,078
• Density	410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95669
Area code	209
FIPS code	06-57834
GNIS feature IDs	277579, 2411446
Website	www.cityofplymouth.org

Plymouth (formerly Puckerville, Pokerville, and Poker Camp) ^[8] is a city in Amador County, California, United States. The population was 1,078 at the 2020 census. ^[9] The town was originally named Pokerville, when it was settled during the time of the gold rush. Plymouth is commonly now known as a "Gateway to Shenandoah Valley", a popular wine-producing region in the Sierra foothills. Plymouth is home to the number one Country County Fair in the state of CA and to a wonderful community of people who value their rural lifestyle.

Geography

Plymouth is located at 38°28′55″N120°50′41″W / 38.48194°N 120.84472°W / 38.48194; -120.84472 ^[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 square kilometers), of which 98.66 percent is land and 1.34 percent is water.

History

A post office was opened in 1871. ^[8] The city incorporated in 1917. ^[8] The Plymouth Trading Post is a registered as California Historical Landmark #41. ^[11]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Plymouth has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. ^[12]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	740		—
1890	768		3.8%
1920	657		—
1930	343		−47.8%
1940	460		34.1%
1950	382		−17.0%
1960	489		28.0%
1970	501		2.5%
1980	699		39.5%
1990	811		16.0%
2000	980		20.8%
2010	1,005		2.6%
2020	1,078		7.3%
2019 (est.)	1,076	[13]	7.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [14]

The 2020 United States census reported that Plymouth had a population of 1,078. The population density was 406.9 inhabitants per square mile (157.1/km²). The racial makeup of Plymouth was 70.0% White, 0.6% African American, 2.6% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 10.7% from other races, and 14.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.4% of the population.

The Census reported that 98.5% of the population lived in households, 1.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and none were institutionalized.

There were 430 households, out of which 28.1% included children under the age of 18, 50.5% were married-couple households, 7.2% were cohabiting couple households, 25.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.0% of households were one person, and 13.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47. There were 298 families (69.3% of all households).

The age distribution was 19.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% aged 18 to 24, 22.3% aged 25 to 44, 27.6% aged 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males.

There were 503 housing units at an average density of 189.9 units per square mile (73.3 units/km²), of which 430 (85.5%) were occupied. Of these, 65.8% were owner-occupied, and 34.2% were occupied by renters. ^{[15] [16]}

References

1. "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
2. "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
3. "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
4. "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
5. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
6. "Plymouth". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 24, 2007.
7. "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
8. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 540. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.
9. "Plymouth city, California Census Data 2020". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
10. .U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plymouth, California
11. "Big Bar". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
12. Climate Summary for Plymouth, California
13. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
14. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
15. "Plymouth city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
16. "Plymouth city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plymouth, California

External links

• Official website
• Historic Hwy 49.com: Plymouth, California