Tuttletown, California

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Tuttletown
census-designated place
Historic American Buildings Survey Roger Sturtevant, Photographer Apr. 5, 1934 SOUTH ELEVATION (FRONT) - Swerer's Store, Tuttletown, Tuolumne County, CA HABS CAL,55-TUTTO,1-1.tif
Swerer's Store, Tuttletown
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Tuttletown
Position in California.
Coordinates: 38°00′25″N120°27′04″W / 38.00694°N 120.45111°W / 38.00694; -120.45111
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg California
County Tuolumne
Area
[1]
 • Total
7.357 sq mi (19.055 km2)
 • Land7.351 sq mi (19.038 km2)
 • Water0.0066 sq mi (0.017 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
[2]
1,440 ft (440 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
787
 • Density107/sq mi (41.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature IDs2583171; 1660047
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuttletown, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuttletown, California;
Reference no.124 [4]

Tuttletown (formerly, Mormon Gulch and Tuttleville) is a census-designated place (CDP) [5] in Tuolumne County, California. [2] It is located on State Route 49 near the gold rush community of Columbia. Tuttletown sits at an elevation of 1,047 feet (319 m). [2] The 2020 United States census reported Tuttletown's population was 787.

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History

Tuttletown is registered as a California Historical Landmark. [4] The community was originally known as Mormon Gulch, because of a company of Mormons who began mining gold there in 1848. Toward the end of the summer, however, Judge A. A. H. Tuttle settled at the place and built a log cabin. His tavern became the focal point of the village that became Tuttletown.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 7.4 square miles (19.1 km2), 99.91% of it land and 0.09% of it water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 668—
2020 78717.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1850–1870 [7] [8] 1880-1890 [9]
1900 [10] 1910 [11] 1920 [12]
1930 [13] 1940 [14] 1950 [15]
1960 [16] 1970 [17] 1980 [18]
1990 [19] 2000 [20] 2010 [21]

Tuttletown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. [21]

The 2020 United States census reported that Tuttletown had a population of 787. The population density was 107.1 inhabitants per square mile (41.4/km2). The racial makeup of Tuttletown was 637 (80.9%) White, 8 (1.0%) African American, 17 (2.2%) Native American, 11 (1.4%) Asian, 3 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 21 (2.7%) from other races, and 90 (11.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 81 persons (10.3%). [22]

The census reported that 768 people (97.6% of the population) lived in households, 19 (2.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. [22]

There were 331 households, out of which 86 (26.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 183 (55.3%) were married-couple households, 29 (8.8%) were cohabiting couple households, 58 (17.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 61 (18.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 69 households (20.8%) were one person, and 43 (13.0%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32. [22] There were 238 families (71.9% of all households). [23]

The age distribution was 137 people (17.4%) under the age of 18, 33 people (4.2%) aged 18 to 24, 154 people (19.6%) aged 25 to 44, 246 people (31.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 217 people (27.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. [22]

There were 374 housing units at an average density of 50.9 units per square mile (19.7 units/km2), of which 331 (88.5%) were occupied. Of these, 301 (90.9%) were owner-occupied, and 30 (9.1%) were occupied by renters. [22]

California Historical Landmark

Tuttletownis a California Historical Landmark. [24] California Historical Landmark number 124 reads:

NO. 124 TUTTLETOWN - This early-day stopping place for men and mounts was named for Judge Anson A. H. Tuttle, who built the first log cabin here in 1848. Stones used in the base for the plaque are from the old Swerer store built in 1854, remains of which still exist (1949). Mark Twain traded here. Tuttletown Hotel, built in 1852 and still standing in 1949, was last operated by John Edwards. [25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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: Tuttletown, California
  3. ↑ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Tuttletown". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuttletown, California
  6. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  8. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  9. ↑ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  10. ↑ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  11. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  12. ↑ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  13. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  14. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  15. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  16. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  17. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  18. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  19. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  20. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  21. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tuttletown CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Tuttletown CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  24. ↑ California Parks, California Historical Landmark
  25. ↑ californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmarks chl-124
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