Calpine, California

Calpine is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States.^[2] Calpine sits at an elevation of 5,689 feet (1,734 m).^[2] The 2020 United States census reported Calpine's population was 223.

Calpine
census-designated place
Location of Calpine in Sierra County, California.
Calpine Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 39°39′59″N 120°26′23″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sierra
Area [1]
• Total	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
• Land	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.31%
Elevation [2]	4,935 ft (1,504 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	223
• Density	314.08/sq mi (121.29/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
FIPS code	06-10004
GNIS feature ID	2582957
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calpine, California

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), 99.69% of it land and 0.31% of it water.

History

The town was founded to support the Davies-Johnson Lumber Mill around 1919. From 1921 until 1940, a branch of the Western Pacific Railroad served the town and the mill, working out of Portola, California. The timber stocks were gone by 1939 and the mill closed soon after.

The name could be an abbreviation of the surname McAlpine.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	205		—
2020	223		8.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1850–1870[5][6] 1880-1890[7] 1900[8] 1910[9] 1920[10] 1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19]

Calpine first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[19]

2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Calpine had a population of 223. The population density was 314.1 inhabitants per square mile (121.3/km²). The racial makeup of Calpine was 200 (89.7%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2 (0.9%) from other races, and 21 (9.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18 persons (8.1%).^[20]

The whole population lived in households. There were 112 households, out of which 30 (26.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 57 (50.9%) were married-couple households, 7 (6.3%) were cohabiting couple households, 20 (17.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 28 (25.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 32 households (28.6%) were one person, and 12 (10.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.99.^[20] There were 67 families (59.8% of all households).^[21]

The age distribution was 40 people (17.9%) under the age of 18, 4 people (1.8%) aged 18 to 24, 44 people (19.7%) aged 25 to 44, 72 people (32.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 63 people (28.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males.^[20]

There were 164 housing units at an average density of 231.0 units per square mile (89.2 units/km²), of which 112 (68.3%) were occupied. Of these, 84 (75.0%) were owner-occupied, and 28 (25.0%) were occupied by renters.^[20]

Politics

In the state legislature, Calpine is in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,^[22] and the 1st Assembly district, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.^[23]

Federally, Calpine is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.^[24]