Sheridan, California

Sheridan is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.^[2] It is located at the western edge of the county, along State Route 65. Sheridan is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northwest of Lincoln.^[4] The population was 1,385 at the 2020 census.

Sheridan
census-designated place
Sheridan Position in California.
Coordinates: 38°59′10″N 121°22′32″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer
Area [1]
• Total	25.539 sq mi (66.145 km2)
• Land	25.533 sq mi (66.129 km2)
• Water	0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2)  0.02%
Elevation [2]	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,385
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95681
Area codes	530, 837
GNIS feature ID	2583137[2]

History

Sheridan was originally known by the name Union Shed, before it was renamed for Philip Sheridan around the time of the American Civil War.^[5] The Sheridan post office opened in 1868, closed for a time in 1870, and re-opened.^[4]

Governance

Sheridan is governed by the Placer County Board of Supervisors. The Supervisor currently elected to the Sheridan area district is Robert Weygandt. The Sheridan area has its own Municipal Advisory Committee (Sheridan MAC) which serves as an advisory board to the County's Board of Supervisors.^[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 25.5 square miles (66.1 km²), 99.98% of it land, and 0.02% of it water.

Climate

Climate data for Lincoln, California
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	76 (24)	83 (28)	89 (32)	97 (36)	105 (41)	113 (45)	111 (44)	112 (44)	113 (45)	104 (40)	89 (32)	79 (26)	113 (45)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	55 (13)	62 (17)	68 (20)	75 (24)	83 (28)	91 (33)	97 (36)	96 (36)	90 (32)	80 (27)	65 (18)	56 (13)	77 (25)
Daily mean °F (°C)	48 (9)	53 (12)	57.5 (14.2)	64.5 (18.1)	71.5 (21.9)	79 (26)	78 (26)	79.5 (26.4)	78 (26)	68 (20)	58 (14)	48 (9)	65.3 (18.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	39 (4)	43 (6)	46 (8)	49 (9)	55 (13)	60 (16)	64 (18)	62 (17)	59 (15)	52 (11)	45 (7)	40 (4)	51 (11)
Record low °F (°C)	20 (−7)	23 (−5)	26 (−3)	32 (0)	38 (3)	45 (7)	45 (7)	47 (8)	43 (6)	32 (0)	27 (−3)	17 (−8)	17 (−8)
Source: http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USCA0608

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,238		—
2020	1,385		11.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2010[8]

Sheridan first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[8]

The 2020 United States census reported that Sheridan had a population of 1,385. The population density was 54.2 inhabitants per square mile (20.9/km²). The racial makeup of Sheridan was 952 (68.7%) White, 13 (0.9%) African American, 25 (1.8%) Native American, 13 (0.9%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 161 (11.6%) from other races, and 219 (15.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 343 persons (24.8%).^[9]

The whole population lived in households. There were 439 households, out of which 153 (34.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 251 (57.2%) were married-couple households, 29 (6.6%) were cohabiting couple households, 78 (17.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 81 (18.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 82 households (18.7%) were one person, and 38 (8.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.15.^[9] There were 324 families (73.8% of all households).^[10]

The age distribution was 319 people (23.0%) under the age of 18, 117 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 330 people (23.8%) aged 25 to 44, 366 people (26.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 253 people (18.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males.^[9]

There were 466 housing units at an average density of 18.3 units per square mile (7.1 units/km²), of which 439 (94.2%) were occupied. Of these, 353 (80.4%) were owner-occupied, and 86 (19.6%) were occupied by renters.^[9]