Tennant, California

Tennant is a census-designated place (CDP) in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Its population is 63 as of the 2020 census, up from 41 from the 2010 census.

Tennant
Unincorporated Community Census Designated Place
Location in Siskiyou County and the state of California
Tennant Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°35′6″N 121°54′42″W
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	Siskiyou
Area [1]
• Total	0.339 sq mi (0.880 km2)
• Land	0.339 sq mi (0.879 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.001 km2)  0.14%
Elevation	4,797 ft (1,462 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	63
• Density	190/sq mi (72/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	96012
Area code	530
FIPS code	06-78176
GNIS feature ID	1659968

History

The town was funded in 1921, and named after John Tennant who was an official for the Long Bell Lumber logging company, which ran logging operations in the area until the 1950s.^[2]

Geography

Tennant is located at 41°35′6″N 121°54′42″W (41.585003, -121.911794).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), 99.86% of it land and 0.14% of it water.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tennant has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	41		—
2020	63		53.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1860–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8] 1900[9] 1910[10] 1920[11] 1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20]

Tennant first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census.^[19]

The 2020 United States census reported that Tennant had a population of 63. The population density was 185.8 inhabitants per square mile (71.7/km²). The racial makeup of Tennant was 56 (89%) White and 7 (11%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5 persons (8%).^[21]

There were 40 households, of which 15 (38%) were families and 24 (60%) were one person living alone.^[22] The median age was 62.5 years.^[21]

There were 97 housing units at an average density of 286.1 units per square mile (110.5 units/km²), of which 40 (41%) were occupied and 54 (56%) were used seasonally. Of the occupied housing units, 35 were owner-occupied, and 5 were occupied by renters.^[21]

As of the census^[23] of 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $10,750, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,929. There were 31.3% of families and 34.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 100.0% of under eighteens and 8.3% of those over 64.

100% of the population speaks English.^[24]

Politics

In the state legislature Tennant is in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,^[25] and the 1st Assembly district, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.^[26]

Federally, Tennant is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.^[27]