Everything about Mount Shasta California totally explained
Mount Shasta is a city in
Siskiyou County, California, located at around 3,600 ft (1,100 m) on the flanks of
Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark. The city is less than 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the summit of its namesake volcano. As of the
2000 Census the city had a total population of 3,621.
Commerce and tourism
Located in the
Shasta Cascade area of
Northern California, Mount Shasta is a popular destination for tourists. Visitors use Mount Shasta as a base to engage in
trout fishing in the nearby
Sacramento,
McCloud Rivers, or come to see and
climb Mount Shasta,
Castle Crags or the
Trinity Alps. Visitors also engage in nearby skiing (both
alpine and
cross-country), or bike or
hike to the waterfalls, streams and lakes in the area, including nearby
Mossbrae Falls,
Lake Siskiyou,
Castle Lake and
Shasta Lake. The typical depth to
groundwater is quite shallow in the predominant alluvium.
The town is placed on the distal gently sloping southwest flanks of
Mount Shasta, with the chief surficial soils being
Quaternary alluvium. This alluvium is adjacent to and probably underlain by
volcaniclastic rock deposited by Mount Shasta in the course of its development. Groundwater elevation is approximately at the elevation of the underlying native black
peat soil. Where it occurs this peat, of approximately two feet thickness, is underlain by stream deposit sands and gravels.
Climate
With
Mount Shasta to the east forcing moisture out of the air as it ascends and cools, and the dip in the
Klamath Mountains allowing more moisture to reach inland, Mount Shasta gets more precipitation than the semiarid region to the north. This means that in the winter, Mount Shasta gets 104" (264
cm) of snowfall despite its low 3,600 ft. (1,097 m) elevation (
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Weed, which gets only 20" (52.8 cm) (
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| Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Rec High °F | 65 |
71 |
80 |
86 |
94 |
98 |
100 |
105 |
103 |
93 |
80 |
72
|
| Norm High °F | 44.2 |
47.6 |
52.1 |
59.2 |
67.3 |
75.5 |
83.2 |
82.6 |
76 |
64.4 |
49.9 |
43.8
|
| Norm Low °F | 26.4 |
28.7 |
30.3 |
33.3 |
39 |
44.9 |
48.9 |
47.5 |
42.9 |
36.6 |
29.9 |
25.8
|
| Rec Low °F | -2 |
1 |
11 |
14 |
21 |
25 |
31 |
34 |
25 |
19 |
9 |
-5
|
| Precip (in) | 7.06 |
6.45 |
5.81 |
2.65 |
1.87 |
0.99 |
0.39 |
0.43 |
0.87 |
2.21 |
5.08 |
5.35
|
| Source: USTravelWeather.com (External Link) |
Demographics
As of the
census of
2000, there were 3,621 people, 1,669 households, and 926 families residing in the city. The
population density was 967.5 people per square mile (373.8/km²). There were 1,798 housing units at an average density of 480.4/sq mi (185.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.77%
White, 1.52%
Black or
African American, 0.44%
Native American, 1.63%
Asian, 0.14%
Pacific Islander, 2.13% from
other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. 5.83% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There are 1,669 households out of which 27.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% are
married couples living together, 12.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% are non-families. 38.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.14 and the average family size is 2.83.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.5 males.
The median
income for a household in the city is $26,500, and the median income for a family is $37,313. Males have a median income of $37,697 versus $18,708 for females. The
per capita income for the city is $20,629. 19.4% of the population and 14.9% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.5% of those under the age of 18 and 11.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Politics
In the
state legislature Mount Shasta is located in the 4th
Senate District, represented by
Republican Sam Aanestad, and in the 2nd
Assembly District, represented by Republican
Doug LaMalfa. Federally, Mount Shasta is located in
California's 2nd congressional district, which has a
Cook PVI of R +13 and is represented by Republican
Wally Herger.
Notable Residents
- Former NFL defensive star Jason Sehorn is a 1989 graduate of Mount Shasta High School.
- Writer Anita Loos, author of the screenplay Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, was born in Sisson (now Mount Shasta) in 1888.
- Sherrie Russell Meline, the artist whose painting of a Ross's Goose was selected for the 2006-2007 Federal Duck Stamp, lives in Mount Shasta.
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