Old Station was once a stagecoach stop on the trail from Sacramento to Yreka in 1857. It was also a temporary military post while soldiers patrolled the stage road. Old Station also sits on an alternate route of the historic Nobles Immigrant Trail to California that was used by gold seekers around 1852. It now has mostly traveler services including 1 gas station, 3 general stores, , and many campgrounds. It is the southern gateway to the Hat Creek Recreation Area. It is home to Subway Cave, the largest lava tube formed by the local lava eruption from vents near Old Station. There is a two mile Spatter Cone trail that leads from a United States Forest Service trailhead just off Highway 89/44.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Old Station had a population of 51. The population density was 23.0 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Old Station was 49 White, 0 African American, 1 Native American, 0 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 0 from other races, and 1 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2 persons. The Census reported that 51 people lived in households, 0 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 were institutionalized. There were 29 households, out of which 1 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 12 were opposite-sex married couplesliving together, 1 had a female householder with no husband present, 2 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 12 households were made up of individuals and 5 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.76. There were 15 families ; the average family size was 2.33. The population was spread out with 1 people under the age of 18, 1 people aged 18 to 24, 3 people aged 25 to 44, 27 people aged 45 to 64, and 19 people who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.1 males. There were 99 housing units at an average density of 44.6 per square mile, of which 25 were owner-occupied, and 4 were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 10.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 42.9%. 45 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6 people lived in rental housing units.
Politics
In the state legislature Old Station is located in, and. Federally, Old Station is in.
