Weaverville, California


Weaverville is a census designated place and the county seat of Trinity County, California in the United States. The population was 3,600 at the 2010 census, up from 3,554 at the 2000 census.

History

Founded in 1850, Weaverville is a historic California Gold Rush town. Located at the foot of the current Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, Weaverville was once home to approximately 2,000 Chinese gold miners, and had its own Chinatown.
Logging and tourism were the economic mainstays of Weaverville for many years. The regional economy has been in steady decline for many years, with only a small uplift brought about by the global real estate bubble. Since 1990 the unemployment rate in the county has ranged from 4.3% in September 2018 to 25.0% in January 1992. The county's unemployment rate in July 2019 was 5.1%.

Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park

The Weaverville Joss House, a Taoist temple, was built in 1874 and is California's best preserved example of a Gold Rush-era Chinese place of worship. The temple is now the Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park, and its interior, including an intricately carved wooden altar, can be viewed by visitors.

Geography and climate

Weaverville is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all of it land.
Weaverville has a Mediterranean climate though owing to its inland valley location the town is wetter and observes much larger diurnal temperature variations, creating colder mornings, than considered prototypical for the climate type. The National Weather Service has had a cooperative weather station in Weaverville since 1894. Based on those records, average January temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of, whilst July temperatures average a maximum of and a minimum of. There are an average of 77.3 afternoons with highs of or higher, plus an average of 126.8 mornings with lows of or lower, although only two afternoons every three years fail to top freezing and only one morning every three years will fall to or below. The record high temperature was on August 4, 1932, and the record low temperature was on December 9, 1972.
Average annual precipitation is, with an average of 83 days annually with measurable precipitation. The most precipitation in one month was in December 2005, whilst the wettest “rain year” was from July 1982 to June 1983 with at least and the driest from July 1990 to June 1991 with – although the 1976–77 “rain year” with many days in May missing had a recorded total of only. The most precipitation in 24 hours was on January 4, 1982. Average annual snowfall is. The most snowfall in one month was in January 1950.

Demographics

2010

At the 2010 census Weaverville had a population of 3,600. The population density was 345.4 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Weaverville was 3,162 White, 11 African American, 152 Native American, 41 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, 38 from other races, and 195 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 255 people.
The census reported that 3,473 people lived in households, 61 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 66 were institutionalized.
There were 1,513 households, 440 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 622 were married couples living together, 185 had a female householder with no husband present, 112 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 145 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 12 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 473 households were one person and 196 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30. There were 919 families ; the average family size was 2.80.
The age distribution was 842 people under the age of 18, 247 people aged 18 to 24, 734 people aged 25 to 44, 1,109 people aged 45 to 64, and 668 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 44.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of 160.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 908 were owner-occupied and 605 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.8%. 2,089 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,384 people lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 3,554 people, 1,513 households, and 960 families in the CDP. The population density was 100.4 people per square mile. There were 1,653 housing units at an average density of 46.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.5% White, 0.3% African American, 2.9% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.3%.
Of the 1,513 households 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.3% of households were one person and 13.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.85.
The age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median household income was $30,319 and the median family income was $37,813. Males had a median income of $34,091 versus $24,722 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,297. About 13.2% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Weaverville is in, and in.
In the United States House of Representatives, Weaverville is in.

Cultural references