Almanor, California

Almanor (formerly, Plumas Pines)[4] was a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States.[5] The population was 0 at the 2010 Census.[6] Almanor is located 7 miles (11.3 km) south-southeast of Chester.[4]

Almanor
census-designated place
Location in Plumas County and the state of California
Almanor
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W
Country United States
State California
CountyPlumas
Area
 • Total0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2)
 • Land0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation4,554 ft (1,388 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total0
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95947
Area code(s)530
FIPS code06-01094
GNIS feature IDs256193; 2407722
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California

History

The name comes from three daughters of Guy C. Earl, president of the Great Western Power Co.: "Alice", "Martha", and "Elinor".[4] The Almanor post office opened in 1926.[4]

Geography

Almanor is located at 40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W (40.216857, -121.177325),[7] on the south-west shoreline of Lake Almanor.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

As of the 2010 Census,[9] there were no people living in the CDP.

References
  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 19, 2017.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 351. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California
  6. "2010 Census P.L. 94-171 Summary File Data". United States Census Bureau.
  7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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