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===Climate===
===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6&nbsp;°F. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Sierraville has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=812840&cityname=Sierraville%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Sierraville, California]</ref>
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6&nbsp;°F. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Sierraville has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=812840&cityname=Sierraville%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Sierraville, California]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Sierraville, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1909–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 69
|Feb record high F = 71
|Mar record high F = 78
|Apr record high F = 84
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 79
|Dec record high F = 70

|Jan avg record high F = 56.6
|Feb avg record high F = 60.0
|Mar avg record high F = 67.4
|Apr avg record high F = 74.4
|May avg record high F = 81.7
|Jun avg record high F = 88.2
|Jul avg record high F = 94.0
|Aug avg record high F = 92.8
|Sep avg record high F = 89.4
|Oct avg record high F = 81.3
|Nov avg record high F = 69.3
|Dec avg record high F = 57.3
|year avg record high F = 95.0

|Jan high F = 44.0
|Feb high F = 47.4
|Mar high F = 53.5
|Apr high F = 59.1
|May high F = 67.5
|Jun high F = 76.7
|Jul high F = 85.2
|Aug high F = 84.8
|Sep high F = 79.1
|Oct high F = 67.7
|Nov high F = 54.7
|Dec high F = 43.8
|year high F = 63.2

|Jan mean F = 31.0
|Feb mean F = 33.9
|Mar mean F = 39.2
|Apr mean F = 44.1
|May mean F = 51.6
|Jun mean F = 58.6
|Jul mean F = 65.2
|Aug mean F = 63.9
|Sep mean F = 58.2
|Oct mean F = 48.4
|Nov mean F = 38.8
|Dec mean F = 30.8
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 18.0
|Feb low F = 20.3
|Mar low F = 25.0
|Apr low F = 29.1
|May low F = 35.7
|Jun low F = 40.5
|Jul low F = 45.3
|Aug low F = 43.0
|Sep low F = 37.3
|Oct low F = 29.3
|Nov low F = 23.0
|Dec low F = 17.9
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 2.0
|Feb avg record low F = 5.8
|Mar avg record low F = 12.3
|Apr avg record low F = 19.4
|May avg record low F = 25.7
|Jun avg record low F = 30.3
|Jul avg record low F = 36.3
|Aug avg record low F = 33.4
|Sep avg record low F = 27.2
|Oct avg record low F = 19.2
|Nov avg record low F = 10.2
|Dec avg record low F = 1.2
|year avg record low F = -5.7

|Jan record low F = -34
|Feb record low F = -30
|Mar record low F = -15
|Apr record low F = 0
|May record low F = 15
|Jun record low F = 20
|Jul record low F = 23
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 14
|Oct record low F = 7
|Nov record low F = -13
|Dec record low F = -29

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|Jan precipitation inch = 3.59
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.84
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.41
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.51
|May precipitation inch = 0.94
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.45
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.31
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.27
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.39
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.33
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.23
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.05
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.1
|Feb precipitation days = 5.6
|Mar precipitation days = 6.4
|Apr precipitation days = 5.2
|May precipitation days = 4.0
|Jun precipitation days = 1.9
|Jul precipitation days = 0.9
|Aug precipitation days = 1.1
|Sep precipitation days = 1.6
|Oct precipitation days = 2.8
|Nov precipitation days = 3.7
|Dec precipitation days = 5.5

|Jan snow inch = 9.3
|Feb snow inch = 11.6
|Mar snow inch = 8.8
|Apr snow inch = 2.6
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.6
|Nov snow inch = 2.8
|Dec snow inch = 9.2
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|Jan snow days = 2.0
|Feb snow days = 2.6
|Mar snow days = 1.7
|Apr snow days = 1.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.4
|Nov snow days = 0.9
|Dec snow days = 2.3

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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = March 4, 2023
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==

Latest revision as of 17:42, 19 November 2024

Sierraville
census-designated place
Sierraville
Sierraville
Sierraville is located in California
Sierraville
Sierraville
Sierraville is located in the United States
Sierraville
Sierraville
Coordinates: 39°35′23″N 120°22′03″W / 39.58972°N 120.36750°W / 39.58972; -120.36750
Country United States
State California
CountySierra
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.021 sq mi (13.004 km2)
 • Land5.020 sq mi (13.002 km2)
 • Water0.001 sq mi (0.002 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
[2]
4,957 ft (1,511 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
239
 • Density48/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
96126
Area code530
GNIS feature IDs1660231; 2583141
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sierraville, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sierraville, California

Sierraville (Sierra, Spanish for "mountain range" and Ville, French for "town") is a census-designated place[4] in Sierra County, California, United States.[2] It is at the southern end of the huge Sierra Valley which is used primarily as pasture and is also at the junction of California State Route 49 and California State Route 89 southwest of Loyalton. Sierraville has a post office with ZIP code 96126.[5] The post office opened under the name Sierra Valley in 1862 and became known as the Sierraville post office in 1899.[6] The population was 200 as of the 2010 census.

It is the site of the only traffic signal (a flashing red light) in Sierra County. In the winter of 2007, it was removed after an automobile accident and was replaced in the fall of 2008.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km2), 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water.

Climate

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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, Sierraville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]

Climate data for Sierraville, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1909–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 69
(21) 		71
(22) 		78
(26) 		84
(29) 		94
(34) 		101
(38) 		104
(40) 		104
(40) 		100
(38) 		92
(33) 		79
(26) 		70
(21) 		104
(40)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 56.6
(13.7) 		60.0
(15.6) 		67.4
(19.7) 		74.4
(23.6) 		81.7
(27.6) 		88.2
(31.2) 		94.0
(34.4) 		92.8
(33.8) 		89.4
(31.9) 		81.3
(27.4) 		69.3
(20.7) 		57.3
(14.1) 		95.0
(35.0)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 44.0
(6.7) 		47.4
(8.6) 		53.5
(11.9) 		59.1
(15.1) 		67.5
(19.7) 		76.7
(24.8) 		85.2
(29.6) 		84.8
(29.3) 		79.1
(26.2) 		67.7
(19.8) 		54.7
(12.6) 		43.8
(6.6) 		63.2
(17.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 31.0
(−0.6) 		33.9
(1.1) 		39.2
(4.0) 		44.1
(6.7) 		51.6
(10.9) 		58.6
(14.8) 		65.2
(18.4) 		63.9
(17.7) 		58.2
(14.6) 		48.4
(9.1) 		38.8
(3.8) 		30.8
(−0.7) 		47.0
(8.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 18.0
(−7.8) 		20.3
(−6.5) 		25.0
(−3.9) 		29.1
(−1.6) 		35.7
(2.1) 		40.5
(4.7) 		45.3
(7.4) 		43.0
(6.1) 		37.3
(2.9) 		29.3
(−1.5) 		23.0
(−5.0) 		17.9
(−7.8) 		30.4
(−0.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 2.0
(−16.7) 		5.8
(−14.6) 		12.3
(−10.9) 		19.4
(−7.0) 		25.7
(−3.5) 		30.3
(−0.9) 		36.3
(2.4) 		33.4
(0.8) 		27.2
(−2.7) 		19.2
(−7.1) 		10.2
(−12.1) 		1.2
(−17.1) 		−5.7
(−20.9)
Record low °F (°C) −34
(−37) 		−30
(−34) 		−15
(−26) 		0
(−18) 		15
(−9) 		20
(−7) 		23
(−5) 		25
(−4) 		14
(−10) 		7
(−14) 		−13
(−25) 		−29
(−34) 		−34
(−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.59
(91) 		3.84
(98) 		3.41
(87) 		1.51
(38) 		0.94
(24) 		0.45
(11) 		0.31
(7.9) 		0.27
(6.9) 		0.39
(9.9) 		1.33
(34) 		2.23
(57) 		4.05
(103) 		22.32
(567.7)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 9.3
(24) 		11.6
(29) 		8.8
(22) 		2.6
(6.6) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.6
(1.5) 		2.8
(7.1) 		9.2
(23) 		45
(113.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 5.1 5.6 6.4 5.2 4.0 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.6 2.8 3.7 5.5 43.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 2.0 2.6 1.7 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.3 11
Source: XMACIS2[8]

Demographics

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The 2010 United States Census[9] reported that Sierraville had a population of 200. The population density was 39.8 inhabitants per square mile (15.4/km2). The racial makeup of Sierraville was 187 (93.5%) White, 2 (1.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 10 (5.0%) from other races, and 1 (0.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16 persons (8.0%).

The Census reported that 200 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 95 households, out of which 13 (13.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 50 (52.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 5 (5.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (4.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 9 (9.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 26 households (27.4%) were made up of individuals, and 7 (7.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11. There were 59 families (62.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.51.

The population was spread out, with 21 people (10.5%) under the age of 18, 12 people (6.0%) aged 18 to 24, 33 people (16.5%) aged 25 to 44, 89 people (44.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 45 people (22.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.1 males.

There were 136 housing units at an average density of 27.1 per square mile (10.5/km2), of which 68 (71.6%) were owner-occupied, and 27 (28.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 12.9%. 144 people (72.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 56 people (28.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

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In the state legislature, Sierraville is included in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Brian Dahle,[10] and the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Megan Dahle.[11]

Federally, Sierraville is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.[12]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sierraville, California
  3. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sierraville, California
  5. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  6. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 555. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  7. ^ Climate Summary for Sierraville, California
  8. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Sierraville CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  10. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  11. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  12. ^ "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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