Editing Dorrington, California

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|map_caption              = Location in [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras County]] and the state of [[California]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras]]
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|population_total         = 519
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|postal_code              = 95223
|area_code                = [[Area code 209|209]]
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|blank_info               = 06-19570
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'''Dorrington''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras County]], [[California]], United States. The population was 609 at the 2010 census, down from 727 at the 2000 census. Originally known as '''Cold Spring Ranch''' until 1902 (because of an icy [[spring (hydrosphere)|spring]]), the town sits on [[California State Route 4|State Route 4]] and historically was a stopping point along the [[toll road]] between [[Murphys, California|Murphys]] and [[Ebbetts Pass]], often serving as a resort for visitors to what is now [[Calaveras Big Trees State Park]]. Dorrington is also home to the second largest [[Sugar Pine]] in the world, measuring 32 feet (9.7 m) in circumference and 220 feet (67 m) tall. The name Dorrington comes from the maiden name of Rebecca (Dorrington) Gardner.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.7|sqmi|km2}}, 99.86% of it land. The elevation is 4,800 feet ASL.

==History==
Originally known as Cold Springs Ranch, the town's name changed upon establishment of the post office in 1902. The name Dorrington comes from the maiden name of Rebecca (Dorrington) Gardner. Famed naturalist [[John Muir]] visited a large Sugar Pine Tree here on August 22, 1900 with [[Clinton Hart Merriam|C. Hart Merriam]] and [[Florence Merriam Bailey]] on a trip between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Merriam |first=C. |date=1900-08-22 |title=Muir on the instep of a huge Sugar Pine ... Gardiner's Flat Calaveras Co. Calif [aka Gardner Flat, Cold Spring Ranch, Dorrington]” |url=https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmp/192 |journal=John Muir Photographs (c.1863-c.1914)}}</ref> The post office was discontinued in 1919, but re-established in 1921 and closed for good in 1934.<ref>{{California's Geographic Names|767}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 727
|2010= 609
|2020= 519
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Dorrington had a population of 519. The population density was {{convert|126.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Dorrington was 435 (83.8%) [[White Americans|White]], 3 (0.6%) [[African Americans|African American]], 4 (0.8%) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 16 (3.1%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0 (0.0%) [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 11 (2.1%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 50 (9.6%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 45 persons (8.7%).<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Dorrington CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0619570 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 276 households, out of which 43 (15.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 130 (47.1%) were married-couple households, 9 (3.3%) were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 52 (18.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 85 (30.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 104 households (37.7%) were one person, and 51 (18.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.88.<ref name=DP1/> There were 163 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (59.1% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Dorrington CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0619570 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 43 people (8.3%) under the age of 18, 30 people (5.8%) aged 18 to 24, 68 people (13.1%) aged 25 to 44, 163 people (31.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 215 people (41.4%) who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 61.0{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 143.7 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 1,746 housing units at an average density of {{convert|426.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 276 (15.8%) were occupied. Of these, 233 (84.4%) were owner-occupied, and 43 (15.6%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

== Politics ==
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Dorrington is in {{Representative|casd|8|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators 
 |title=Senators 
 |access-date=March 21, 2013
 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|5|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=March 21, 2013
 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> Federally, Dorrington is in {{Representative|cacd|4|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|4|access-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{gnis|1656306}}

{{Calaveras County, California}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Calaveras County, California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]