Editing Foresthill, California

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| official_name            = Foresthill, California
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| leader_title1            = [[California State Legislature|State Senate]]
| leader_name1             = [[Brian Dahle]] ([[California Republican Party|R]])
| leader_title2            = [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]]
| leader_name2             = [[Megan Dahle]] (R)
| leader_title3            = [[California's 4th congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
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| area_footnotes           = <ref>[https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt U.S. Census]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi         = 11.188
| area_land_sq_mi          = 11.188
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| area_total_km2           = 28.977
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| elevation_ft             = 2169
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="US Census Bureau 2020 Foresthill, CA Population">{{cite web |title=US Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Foresthill%20CDP,%20California |website=www.census.gov |access-date=7 August 2024}}</ref>
| population_total         = 1692
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| timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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| postal_code              = 95631
| area_code                = [[Area code 530|530]]
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'''Foresthill''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Placer County, California|Placer County]], [[California]], United States. It is part of the [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]&ndash;[[Arden-Arcade, California|Arden-Arcade]]&ndash;[[Roseville, California|Roseville]] [[Sacramento metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,692 at the 2020 census, up from 1,483 at the 2010 census.

== History ==
[[File:Gold-221313.jpg|thumb|Gold specimen from the [[Eagles Nest mine]],  about 2 miles east of Foresthill. This is the premier mine for specimen gold in California, and this specimen appeared on the cover  of a book and a major magazine. Among mineral collectors, it is widely known as the "Cover Gold". Size 5.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm.|left]]

Foresthill is located on a broad ridge between the North and Middle Forks of the [[American River]] on the gold-bearing gravel bed of an ancient river.

In the spring of 1850, miners came to the Forest Hill [[Drainage divide|Divide]] in large numbers. There was one route from [[Auburn, California|Auburn]] through Yankee Jim's and one from [[Coloma, California|Coloma]]. At the junction of these trails, the Forest House hotel and trading post was built. The height of mining activity in Foresthill began in 1853 after a winter landslide at the head of Jenny Lind Canyon exposed numerous nuggets of gold. The Jenny Lind mine produced about $2,500 of gold a day for a while, up to a total output over $1 million by 1880. The combined production of all the mines in the Forest Hill area was estimated at $10 million by 1868<ref name="CHL">{{cite ohp|399|Foresthill|2012-10-11}}</ref> with gold selling for $16 an ounce.

In the 1860s, there were about {{convert|125000|ft|m}} of hard-rock tunnels dug into the hillsides in, around and under Foresthill. By 1857, this area had become an important center for trade among the many gold camps on the divide. In 1862, the Hardy-Kennedy building was erected - the first fireproof store in Foresthill. This building, now known as the Langstaff building, is still being used by the merchants of Foresthill.

By 1880, Foresthill was one of the largest towns in Placer County, with an {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=on}} wide main street.  Today the town has a marker identifying it as a [[California Historical Landmark]].<ref name="CHL" /> The marker is located at 24540 Main Street.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]] Foresthill has a total area of {{convert|11.2|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

===Climate===
Foresthill has a [[Mediterranean climate#hot-summer Mediterranean climate|hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] that is characterized by cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers (Köppen climate classification Csa).

{{weather box|single line=yes|precipitation colour=green|width=60%|location=Foresthill, California
|Jan high F = 	51.9	|Jan mean F = 	43.1	|Jan low F = 	34.2
|Feb high F = 	53.8	|Feb mean F = 	44.3	|Feb low F = 	34.7
|Mar high F = 	58.2	|Mar mean F = 	47.4	|Mar low F = 	36.6
|Apr high F = 	63.2	|Apr mean F = 	51.3	|Apr low F = 	39.5
|May high F = 	71.8	|May mean F = 	59.8	|May low F = 	47.7
|Jun high F = 	80.9	|Jun mean F = 	67.8	|Jun low F = 	54.8
|Jul high F = 	89.0	|Jul mean F = 	75.3	|Jul low F = 	61.6
|Aug high F = 	89.0	|Aug mean F = 	75.3	|Aug low F = 	61.5
|Sep high F = 	82.2	|Sep mean F = 	70.1	|Sep low F = 	57.9
|Oct high F = 	70.6	|Oct mean F = 	60.1	|Oct low F = 	49.6
|Nov high F = 	57.7	|Nov mean F = 	49.5	|Nov low F = 	41.2
|Dec high F = 	51.6	|Dec mean F = 	42.4	|Dec low F = 	33.1
|year high F = 	68.3	|year mean F = 	57.2	|year low F = 	46.0
|Jan precipitation inch = 10.01|Feb precipitation inch = 7.73|Mar precipitation inch = 7.25|Apr precipitation inch = 4.04|May precipitation inch = 2.26|Jun precipitation inch = 0.63|Jul precipitation inch = 0.08|Aug precipitation inch = 0.20|Sep precipitation inch = 0.74|Oct precipitation inch = 2.95|Nov precipitation inch = 6.77|Dec precipitation inch = 9.04|year precipitation inch= 51.69
|Jan snow inch = 8.0|Feb snow inch = 6.4|Mar snow inch = 5.3|Apr snow inch = 2.0|May snow inch = 0.1|Jun snow inch = 0|Jul snow inch = 0|Aug snow inch = 0|Sep snow inch = 0|Oct snow inch = 0|Nov snow inch = 0.7|Dec snow inch = 3.2|year snow inch= 25.7
|Jan precipitation days = 10|Feb precipitation days = 10|Mar precipitation days = 10|Apr precipitation days = 7|May precipitation days = 5|Jun precipitation days = 2|Jul precipitation days = 0|Aug precipitation days = 1|Sep precipitation days = 2|Oct precipitation days = 5|Nov precipitation days = 8|Dec precipitation days = 9|year precipitation days= 69
|source 1 = PRISM Climate Group{{Cite PRISM|access-date=May 19, 2020|lat=39.0236|lon=120.8170}}
|source 2 = Western Regional Climate Center{{Cite WRCC|id=ca3134|name=Foresthill Rs, Californ|access-date=May 19, 2020}}
|date=May 2020
}}

===Points of Interest===
[[Foresthill Bridge]]

==Demographics==

The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0624834|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024954/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0624834|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Foresthill CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Foresthill had a population of 1,483. The population density was {{convert|132.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Foresthill was 1,371 (92.4%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8 (0.5%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 29 (2.0%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6 (0.4%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 17 (1.1%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 50 (3.4%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 97 persons (6.5%).

The Census reported that 1,483 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 625 households, out of which 182 (29.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 314 (50.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 66 (10.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 45 (7.2%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 49 (7.8%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 9 (1.4%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 140 households (22.4%) were made up of individuals, and 53 (8.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37.  There were 425 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (68.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.76.

The population was spread out, with 301 people (20.3%) under the age of 18, 118 people (8.0%) aged 18 to 24, 304 people (20.5%) aged 25 to 44, 540 people (36.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 220 people (14.8%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

There were 681 housing units at an average density of {{convert|60.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 407 (65.1%) were owner-occupied, and 218 (34.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%.  965 people (65.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 518 people (34.9%) lived in rental housing units.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/Facility/Museums/LocalMuseums/ForesthillMuseum.aspx/ Foresthill Divide Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027100008/http://www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/Facility/Museums/LocalMuseums/ForesthillMuseum.aspx |date=October 27, 2008 }}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Placer County, California]]
[[Category:California Historical Landmarks]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]