Editing McCloud, California

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'''McCloud'''  is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Siskiyou County, California]], United States.  Its population is 945 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,101 from the 2010 census.

==Commerce and tourism==
Located in the [[Shasta Cascade]] area of [[Northern California]], McCloud sees many visitors.  Visitors use McCloud as a base to engage in nationally recognized trout fishing in the nearby [[McCloud River|McCloud]],<ref name = siskiyou/><ref name = 100best/> [[Sacramento River|Sacramento]]<ref name = siskiyou/><ref name = 100best>{{cite book | last = Ross | first = John | title = Trout Unlimited's Guide to America's 100 Best Trout Streams, Updated and Revised | publisher = The Lyons Press | location = Guilford, CT | year = 2005 | isbn = 1-59228-585-6 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/troutunlimitedsg0000ross_p0l1 }}</ref><ref name = flyfishing>{{cite book | last = Brooks | first = Wade | title = Fly fishing and the meaning of life | publisher = Voyageur Press | year = 2006 | location = St. Paul, MN | isbn = 0-7603-2575-8 }}, p. 92.  Excerpts of the text of this book are available [https://books.google.com/books?id=xa2Wah_PmOIC&pg=PA92&dq=upper+%22sacramento+river%22+trout+fishing&lr=&sig=EAI_YC8wgG0ArCJyK8A7afuXkUs#PPA92,M1 here] courtesy of [[Google Books]],</ref>  and [[Klamath River|Klamath]]<ref name=siskiyou>[http://www.visitsiskiyou.org/fish.htm Siskiyou County information site] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817161851/http://www.visitsiskiyou.org/fish.htm |date=August 17, 2009 }} accessed 2008-02-21.</ref> Rivers, or come to see and climb [[Mount Shasta]], [[Castle Crags State Park|Castle Crags]] or the [[Trinity Alps]].<ref name = gorp>[http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/cities/regions/ca_shasta.htm Outdoor recreational activities in area] accessed 2008-02-24.</ref>  Visitors also engage in nearby skiing (both alpine and cross-country), biking or hiking to the waterfalls, streams and lakes in the area, including nearby Falls of the McCloud River, [[Burney Falls]], [[Mossbrae Falls]], [[Lake Siskiyou]], [[Castle Lake (California)|Castle Lake]] and [[Shasta Lake]],<ref name = gorp/> or visiting the ruins of one of the great nightclubs or speakeasies from the heyday of the [[Roaring Twenties]].

==Geography==
McCloud is located at {{coord|41|15|17|N|122|8|11|W|type:city}} (41.254682, -122.136321)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the southern slope of Mount Shasta, at an elevation of {{convert|3271|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name="gnis"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} of it (2.65%) is water.

==Demographics==

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] McCloud had a population of 1,101. The population density was {{convert|442.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of McCloud was 1,039 (94.4%) White, 8 (0.7%) African American, 10 (0.9%) Native American, 6 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 5 (0.5%) from other races, and 33 (3.0%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 65 people (5.9%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0644784|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715031348/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0644784|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - McCloud CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 1,099 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 2 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 528 households, 109 (20.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 240 (45.5%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 48 (9.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 22 (4.2%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 29 (5.5%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 3 (0.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 190 households (36.0%) were one person and 96 (18.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.08.  There were 310 families (58.7% of households); the average family size was 2.66.

The age distribution was 188 people (17.1%) under the age of 18, 67 people (6.1%) aged 18 to 24, 186 people (16.9%) aged 25 to 44, 369 people (33.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 291 people (26.4%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 51.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

There were 732 housing units at an average density of 294.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 330 (62.5%) were owner-occupied and 198 (37.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.2%.  676 people (61.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 423 people (38.4%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
[[File:McCloud post office.JPG|thumb|left|The U.S. post office at McCloud, December 2012]]
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,343 people, 581 households, and 393 families in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|549.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 702 housing units at an average density of {{convert|287.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 90.02% White, 1.94% African American, 1.86% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.45% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.73%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 581 households 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.6% of households were one person and 15.5% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.81.

The age distribution was 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% 65 or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median household income was $29,500 and the median family income  was $35,882. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $19,545 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,974.  About 14.5% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Climate==
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{cvt|71.6|F}}.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, McCloud has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=944540&cityname=McCloud,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=McCloud, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

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|location = McCloud (1909-2012)
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| Jan record high F = 71
| Feb record high F = 79
| Mar record high F = 84
| Apr record high F = 90
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 108
| Aug record high F = 107
| Sep record high F = 106
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 83
| Dec record high F = 73
| year record high F = 108
| Jan high F = 45.9
| Feb high F = 49.1
| Mar high F = 54.4
| Apr high F = 61.8
| May high F = 70.7
| Jun high F = 78.7
| Jul high F = 87.3
| Aug high F = 86.5
| Sep high F = 80.2
| Oct high F = 69.3
| Nov high F = 55.2
| Dec high F = 47.3
| year high F = 65.5
| Jan low F = 24.5
| Feb low F = 25.9
| Mar low F = 28.2
| Apr low F = 31.6
| May low F = 37.8
| Jun low F = 43.7
| Jul low F = 48.6
| Aug low F = 46.4
| Sep low F = 40.6
| Oct low F = 33.9
| Nov low F = 28.3
| Dec low F = 24.3
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| Jan record low F = -11
| Feb record low F = -12
| Mar record low F = -2
| Apr record low F = 8
| May record low F = 14
| Jun record low F = 21
| Jul record low F = 28
| Aug record low F = 20
| Sep record low F = 21
| Oct record low F = 11
| Nov record low F = 0
| Dec record low F = -14
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| Jan precipitation inch = 8.16
| Feb precipitation inch = 7.96
| Mar precipitation inch = 6.29
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.4
| May precipitation inch = 2.26
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.26
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.22
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.32
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.9
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.96
| Nov precipitation inch = 5.84
| Dec precipitation inch = 8.04
| year precipitation inch = 47.61
| Jan precipitation days = 12
| Feb precipitation days = 12
| Mar precipitation days = 11
| Apr precipitation days = 9
| May precipitation days = 7
| Jun precipitation days = 5
| Jul precipitation days = 1
| Aug precipitation days = 2
| Sep precipitation days = 3
| Oct precipitation days = 6
| Nov precipitation days = 9
| Dec precipitation days = 12
| Jan snow inch = 26.9
| Feb snow inch = 17.8
| Mar snow inch = 12.8
| Apr snow inch = 3.9
| May snow inch = 0.5
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.1
| Nov snow inch = 5.7
| Dec snow inch = 20
| year snow inch = 87.8

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==Politics==
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]] McCloud is in {{Representative|casd|1|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |access-date=March 10, 2013  |publisher=State of California}}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|1|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |access-date=March 2, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}</ref>

Federally, McCloud is in {{Representative|cacd|1|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|1|accessdate=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Nestle plant==
In 2006 [[Nestlé]] began a negotiations process with the town of McCloud to build one of the nation's largest bottled water plants and use a portion of the water flowing from the springs of Mt. Shasta.  The contract process was protested by local special interest groups<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080323083814/http://www.protectourwaters.org/ Protect Our Water] </ref> whose claims include that Nestle neglected to study the impact on the region's ground water and have overstated the potential economic benefits of the proposed plant.  On May 13, 2008 AP Press reported that Nestle announced plans to reduce the size of the proposed McCloud Bottled Water plant to {{convert|350000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} from the originally-planned {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} proposal.  Nestle also agreed to monitor the impact of the plant on the local watershed for two years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Young|first=Samantha|title=Nestle scales back plans to bottle water in Northern Calif.|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/05/12/financial/f142624D66.DTL&hw=Nestle+McCloud&sn=001&sc=1000 |work=The San Francisco Chronicle |via=Associated Press|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707194107/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2008%2F05%2F12%2Ffinancial%2Ff142624D66.DTL&hw=Nestle%2BMcCloud&sn=001&sc=1000 |archive-date=July 7, 2009 }}</ref>  Nestle opened a different bottling plant in [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], in July 2009, and then in September 2009 Nestle announced they would no longer pursue any bottling operation in McCloud.<ref>[http://www.nestlewatersca.com/mccloud/ Nestle letter to McCloud.]</ref>  Nestle planned sell the property they had acquired for the bottling site, which was the site of the defunct McCloud lumber mill (closed by last mill owners CalCedar).

On July 1, 2014, the former McCloud River Lumber Company site was purchased by an eclectic group of investors, McCloud Partners, LLC.  This group has revived the property after being closed, vandalized, and abandoned for almost two decades. McCloud Partners has turned the property into a self funded enterprise zone that supports new business, employment opportunities, and new ideas.  The property hosts several fire agencies and fire agency support services.  It has hosted 3 CalFire Fire Camps with abundant water resources, an air support dipping pond, and hostfacilities. The importance of property stewardship shows the priority how the partnership values the community in where it's located.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

==Notable people==
* '''[[Pat Clements]]''' - baseball player
* '''Joel DeBortoli''' - basketball player
* '''[[Rolin Eslinger]]''' - professional world champion lumberjack
* '''[[Jerre Noe]]''' - computer scientist
* '''Mike Summers''' - broadcaster

==See also==
{{portal|California}}
* [[List of census-designated places in California]]
* [[Ross McCloud]], origin of place name

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|McCloud, California}}
* [http://www.mccloudchamber.com/ McCloud Chamber of Commerce website]
* [http://www.mccloudcalifornia.com/ McCloud Information website ]
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