Editing San Andreas, California

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{{Infobox settlement
|name=San Andreas, California
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras County]] and the state of [[California]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{Flag|California}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Calaveras County, California.png}} [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras]]
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Cite US Gazetteer|2010|places|CA}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi        = 8.394
| area_land_sq_mi         = 8.378
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.016
| area_total_km2          = 21.741
| area_land_km2           = 21.700
| area_water_km2          = 0.041
| area_water_percent      = 0.19
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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|277590|San Andreas|access-date=January 8, 2015}}</ref>
|elevation_ft             = 926
|elevation_m              = 268
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="US Census Bureau 2020 San Andreas, CA Population">{{cite web |title=US Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=San%20Andreas%20CDP,%20California |website=www.census.gov |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
|population_total         = 2994
|population_metro         = 
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|coordinates              = {{coord|38|11|46|N|120|40|50|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
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|postal_code              = 95249-95250
|area_code                = [[Area code 209|209]]
|motto                    = “It’s not our fault.”<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-mego-column-town-motto-st-0605-20160603-story.html?outputType=amp | title=Mego: Town motto can be a laughing matter, but maybe not for Naperville | website=[[Chicago Tribune]] }}</ref>
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 06-64420
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'''San Andreas''' ([[Spanish language in California|Californio Spanish]] for "St. Andrew") is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[census-designated place]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Calaveras County, California]].  The population was 2,783 at the 2010 census, up from 2,615 at the 2000 census.  Like most towns in the region, it was founded during the [[California Gold Rush]]. The town is located on [[California State Route 49|State Route 49]] and is registered as [[California Historical Landmark]] #252.<ref name=CHL>{{cite ohp|252|San Andreas|2012-10-06}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:2009-0724-CA-SanAndreas-CalaverasCtyCt.jpg|thumb|left|Old Calaveras County Courthouse, built 1867, served in that role for 100 years. Afterwards, it was turned into the Calaveras County Museum, and was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).]]
Settled by [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[gold miner]]s in 1848 and named after the [[Catholic]] parish [[St. Andrew]], the town has been a noted mining camp since early days.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Jenner |first=Gail L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wC89EAAAQBAJ |title=What Lies Beneath: California Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards |date=2021-09-15 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4930-4896-0 |pages=179 |language=en}}</ref> It existed as a tent city for the first few years, and even included a tent church.<ref name=":0" /> A few miles outside of town is the [[Pioneer Cemetery (San Andreas, California)|Pioneer Cemetery]], established in c. 1851.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JpM8AAAAIAAJ |title=Guide to the Mother Lode |date=1971 |publisher=Automobile Club of Southern California |pages=24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=California Historical Landmark #271: Pioneer Cemetery in Calaveras County |url=https://noehill.com/calaveras/cal0271.asp |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=noehill.com}}</ref>

In August 1852, a nugget of gold was found here and was sold to [[Wells Fargo & Co]]. for US$12,000.<ref name=":0" /> The [[gold]] from the initially discovered [[placer mining|placers]] gave out after a few years, but the discovery of gold in an underground river channel in 1853 revitalized the camp and it soon became a town. Mining of the channels was lucrative enough for the town to completely rebuild after fires in 1858 and 1863. The gold discovered here contributed greatly to the success of the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].

In 1866, San Andreas became the [[county seat|seat]] of Calaveras County. It was said to be a rendezvous location for [[Joaquin Murrieta]]. Notorious [[highwayman]] [[Charles Bolles|Black Bart]] was tried here and sent to prison.

The post office was established in 1854.<ref>{{California's Geographic Names|824}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which, 99.81% is land and 0.19% is water.

===Climate===
San Andreas has a [[Mediterranean climate]] typical of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Winters are cool and wet with mild days, chilly nights, and substantial rainfall. Summers are hot and dry with very hot days, cool nights, and minimal rainfall. Due to the [[orographic lift|orographic effect]], rainfall in all seasons is significantly greater than on the valley floor to the west.

{{weather box|single line=Yes|location=United States|width=60%
|Jan high F = 	55.5	|Jan mean F = 	46.0	|Jan low F = 	36.6	|Jan precipitation inch = 		5.34
|Feb high F = 	60.3	|Feb mean F = 	49.7	|Feb low F = 	39.0	|Feb precipitation inch = 		5.15
|Mar high F = 	64.7	|Mar mean F = 	53.0	|Mar low F = 	41.3	|Mar precipitation inch = 		4.41
|Apr high F = 	69.6	|Apr mean F = 	56.5	|Apr low F = 	43.4	|Apr precipitation inch = 		2.13
|May high F = 	79.1	|May mean F = 	64.0	|May low F = 	48.9	|May precipitation inch = 		1.15
|Jun high F = 	88.0	|Jun mean F = 	71.1	|Jun low F = 	54.2	|Jun precipitation inch = 		0.27
|Jul high F = 	94.9	|Jul mean F = 	76.9	|Jul low F = 	59.0	|Jul precipitation inch = 		0.04
|Aug high F = 	94.0	|Aug mean F = 	77.0	|Aug low F = 	59.9	|Aug precipitation inch = 		0.07
|Sep high F = 	88.7	|Sep mean F = 	72.4	|Sep low F = 	56.1	|Sep precipitation inch = 		0.35
|Oct high F = 	78.6	|Oct mean F = 	63.8	|Oct low F = 	48.9	|Oct precipitation inch = 		1.50
|Nov high F = 	64.8	|Nov mean F = 	53.3	|Nov low F = 	41.7	|Nov precipitation inch = 		2.82
|Dec high F = 	55.7	|Dec mean F = 	46.2	|Dec low F = 	36.7	|Dec precipitation inch = 		4.21
|year high F = 	74.5	|year mean F = 	60.8	|year low F = 	47.2	|year precipitation inch = 		27.45
|Jan humidity = 	74.6
|Feb humidity = 	70.0
|Mar humidity = 	66.6
|Apr humidity = 	59.4
|May humidity = 	51.4
|Jun humidity = 	43.5
|Jul humidity = 	38.6
|Aug humidity = 	38.2
|Sep humidity = 	39.4
|Oct humidity = 	46.9
|Nov humidity = 	63.4
|Dec humidity = 	72.6
|year humidity = 
|source = PRISM Climate Group{{Cite PRISM|lat=38.1987|lon=120.6835|access-date=June 25, 2020}}
}}

==Demographics==

At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] San Andreas had a population of 2,783. The population density was {{convert|331.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of San Andreas was 2,453 (88.1%) White, 23 (0.8%) African American, 48 (1.7%) Native American, 28 (1.0%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 83 (3.0%) from other races, and 147 (5.3%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 255 people (9.2%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0664420|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032850/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0664420|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - San Andreas CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 2,595 people (93.2% of the population) lived in households, 21 (0.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 167 (6.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,146 households, 314 (27.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 449 (39.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 156 (13.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 66 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 91 (7.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 13 (1.1%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 396 households (34.6%) were one person and 190 (16.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.26.  There were 671 families (58.6% of households); the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution was 585 people (21.0%) under the age of 18, 197 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 589 people (21.2%) aged 25 to 44, 777 people (27.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 635 people (22.8%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

There were 1,311 housing units at an average density of {{convert|156.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 1,146 were occupied, 632 (55.1%) by the owners and 514 (44.9%) by renters.  The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.3%.  1,404 people (50.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,191 people (42.8%) lived in rental housing units.

==Politics==
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], San Andreas 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, San Andreas is in {{Representative|cacd|5|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|4|access-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{gnis|277590}}

{{Calaveras County, California}}
{{California Historical Landmarks in Calaveras County, California}}
{{California county seats}}
{{Sierra Nevada}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Calaveras County, California]]
[[Category:California Historical Landmarks]]
[[Category:County seats in California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1848]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]