Editing Shingle Springs, California

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'''Shingle Springs''' (formerly, '''Shingle Spring''' and '''Shingle''')<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|554}}</ref> is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]], [[California]], United States. The population was 4,432 at the 2010 census, up from 2,643 at the 2000 census. It is located about {{Convert|40|mi|km|abbr=}} from [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] in the [[Gold Country]] foothills and sits directly on [[U.S. Route 50 in California|Highway 50]]. The towns of [[Coloma, California|Coloma]] and [[Placerville, California|Placerville]] are less than {{Convert|15|mi|km|abbr=}} away.

Shingle Springs is part of the Sacramento&ndash;[[Arden-Arcade, California|Arden-Arcade]]&ndash;[[Roseville, California|Roseville]] [[Sacramento metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The [[Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians]], a [[federally recognized tribe]] of [[Maidu]] and [[Miwok people]], are headquartered in Shingle Springs.<ref>[http://www.crihb.org/inside-crihb/member-tribes.html "Member Tribes."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504135819/http://www.crihb.org/inside-crihb/member-tribes.html |date=2012-05-04 }} ''California Rural Indian Health Board.'' Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref>

==History==

Like many of the other towns in California's [[Gold Country|Mother Lode]], Shingle Springs grew out of a camp set up by gold miners during the [[California Gold Rush]] - in this case, a group of "49ers" who'd followed the [[California Trail|Carson-Emigrant Trail]] through [[Pleasant Valley, Nevada]]. The community took its name from a horse-drawn [[Wood shingle|shingle]] machine capable of producing 16,000 shingles a day that was located near the [[Spring (hydrosphere)|springs]] at the western edge of the camp.<ref>[http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/stories/shinglesprings.html "Shingle Springs – A Gold Rush Mining Camp Turns Rail Town"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618161638/http://co.el-dorado.ca.us/stories/shinglesprings.html |date=2007-06-18 }} by Anthony Belli; retrieved June 5, 2007</ref>

A rich store of written records preserved by Shingle Springs pioneers has left a detailed picture of the Gold Rush. For example, the [[Boston-Newton Joint Stock Association]], which left [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] on April 16, 1849, camped there the night before their arrival at [[Sutter's Fort]] on September 27, after a remarkable journey across the continent.{{citation needed|date=June 2007}} The "Shingle Spring" post office also operated from 1853 to 1855.<ref name=CGN /> The "Shingle Springs" post office opened in 1865. The office's name was changed to "Shingle" in 1895, and reverted in 1955.<ref name=CGN /> As a result, the town is now designated [[California Historical Landmark]] #456.<ref name=CHL>{{cite ohp|456|Shingle Springs|2012-10-07}}</ref>

Of particular interest is the fact that, before the area was settled by Anglo-Americans, a Maidu village called Bamom was located in the vicinity of modern-day Shingle Springs.<ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1733954}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, over 99% is land.

For the 2000 census, the CDP had a total area of {{convert|5.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|5.2|sqmi|km2}} of it was land and 0.19% was water.

==Demographics==

The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0671554|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033153/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0671554|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Shingle Springs CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Shingle Springs had a population of 4,432. The population density was {{convert|538.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Shingle Springs was 3,919 (88.4%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14 (0.3%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 108 (2.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 50 (1.1%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 132 (3.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 206 (4.6%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 469 persons (10.6%).

The Census reported that 4,344 people (98.0% of the population) lived in households, 88 (2.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,627 households, out of which 527 (32.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,015 (62.4%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 163 (10.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 73 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 76 (4.7%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 12 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 291 households (17.9%) were made up of individuals, and 104 (6.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67.  There were 1,251 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (76.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.01.

The population was spread out, with 1,031 people (23.3%) under the age of 18, 334 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 874 people (19.7%) aged 25 to 44, 1,568 people (35.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 625 people (14.1%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

There were 1,718 housing units at an average density of {{convert|208.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 1,627 were occupied, of which 1,248 (76.7%) were owner-occupied, and 379 (23.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%.  3,343 people (75.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,001 people (22.6%) lived in rental housing units.

==Politics==
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Shingle Springs is in {{Representative|casd|1|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators 
 |title=Senators 
 |access-date=April 5, 2013
 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|5|and|6|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=April 5, 2013
 |publisher=State of California}}</ref>

Federally, Shingle Springs is in {{Representative|cacd|5|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|5|access-date=July 10, 2024}}</ref>

==Local schools==
[[File:Gavin Newsom at Blue Oak Elementary 03.jpg|thumb|California Governor [[Gavin Newsom]] visiting Blue Oak Elementary in Shingle Springs in 2019.]]
* Buckeye Elementary School
* California Montessori Project
* Pleasant Grove Middle School
* [[Ponderosa High School (California)|Ponderosa High School]]
* Latrobe Elementary School
* Miller's Hill Middle School
* Rescue Elementary School

==Climate==
The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Mediterranean climate#Hot-summer Mediterranean climate|Csa]]" (Mediterranean Climate).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=371840&cityname=Shingle+Springs,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Shingle Springs, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==References==
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{{El Dorado County, California}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in El Dorado County, California]]
[[Category:California Historical Landmarks]]
[[Category:Mining communities of the California Gold Rush]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1849]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]