Tehama County, California

Tehama County (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,829.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Tehama County comprises the Red Bluff, California micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Redding-Red Bluff, California combined statistical area. The county is bisected by the Sacramento River.

Etymology

The county is named for the City of Tehama. Tehama is most commonly believed to be derived from the Wintun word for "high water". Others definitions of native origin that have been proposed such as "low land", "salmon", "mother nature" or "shallow". A less accepted theory proposes the names origin is tejamanil, shingle in Spanish.

History

Tehama County was formed from parts of Butte, Colusa, and Shasta Counties in 1856.

The first permanent non-indigenous settlers in the area that is now Tehama County were Robert Hasty Thomes, Albert Gallatin Toomes, William George Chard, and Job Francis Dye. The four men were each given land grants by the government of Mexico in 1844. Thomes received Rancho Saucos, Toomes received Rancho Rio de los Molinos, Chard received Rancho Las Flores, and Dye received Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos. Later in the same year Josiah Belden received Rancho Barranca Colorado.<ref>E. J. Lewis ,1891,Tehama County History:A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago</ref>

Famous early figures include Kit Carson, who took part in a fight that gave name to Bloody Island and Battle Creek, Jedediah Smith, John C. Fremont, and William B. Ide, the first and only president of the California Republic.

The history of Tehama County includes the January 1886 relocation of Red Bluff's Chinese population, followed by the August 1886 torching of Red Bluff's Chinatown by alleged arsonists.<ref>Template:Cite book Via Google Books</ref> The January 29, 1886, edition of The Daily Alta detailed 'The Anti-Coolie Move' and confirms that a secret anti-Chinese meeting was convened in the town of Tehama, and an organization established to relocate the estimated 2,000 Chinese in and around Vina. Secret daily anti-Chinese caucuses in Red Bluff were also held.<ref>Template:Cite news Volume 40, Number 13304. Via California Digital Newspaper Collection of the University of California at Riverside</ref>

File:Grammar and High School at Red Bluff Tehama County.jpg

School at Red Bluff, 1902

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Watercourses in Tehama County include Dye Creek and Payne's Creek. The county is intersected by Sacramento River.<ref>Template:Cite AmCyc</ref> A small part of Lassen Volcanic National Park extends into the northeast corner of the county. The highest point of the county<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is Brokeoff Mountain (9,235 feet<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>).

Adjacent counties

• Shasta County - north
• Plumas County - northeast
• Butte County - east
• Glenn County - south
• Mendocino County - southwest
• Trinity County - west

National protected areas

• Lassen National Forest (part)
• Lassen Volcanic National Park (part)
• Mendocino National Forest (part)
• Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Shasta–Trinity National Forest (part)

Transportation

Major highways

• File:I-5 (CA).svg Interstate 5
• File:California 32.svg State Route 32
• File:California 36.svg State Route 36
• File:California 89.svg State Route 89
• File:California 99.svg State Route 99
• File:California 172.svg State Route 172

Public transportation

Tehama Rural Area Express (TRAX) operates local service in Red Bluff, with service to Los Molinos and Corning. Greyhound and FlixBus buses stop in Red Bluff.

The Shasta Regional Transportation Agency has proposed a weekday commuter bus to/from Red Bluff and the Sacramento Valley Station, following a route similar to the twice daily Amtrak Thruway 3.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Airports

Red Bluff Municipal Airport and Corning Municipal Airport are two general aviation airports.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Population and crime rates
Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />	62,985
Violent crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11">Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. Table 11: Crimes – 2009 Template:Webarchive. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>	387	6.14
Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	3	0.05
Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	9	0.14
Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	28	0.44
Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	347	5.51
Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	725	11.51
Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	400	6.35
Larceny-theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/><ref name="LT-note" group="note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref>	808	12.83
Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	136	2.16
Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	33	0.52

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8">United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California). Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>	Violent crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Corning	7,751	51	6.58	281	36.25
Red Bluff	14,236	112	7.87	811	56.97

Demographics

2020 census

Tehama County, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	43,792	45,603	41,340	78.47%	71.86%	62.80%
Black or African American alone (NH)	279	349	391	0.50%	0.55%	0.59%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1,008	1,205	1,167	1.80%	1.90%	1.77%
Asian alone (NH)	423	625	985	0.75%	0.98%	1.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	48	64	96	0.09%	0.10%	0.15%
Other Race alone (NH)	109	67	324	0.19%	0.11%	0.49%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	1,329	1,644	3,588	2.37%	2.59%	5.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,871	13,906	17,938	15.83%	21.91%	27.25%
Total	56,039	63,463	65,829	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	62,985
White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	53,613	85.1%
Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	418	0.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	1,426	2.3%
Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	768	1.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	69	0.1%
Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	4,159	6.6%
Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	2,532	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>	13,491	21.4%
Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$20,689
Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$38,753
Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$46,805

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race

Place	Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> <ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>	Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> <ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
Bend	CDP	620	93.1%	3.7%	1.5%	0.0%	1.8%	3.5%
Corning	City	7,624	77.7%	18.3%	1.4%	0.0%	2.6%	42.0%
Flournoy	CDP	115	99.1%	0.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	29.6%
Gerber	CDP	855	72.7%	24.3%	0.0%	0.0%	2.9%	51.0%
Lake California	CDP	2,855	90.2%	4.9%	0.5%	0.0%	4.3%	4.5%
Las Flores	CDP	100	74.0%	26.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Los Molinos	CDP	2,479	84.0%	15.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.6%	24.7%
Manton	CDP	313	87.9%	8.3%	0.0%	3.8%	0.0%	7.0%
Mineral	CDP	133	97.0%	3.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	4.5%
Paskenta	CDP	71	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Paynes Creek	CDP	56	92.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	7.1%	14.3%
Proberta	CDP	254	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Rancho Tehama	CDP	1,356	82.4%	17.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	16.2%
Red Bluff	City	14,026	89.3%	7.4%	0.9%	0.4%	2.0%	21.2%
Richfield	CDP	243	88.9%	3.3%	3.7%	0.0%	4.1%	0.8%
Tehama	City	383	85.9%	12.5%	0.0%	0.0%	1.6%	13.3%
Vina	CDP	107	93.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6.5%	15.0%

Places by population and income
Place	Type<ref name="US-CB"/>	Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>	Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>	Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
Bend	CDP	620	$31,726	$72,917	$86,597
Corning	City	7,624	$13,884	$38,225	$42,561
Flournoy	CDP	115	$60,147	$70,000	$78,333
Gerber	CDP	855	$13,410	$29,612	$31,346
Lake California	CDP	2,855	$21,022	$47,611	$50,027
Las Flores	CDP	100	$12,060	$21,389	$23,636
Los Molinos	CDP	2,479	$15,727	$32,567	$40,077
Manton	CDP	313	$23,536	$41,875	$45,000
Mineral	CDP	133	$35,310	$65,729	$65,729
Paskenta	CDP	71	$15,446	$29,375	$45,625
Paynes Creek	CDP	56	$29,325	$51,250	$75,000
Proberta	CDP	254	$19,601	$32,049	$31,111
Rancho Tehama	CDP	1,356	$14,323	$26,306	$29,485
Red Bluff	City	14,026	$17,877	$31,690	$39,388
Richfield	CDP	243	$21,631	$42,969	$43,438
Tehama	City	383	$20,801	$36,786	$39,712
Vina	CDP	107	$40,851	$51,607	<ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref>

2010 Census

The 2010 United States census reported that Tehama County had a population of 63,463. The racial makeup of Tehama County was 51,721 (81.5%) White, 406 (0.6%) African American, 1,644 (2.6%) Native American, 656 (1.0%) Asian, 76 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 6,258 (9.9%) from other races, and 2,702 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13,906 persons (21.9%).<ref>Template:USCensus2010CA</ref>

Population reported at 2010 United States census
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Tehama County	63,463	51,721	406	1,644	656	76	6,258	2,702	13,906
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Corning	7,663	5,510	44	201	82	11	1,496	319	3,271
Red Bluff	14,076	11,366	128	438	187	16	1,168	773	3,037
Tehama	418	346	6	23	1	0	27	15	57
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Bend	619	570	4	15	3	0	14	13	48
Flournoy	101	90	0	1	3	2	4	1	9
Gerber	1,060	575	6	55	8	0	371	45	526
Lake California	3,054	2,751	11	81	31	6	55	119	251
Las Flores	187	127	0	5	0	0	41	14	72
Los Molinos	2,037	1,581	0	39	7	2	321	87	537
Manton	347	312	0	20	1	0	7	7	35
Mineral	123	115	0	1	1	0	1	5	4
Paskenta	112	95	0	0	0	0	8	9	19
Paynes Creek	57	51	0	2	0	0	1	3	7
Proberta	267	174	0	7	1	1	76	8	91
Rancho Tehama	1,485	1,181	21	52	21	5	102	103	214
Richfield	306	264	0	4	0	0	35	3	65
Vina	237	195	1	7	2	0	20	12	42
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All others not CDPs (combined)	31,314	26,418	185	693	308	33	2,511	1,166	5,621

2000 Census

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 56,039 people, 21,013 households, and 14,898 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 23,547 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 84.8% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 2.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.3% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. 15.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.4% were of German, 11.0% English, 9.6% Irish and 9.5% American ancestry according to the 2000 United States census. 86.0% spoke English and 13.0% Spanish as their first language.

There were 21,013 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,206, and the median income for a family was $37,277. Males had a median income of $30,872 versus $22,864 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,793. About 13.0% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Voter registration statistics

Population and registered voters
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>	62,985
Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration Template:Webarchive. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref>	30,485	48.4%
Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>	9,163	30.1%
Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>	13,542	44.4%
Democratic–Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>	-4,379	-14.3%
American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>	1,502	4.9%
Green<ref name="CA-SS"/>	125	0.4%
Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/>	234	0.8%
Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/>	92	0.3%
Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/>	0	0.0%
Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>	108	0.4%
No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>	5,719	18.8%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/> <ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/>	Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>	Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>	D–R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>	Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>	No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
Corning	7,624	33.8%	35.2%	35.1%	+0.1%	11.7%	22.8%
Red Bluff	14,026	42.1%	33.8%	37.2%	-3.4%	12.8%	21.6%
Tehama	383	54.3%	35.1%	39.9%	-4.8%	15.4%	16.8%

Overview

Tehama is a strongly Republican county in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1992.

In the United States House of Representatives, Tehama County is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

In the California State Legislature, the county is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Megan Dahle, and the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher.

On November 4, 2008, Tehama County voted 72.7% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Communities

Cities

• Corning
• Red Bluff
• Tehama

Unincorporated communities

• El Camino
• Kirkwood
• Loybas Hill
• Mill Creek
• Mineral

Census-designated places

• Bend
• Dales
• Flournoy
• Gerber
• Lake California
• Las Flores
• Los Molinos
• Manton
• Mineral CDP
• Paskenta
• Paynes Creek
• Proberta
• Rancho Tehama
• Richfield
• Vina

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Tehama County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2020 Census)
1	† Red Bluff	City	14,710
2	Corning	City	8,244
3	Lake California	CDP	3,377
4	Los Molinos	CDP	2,098
5	Rancho Tehama	CDP	1,572
6	Gerber	CDP	1,044
7	Bend	CDP	603
8	Tehama	City	435
9	Manton	CDP	310
10	Richfield	CDP	309
11	Proberta	CDP	237
12	Vina	CDP	198
13	Las Flores	CDP	190
14	Mineral	CDP	136
15	Flournoy	CDP	117
16	Paskenta	CDP	110
17	Paynes Creek	CDP	54

See also

• Hiking trails in Tehama County
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tehama County, California
• Orland Buttes
• Red Bank, California

Further reading

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External links

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