Angels Camp, California

Angels Camp, also known as City of Angels (formerly Angel's Camp, Angels, Angels City, Carson's Creek and Clearlake), is the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,667 at the 2020 census. It lies at an elevation of 1381 feet (421 m).

Mark Twain based his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" on a story he claimed to have heard at the Angels Hotel in 1865.<ref name=AAA>Template:Cite book</ref> The event is commemorated with a Jumping Frog Jubilee each May at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds, just east of the city. Because of this, Angels Camp is sometimes referred to as "Frogtown."

The city is California Historical Landmark #287.<ref name=CHL>Template:Cite ohp</ref>

History

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Angels Camp around 1900

Henry Angell, a native of Rhode Island, set up a tent store on the banks of the creek. The placers around his camp were productive but gave out after a few years, and the population began to dwindle until gold-bearing quartz veins were discovered in the town, which brought people back. Those mines operated for the next few decades, producing more than $20 million worth of gold, processed by stamp mills in town. It was said that when the last mill finally ceased operations, the townspeople couldn't sleep, the silence was so loud.<ref name=Koeppel>Template:Cite book</ref>

The first post office was established in 1851 (and called Carson's Creek). It was renamed along with the town in 1853. The city was incorporated under the name of "Angels" in 1912.<ref>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref>

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.

Angels Camp is about Template:Convert above sea level, with Angels Creek flowing through the middle of town.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Angels Camp has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.<ref>Climate Summary for Angels Camp, California Retrieved January 1, 2018.</ref>

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Angels Camp had a population of 3,667. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Angels Camp was 81.1% White, 0.7% African American, 2.1% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 3.8% from other races, and 10.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.5% of the population.

The census reported that 98.4% of the population lived in households, 1.6% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,635 households, out of which 24.5% included children under the age of 18, 46.5% were married-couple households, 7.3% were cohabiting couple households, 30.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 29.4% of households were one person, and 17.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21. There were 1,036 families (63.4% of all households).

The age distribution was 18.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% aged 18 to 24, 19.6% aged 25 to 44, 26.1% aged 45 to 64, and 30.6% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 51.6Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males.

There were 1,907 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,635 (85.7%) were occupied. Of these, 68.2% were owner-occupied, and 31.8% were occupied by renters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The median household income was $60,353, and the per capita income was $31,454. About 10.5% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

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Notable people

• Sara Carter — musician and entertainer, Carter Family
• T.J. Dillashaw — former UFC bantamweight champion<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Amanda Folendorf — first deaf female mayor in the United States<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Mike McCormick — Major League Baseball player
• Catfish Metkovich — Major League Baseball player
• Tommy Orange — Native American writer and novelist
• Kyle Rasmussen — United States Ski Team member and two-time Alpine skiing World Cup Downhill champion

See also

• Prince-Garibaldi Building
• California Historical Landmarks in Calaveras County
• Birthplace of Archie Stevenot
• Robinson's Ferry

External links

• Template:Official website
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• Angels Camp Mining History at Western Mining History. Numerous historic images and a nice 1850 map of the camps & diggings then.