Angels Camp, California Angels | |
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 Downtown Angels Camp in 2008 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Frogtown | |
| Motto: "Redefining The Rush" | |
 Location of Angels in Calaveras County, California | |
  Angels Camp, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:38°04′06″N120°32′23″W / 38.06833°N 120.53972°W /38.06833; -120.53972 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Calaveras |
| Mining camp | 1848[1] |
| Incorporated | January 24, 1912[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Chimente[3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Caroline Schirato[3] |
| • City Administrator | Pamela Caronongan[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.64 sq mi (9.42 km2) |
| • Land | 3.63 sq mi (9.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.25% |
| Elevation | 1,381 ft (421 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,667 |
| • Density | 1,009.5/sq mi (389.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95222 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-02112 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1667877,2409709 |
| Website | angelscamp |
| Reference no. | 287[7] |
Angels Camp (formerlyAngel's Camp,Angels,Angels City,Carson's Creek andClearlake), is the only incorporated city inCalaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,667 at the2020 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 theAngels Hotel in 1865.[8] 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 isCalifornia Historical Landmark #287.[7]
Henry Angell, a native of Rhode Island, set up a tent store on the banks of the creek. Theplacers around his camp were productive but gave out after a few years, and the population began to dwindle until gold-bearingquartz 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 bystamp mills in town. It was said that when the last mill finally ceased operations, the townspeople couldn't sleep, the silence was so loud.[1]
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.[9]
Angels Camp is located at38°04′06″N120°32′23″W / 38.06833°N 120.53972°W /38.06833; -120.53972.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), all land.
Angels Camp is about 1,400 feet (430 m) above sea level, withAngels Creek flowing through the middle of town.
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Angels Camp has ahot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[10]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 330 | — | |
| 1890 | 917 | 177.9% | |
| 1920 | 941 | — | |
| 1930 | 915 | −2.8% | |
| 1940 | 1,163 | 27.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,147 | −1.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,121 | −2.3% | |
| 1970 | 1,710 | 52.5% | |
| 1980 | 2,302 | 34.6% | |
| 1990 | 2,409 | 4.6% | |
| 2000 | 3,004 | 24.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,836 | 27.7% | |
| 2020 | 3,667 | −4.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
The2020 United States census reported that Angels Camp had a population of 3,667. The population density was 1,009.6 inhabitants per square mile (389.8/km2). 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% fromother 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% werecohabiting 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 1,036families (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 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males.
There were 1,907 housing units at an average density of 525.1 units per square mile (202.7 units/km2), of which 1,635 (85.7%) were occupied. Of these, 68.2% were owner-occupied, and 31.8% were occupied by renters.[12][13]
The median household income was $60,353, and theper capita income was $31,454. About 10.5% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line.[14]
In thestate legislature, Angels Camp is inthe 4th senatorial district, represented byRepublican Marie Alvarado-Gil,[15] andthe 8th Assembly district, represented byRepublican David Tangipa.[16] Federally, Angels Camp is inCalifornia's 5th congressional district, represented byRepublican Tom McClintock.[17]
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