Nevada City, California | |
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 Broad Street, Nevada City Downtown Historic District, in 2020 | |
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 Location inNevada County and the state ofCalifornia | |
  Nevada City Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:39°15′41″N121°1′7″W / 39.26139°N 121.01861°W /39.26139; -121.01861 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Nevada |
| Incorporated | April 19, 1856[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Adam Kline |
| • Vice Mayor | Lou Ceci |
| • City Council | Doug Fleming Daniela Fernández Gary Petersen |
| • City Manager | Sean Grayson[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2) |
| • Land | 2.19 sq mi (5.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.17% |
| Elevation | 2,477 ft (755 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,152 |
| • Density | 1,440/sq mi (557/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95959 |
| Area codes | 530, 837 |
| FIPS code | 06-50874 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659211,2411225 |
| Website | www |
Nevada City is a city in and thecounty seat ofNevada County, California, United States, 60 miles (97 km) northeast ofSacramento, 84 miles (135 km) southwest ofReno and 147 miles (237 km) northeast ofSan Francisco. The population was 3,152 as of the2020 census.
The settlement was originally aNisenan village namedUstumah.[6][7]
European Americans first settled Nevada City in 1849,[8] during theCalifornia Gold Rush, as Nevada (Spanish for "snow-covered", a reference to the snow-topped mountains in the area). It was later called Deer Creek Dry Diggins, and Caldwell's Upper Store.[9] TheGold Tunnel on the north side ofDeer Creek was the city's first mine, built in 1850.[10] The first sawmill in Nevada City was built on Deer Creek, just above town, in August 1850, by Lewis & Son, with a water wheel.[11] In 1850–51, Nevada City was the state's most important mining town, and Nevada County the state's leading gold-mining county. In 1851,The Nevada Journal became the first newspaper published in the town and county.[12] The first cemetery in town, thePioneer Cemetery, was founded around 1851 behind the Nevada City United Methodist Church, Nevada County's first denominational church.[13][14]
The town of Nevada wasincorporated on April 19, 1856. In 1864, the word “City” was added to its name to relieve confusion with the nearby state ofNevada, and the town has legally been known as Nevada City ever since. The former town of Coyoteville later became Nevada City's northwestern section.[9][15]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), 99.83% of it land and 0.17% water.
Nevada, Missouri, is named after Nevada City.[16]
Most of Nevada City lies on brown sandy loam soils of the Hoda series which developed on granitic rock.[17]
Owing to its exposed location on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada, Nevada City receives moderate to heavy rainfall for California at 59 inches (1.5 m), though its climate is otherwise fairly typical for the state, classified asMediterranean (Csa/Csb). Although exceedingly heavy snow falls on the nearby mountains, it rarely falls in the city. During a typical year, there are 31 days with temperatures of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher, 75 freezing nights, and 60 days where the temperature fails to reach 50 °F (10 °C).[18] The record high temperature is 111 °F (44 °C), set on August 14, 1933, and the record low is −1 °F (−18 °C), set on January 21, 1937, and on December 9, 1972.[19]
| Climate data for Nevada City, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 83 (28) | 86 (30) | 92 (33) | 94 (34) | 101 (38) | 104 (40) | 106 (41) | 111 (44) | 107 (42) | 99 (37) | 90 (32) | 86 (30) | 111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 62.0 (16.7) | 66.4 (19.1) | 72.1 (22.3) | 79.1 (26.2) | 85.7 (29.8) | 93.0 (33.9) | 96.0 (35.6) | 95.6 (35.3) | 92.4 (33.6) | 84.9 (29.4) | 70.8 (21.6) | 59.5 (15.3) | 98.2 (36.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 50.6 (10.3) | 52.8 (11.6) | 57.0 (13.9) | 62.5 (16.9) | 70.6 (21.4) | 79.4 (26.3) | 87.2 (30.7) | 86.7 (30.4) | 81.8 (27.7) | 70.6 (21.4) | 57.0 (13.9) | 49.8 (9.9) | 67.2 (19.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 42.0 (5.6) | 43.5 (6.4) | 46.7 (8.2) | 50.9 (10.5) | 58.8 (14.9) | 66.0 (18.9) | 73.0 (22.8) | 72.4 (22.4) | 67.8 (19.9) | 58.5 (14.7) | 47.4 (8.6) | 41.4 (5.2) | 55.7 (13.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.4 (0.8) | 34.1 (1.2) | 36.3 (2.4) | 39.3 (4.1) | 46.8 (8.2) | 52.3 (11.3) | 58.8 (14.9) | 58.1 (14.5) | 53.8 (12.1) | 46.2 (7.9) | 38.0 (3.3) | 33.1 (0.6) | 44.2 (6.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 26.1 (−3.3) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 28.2 (−2.1) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 36.1 (2.3) | 43.4 (6.3) | 51.7 (10.9) | 51.2 (10.7) | 44.2 (6.8) | 35.8 (2.1) | 29.3 (−1.5) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 22.4 (−5.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −1 (−18) | 5 (−15) | 12 (−11) | 18 (−8) | 21 (−6) | 28 (−2) | 35 (2) | 34 (1) | 27 (−3) | 16 (−9) | 13 (−11) | −1 (−18) | −1 (−18) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 10.17 (258) | 9.59 (244) | 9.28 (236) | 4.60 (117) | 2.33 (59) | 0.84 (21) | 0.05 (1.3) | 0.16 (4.1) | 0.63 (16) | 3.17 (81) | 7.09 (180) | 10.34 (263) | 58.25 (1,480.4) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.0 (7.6) | 5.6 (14) | 4.2 (11) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (2.0) | 3.6 (9.1) | 18.1 (46) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 13.6 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 84.8 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.01 in) | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| Source: NOAA[20][21] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 4,022 | — | |
| 1890 | 2,524 | −37.2% | |
| 1900 | 3,250 | 28.8% | |
| 1910 | 2,689 | −17.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,782 | −33.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,701 | −4.5% | |
| 1940 | 2,445 | 43.7% | |
| 1950 | 2,505 | 2.5% | |
| 1960 | 2,353 | −6.1% | |
| 1970 | 2,314 | −1.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,431 | 5.1% | |
| 1990 | 2,855 | 17.4% | |
| 2000 | 3,001 | 5.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,068 | 2.2% | |
| 2020 | 3,152 | 2.7% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 3,195 | [22] | 1.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[23] | |||
The2020 United States census reported that Nevada City had a population of 3,152. The population density was 1,441.9 inhabitants per square mile (556.7/km2). The racial makeup of Nevada City was 85.2%White, 0.8%African American, 1.7%Native American, 1.7%Asian, 0.1%Pacific Islander, 2.1% fromother races, and 8.4% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the population.[24]
The census reported that 93.4% of the population lived in households, 0.8% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5.9% were institutionalized.[24]
There were 1,465 households, out of which 19.5% included children under the age of 18, 34.7% were married-couple households, 8.5% werecohabiting couple households, 33.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 22.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 38.4% of households were one person, and 20.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.01.[24] There were 734families (50.1% of all households).[25]
The age distribution was 13.6% under the age of 18, 5.5% aged 18 to 24, 23.9% aged 25 to 44, 27.6% aged 45 to 64, and 29.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males.[24]
There were 1,623 housing units at an average density of 742.5 units per square mile (286.7 units/km2), of which 1,465 (90.3%) were occupied. Of these, 58.5% were owner-occupied, and 41.5% were occupied by renters.[24]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $69,552, and theper capita income was $42,845. About 5.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line.[26]
The2010 United States census[27] reported that Nevada City had a population of 3,068. The population density was 1,399.7 inhabitants per square mile (540.4/km2). The racial makeup of Nevada City was 2,837 (92.5%)White, 26 (0.8%)African American, 28 (0.9%)Native American, 46 (1.5%)Asian, 0 (0%)Pacific Islander, 40 (1.3%) fromother races, and 91 (0.4%) from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 205 persons (6.7%).
The Census reported that 2,829 people (92.2% of the population) lived in households, 56 (1.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 183 (6.0%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,356 households, out of which 317 (23.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 510 (37.6%) wereopposite-sex married couples living together, 155 (11.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 79 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 97 (7.2%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 15 (1.1%)same-sex married couples or partnerships. 488 households (36.0%) were made up of individuals, and 168 (12.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09. There were 744families (54.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.67.
The population was spread out, with 517 people (16.9%) under the age of 18, 199 people (6.5%) aged 18 to 24, 720 people (23.5%) aged 25 to 44, 1,075 people (35.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 557 people (18.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
There were 1,510 housing units at an average density of 688.9 units per square mile (266.0 units/km2), of which 786 (58.0%) were owner-occupied, and 570 (42.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%. 1,678 people (54.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,151 people (37.5%) lived in rental housing units.
Nevada City's tourist attractions include:
Live music, theater and dance are performed at Miners Foundry Cultural Center, and the Nevada Theatre.[citation needed]
Recurring and annual events include:
TheNevada City Downtown Historic District included several sites on theNational Register of Historic Places or which haveCalifornia Historical Landmark status.
Nevada City elects a five-member city council. Council members select the mayor and vice mayor from their ranks. Council members appoint residents to a five-member Planning Commission.
Nevada City launched a "Goat Fund Me" campaign to raise $25,000 to have goats graze through dense brush in the municipal greenbelt. Nevada City is considered particularly at risk of wildfire, a "very high fire hazard severity zone" because of its wooded steep hillsides, narrow streets, 19th-century Gold Rush-era homes, and thick tree canopy.[37][38][39]
Nevada City is inNevada County.[40] The District 1 Supervisor is Heidi Hall.[41]
In thestate legislature, Nevada City is inthe 1st senatorial district, represented byRepublican Megan Dahle,[42] andthe 1st Assembly district, represented byRepublican Heather Hadwick.[43]
Nevada City is inCalifornia's 3rd congressional district, represented byRepublican Kevin Kiley.[44]
According to theCalifornia Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Nevada City has 2,353 registered voters. Of those, 1,225 (52.1%) are registeredDemocrats, 384 (16.3%) are registeredRepublicans, and 297 (12.6%) havedeclined to state a political party.[45]
Nevada City is within an elementary school district,Nevada City Elementary School District,[46] that operates three schools: Deer Creek (K–4), Seven Hills (5–8) and Nevada City Charter School (K–8).[47] Other large schools in the area include Nevada City School of the Arts, Forest Charter School in Nevada City, ad Yuba River Charter School in Grass Valley.[48]
The high school district that Nevada City is inside isNevada Joint Union High School District.[46] After 8th grade, most students attendNevada Union High School in nearbyGrass Valley as part of the Nevada Joint Union HSD.[49] Other high schools in the area include Silver Springs High School, Ghidotti High School, Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning, Forest Charter, Bitney Prep High School, and Bear River.
Other local schools include the California College of Ayurveda and Connected Communities Academy.
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Nevada City was the setting for the 2006Hallmark Channel original movie,The Christmas Card.
Nevada City istwinned withPenzance, a seaside town inCornwall,UK, and the nearby tin and copper mining town ofSt Just in Penwith, Cornwall, UK.[55] The twinning is a result ofCornish migration during the Californian gold rush in which Cornish mining expertise migrated to the area.City Hall has a room dedicated to the twinning and houses Cornish memorabilia and items donated on various exchanges. Penzance Youth Wind Band has joined forces with Nevada Union High School's instrumental music department on two occasions.
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