San Andreas, California | |
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 Location inCalaveras County and the state ofCalifornia | |
  San Andreas, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:38°11′46″N120°40′50″W / 38.19611°N 120.68056°W /38.19611; -120.68056 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Calaveras |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.406 sq mi (21.771 km2) |
| • Land | 8.390 sq mi (21.730 km2) |
| • Water | 0.016 sq mi (0.041 km2) 0.19% |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,994 |
| • Density | 356.9/sq mi (137.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 95249-95250 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-64420 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277590,2409247 |
| Reference no. | 252 |
San Andreas (Californio Spanish for "St. Andrew") is anunincorporatedcensus-designated place in and thecounty seat ofCalaveras County, California. The population was 2,994 at the 2020 census, up from 2,783 at the 2010 census. Like most towns in the region, it was founded during theCalifornia Gold Rush. The town is located onState Route 49 and is registered asCalifornia Historical Landmark #252.[4]
Settled byMexicangold miners in 1848 and named after theCatholic parishSt. Andrew, the town has been a noted mining camp since early days.[5] It existed as a tent city for the first few years, and even included a tent church.[5] A few miles outside of town is thePioneer Cemetery, established in c. 1851.[6][7]
In August 1852, a nugget of gold was found here and was sold toWells Fargo & Co. for US$12,000.[5] Thegold from the initially discoveredplacers gave out after a few years, but the discovery of gold in an underground river channel in 1853 revitalized the camp and it soon became a town. Mining of the channels was lucrative enough for the town to completely rebuild after fires in 1858 and 1863. The gold discovered here contributed greatly to the success of theUnion during theCivil War.
In 1866, San Andreas became theseat of Calaveras County. It was said to be a rendezvous location forJoaquin Murrieta. NotorioushighwaymanBlack Bart was tried here and sent to prison.
The post office was established in 1854.[8]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.4 square miles (22 km2), of which, 99.81% is land and 0.19% is water.
San Andreas has aMediterranean climate typical of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Winters are cool and wet with mild days, chilly nights, and substantial rainfall. Summers are hot and dry with very hot days, cool nights, and minimal rainfall. Due to theorographic effect, rainfall in all seasons is significantly greater than on the valley floor to the west.
| Climate data for San Andreas | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 55.5 (13.1) | 60.3 (15.7) | 64.7 (18.2) | 69.6 (20.9) | 79.1 (26.2) | 88.0 (31.1) | 94.9 (34.9) | 94.0 (34.4) | 88.7 (31.5) | 77.6 (25.3) | 64.0 (17.8) | 55.1 (12.8) | 74.3 (23.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.3 (7.4) | 49.1 (9.5) | 52.8 (11.6) | 56.2 (13.4) | 63.5 (17.5) | 71.1 (21.7) | 76.9 (24.9) | 76.5 (24.7) | 71.4 (21.9) | 62.1 (16.7) | 51.7 (10.9) | 45.7 (7.6) | 60.2 (15.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 35.0 (1.7) | 37.8 (3.2) | 40.9 (4.9) | 42.8 (6.0) | 47.9 (8.8) | 54.2 (12.3) | 59.0 (15.0) | 58.9 (14.9) | 54.1 (12.3) | 46.6 (8.1) | 39.2 (4.0) | 36.4 (2.4) | 46.1 (7.8) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 5.40 (137) | 5.15 (131) | 4.15 (105) | 2.40 (61) | 0.71 (18) | 0.27 (6.9) | 0.04 (1.0) | 0.07 (1.8) | 0.25 (6.4) | 1.50 (38) | 3.22 (82) | 5.45 (138) | 28.61 (726.1) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74.6 | 70.0 | 66.6 | 59.4 | 51.4 | 43.5 | 38.6 | 38.2 | 39.4 | 46.9 | 63.4 | 72.6 | 55.4 |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[9] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2000 | 2,615 | — | |
| 2010 | 2,783 | 6.4% | |
| 2020 | 2,994 | 7.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1860–1870[11][12] 1880-1890[13] 1900[14] 1910[15] 1920[16] 1930[17] 1940[18] 1950[19] 1960[20] 1970[21] 1980[22] 1990[23]2000[24] 2010[25] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[26] | Pop 2010[27] | Pop 2020[28] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 2,310 | 2,330 | 2,270 | 88.34% | 83.72% | 75.82% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 17 | 26 | 0.08% | 0.61% | 0.87% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 35 | 36 | 39 | 1.34% | 1.29% | 1.30% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 19 | 27 | 53 | 0.73% | 0.97% | 1.77% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.20% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0.27% | 0.00% | 0.87% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 76 | 117 | 210 | 2.91% | 4.20% | 7.01% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 166 | 255 | 364 | 6.35% | 9.16% | 12.16% |
| Total | 2,615 | 2,783 | 2,994 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The2020 United States census reported that San Andreas had a population of 2,994. The population density was 356.9 inhabitants per square mile (137.8/km2). The racial makeup of San Andreas was 80.1%White, 1.2%African American, 1.8%Native American, 1.8%Asian, 0.3%Pacific Islander, 4.4% fromother races, and 10.5% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.2% of the population.[29]
The census reported that 92.4% of the population lived in households, 1.0% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6.6% were institutionalized.[29]
There were 1,172 households, out of which 24.7% included children under the age of 18, 37.3% were married-couple households, 8.6% werecohabiting couple households, 34.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 19.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 33.7% of households were one person, and 20.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36.[29] There were 671families (57.3% of all households).[30]
The age distribution was 20.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% aged 18 to 24, 22.6% aged 25 to 44, 25.6% aged 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males.[29]
There were 1,296 housing units at an average density of 154.5 units per square mile (59.7 units/km2), of which 1,172 (90.4%) were occupied. Of these, 59.0% were owner-occupied, and 41.0% were occupied by renters.[29]
In thestate legislature, San Andreas is inthe 4th senatorial district, represented byRepublican Marie Alvarado-Gil,[31] andthe 8th Assembly district, represented byRepublican David Tangipa.[32] Federally, San Andreas is inCalifornia's 5th congressional district, represented byRepublican Tom McClintock.[33]
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