Janesville | |
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 Location of Janesville in Lassen County, California. | |
  Janesville Location in California | |
| Coordinates:40°17′48″N120°31′27″W / 40.29667°N 120.52417°W /40.29667; -120.52417 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Lassen County |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.834 sq mi (87.629 km2) |
| • Land | 33.814 sq mi (87.579 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.050 km2) 0.06% |
| Elevation | 4,239 ft (1,292 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,461 |
| • Density | 72.78/sq mi (28.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 96114 |
| Area codes | 530, 837 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658853; 2611437 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Janesville, California;U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Janesville, California | |
Janesville (also known asLassen)[3] is a sparsely populatedcensus-designated place[4] inLassen County,California.[2] It is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast ofSusanville,[3] at an elevation of 4239 feet (1292 m).[2] Janesville is located on the eastern slopes of theSierra Nevada Mountain range. Its population is 2,461 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,408 from the 2010 census.
The community consists of an elementary school, a park, four churches, two gas stations, a pizza parlor, a coffee shop, a veterinary hospital, a hardware store, a post office, a Dollar General and a few other businesses.
Janesville stretches over a distance of 8 miles (13 km). Its ZIP Code is 96114. The community is insidearea code 530.
Fort Janesville
In 1860, after theFirst Battle of Pyramid Lake, part of thePaiute War and the Ormsby Massacre, settlers built a loopholed stockade for protection from an Indian attack that never materialized. The fort, which had a bastion, or block house, in its southwest corner, was located less than a mile from the town of Janesville. The site of the fort is now a California Historic Landmark No.758.[5][6]
In 1864, Janesville lost toSusanville by one vote from becoming the county seat. The Janesville post office opened in 1861, closed for a time in 1864, changed its name to Lassen in 1914, and was renamed Janesville in 1923. The name honors Jane Bankhead, wife of an early settler.[3]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 33.8 square miles (87.6 km2), of which over 99% is land.[1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,408 | — | |
| 2020 | 2,461 | 74.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2010[8] | |||
Janesville first appeared as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. census.[8]
The2020 United States census reported that Janesville had a population of 2,461. The population density was 72.8 inhabitants per square mile (28.1/km2). The racial makeup of Janesville was 84.1%White, 0.2%African American, 2.2%Native American, 0.9%Asian, 0.1%Pacific Islander, 2.2% fromother races, and 10.2% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.9% of the population.[9]
The whole population lived in households. There were 958 households, out of which 27.8% included children under the age of 18, 57.6% were married-couple households, 7.1% werecohabiting couple households, 15.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 20.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 24.1% of households were one person, and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57.[9] There were 669families (69.8% of all households).[10]
The age distribution was 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% aged 18 to 24, 21.9% aged 25 to 44, 30.7% aged 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males.[9]
There were 1,099 housing units at an average density of 32.5 units per square mile (12.5 units/km2), of which 958 (87.2%) were occupied. Of these, 82.3% were owner-occupied, and 17.7% were occupied by renters.[9]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $70,938, and theper capita income was $37,453. About 2.5% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line.[11]
In thestate legislature, Janesville is inthe 1st senatorial district, represented byRepublican Megan Dahle,[12] andthe 1st Assembly district, represented byRepublican Heather Hadwick.[13]
Federally, Janesville is inCalifornia's 1st congressional district, represented byRepublican Doug LaMalfa.[14]
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