Junction City | |
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 Location of Junction City in Trinity County, California. | |
  Junction City Position in California. | |
| Coordinates:40°44′37″N123°03′31″W / 40.74361°N 123.05861°W /40.74361; -123.05861 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Trinity |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.570 sq mi (68.816 km2) |
| • Land | 26.536 sq mi (68.728 km2) |
| • Water | 0.034 sq mi (0.088 km2) 0.13% |
| Elevation | 1,909 ft (582 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 658 |
| • Density | 24.8/sq mi (9.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 96048 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583043 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Junction City, California | |
Junction City is acensus-designated place (CDP) inTrinity County,California.[2] Junction City sits at an elevation of 1,909 feet (582 m).[2] Its population is 658 as of the 2020 census, down from 680 from the 2010 census. Junction City is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Weaverville. TheTrinity River runs through the town and heads northwest from there. The ZIP Code is 96048. The community is insidearea code 530.
Junction City was established when a few cabins were built in the 1850s at the mouth of Canyon Creek, it was originally called "Milltown" due to the number of mills, but in 1861 it was officially named Junction City since it served as a junction for several transportation routes at Canyon Creek and Trinity River.
Junction City had the largest and most famous diversion dam. The Arkansas Dam,[3] was built in 1851, four miles upstream of Junction City. After the dam washed out in the winter of 1851 and again in 1852, it was rebuilt so substantially as to withstand not only the winter storms but also contain an upstream dam break flood that occurred when the 14-foot-high diversion dam at Union bar gave way.
The ensuing flood wiped out every water wheel, dam, and other structures along the river in the intervening 20 miles between the dams. In 1857, Arkansas dam was removed by the miners so they could reach the gold deposits beneath the dam.
In 1988, a Tibetan Buddhist temple, Rigdzin Ling, part of the Chagdud Gonpa Foundation founded byChagdud Tulku Rinpoche.[1]
In the May 8th, 2005 the hotel burned down under mysterious circumstances. It was one of the last remaining buildings in Junction City from the 1800s.In May 2006, the Junction Fire scorched 3,500 acres (14 km2), then later combined with the Bar Fire, making that 100,000 acres (400 km2). The Junction Fire threatened all of Junction City, and even some parts of the town ofWeaverville.
On July 20, 2008 fire threatened communities near Junction City; some areas were under mandatory evacuation. Many huge forest fires broke out because of a lightning storm which occurred on June 20, 2008 in Northern California.
Public schools are run or overseen by theJunction City Elementary School District, which consists of one elementary school and they follow by a single track schedule, with school starting in late August or early September and concludes in June. The only school is a K-8 school listed below.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 26.6 square miles (68.8 km2), 99.87% of it land and 0.13% of it water.[1]
State Route 299. State route 299 runs through the middle of Junction City. This is part of SR 299 that is between Arcata and Redding is the Trinity Scenic Byway, aNational Forest Scenic Byway.| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 440 | — | |
| 2000 | 620 | — | |
| 2010 | 680 | 9.7% | |
| 2020 | 658 | −3.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1850–1870[5][6] 1880-1890[7] 1900[8] 1910[9] 1920[10] 1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17]2000[18] 2010[19] | |||
The2020 United States census reported that Junction City had a population of 658. The population density was 24.8 inhabitants per square mile (9.6/km2). The racial makeup of Junction City was 545 (82.8%)White, 3 (0.5%)African American, 9 (1.4%)Native American, 15 (2.3%)Asian, 1 (0.2%)Pacific Islander, 9 (1.4%) fromother races, and 76 (11.6%) from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46 persons (7.0%).[20]
The census reported that 97.3% of the population lived in households, 18 people (2.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.[20]
There were 272 households, out of which 67 (24.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 136 (50.0%) were married-couple households, 19 (7.0%) werecohabiting couple households, 51 (18.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 66 (24.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 79 households (29.0%) were one person, and 43 (15.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35.[20] There were 168families (61.8% of all households).[21]
The age distribution was 79 people (12.0%) under the age of 18, 27 people (4.1%) aged 18 to 24, 178 people (27.1%) aged 25 to 44, 168 people (25.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 206 people (31.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.6 males.[20]
There were 322 housing units at an average density of 12.1 units per square mile (4.7 units/km2), of which 272 (84.5%) were occupied. Of these, 226 (83.1%) were owner-occupied, and 46 (16.9%) were occupied by renters.[20]
In thestate legislature, Junction City is inthe 2nd senatorial district, represented byDemocrat Mike McGuire,[22] andthe 2nd Assembly district, represented byDemocrat Chris Rogers.[23]
Federally, Junction City is inCalifornia's 2nd congressional district, represented byDemocrat Jared Huffman.[24]
There is one historical marker in Junction City to commemorate its centennial.[3] It is located next to the Junction City store.
Municipalities and communities ofTrinity County, California,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |