Blue Lake, California

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, over 95% of which is land.

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Present Blue Lake comprises "old" Blue Lake, Powersville, and Scottsville. In 1854, Augusta Bates settled in the Scottsville area and sold to Brice M. Stokes in 1862. In 1861, the 13-acre Blue Lake was formed from flooding of the north fork of Mad River, and it gave the town a resort atmosphere. As the river changed course in the 1920s, the lake disappeared to become what today is a small pond on private property.{{Cite book|title = Place Names of Humboldt County, CA|last = Turner|first = Dennis W. % Gloria H.|publisher = Dennis W. & Gloria H. Turner|year = 2010|isbn = 978-0-9629617-2-4|location = Orangevale, CA|pages = 30–31}}

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In 1866, William Scott purchased land from Brice M. Stokes and established "Scott's Farm," later becoming Scottsville. Powersville was established in 1869 by David Powers on land originally claimed by Augusta Bates, Brice M. Stokes and William Scott.{{Cite book|title = Place Names of Humboldt County, California: A Compendium 1542-2009 (Second Edition, Revised 2010)|last1 = Turner|first1 = Dennis W.|publisher = Dennis W. & Gloria H.|year = 2010|isbn = 978-0-9629617-2-4|location = Orangevale, CA|pages = 30–31|last2 = Turner|first2 = Gloria H.}}

In 1876 a post office opened, named "Mad River." The post office named Blue Lake was established in 1878. The town of Blue Lake was incorporated on April 11, 1910.

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The lumber industry shipped wood down the Arcata and Mad River Railroad. During the 1950s, timber shipped from Blue Lake included from Levitt Brothers own lumberyard and nail factory from which lumber and nails were sent to the four Levittown developments in the eastern U.S.[http://www.levittownhistoricalsociety.org/history.htm A Brief History of Levittown, New York] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220063637/http://www.levittownhistoricalsociety.org/history.htm |date=December 20, 2008 }}, Levittown Historical Society, retrieved February 8, 2013

{{US Census population

|1910= 507

|1920= 441

|1930= 555

|1940= 503

|1950= 824

|1960= 1234

|1970= 1112

|1980= 1201

|1990= 1235

|2000= 1135

|2010= 1253

|2020= 1208

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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At the 2010 census Blue Lake had a population of 1,253. The population density was {{convert|2,015.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Blue Lake was 1,094 (87.3%) White, 5 (0.4%) African American, 55 (4.4%) Native American, 13 (1.0%) Asian, 4 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 24 (1.9%) from other races, and 58 (4.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 82 people (6.5%).{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0607162|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023627/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0607162|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Blue Lake city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 542 households, 152 (28.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 215 (39.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 63 (11.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 32 (5.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 45 (8.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 12 (2.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 161 households (29.7%) were one person and 45 (8.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31. There were 310 families (57.2% of households); the average family size was 2.79.

The age distribution was 248 people (19.8%) under the age of 18, 102 people (8.1%) aged 18 to 24, 361 people (28.8%) aged 25 to 44, 415 people (33.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 127 people (10.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

There were 572 housing units at an average density of {{convert|920.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}},of which 542 were occupied, 301 (55.5%) by the owners and 241 (44.5%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.8%. 712 people (56.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 541 people (43.2%) lived in rental housing units.

At the 2000 census there were 1,135 people in 504 households, including 297 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,884.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 556 housing units at an average density of {{convert|923.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.72% White, 0.53% Black or African American, 5.37% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 2.82% from two or more races. 2.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}

Of the 504 households 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 31.5% of households were one person and 9.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution was 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median family income was $37,500. Males had a median income of $35,924 versus $25,563 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,603. About 6.3% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

In the state legislature, Blue Lake is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}},{{Cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |access-date=March 10, 2013 |publisher=State of California}} and {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.{{Cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |access-date=March 2, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}

Federally, Blue Lake is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=March 1, 2013}}

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