Cedar Slope, California
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Cedar Slope, California
|settlement_type = census-designated place
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|California}}
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Tulare
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| population_total = 10
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_sq_mi = 34.72
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.29
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.29
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| area_water_percent = 0
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|timezone = Pacific (PST)
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = PDT
|utc_offset_DST = -7
|elevation_footnotes = {{gnis|2585406}}
|elevation_ft = 5584
| pushpin_map = California
| pushpin_map_caption = Position in California.
|coordinates = {{coord|36|08|37|N|118|34|38|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP Code
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|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 2585406
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|image_map = File:Tulare County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cedar Slope Highlighted 0612314.svg
|map_caption = Location of Cedar Slope in Tulare County, California.
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|area_total_km2 = 0.75
|area_land_km2 = 0.75
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|population_density_km2 = 13.40
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Cedar Slope is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Cedar Slope sits at an elevation of {{convert|5584|ft|m}}. The 2020 United States census reported that Cedar Slope was 10, this is up from zero in 2010.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US0612314 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=data.census.gov}} Cedar Slope can be reached from Porterville by 37 curvy miles {{Cite web|url=https://www.distance-cities.com/search?from=Porterville,+CA&to=Cedar+Slope+CA&fromId=ChIJzwlZG36n6oARBhoriicGQZg&toId=&flat=&flon=&tlat=&tlon=&country=us|title=Search: distance between Porterville, CA and Cedar Slope CA|website=www.distance-cities.com}} on California State Route 190 with an elevation gain of 5,525 feet.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km{{sup|2}}), all of it land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 0
|2020= 10
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850–1870{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1880-1890{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1990{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2000{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2010{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
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History
The first occupant of Cedar Slope was the artist and seamstress Nellie Marshall in 1881. Nearby Marshall Creek is named after her. In 1945, 80 acres of the original homestead were purchased and developed by Les and Ruth Bailey and Fred and Hazelyn Hopkins. Tulare County approved this 80-acre expanse as Tract 119 in 1947, authorizing the construction of the area's first cabins.{{Cite web|url=http://www.southernsierrarealestate.com/communities/cedar-slope/|title=Cedar Slope Tulare CA}} Many of the first wave of cabins were built by World War Two veterans. The community owned Cedar Slope Mutual Water Company, established in 1947, provides and manages water to the development. Carl and Lynn Tapia rebuilt the Cedar Slope Inn after the original store on that site on Highway 190 burned down in the late 1960s. The couple ran it as a community bar and music venue until Carl suffered his first stroke in 1997. Afterwards the property passed into other hands. The Cedar Slope Inn suffered no meaningful damage during the Sequoia Complex Fire (SQF Complex).{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspressnow.com/obituaries/carl-n-tapia/article_32013188-95c4-5f78-92ce-fe190ceba387.html|title=Carl N. Tapia|website=News-Press NOW}}{{Cite web|url=http://upthe190fromspringville.blogspot.com/2006/07/cedar-slope-history.html|title=Up the 190 from Springville: Cedar Slope History}}
Sequoia Complex Fire
In September, 2020, Cedar Slope was largely destroyed by the naturally sparked Sequoia Complex Fire. 57 of the 65 cabins were completely burned.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://tularecounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f452093b7c6c439e8844093804c0c347|access-date=2021-01-05|website=tularecounty.maps.arcgis.com}} In the nearby communities of Alpine Village and Sequoia Crest, 37 and 49 cabins were lost in the fire, respectively. The McIntrye Grove of Giant Sequoia, a short distance to the south from Cedar Slope, is reported as heavily damaged by SQF Fire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-11-16/sierra-nevada-giant-sequoias-killed-castle-fire|title=Hundreds of towering giant sequoias killed by the Castle fire — a stunning loss|date=November 16, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}} The area remains at risk for mud flows and flash floods due to the charred soil being unable to absorb water.{{Cite web|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7048/|title=SQF Complex Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System|website=inciweb.nwcg.gov}}
References
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Category:Census-designated places in Tulare County, California