Paskenta, California
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Paskenta
|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 = Tehama
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| population_total = 110
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Paskenta+CDP;+California |website=data.census.gov |access-date=12 May 2023}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| area_total_sq_mi = 1.081
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.081
| area_water_sq_mi = 0
| area_total_km2 = 2.799
| area_land_km2 = 2.799
| area_water_km2 = 0
| area_water_percent = 0
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|timezone = Pacific (PST)
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = PDT
|utc_offset_DST = -7
|elevation_footnotes = {{gnis|2628772}}
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft = 726
| pushpin_map = California
| pushpin_map_caption = Position in California.
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|postal_code_type = ZIP Code
|postal_code = 96074
|area_code = 530
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Paskenta (Wintun: Paskenti)[California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)] is a small unincorporated town in Tehama County, California. Historically, it had greater local importance due to the presence of an active lumber mill. The ZIP Code is 96074. The community is inside area code 530 and the Paskenta CDP. Paskenta sits at an elevation of {{convert|725|ft|m}}. The 2020 United States census reported Paskenta's population was 110. Paskenta was originally inhabited by a tribe of Nomlaki people who are now part of the federally-recognized Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.
History
Paskenta was originally inhabited by a Nomlaki tribe. In the Nomlaki (Central Wintun) language, "Paskenta" (paskenti) means "under the hill" or "under the bank".{{cite book |last1=Eargle Jr |first1=Dolan H. |title=Native California: An Introductory Guide to the Original Peoples From Earliest to Modern Times |date=2008 |publisher=Trees Company Press |isbn=978-0-937401-11-8 |page=150 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3SmTBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA150 |language=en}} The modern settlement was founded by Americans of European origin ca. 1860.{{cite web | url=http://www.tehamaschools.org/files/TC%20Place%20Names.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508070312/http://www.tehamaschools.org/files/TC%20Place%20Names.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 May 2017 | title=Place Names | publisher= | accessdate=25 March 2018 | pages=42}} A post office has been in operation there since 1872.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=CA&county=Tehama | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 March 2018}} The Paskenta Ranchería was established between 1906 and 1909 and is home to the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.{{cite book |last1=Pritzker |first1=Barry |title=A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples |date=2000 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-513897-9 |page=152 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uiCWatRVT0gC&pg=PA152 |language=en}}
In 1980, Paskenta became the central inhabited cite within a larger census designated place (CDP), which was named after its host town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km{{sup|2}}), all of it land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 114
|2020= 110
|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=}}
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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The 2020 United States Census accrued information only about the entire Paskenta CDP, not just the organized community. The census reported that Paskenta CDP had a population of 110. The population density was {{convert|101.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 98 (89.1%) White, 2 (1.8%) African American, 2 (1.8%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2 (1.8%) from other races, and 6 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5 persons (4.5%).{{cite web |title=Paskenta CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0656042 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 31, 2025}}
The whole population lived in households. There were 44 households, out of which 11 (25.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 16 (36.4%) were married-couple households, 2 (4.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 11 (25.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 15 (34.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 16 households (36.4%) were one person, and 12 (27.3%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50. There were 26 families (59.1% of all households).{{cite web |title=Paskenta CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0656042 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 31, 2025}}
The age distribution was 17 people (15.5%) under the age of 18, 10 people (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 19 people (17.3%) aged 25 to 44, 40 people (36.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 24 people (21.8%) who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 49.7{{nbsp}}years. There were 42 males and 68 females.
There were 53 housing units at an average density of {{convert|49.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 44 (83.0%) were occupied. Of these, 31 (70.5%) were owner-occupied, and 13 (29.5%) were occupied by renters.
Politics
In the state legislature Paskenta is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen,{{Cite web|url=https://nielsen.cssrc.us/|title=Jim Nielsen|website=Jim Nielsen|language=en|access-date=2019-03-17}} and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jim Wood.{{Cite web|url=https://a02.asmdc.org/|title=Official Website - Assemblymember Jim Wood Representing the 2nd California Assembly District|website=Official Website - Assemblymember Jim Wood Representing the 2nd California Assembly District|language=en|access-date=2019-03-17}}
Federally, Paskenta is in {{Representative|cacd|1|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|1|accessdate=March 1, 2013}}
See also
References
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Category:Census-designated places in Tehama County, California