Platina, California
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
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Platina (Spanish for "platinum") is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, approximately and equidistantly {{Convert|40|mi|km|abbr=out}} west of Redding and Red Bluff. Its population is 13 as of the 2020 census. Its ZIP code is 96076. Wired telephone numbers follow the pattern 530-352-xxxx.
History
Platina was founded as Noble's Station in 1902, named after Don Noble, a local resident. It served as a stage stop for stagecoaches traveling to and from Red Bluff to Knob, Wildwood, Peanut, and Hayfork. A boarding house, general store and post office were located in the tiny settlement.
During the 1920s, Noble and others discovered platinum in nearby Beegum Creek, causing Noble's Station to quickly become known as "Platina". Platina is a native alloy of platinum with osmium and other related metals.
File:Platina CA Post Office.jpg
The current Platina post office was established in 1921. Today, it and the general store stand on almost the same spot as the old station. The store's owners recently tried to sell it and a few other buildings in town on eBay, but were unsuccessful.Dottie Smith, [http://blogs.redding.com/dsmith/archives/2009/03/platina-is-tuck.html Platina is Tucked Away in the SW corner of Shasta County]. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
Monastery
File:Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery.jpg
Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery, a monastic community of the Serbian Orthodox Church, is located just outside of Platina, to the south. It was founded in 1968 by Fr. Herman Podmoshensky and Fr. Seraphim Rose, with the blessing of St. John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco. Rose was a graduate of Pomona College and the University of California at Berkeley who converted to Russian Orthodoxy and became a prolific author and translator of ancient Orthodox texts, many of which were printed at the monastery. Fr. Seraphim died September 2, 1982, and is buried in the monastery cemetery.
Fr. Seraphim is revered by many Orthodox Christians around the world. Although he has not been formally canonized (as of 2024) by any Orthodox synod, he has been locally canonized in the Metropolis of Akhalkalaki, Kumurdo, and Kari of the Georgian Orthodox Church.[https://orthochristian.com/151232.html FR. SERAPHIM (ROSE) LOCALLY CANONIZED IN ONE GEORGIAN DIOCESE (+VIDEO)]. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
Politics
In the state legislature Platina is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Wesley Chesbro.
Federally, Platina is in {{Representative|cacd|1|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|1|accessdate=March 1, 2013}}
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Platina has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=197340&cityname=Platina%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Platina, California]
{{Weather box|location = Plantina, California
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|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F =
| Jan avg record high F = 66
| Feb avg record high F = 68
| Mar avg record high F = 73
| Apr avg record high F = 79
| May avg record high F = 90
| Jun avg record high F = 99
| Jul avg record high F = 103
| Aug avg record high F = 102
| Sep avg record high F = 99
| Oct avg record high F = 90
| Nov avg record high F = 77
| Dec avg record high F = 64
|year avg record high F = 103
|Jan high F = 49.5
|Feb high F = 52.9
|Mar high F = 57.5
|Apr high F = 63.3
|May high F = 72.5
|Jun high F = 82.8
|Jul high F = 91.5
|Aug high F = 90.7
|Sep high F = 85.3
|Oct high F = 72.9
|Nov high F = 56.7
|Dec high F = 49.3
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|Jan mean F = 40.8
|Feb mean F = 43.2
|Mar mean F = 47.1
|Apr mean F = 51.7
|May mean F = 59.4
|Jun mean F = 67.3
|Jul mean F = 74.2
|Aug mean F = 72.8
|Sep mean F = 65.3
|Oct mean F = 55.6
|Nov mean F = 46.8
|Dec mean F = 40.6
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|Jan low F = 32.2
|Feb low F = 33.6
|Mar low F = 36.7
|Apr low F = 40.1
|May low F = 46.2
|Jun low F = 51.9
|Jul low F = 55.8
|Aug low F = 55.0
|Sep low F = 45.2
|Oct low F = 38.4
|Nov low F = 36.9
|Dec low F = 31.9
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| Jan avg record low F = 20
| Feb avg record low F = 21
| Mar avg record low F = 21
| Apr avg record low F = 24
| May avg record low F = 30
| Jun avg record low F = 34
| Jul avg record low F = 43
| Aug avg record low F = 44
| Sep avg record low F = 37
| Oct avg record low F = 30
| Nov avg record low F = 24
| Dec avg record low F = 20
|year avg record low F = 17
|Jan record low F = 4
|Feb record low F = -2
|Mar record low F = 13
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 17
|Jul record low F = 28
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 18
|Nov record low F = 11
|Dec record low F = -3
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|Jan precipitation inch = 6.48
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.06
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.10
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.42
|May precipitation inch = 2.04
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.70
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.13
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.11
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.24
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.75
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.42
|Dec precipitation inch = 7.91
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|Jan snow inch = 6.8
|Feb snow inch = 3.3
|Mar snow inch = 3.2
|Apr snow inch = 0.4
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
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|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 1.0
|Dec snow inch = 5.4
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|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Plantina, CA
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 13
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=US 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}}
2020
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Platina first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}
=2020 Census=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Platina CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Platina CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0657666|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}} !% 2020 |
| White alone (NH)
|6 |46.15% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|0 |0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1 |7.69% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|0 |0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|1 |7.69% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|2 |15.38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|3 |23.08% |
| Total
|13 |100.00% |
References
External links
{{commons category|Platina, California}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140427193609/http://orthodoxinfo.com/images/platina/st%20herman%20of%20alaska%20monastery/index.html Pilgrimage to Platina]. Includes photos of Platina and St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
- [http://www.sainthermanpress.com/ St. Herman Press]. Website for the St. Herman Press, part of St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
- Seraphim Rose: The True Story and Private Letters'', a biography by author Cathy Scott, Father Seraphim's niece]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in California
Category:Unincorporated communities in Shasta County, California