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'''Mount Shasta''' is a city located in ] located at around 3,600 ft or (1,097 m). As of the ] the city had a total population of 3,621. The town is only about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of ], a prominent northern California landmark. '''Mount Shasta''' (also known as '''Mount Shasta City''') is a city in ], United States, at about {{convert|3600|ft|m}} above sea level on the flanks of ], a prominent northern California landmark. The city is less than {{convert|9|mi|km}} southwest of the summit of its namesake volcano. Its population is 3,223 as of the ], down from 3,394 from the ].
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==History== ==History==
The site of the present-day city of Mount Shasta was within the range of the ] tribe of ].
The site of present-day Mount Shasta City was within the range of the ] tribe of ]. During the ], early Euro-American trappers and hunters first passed through the area, following the path of the ]. The Siskiyou Trail was based on a network of ancient Native American footpaths connecting California and the Pacific Northwest. The discovery of gold at nearby ] in ], dramatically increased traffic along the Siskiyou Trail and through the site of present-day Mount Shasta. Pioneer ] built one of the first lumber mills in the area, near the site of the present Sisson Museum. The completion of a stagecoach road between Yreka and ] in the late ] led to the building of Sisson's Hotel, as a stop for weary travelers, and as a staging ground for adventuresome tourists intending to climb Mount Shasta.


During the 1820s, early Euro-American trappers and hunters first passed through the area, following the path of the ]. The Siskiyou Trail was based on a network of ancient Native American footpaths connecting California and the Pacific Northwest. The discovery of gold at nearby ] in 1851 dramatically increased traffic along the Siskiyou Trail and through the site of present-day Mount Shasta. Pioneer ] built one of the first lumber mills in the area, near the site of the present Sisson Museum. The completion of a stagecoach road between Yreka and ] in the late 1850s led to the building of Sisson's Hotel, as a stop for weary travelers, and as a staging ground for adventuresome tourists intending to climb Mount Shasta.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}
The ] completion of the ], built along the line of the Siskiyou Trail, brought a dramatic increase in tourism, lumbering, and population into Mount Shasta. This early development continued to focus on tourism and lumbering.


The area where the town grew was known first as '''Strawberry Valley''', and then as '''Berryvale'''.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lee Apperson|title=Sisson - Mount Shasta: The Early Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y4nDHAAACAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Mount Shasta Print. Company}}</ref> The post office opened in 1870 as Berryvale.<ref name="Orlove">{{cite book|author1=Benjamin S. Orlove|author2=Ellen Wiegandt|author3=Brian H. Luckman|title=Darkening Peaks: Glacier Retreat, Science, and Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vgJ1EKyK8RoC&pg=PA56|year=2008|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-25305-6|pages=56–}}</ref> After 1886 it was known as '''Sisson''' after a local businessman, ] who ran a stagecoach inn and tavern, ], as well as donated the land for the town site and the ] station in 1886.<ref name="Orlove" /> Street names honor members of Sisson's family.<ref name="Orlove" />
The area where the town later grew up was known first as Strawberry Valley, and then as Berryvale. With the arrival of the railroad, the town was given the name Sisson, California, after prominent land owner ]. The name was changed to Mount Shasta City in ].

The 1887 completion of the ], built along the line of the Siskiyou Trail, brought a dramatic increase in tourism, lumbering, and population into Mount Shasta. This early development continued to focus on tourism and lumbering. The early 1900s saw the influx of a large number of Italian immigrants to Mount Shasta and neighboring towns, most of whom were employed in the timber industry.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

The city incorporated on May 31, 1905.<ref>{{cite book|title=California Roster|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=copXAAAAMAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Secretary of State|page = 106}}</ref> The name of the city was finalized "City of Mount Shasta" on November 10, 1925,<ref name="Miesse">{{cite book|author1=William C. Miesse|author2=Mount Shasta Collection (College of the Siskiyous)|author3=College of the Siskiyous. Library|title=Mount Shasta: an annotated bibliography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xBASAQAAIAAJ|year=1993|publisher=College of the Siskiyous| page = 111}}</ref><ref name="Hellmann2006">{{cite book|author=Paul T. Hellmann|title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA100|date= February 14, 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94859-7|pages=100–}}</ref> after a popular vote in 1922.


==Geography== ==Geography==
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]Mount Shasta is located at 41°18'52" North, 122°18'41" West (41.314542, -122.311510){{GR|1}}. It is located along ] south of ] and north of ].


Mount Shasta is located at 41°18'52" North, 122°18'41" West (41.314542, -122.311510),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along ] south of ] and north of ].
According to the ], the city has a total area of 9.7 ] (3.7 ]). 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.


According to the ], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and only 0.10% of it is covered by water.
==Climate==

With ] to the east forcing moisture out of the air as it ascends and cools, and the dip in the ] allowing more moisture to reach inland, Mount Shasta gets more precipitation than the semiarid region to the north. This means that in the winter, Mount Shasta gets 104" (264 ]) of snowfall despite its low 3,600 ft. (1,097 m) elevation (). In comparison, points in the region around this elevation get much less snow than Mount Shasta, like ], which gets only 20" (52.8 cm). Winters are generally cool to cold and summers are quite hot due to the continential climate of this region.
The area hydrology consists of an unnamed stream in the south part of town which joins Big Springs Creek, which then flows south as Cold Creek to join the headwaters of the South Fork of the ].<ref>], ''Weed 15 Minute Quadrangle'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC (1954)</ref> The typical depth to ] is quite shallow in the predominant alluvium.<ref>''Phase I Environmental Site Assessment,301 West Lake Street'', Mount Shasta, California, Earth Metrics Incorporated, San Mateo, California, Report Number 10363, December 18, 1989</ref>

The settlement is on the distal gently sloping southwest flanks of Mount Shasta, with the chief surficial soils being ] ]. This alluvium is adjacent to and probably underlain by ] clastic rock deposited by Mount Shasta in the course of its development. Groundwater elevation is approximately at the elevation of the underlying native black ] soil. Where it occurs this peat, of approximately two feet thickness, is underlain by stream deposit sands and gravels.

=== Climate ===
Mount Shasta to the east forces moisture out of the air as it rises and cools, and the dip in the ] allows more moisture to reach inland, so the city receives more precipitation than the semiarid region to the north. This means that in the winter, the city gets nearly {{convert|103|in|m|2|disp=or}} of snowfall despite its low {{convert|3600|ft|m}} elevation.<ref>, Skiing the Cascade Volcanoes, April 2005, accessed April 23, 2013</ref> Other towns in the region get much less snow,<ref>, Skiing the Cascade Volcanoes, April 2005, accessed April 23, 2013</ref> for example ] averages only {{convert|11.8|in|m|2|disp=or}}, and much cooler ] only {{convert|35.9|in|m|2|disp=or}}. The ] is ''Csb'', or warm-summer Mediterranean climate. It can be very warm and cold according to the Californian summer anex. The USDA ] is 7b.

The record high temperature was {{convert|106|F|C}} on July 29, 2022, and the record low temperature was {{convert|-13|F|C}} on December 22, 1990.<ref name = "WB">, Weatherbase, accessed April 23, 2013</ref> The wettest “rain year” was from July 1997 to June 1998 with {{convert|76.24|in|mm|1}} and the driest from July 1976 to June 1977 with {{convert|13.06|in|mm|1}}. The most rainfall in one month was {{convert|27.48|in|mm|1}} in January 1995, including {{convert|5.97|in|mm|1}} on January 9. The most snowfall in one year was {{convert|349.6|in|m|2}} in 1952, including {{convert|137.7|in|m|2}} in January 1952.<ref> Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary, Western Regional Climate Center, 2010, accessed April 23, 2013</ref> The most snow on the ground was {{convert|52|in|m|2|disp=or}} on December 31, 1992.

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==Demographics== ==Demographics==
{{US Census population
As of the ] of ], there were 3,621 people, 1,669 households, and 926 families residing in the city. The ] was 373.8/km² (967.5/mi²). There were 1,798 housing units at an average density of 185.6/km² (480.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.77% ], 1.52% ] or ], 0.44% ], 1.63% ], 0.14% ], 2.13% from ], and 2.38% from two or more races. 5.83% of the population were ] or ] of any race.
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|1970= 2256
|1980= 2837
|1990= 3460
|2000= 3621
|2010= 3394
|2020= 3223
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===2010===
There are 1,669 households out of which 27.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% are ] living together, 12.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% are non-families. 38.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.14 and the average family size is 2.83.
The ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0649852|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715031859/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0649852|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Mount Shasta city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Mount Shasta had a population of 3,394. The population density was {{convert|900.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Mount Shasta was 3,041 (89.6%) ], 61 (1.8%) ], 19 (0.6%) ], 56 (1.6%) ], 2 (0.1%) ], 51 (1.5%) from ], and 164 (4.8%) from two or more races. ] or ] of any race were 277 persons (8.2%).


The Census reported that 3,358 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 6 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 30 (0.9%) were institutionalized.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.5 males.


There were 1,664 households, out of which 401 (24.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 537 (32.3%) were married couples, 190 (11.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 84 (5.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 113 (6.8%) unmarried couples, and only 9 (0.5%) same-sex couples. 719 households (43.2%) were made up of individuals, and 285 (17.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02. There were 811 ] (48.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.79.
The median income for a household in the city is $26,500, and the median income for a family is $37,313. Males have a median income of $37,697 versus $18,708 for females. The ] for the city is $20,629. 19.4% of the population and 14.9% of families are below the ]. Out of the total population, 31.5% of those under the age of 18 and 11.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


The population was spread out, with 692 people (20.4%) under the age of 18, 242 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 732 people (21.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,109 people (32.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 619 people (18.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
==Economy==
===Public utilities===
] services for the City of Mount Shasta are contracted to ]. Telephone service is provided by ]. The local power utility is ]. Water, sewer, and garbage collection are managed by the City of Mount Shasta.<ref></ref>


There were 1,895 housing units at an average density of {{convert|502.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 781 (46.9%) were owner-occupied, and 883 (53.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%. 1,699 people (50.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,659 people (48.9%) lived in rental housing units.
==Notable Residents==
* Former NFL defensive star ] is a 1989 graduate of Mount Shasta High School.
* TV and radio talent Mike Summers, now of ], was born in Mount Shasta in 1970.
* Jeff Summers, 2005 graduate of ] and youth minister, was born in Mount Shasta in 1974.
* Writer ], author of the screenplay Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, was born in Sisson (now Mount Shasta) in 1889.
* Sherrie Russell Meline, the artist whose painting of a ] was selected for the 2006-2007 ], lives in Mount Shasta.


==See also== ===2000===
As of the ] of 2000, there were 3,621 people, 1,669 households, and 926 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|967.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,798 housing units at an average density of {{convert|480.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.77% White, 1.52% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 2.13% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. 5.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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There were 1,669 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.83.
==References==


In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.
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The median ] for a household in the city was $26,500, and the median income for a family was $37,313. Males had a median income of $37,697 versus $18,708 for females. The ] for the city was $20,629. 19.4% of the population and 14.9% of families were below the ]. Out of the total population, 31.5% of those under the age of 18 and 11.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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==Politics==
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The city council of Mount Shasta is composed of seven officials: five city council members, a City Treasurer and a City Clerk who are elected at large and serve a four-year term.<ref name = "elected">, City of Mount Shasta, 2014</ref> The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore are elected each year from the five council members and serve a one-year term. Kathy Morter is currently serving as Mayor of Mount Shasta until November 2018, with Timothy Stearns serving as Mayor Pro Tem.<ref name = "elected" />

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City in California, United States This article is about the city. For the mountain, see Mount Shasta. For the community in Shasta County, California, see Shasta, California.

City in California
Mount Shasta, California
City
City of Mount Shasta
Location in Siskiyou County and the state of CaliforniaLocation in Siskiyou County and the state of California
Mount Shasta, California is located in the United StatesMount Shasta, CaliforniaMount Shasta, CaliforniaLocation in the United States
Coordinates: 41°18′52″N 122°18′41″W / 41.31444°N 122.31139°W / 41.31444; -122.31139
Country United States
State California
CountySiskiyou
IncorporatedMay 31, 1905
Government
 • MayorJohn Redmond
Area
 • Total3.77 sq mi (9.76 km)
 • Land3.77 sq mi (9.75 km)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km)  0.10%
Elevation3,586 ft (1,093 m)
Population
 • Total3,223
 • Density850/sq mi (330/km)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code96067
Area code530
FIPS code06-49852
GNIS feature IDs277559, 2411181
Websitemtshastaca.gov

Mount Shasta (also known as Mount Shasta City) is a city in Siskiyou County, California, United States, at about 3,600 feet (1,100 m) above sea level on the flanks of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark. The city is less than 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the summit of its namesake volcano. Its population is 3,223 as of the 2020 census, down from 3,394 from the 2010 census.

History

The site of the present-day city of Mount Shasta was within the range of the Okwanuchu tribe of Native Americans.

During the 1820s, early Euro-American trappers and hunters first passed through the area, following the path of the Siskiyou Trail. The Siskiyou Trail was based on a network of ancient Native American footpaths connecting California and the Pacific Northwest. The discovery of gold at nearby Yreka, California in 1851 dramatically increased traffic along the Siskiyou Trail and through the site of present-day Mount Shasta. Pioneer Ross McCloud built one of the first lumber mills in the area, near the site of the present Sisson Museum. The completion of a stagecoach road between Yreka and Upper Soda Springs in the late 1850s led to the building of Sisson's Hotel, as a stop for weary travelers, and as a staging ground for adventuresome tourists intending to climb Mount Shasta.

The area where the town grew was known first as Strawberry Valley, and then as Berryvale. The post office opened in 1870 as Berryvale. After 1886 it was known as Sisson after a local businessman, Justin Hinckley Sisson who ran a stagecoach inn and tavern, Strawberry Valley Station, as well as donated the land for the town site and the Central Pacific Railroad station in 1886. Street names honor members of Sisson's family.

The 1887 completion of the Central Pacific Railroad, built along the line of the Siskiyou Trail, brought a dramatic increase in tourism, lumbering, and population into Mount Shasta. This early development continued to focus on tourism and lumbering. The early 1900s saw the influx of a large number of Italian immigrants to Mount Shasta and neighboring towns, most of whom were employed in the timber industry.

The city incorporated on May 31, 1905. The name of the city was finalized "City of Mount Shasta" on November 10, 1925, after a popular vote in 1922.

Geography

Mt. Shasta is visible from the I-5 onramp in Mount Shasta City

Mount Shasta is located at 41°18'52" North, 122°18'41" West (41.314542, -122.311510), along Interstate 5 south of Weed and north of Dunsmuir, California.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km), of which 3.8 square miles (9.8 km) is land and only 0.10% of it is covered by water.

The area hydrology consists of an unnamed stream in the south part of town which joins Big Springs Creek, which then flows south as Cold Creek to join the headwaters of the South Fork of the Sacramento River. The typical depth to groundwater is quite shallow in the predominant alluvium.

The settlement is on the distal gently sloping southwest flanks of Mount Shasta, with the chief surficial soils being Quaternary alluvium. This alluvium is adjacent to and probably underlain by volcanic clastic rock deposited by Mount Shasta in the course of its development. Groundwater elevation is approximately at the elevation of the underlying native black peat soil. Where it occurs this peat, of approximately two feet thickness, is underlain by stream deposit sands and gravels.

Climate

Mount Shasta to the east forces moisture out of the air as it rises and cools, and the dip in the Klamath Mountains allows more moisture to reach inland, so the city receives more precipitation than the semiarid region to the north. This means that in the winter, the city gets nearly 103 inches or 2.62 metres of snowfall despite its low 3,600 feet (1,100 m) elevation. Other towns in the region get much less snow, for example Yreka averages only 11.8 inches or 0.30 metres, and much cooler Klamath Falls only 35.9 inches or 0.91 metres. The Köppen climate classification is Csb, or warm-summer Mediterranean climate. It can be very warm and cold according to the Californian summer anex. The USDA hardiness zone is 7b.

The record high temperature was 106 °F (41 °C) on July 29, 2022, and the record low temperature was −13 °F (−25 °C) on December 22, 1990. The wettest “rain year” was from July 1997 to June 1998 with 76.24 inches (1,936.5 mm) and the driest from July 1976 to June 1977 with 13.06 inches (331.7 mm). The most rainfall in one month was 27.48 inches (698.0 mm) in January 1995, including 5.97 inches (151.6 mm) on January 9. The most snowfall in one year was 349.6 inches (8.88 m) in 1952, including 137.7 inches (3.50 m) in January 1952. The most snow on the ground was 52 inches or 1.32 metres on December 31, 1992.

Climate data for Mount Shasta, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 68
(20) 		71
(22) 		80
(27) 		87
(31) 		96
(36) 		103
(39) 		106
(41) 		105
(41) 		103
(39) 		93
(34) 		80
(27) 		72
(22) 		106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 58.5
(14.7) 		62.3
(16.8) 		69.5
(20.8) 		77.2
(25.1) 		86.0
(30.0) 		91.7
(33.2) 		96.3
(35.7) 		95.3
(35.2) 		91.5
(33.1) 		81.5
(27.5) 		67.6
(19.8) 		55.9
(13.3) 		97.5
(36.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 44.4
(6.9) 		47.6
(8.7) 		52.7
(11.5) 		59.0
(15.0) 		68.1
(20.1) 		76.0
(24.4) 		85.2
(29.6) 		84.3
(29.1) 		77.9
(25.5) 		64.3
(17.9) 		50.1
(10.1) 		42.7
(5.9) 		62.7
(17.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 35.8
(2.1) 		37.9
(3.3) 		41.9
(5.5) 		46.5
(8.1) 		54.2
(12.3) 		61.1
(16.2) 		68.1
(20.1) 		66.8
(19.3) 		61.0
(16.1) 		50.9
(10.5) 		40.5
(4.7) 		34.8
(1.6) 		50.0
(10.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 27.2
(−2.7) 		28.1
(−2.2) 		31.0
(−0.6) 		34.1
(1.2) 		40.4
(4.7) 		46.2
(7.9) 		51.0
(10.6) 		49.4
(9.7) 		44.2
(6.8) 		37.5
(3.1) 		30.9
(−0.6) 		26.9
(−2.8) 		37.2
(2.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 15.1
(−9.4) 		17.1
(−8.3) 		20.7
(−6.3) 		24.6
(−4.1) 		30.1
(−1.1) 		36.5
(2.5) 		42.5
(5.8) 		41.5
(5.3) 		34.4
(1.3) 		26.3
(−3.2) 		18.1
(−7.7) 		13.7
(−10.2) 		9.9
(−12.3)
Record low °F (°C) −2
(−19) 		−3
(−19) 		11
(−12) 		14
(−10) 		21
(−6) 		25
(−4) 		32
(0) 		34
(1) 		25
(−4) 		15
(−9) 		6
(−14) 		−13
(−25) 		−13
(−25)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 7.11
(181) 		7.44
(189) 		6.18
(157) 		3.23
(82) 		2.23
(57) 		1.23
(31) 		0.23
(5.8) 		0.21
(5.3) 		0.53
(13) 		2.18
(55) 		4.28
(109) 		7.78
(198) 		42.63
(1,083.1)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 18.2
(46) 		19.5
(50) 		13.3
(34) 		5.4
(14) 		0.3
(0.76) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.2
(0.51) 		9.0
(23) 		23.1
(59) 		89
(227.27)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 13.2 12.8 13.2 11.2 9.0 4.9 1.8 1.5 2.7 6.1 10.8 13.9 101.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 6.3 5.6 4.3 2.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.0 6.9 29.5
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: National Weather Service

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890556—
1910636—
1920542−14.8%
19301,00986.2%
19401,61860.4%
19501,90918.0%
19601,9361.4%
19702,25616.5%
19802,83725.8%
19903,46022.0%
20003,6214.7%
20103,394−6.3%
20203,223−5.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Mount Shasta had a population of 3,394. The population density was 900.3 inhabitants per square mile (347.6/km). The racial makeup of Mount Shasta was 3,041 (89.6%) White, 61 (1.8%) African American, 19 (0.6%) Native American, 56 (1.6%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 51 (1.5%) from other races, and 164 (4.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 277 persons (8.2%).

The Census reported that 3,358 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 6 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 30 (0.9%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,664 households, out of which 401 (24.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 537 (32.3%) were married couples, 190 (11.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 84 (5.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 113 (6.8%) unmarried couples, and only 9 (0.5%) same-sex couples. 719 households (43.2%) were made up of individuals, and 285 (17.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02. There were 811 families (48.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.79.

The population was spread out, with 692 people (20.4%) under the age of 18, 242 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 732 people (21.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,109 people (32.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 619 people (18.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

There were 1,895 housing units at an average density of 502.7 units per square mile (194.1 units/km), of which 781 (46.9%) were owner-occupied, and 883 (53.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%. 1,699 people (50.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,659 people (48.9%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,621 people, 1,669 households, and 926 families residing in the city. The population density was 967.5 inhabitants per square mile (373.6/km). There were 1,798 housing units at an average density of 480.4 units per square mile (185.5 units/km). The racial makeup of the city was 91.77% White, 1.52% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 2.13% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. 5.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,669 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,500, and the median income for a family was $37,313. Males had a median income of $37,697 versus $18,708 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,629. 19.4% of the population and 14.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.5% of those under the age of 18 and 11.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Politics

photo of the police department and city hall in Mount Shasta, California
Mount Shasta Police Department and City Hall

The city council of Mount Shasta is composed of seven officials: five city council members, a City Treasurer and a City Clerk who are elected at large and serve a four-year term. The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore are elected each year from the five council members and serve a one-year term. Kathy Morter is currently serving as Mayor of Mount Shasta until November 2018, with Timothy Stearns serving as Mayor Pro Tem.

In the state legislature Mount Shasta is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Megan Dahle, and the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.

Federally, Mount Shasta is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.

Commerce and tourism

Downtown Mount Shasta, California with the eponymous mountain visible in the background.

The city of Mount Shasta is located in the Shasta Cascade area of Northern California. Visitors use the city as a base for trout fishing in the nearby Sacramento, McCloud and Klamath rivers, for climbing at Mount Shasta, Castle Crags or the Trinity Alps, or to view scenery. Both alpine and cross-country skiing runs are available nearby as well as biking or hiking to waterfalls, streams and lakes in the area, including nearby Mossbrae Falls, Lake Siskiyou, Castle Lake and Shasta Lake.

Local media

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Notable people

See also

References

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