Dorrington, California
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Dorrington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 519 at the 2020 census, down from 609 at the 2010 census. Originally known as Cold Spring Ranch until 1902 (because of an icy spring), the town sits on State Route 4 and historically was a stopping point along the toll road between Murphys and Ebbetts Pass, often serving as a resort for visitors to what is now Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Dorrington is also home to the second largest Sugar Pine in the world, measuring 32 feet (9.7 m) in circumference and 220 feet (67 m) tall. The name Dorrington comes from the maiden name of Rebecca (Dorrington) Gardner.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, 99.88% of it land. The elevation is 4,800 feet ASL.
History
Originally known as Cold Springs Ranch, the town's name changed upon establishment of the post office in 1902. The name Dorrington comes from the maiden name of Rebecca (Dorrington) Gardner. Famed naturalist John Muir visited a large Sugar Pine Tree here on August 22, 1900 with C. Hart Merriam and Florence Merriam Bailey on a trip between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The post office was discontinued in 1919, but re-established in 1921 and closed for good in 1934.<ref>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref>
Demographics
Dorrington first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.<ref name=2000CensusCA/>
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 664 | 550 | 428 | 91.33% | 90.31% | 82.47% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.41% | 0.00% | 0.58% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.14% | 0.33% | 0.77% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 10 | 15 | 0.28% | 1.64% | 2.89% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.16% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.41% | 0.00% | 0.39% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 15 | 13 | 22 | 2.06% | 2.13% | 4.24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 39 | 33 | 45 | 5.36% | 5.42% | 8.67% |
| Total | 727 | 609 | 519 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The 2020 United States census reported that Dorrington had a population of 519. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Dorrington was 435 (83.8%) White, 3 (0.6%) African American, 4 (0.8%) Native American, 16 (3.1%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 11 (2.1%) from other races, and 50 (9.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45 persons (8.7%).<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>
The whole population lived in households. There were 276 households, out of which 43 (15.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 130 (47.1%) were married-couple households, 9 (3.3%) were cohabiting couple households, 52 (18.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 85 (30.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 104 households (37.7%) were one person, and 51 (18.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.88.<ref name=DP1/> There were 163 families (59.1% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The age distribution was 43 people (8.3%) under the age of 18, 30 people (5.8%) aged 18 to 24, 68 people (13.1%) aged 25 to 44, 163 people (31.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 215 people (41.4%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 61.0Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 143.7 males.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 1,746 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 276 (15.8%) were occupied. Of these, 233 (84.4%) were owner-occupied, and 43 (15.6%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
Politics
In the state legislature, Dorrington is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Federally, Dorrington is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>