Rail Road Flat, California
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Rail Road Flat (formerly Independence Flat<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> and Railroad Flat) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 316 at the 2020 census.
History
This historic mining town, elevation 2,600 feet (788 m), was named after primitive mule-drawn ore cars used here. There was never actually a railroad here. The town was established in 1849. It was the site of an Indian council as well as the center of rich placer and quartz mining. Its largest producer was the Petticoat Mine. The post office was established in 1857, closed in 1858, and re-established in 1869<ref name=CGN /> and the Edwin Taylor store built in 1867. The town's population was decimated in 1880 by black fever.
The Clark Reservoir was created when an engineer named W.V. Clark constructed a ditch from the Mokelumne River, as there was not much water to work the placers. The reservoir, located on his property, supplied water to the mines and to the town.
The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #286.<ref name=CHL>Template:Cite ohp</ref>
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which, Template:Convert of it is land and Template:Convert of it (1.55%) is water.
In 2010, the area of the CDP was Template:Convert, of which, Template:Convert of it is land and Template:Convert of it (0.47%) is water.
Demographics
Rail Road Flat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 496 | 395 | 259 | 90.35% | 83.16% | 81.96% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.32% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0.91% | 2.74% | 1.27% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.91% | 0.84% | 0.32% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.18% | 0.42% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.18% | 0.00% | 1.27% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 11 | 20 | 19 | 2.00% | 4.21% | 6.01% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 29 | 41 | 28 | 5.28% | 8.63% | 8.86% |
| Total | 549 | 475 | 316 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The 2020 United States census reported that Rail Road Flat had a population of 316. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Rail Road Flat was 267 (84.5%) White, 1 (0.3%) African American, 4 (1.3%) Native American, 1 (0.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 7 (2.2%) from other races, and 36 (11.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28 persons (8.9%).<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>
The whole population lived in households. There were 146 households, out of which 27 (18.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 71 (48.6%) were married-couple households, 11 (7.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 41 (28.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 23 (15.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 33 households (22.6%) were one person, and 21 (14.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16.<ref name=DP1/> There were 96 families (65.8% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The age distribution was 41 people (13.0%) under the age of 18, 16 people (5.1%) aged 18 to 24, 54 people (17.1%) aged 25 to 44, 97 people (30.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 108 people (34.2%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 58.3Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 227 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 146 (64.3%) were occupied. Of these, 105 (71.9%) were owner-occupied, and 41 (28.1%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
2010
The 2010 United States census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that Rail Road Flat had a population of 475. The population density was 14.3 people per square mile (5.5/kmTemplate:Sup). The racial makeup of Rail Road Flat was 411 (86.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 15 (3.2%) Native American, 4 (0.8%) Asian, 2 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 9 (1.9%) from other races, and 34 (7.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 41 persons (8.6%).
The Census reported that 475 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 220 households, out of which 41 (18.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 101 (45.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 15 (6.8%) had a female householder with no spouse present, 7 (3.2%) had a male householder with no spouse present. There were 18 (8.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 72 households (32.7%) were made up of individuals, and 38 (17.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16. There were 123 families (55.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.79.
The population was spread out, with 77 people (16.2%) under the age of 18, 20 people (4.2%) aged 18 to 24, 70 people (14.7%) aged 25 to 44, 186 people (39.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 122 people (25.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
There were 340 housing units at an average density of 10.3 per square mile (4.0/kmTemplate:Sup), of which 220 were occupied, of which 169 (76.8%) were owner-occupied, and 51 (23.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.5%. 363 people (76.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 112 people (23.6%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $35,278. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,454. About 6.7% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
In the state legislature, Rail Road Flat is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Federally, Rail Road Flat is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
References
External links
Template:Calaveras County, California Template:California Historical Landmarks in Calaveras County, California