Rancho Tehama, California

Rancho Tehama, also known as the Rancho Tehama Reserve, is an unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, United States.<ref name="GNIS"/> As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 1,572.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">Template:Cite web</ref> The lightly populated rural, remote community has large lots where some residents farm olives, walnuts and almonds.<ref name="LA-times">Template:Cite news</ref>

History

2017 shooting spree

Template:Main During a shooting spree on November 13–14, five people were killed and eighteen others were injured at eight separate crime scenes, including an elementary school. Ten people suffered bullet wounds and eight were cut by flying glass caused by the gunfire. The gunman, Kevin Janson Neal, died by suicide after a Corning police officer rammed and stopped his stolen vehicle.<ref name="LAT 2017-11-15">Template:Cite news</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 (0.66%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.

Rancho Tehama Airport, National Geographic Names Database feature ID 1653862, is located at Template:Coord in the same vicinity as other references to the community.

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Rancho Tehama Reserve as a census-designated place (CDP), which includes population from the surrounding area. Rancho Tehama Reserve first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.<ref name=2000CensusCA/>

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Rancho Tehama Reserve had a population of 1,572. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Rancho Tehama Reserve was 1,007 (64.1%) White, 14 (0.9%) African American, 48 (3.1%) Native American, 84 (5.3%) Asian, 8 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 204 (13.0%) from other races, and 207 (13.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 413 persons (26.3%).<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 629 households, out of which 150 (23.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 267 (42.4%) were married-couple households, 49 (7.8%) were cohabiting couple households, 129 (20.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 184 (29.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 182 households (28.9%) were one person, and 95 (15.1%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.5.<ref name=DP1/> There were 392 families (62.3% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 316 people (20.1%) under the age of 18, 85 people (5.4%) aged 18 to 24, 376 people (23.9%) aged 25 to 44, 450 people (28.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 345 people (21.9%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 45.9Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 110.2 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 744 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 629 (84.5%) were occupied. Of these, 516 (82.0%) were owner-occupied, and 113 (18.0%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $43,750, and the per capita income was $22,214. About 29.3% of families and 30.3% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

In the California State Legislature, Rancho Tehama is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the United States House of Representatives, Rancho Tehama is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

External links

• Template:Official website
• The rural US town where police refuse calls - The Guardian - March 16, 2023